Man Assaults Wife All Night With Sjambok To Chase Away ‘Cheating’ Spirits

A Bulawayo man allegedly assaulted his wife with a sjambok the whole night, claiming he was getting rid of an evil prostitution demon that was possessing her.

Brian Ndlovu from Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo flogged his wife Nombulelo Mkwananzi after he allegedly found love messages in her phone. After the brutal attack, Mkwananzi deserted the matrimonial home to stay in New Luveve where she is living in fear after her husband threatened to axe her if she comes back home.

Mkwananzi, who is apparently regretting the kind of a man she married, approached the Bulawayo Civil Court seeking a protection order against him.

“I have been married to Brian Ndlovu for more than 13 years and for the past two years we have been having problems and he has always promised me that one day he will beat me up such that I won’t forget what he would have done to me.

“He has on several occasions ordered me to pack my things and move out of the house. Two weeks ago, he beat me up with fists and imvubu (sjambok) the whole night claiming he was removing the spirit of prostitution in me”, she said.

Ndlovu did not deny the allegations, claiming the incident was a ‘misunderstanding’.