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Alick Macheso

Prosper Dembedza Court Reporter
Sungura ace Alick Macheso yesterday won his application for downward variation of maintenance after the Harare Civil Court ordered him to pay US$450 per month for the upkeep of the two children he sired with former wife Tafadzwa Mapako. He was seeking variation from US$750 to US$300 per month. In delivering the judgment, Harare Civil Court magistrate Mr Tafadzwa Muvhami said both parents had the same rights of taking care of their children.
He said Mapako should also play her part towards the upkeep of the two children, not to just to leave the burden on Macheso. “The applicant’s prayer for a downward variation is hereby granted and the applicant shall now contribute 60 percent of the initial order.

“The court hereby orders Alick to pay US$450 per month towards the upkeep of his two children starting from November 30 but the other terms of the previous order should stand,” said Mr Muvhami.

He said he agreed with Macheso’s lawyer, Norman Mugiya’s statement that the music industry is an industry of luck and fortune saying it was also impossible for an artiste to keep his/her records of how many people attend his shows.

“Although Alick failed produce any document to prove that his business was deteriorating, the court accepted his version considering his line of business,” said Mr Muvhami.
Mapako had earlier on challenged her former husband to produce his bank statement in court to prove his diminishing financial purse.