Indisposed Vice President, Constantino Chiwenga, reportedly solemnised his marriage to Mary Chiwenga (nee Mubaiwa) early this month at a highly secretive function in Borrowdale, Harare.

A local publication reports that Chiwenga, who is in China for further medical tests, and former model, Marry, were married under customary law in 2011 but had not formalised the marriage under Marriage Act Chapter 5:11.

The marriage was reportedly presided over by acting provincial magistrate, Munamato Mutevedzi.

A source said:

“The couple married on July 3 in Borrowdale Brook at a highly secretive event.

Munamato Mutevedzi was the marriage officer and there were murmurs that the marriage was rushed to ensure that there are no complications in the distribution of the VP’s estate basing on his complicated health condition.

It is nothing new in our Shona culture to plan for the future that is why you see some relatives are relocated to the rural home if their health conditions worsen.

It’s not a death prediction but its cultural.”

Chiwenga has for the past months been in and outside the hospitals. Recently, President Emmerson Mnangagwa reported that his deputy was recovering in South Africa.

This report was followed by revelation which indicated that Chiwenga had been flown to China where doctors from Zimbabwe, China, India and South Africa are attending him.-ZimMorningPost