Former South African President, Jacob Zuma, has been ordered to pay R95 000 to his ex wife, Thobeka Madiba Zuma by the Pietermaritzburg High court. This is down from the R170 000 a month that she was demanding.
Acting High Court Judge, Barry Skinner, dismissed Zuma’s argument that Thobeka was supposed to follow the traditional customary law process to initiate the divorce.
The Judge noted that Zuma has large amounts of cash going into his account, amounting to over R1 Million in some months.
He said Zuma had stated under oath that his only income was the state pension of R145 000, which was untrue.
The judge ordered Zuma to pay R95 000 per month maintenance, costs of education.
However, the judge did not allow Thobeka the cost of four domestic workers, medical claims which she has via state benefits, R18 000 for a new vehicle and fuel and insurance fees.
Zuma was also ordered to pay R50 000 towards Thobeka ‘s costs.
