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Langalakhe Mabena
IN April, Zimbabwe and the rest of the world received spine-chilling news when a South Africa-based Zimbabwean Justin Mahlaba gunned down his wife Samukelisiwe Zhou and her twin sister Attalia.
The twins were killed during a family meeting, where they were trying to resolve the couple’s differences. After killing the twins and trying to kill others who were in attendance, Justin who was born and raised in Gokwe also shot himself dead.
As if that is not enough, in 2022, a prison officer (Kenneth Mawonga) stationed at Little Kraal Farm in Nyazura pumped three bullets into his head with a service rifle and died instantly following a wrangle with his wife over his alleged affair with a form-three student.
In both incidents, such brutal violence was brewed by marital disputes including “suspected affairs” and unfaithfulness amongst partners. The scenarios of selfishness leave many victims behind including the children of those who are killed and those who kill themselves after they fail to cope with the reality of their partner’s cheating.
Such sad reality has inspired multi-award winning Tshibilika musician Clement Magwaza to pen a song that preaches love and loyalty in the marital society at the same time providing possible solutions on how to settle marriage disputes.
He said he has recorded a song titled “Sahamba Sonke” (We Went Together), focusing on Zimbabwean couples who are outside the country not to neglect each other even if things turn in the wrong direction — out of their favour.
“This song will be part of my upcoming album, which I will drop in August. When I wrote “Sahamba Sonke”, I was mainly inspired by sad events of one of our brothers who killed his wife and the twin over marital disputes.
“I have lived in South Africa and I can attest that these issues are common because a man can take a wife and call her to live together in the South of Limpopo – only for the wife to run away from the marriage mainly because they have found a better person or they have discovered the cheating habits of their man.
“Such a scenario leads to people killing each other and it leaves behind many victims suffering without closure or therapy like the children, relatives and friends. The song sends a strong message and I know it will go a long way in helping people to resolve their differences peacefully and desist from kinging each other as it also provides solutions on tackling marital arguments and issues,” said Magwaza.
Online Reporter