Jobless hubby in dock

Fungisai Nyamayaro was seeking a protection order against her husband Shepherd Manjova.

Nyamayaro told the court that Manjova was forcing her to go to their rural home, leaving her followers without a leader.
“When I refused to go to our rural home Shepherd threatened to kill me and destroy the home,” she said.

“This man is violent towards me and besides telling my followers that I have goblins, he told them that I am a prostitute.”
Nyamayaro added that her husband shouts at her in front of her clients while she is prophesying at the shrine.

In addition Manjova was accused of burning his wife and children’s clothes.
In her response Manjova insisted that his wife frequented a traditional healer based at Mupedzanhamo in Mbare.

“I only cautioned her not to mix prophecy and traditional rituals. It is not a lie that she has goblins because I saw them.
“One was labelled ‘bring money’ and was wrapped in US$100 notes. Another was labelled ‘tokoloshi’ while the last was a bottle containing roots with blood meant for good luck,” he said.

Manjova added that his wife confessed to him that she was given some “things”. He said Nyamayaro also told him that these “things” did not want the two to become intimate for one year six months.

“My wife asked me to marry another woman because she was following what the traditional healer had ordered.
“All her followers are aware of what I am telling you,” he said.

But in her response Nyamayaro said it was her husband who visited the traditional healer.
She said Manjova had erection problems a situation which led him to consult a traditional healer as the couple desperately needed another child.

“I only got good luck oil from the traditional healer,” she said.
Magistrate Ms Tatenda Manhanzva deferred the matter to allow Nyamayaro to bring police reference on cases she reported.