A mysterious box resembling a coffin was discovered at the Marwa family homestead in Nemashapa village, Chipinge District, causing significant community alarm. The gardener, Lyman Mahesi, found the container, which held a black dress, a torn blanket, and traditional charm paraphernalia. The box was inscribed with the names Gison Marwa and Chirandu.
Hired traditional healers examined the objects and concluded that a jealous family member, involved in a feud dating back over fifteen years, planted them. The healers subsequently destroyed the box and its contents by burning. A family member revealed that the dress and blanket had belonged to their grandmother, who died in 2009, after the items went missing years earlier. Village head Rodgers Nemashapa stated the incident manifested deep-seated divisions within the polygamous family.
Hired traditional healers examined the objects and concluded that a jealous family member, involved in a feud dating back over fifteen years, planted them. The healers subsequently destroyed the box and its contents by burning. A family member revealed that the dress and blanket had belonged to their grandmother, who died in 2009, after the items went missing years earlier. Village head Rodgers Nemashapa stated the incident manifested deep-seated divisions within the polygamous family.
