Church elders son bashes wife for smoking
A Salvation Army Church Colonel’s son was last week bashed twice by his wife for smoking and taking alcohol. Arthur Chinyemba (38), a saxophonist in the church, has been clashing with his wife Gertrude Ndebele (28) for taking alcohol and smoking cigarettes at the church house in Belvedere. Their differences were reported to have roped in Arthur’s mother, Martha Chinyemba. Their marriage is now on the verge of collapsing. Gertrude confirmed the incident saying Arthur ordered her to pack her belongings. She, however, said she will only leave once Arthur pays lobola. “It is true that I beat my husband twice for coming home drunk and smoking some cigarettes,” said Gertrude. “He would lie to me that he was invited to other Salvation Army Corps to play the saxophone and he would return drunk. “That is why I attacked him for hiding the truth. From the second day I beat him up, I have not seen one of my panties and I have been at war with Arthur’s mother. “He sa...