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“There is no longer respect among young families, contrary to what people of my age used to have.”
Chief Chitsa said as a community leader he had tried to save many marriages from collapse, but there were cases where the marriages would have “gone beyond repair”.
“I normally hold meetings with the people within my jurisdiction, educating them on the dangers of divorce and urging them to find common ground whenever they are in conflict,” he said.
Meanwhile, Chief Chitsa has attributed the increase in the number of murder cases in the province to unemployment and abuse of drugs.
Officially opening the 2012 legal year in Masvingo in February, judge Justice Tedious Karwi said the province alone had recorded 856 murder cases with Bikita, Zaka, Chivi and Gutu topping the list.
“The murder cases that are witnessed in our province are because many youths have nothing to do. Most of them are unemployed, their major occupation is drinking
beer and it is during these drinking escapades that they have misunderstandings among themselves. When they fight, they use dangerous weapons, which may result in one committing murder,” said Chief Chitsa.
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