A Zimbabwean man says he spent years raising and educating his son before the boy was reclaimed by his maternal relatives on customary grounds.

A villager in Makoni has landed in trouble after allegedly posing as a traditional authority and presiding over a sensitive murder case involving an avenging spirit. Tapfumaneyi Mwendazviuya of Mwendazviuya Village appeared before Chief Makoni after he allegedly handled a case that fell strictly under the jurisdiction of the chief’s court. According to proceedings, Tapfumaneyi is not a headman but assists his father, Headman Mwendazviuya, in running the village. Despite this,