NSSA boss loses bid to block wife’s riotous conduct at his workplace

HARARE – National Social Security Authority (NSSA) top official Solomon Nzuwa has lost a court bid to block what he says are frequent visits by his wife to his workplace to scold and embarrass him in front of workmates over private matters.

The principal compliance officer with government’s social security organisation had approached the courts seeking a protection order against Getrude Nzuwa.

During the hearing, held over a week ago, Nzuwa accused his wife of 30 years of invading his workplace to cause scenes in front of his colleagues.

He said his wife would insult him even in public using unprintable words.

“I want her barred from coming to my workplace because she always causes a scene. She insults me using obscene language,” he said.

Nzuwa said his wife’s actions were an attempt to get him fired.

“She said she will make sure I become a nobody,” he said.

He said his wife was always moody and in the habit of interrogating him even during odd hours of the night.

Nzuwa said his wife’s abusive conduct has forced him to live out of the couple’s matrimonial home.

On her part, Getrude denied the claims saying if they were true, her husband could have summoned security to throw her out in the occasions cited.

She said the only time she visited her husband’s workplace was when he abandoned her in a hospital and never bothered to visit or communicate with her.

Gertrude accused Nzuwa of promiscuous and uncaring behaviour.

“I love my husband and we have been married for the past 30 years but he cheats on me. He has girlfriends and children outside our matrimony.

“He even sends me their romantic pictures together and this is what hurts me,” she said.

She singled out one Gamuchirai Mhlanga as one of the women who had snatched her husband.

However, in a Wednesday ruling, Harare Civil Court magistrate, Tamara Chibindi dismissed Nzuwa’s application for lack of merit and chastised the couple for alleged attempts to drag the courts into their extra-marital affairs.

“The court does not protect people who want to protect their extramarital affairs,” ruled the magistrate.