MUTASA – A traditional court in Manicaland has ordered the parents of a woman to refund the bride price paid for her marriage after she admitted to having an extramarital relationship with her husband's nephew before leaving the marriage. The ruling was handed down by Chief Mutasa after Aleck Magadu brought the matter before the traditional court, seeking relief following the breakdown of his marriage to Theresa Zimhuwu, 31.

Lainah Twakali appeared before Chief Makoni's community court demanding either three cattle or US$1,000 from her former partner, George Chipunda, 37, whom she accused of wasting her time and abandoning their relationship despite allegedly promising marriage. The couple reportedly met while working on a farm in Headlands in 2013 and lived together for more than a decade. They did not have any children together.