Grace Mugabe files for divorce from
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwean first lady, Grace Mugabe is
leaving her twenty one year marriage over concerns about her role as an
irresponsible former First lady of Zimbabwe and a bane on the nation’s economy.
Culled from Zimbabwe Today
The world is in shock today after sources
close to the Mugabe family confirmed that Grace Mugabe has filed for divorce on
Wednesday. The South African born woman has voiced concerns over her role as
the former first lady of Zimbabwe, claiming that it’s about time she enjoys
some peaceful life and she is not prepared to be ridiculed for the years ahead,
her ostracism and her husband’s resignation as the leader of Zimbabwe have
gradually grown into life threatening headache.
“She’s
been very upset ever since Mugabe gave up to hanover power to his ousted
Vice-president”, said a source close to the family. “She wanted a role as a
first lady, not as a woman who acts as subordinate. She is also not prepared to leave her
luxurious lifestyle to live in a home of captivity. She thinks that the décor
is despicable and beyond repair.” – the source disclosed.
Other
reports claims that the key figure and the center of the ongoing Zimbabwean
political crisis ‘Gucci Grace’ has filed for divorce on the alleged claims of
eschewing any form of further embarrassment and disgrace that has already
befallen on her family. Ex-Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe is divorcing her
husband so she can free herself from public ridicules, the reports claim.
Judiciary
spokesman, Lawrence Brown has confirmed divorce proceeding were in motion and
if both parties agree, they could go their separate ways in about a month.
Throughout
her husband’s presidency she had supervised the government’s poverty relief programmes and a strong force behind
women’s affairs in SANU-PF.
Grace
Mugabe had an affair with the married President when working as a secretary in
his office. Mugabe’s first wife Sally died from. Four years later he married
Grace in a Grace Mugabe has assumed an increasingly political role in recent
years. Born in Benoni, South Africa, she become wedded to Robert in what was
dubbed Zimbabwe’s “Wedding of the Century” following the death of the
president’s first wife, Sally Hyfron after suffering kidney failure in 1992.
The
couple had two boys – Robert Jr, 25, and Chutunga, 21, - who have become
“Playboys” flaunting their wealth ad party exploits on social media.
South
African-born Grace, 52, is also legendary for her ostentations living. So much
so that’s she has been dubbed “Gucci Grace” for her shopping as millions of Zimbabweans
live in poverty. Grace recently sued a Lebanese gem dealer for filing to
deliver a 100-carat diamond ring, worth more than 800.000.
Her
ambitions to take over from her ailing 93-year-old husband led to their demise,
according to many observers and the sacking of popular vice-president Emmerson
Mnangagwa appeared to have been the final straw.
The
New Statesman reports that things came to a head this week when General
Constantino Chiwenga and ZANU-PF officials forced the Zimbabwean godfather to resign.
Leading
commentator on Zimbabwean politics Chris Mutsvangwa said: “It’s the end of a
very painful and sad chapter in the history of a young nation, in which a
dictator, as he became old, surrendered his court to a gang of thieves around
his wife and tasting the bitterest part of separation in his marriage after 21
year fruitful.
Pic
Grace Robert Mugabe on their wedding
day
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