The case has now sucked into its vortex lawyers. A letter written by Chombo’s wife, dated August 14, 2009 to one Mr Marimambeva of estate agency Heaven on Earth states: “I was shocked to learn that you have been instructed by my husband, Dr Ignatius Chombo, not to give me 50 percent of the rentals on our properties.”
The wife says in the letter she will collect rentals herself from September 1, setting a deadly clash between Chombo and his first wife.
“The properties which I should get 50 percent are listed below: two Glenview houses, two block of flats – Chelsea Flats in Queensdale, two flats in Eastview Gradens – B319 and B320, one flat at San Sebastain flat corner Josiah Tongogare/6th Street, one house on 79 West Road in Avondale West, one house in Mandara, one house on 36 Cleveland Road, Milton Park, one house in Norton – 135 Poort Road, two houses in Bulawayo, one house on 18 Cuba Road, Mt Pleasant house registered in the name of Pym Tambo and Hilda Machuma which my husband’s lawyer indicated rentals are being collected from that property,” said Marian Chombo in her papers.