Zimbabwe diamond cartels target 'spiritualist'

Zimbabwe diamond cartels target 'spiritualist'
Published: 07 September 2017
A controversial Chiadzwa "spiritualist", who has been leading rituals to cleanse the diamond fields, has sensationally claimed that illegal diamond cartels are targeting him.

Matthew Mundondo, who is also in-charge of exhumation of graves from the diamond fields and relocation to the Chitangazuva reburial site, said he has received death threats.

"Can you imagine the security coming to me to complain that the rituals I'm performing are frustrating them from accessing the fields? Those are not words I would expect from law enforcers...yet we want diamonds to benefit the whole nation.

"…a lady who runs a diamond ring here even threatened to shoot me with an AK47 rifle.

"This place has become so dangerous but I'm a spiritualist...our guardian spirit will deal with them," Mundondo said.

He warned illegal diamond dealers to stay out of the fields or face the wrath of the guardian spirits.

"I want to give a big warning to trespassers in Chiadzwa that the rituals that we performed both traditionally and spiritually will fight for our diamonds," he said.

He warned that there will continue to be mishaps, as long as diamonds are being extracted illegally.

"Stop illegal mining. Who are these illegal diamond diggers and dealers paying access fees that should be given to the Chiadzwa family by everyone who wishes to mine in our area?

"Trespassers will be prosecuted by our spiritual guardians, especially those who do not subscribe to the philosophy of chabomha (traditional income tax or residual income fees)," Mundondo said.

He said Marange people in particular should not set foot in Chiadzwa due to the traditional relations that saw the area being handed over to the Muusha chieftainship to appease avenging spirits following the murder of a family member by the Maranges.

"Respect Chiadzwa traditional and spiritual rituals and issues otherwise, many more will perish in the water…

"Marange people must not come into Chiadzwa because they are murderers," he said.
- dailynews

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