Doctor Khumalo and Namibian wife Blanche in divorce fight

KAIZER CHIEFS assistant coach Doctor Khumalo almost spent a night in police cells after he allegedly assaulted a Jozi Sheriff of the Court official who was trying to serve him his divorce summons.

Khumalo’s wife Nolly Blanche Khumalo (nee Garises) has blown the final whistle on their marriage of eight years after accusing him of being emotionally abusive and a man who plays the field.

We can also reveal that the divorce will set him back almost a whopping R15 million. Khumalo will pay R30 000 per month towards his wife’s maintenance and R15 000 for their six-year-old child.

The two walked down the aisle in Namibia, where Nolly was born, in a lavish wedding in 2007.

Khumalo said he had been in his office at home when the Sherriff of the Court official walked in unannounced and asked him to sign the summons.

“I asked him who he was and told him that he had no right to come into my house and order me to sign the summons. I told him that he should follow the procedure by going to the security guards at the gates to search him first before coming into my house. When he refused, I marshalled him out of the house and, to my surprise, he opened a case of assault against me.

“I think my wife is the one who opened the gate for him because apparently this man phoned me several times the previous day and when he couldn’t find me, he thought I was avoiding him,” he said.

Khumalo said he handed himself over to the Douglasdale Police Station the following day after the police phoned him to do so.

“I told the police what happened and they phoned this guy. After a few minutes this guy phoned me and said he was no longer willing to proceed with the case and withdrew it. I really did not beat him up. I’m not capable of doing that,” said Khumalo.

Commenting on his wife’s allegations about why she is divorcing him, he said: “I really can’t comment on the cheating part but I think she thinks that I was abusing her emotionally because of some differences when it comes to making certain decisions. But what I can tell you is that we still live together in the same house and share the same bedroom,” he said.

Khumalo laughed when asked about the maintenance amounts he should pay to his wife and child. “Well, no comment on that too,” he said.

Khumalo’s wife declined to comment. “I don’t discuss my private nor personal life in the media. You rather speak to Doctor because he is the one who is a public figure, not me,” she said.

– Sunday World