Businessman Tichaona Danny Kasukuwere has been summoned to the High Court by his former customary law spouse, Midiah Changachirere, who is claiming a half share of their substantial joint estate, valued across multiple properties and businesses acquired over 29 years.
The summons, filed in the High Court Family Division under Case No. HCHF3891/25 on September 11, 2025, asserts the existence of a "tacit universal partnership" during the subsistence of their unregistered customary law union, which Changachirere terminated on September 7, 2025, by giving the customary divorce token (gupuro).
Changachirere argues in her declaration that the partnership spanned a period of twenty-nine years and that it would be "manifestly unjust for the Plaintiff to leave the unregistered customary union empty handed." She cited her significant financial and domestic contribution over nearly three decades, including contributing her salary as an Information Technology Specialist at Barclays Bank—where she was earning more than Kasukuwere when they married in 1996—to household expenses and business ventures. Crucially, she also sold her personal Msasa Park property in 2004 to help complete the matrimonial home at 737 Mount Pleasant Heights, Harare.
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The action seeks an order to distribute a vast array of assets, both movable and immovable, acquired during the partnership. The properties listed for division include the primary matrimonial home at 737 Mount Pleasant Heights, commercial property at 38 Kwame Nkrumah Avenue (Harare), prime residential property at 27 Woodgate Road (Mount Pleasant), and multiple farm and residential stands in Vumba, Bindura, and Chegutu. Movable assets sought for division include four high-end motor vehicles, 80 herd of cattle, and 80 goats.
Changachirere maintains that her involvement extended to running lodges in Vumba and managing farming projects at Mapunga Farm. She claims many of the properties were registered in third-party companies, which she alleges are Kasukuwere's "alter ego." She contends that following the termination of the union, “it is not just and equitable that the Defendant benefits sole ownership, use and control of the immovable and movable property acquired during the subsistence of the unregistered customary law union, as this will amount to unjustified enrichment.”
The defendant, Tichaona Danny Kasukuwere, who is described as a prominent businessman, entered an appearance to defend the action on September 26, 2025, indicating that the matter is now set for a contested legal battle in the High Court.
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