Woman turns into man

ACHIMANIMANI man claims his wife acts like a man whenever they get into their matrimonial bedroom. Gibson Kufandada says his wife Rumbidzai Ngomana’s voice becomes hoarse and she fights him off each time he tries to be intimate with her.

She also demands to know why he (Kufandada) will be trying to bed another man (Ngomana).

He said for the past 10 years of their marriage, his life has been a script from hell since Ngomana’s hostility only surfaces in their bedroom.

“I am now confused; I do not know if my wife is a goblin’s wife or if she is the goblin herself. The way she acts is out of this world. She becomes a very different person whenever she enters our bedroom.

“Even her step changes to a man’s and she speaks in a very deep and intimidating male voice. I have endured a lot. I am a very strong man because I am still sharing the bedroom with her,” he said.

Kufandada revealed this at acting Chief Saurombe’s court, where he had dragged his in-laws, the Mushanguris, to resolve the issue.

“When she is possessed, she claims to be someone called Mushanguri Wedota. That is why I have brought her late mother’s family to this court.

“I want them to help my wife so that we can rekindle our love. I am even afraid to be alone with my wife as the ‘man’ possessing her does not want me near her,” he said.

Ngomana said for years now, she blacks out whenever she enters her matrimonial bedroom, only to wake up the next morning.

“I need help because whatever happens to me is affecting my marriage. My husband and children are afraid of me as they say I act like a wrestler sometimes. I do not know what to do,” she said.

However, the Mushanguris said whatever is haunting Ngomana has nothing to do with them as she is not related to them by blood.

“This does not make sense because Rumbidzai is not a member of the Mushanguri family. Her mother was also not a member of our family,” said Shepherd Mushanguri.

“For someone to claim evil spirits or goblins from the Mushanguri family are tormenting Rumbidzai is a far-fetched lie. People are haunted by the sins of their fathers, and in this case, we are not related to Rumbidzai,” said Mushanguri.

Upon consultation, a white garment prophetess only identified as Mai Chijuba said despite not being related to Ms Ngomana, the Mushanguris received her lobola and squandered it without informing her paternal family.

“The problem is that Kufandada paid lobola to the wrong people and when they received that money, they used it to cast their unwanted goblins and evil spirits on his wife. If he recounts everything, he will remember that his problems started soon after paying lobola,” said Mai Chijuba.

Kufandada chipped in: “It all started a few years ago when I paid US$150 as lobola to Noah Mushanguri, Rumbidzai’s stepgrandfather. Since then, our relationship has never been the same.

“We have been married for more than 10 years and each time I try to take her back to the Mushanguris, they tell me to carry my own cross,” he said.

Asked on why her husband accepted Ngomana’s lobola when they were not related, Gogo Mushanguri professed ignorance over the matter.

“My husband went with that secret to his grave. Had I known, I would not have allowed it because we did not know Rumbidzai’s father. She was raised in this family, where her mother was also raised after my marriage to Noah Mushanguri,” said Gogo Mushanguri.

Acting Chief Saurombe ordered the late Mushanguri’s children to raise the US$150 that was paid as Ngomana’s bride price and surrender it back to Gogo Mushanguri, who will, in turn, give that money to her brothers.

“She was raised by the Ngomana’s family and, therefore, that money should be paid to them, not the Mushanguris. “While you are raising the money, the goblin should be exorcised from Ngomana as soon as possible,” he said. — Wires Exchanging vows with the dead Jessica Padgett (25), who lives in the United States, exchanged wedding vows with her dead groom at his grave.

The groom, Kendall Murphy (27), was tragically killed in a car accident nine months before their wedding.

“I wanted to still celebrate our wedding day, even though he was not physically there with me.

“I wanted memories of the day that we were supposed to have in my dress,” Padgett told journalists.

Padgett put on the white dress she had chosen for their wedding and gathered family and friends.

She said having the wedding is part of her healing journey. — Wires

Malawian woman gives birth to two stones

A 23-year-old Malawian woman in Salima district is said to have given birth to two stones.

After the ordeal, she was taken to a local clinic by her mother, who told the nursing staff that she had given birth to stones while they were on their way to hospital. She had complained of labour pains. After giving “birth”, they wrapped the stones in a piece of cloth.

The woman attended her last antenatal session in September and the health personnel had argued that the pregnancy was less than the six months she had told them.

Since then, she had not been under any medical monitoring. — Wires