Zimbabwe: It Was Painful! Chiwenga's Ex-Wife Marry Mubaiwa in Explosive Tell-All About Couple's Relationship - Claims They Abused Drugs

What the report says

Marry Mubaiwa, the ex-wife of Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has given a wide-ranging interview describing their marriage as painful and making a series of serious allegations about their relationship. In the account published by New Zimbabwe and distributed by AllAfrica, she said the pair were together for about eight years and claimed both of them used pethidine, a restricted pain medicine. She also said the drug use affected her health and mental well-being.

Mubaiwa spoke after being removed from remand in her long-running attempted murder case, which followed her arrest in 2019. The article says she was accused of trying to kill Chiwenga at a hospital in South Africa, while she has denied intending to harm him. She said she did not try to kill him and argued that the case had caused years of legal and personal hardship.

She also discussed the breakdown of family ties, saying she had not seen or spoken to her children for years and wants access to them, her home and vehicles. Beyond the personal dispute, the article places the interview in the context of Zimbabwe’s political tensions, including Chiwenga’s position in the ruling Zanu PF hierarchy and his possible future presidential ambitions. The claims are significant because they involve a senior government figure and raise broader questions about power, family conflict and public accountability.