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Tsvangirai's marriage branded uncultural and taboo
23 Nov 2011 at 04:42hrs | Views
NewsDay says Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai's marriage to Locadia has been branded uncultural and taboo by traditionalists who believe marriages, traditional rituals and ceremonies should not be conducted in the sacred month of November.
November is known in Shona as Mbudzi, which marks the period of regeneration of both flora and fauna following the first rains.
Traditionalists said the PM could be inviting bad luck upon himself and his family by marrying in November, while others called for him to be punished according to traditional customs.
Chief Chivero of Mhondoro said Tsvangirai should be dragged to the traditional courts as this is considered as a "dark sin in our culture".
Meanwhile, The Herald reports that politics will be kept out of PM Morgan Tsvangirai's marriage to Locadia Karimatsenga Tembo as their families belong to rival political parties, Zanu-PF and MDC-T, a family spokesman said yesterday.
Sister to Tembo, Biata Beatrice Nyamupinga, who is also the Zanu-PF legislator for Goromonzi, said her sister was a hardworking woman capable of handling difficult situations.
Speculation heightened yesterday after Tsvangirai paid lobola for Locadia, with some people saying the marriage was likely to compromise his political career given the Tembo family's Zanu-PF background. Tembo's late father David Karimatsenga Tembo was a war veteran who joined the liberation struggle in the 1970s.
When he died in 1992, President Mugabe attended the funeral where he addressed mourners. Nyamupinga said she was showered with congratulatory messages from fellow legislators at Parliament Building yesterday who were elated by the union.
PM Tsvangirai's spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka, who on Monday denied the marriage had taken place, last night said Tsvangirai would inform the nation about his marriage at the appropriate time.
November is known in Shona as Mbudzi, which marks the period of regeneration of both flora and fauna following the first rains.
Traditionalists said the PM could be inviting bad luck upon himself and his family by marrying in November, while others called for him to be punished according to traditional customs.
Chief Chivero of Mhondoro said Tsvangirai should be dragged to the traditional courts as this is considered as a "dark sin in our culture".
Sister to Tembo, Biata Beatrice Nyamupinga, who is also the Zanu-PF legislator for Goromonzi, said her sister was a hardworking woman capable of handling difficult situations.
Speculation heightened yesterday after Tsvangirai paid lobola for Locadia, with some people saying the marriage was likely to compromise his political career given the Tembo family's Zanu-PF background. Tembo's late father David Karimatsenga Tembo was a war veteran who joined the liberation struggle in the 1970s.
When he died in 1992, President Mugabe attended the funeral where he addressed mourners. Nyamupinga said she was showered with congratulatory messages from fellow legislators at Parliament Building yesterday who were elated by the union.
PM Tsvangirai's spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka, who on Monday denied the marriage had taken place, last night said Tsvangirai would inform the nation about his marriage at the appropriate time.
Source - Byo24News
