Businessman loses US$32K to traditional leader

📅 Published: August 19, 2025

📰 Source: thestandard

Curated by AllZimNews.com

Court papers state that sometime in January 2020, Mangere sold his car, a Toyota Fortuner GD6 to Ndhlovu for US$45 000.

During the period February 2020 to April 2020, Ndhlovu paid US$11 000 and he was given the vehicle registration book and an agreement of sale despite an outstanding balance of US$34 000.

Ndhlovu later sold the vehicle to a third party only identified as Documento.

He had not paid the outstanding balance to Mangere.

In a bid to recover his vehicle, Mangere engaged Muzanenhamo, a traditional healer based in Belvedere, Harare, to perform rituals which would cause Ndhlovu to fall critically ill and force him to pay his arrears.

After the rituals, Mangere sent his brother Collen Mapingire to Muzanenhamo and paid US$1 000 for the rituals.

He was instructed by Muzanenhamo to provide Ndhlovu’s phone numbers.

Muzanenhamo and Nyasara demanded US$5 000 from Mangere who paid the money through Mapingire, his brother.

It is alleged that a few days later, Ndhlovu misrepresented to Mangere that his son Phillip had died due to the rituals performed by Muzanenhamo and Nyasara.

They threatened to dump Phillip’s body at Mangere’s residence.

Muzanenhamo and Nyasara then demanded to be taken to Mapingure in Rusape to be shown Phillip’s grave so that they perform rituals to appease the avenging spirits.

They met on January 4 last year.