PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s son-in-law has been identified as Sam Chikore, a pilot with the United Arab Emirates Airline, who hails from Headlands, Manicaland.
REPORT BY EVERSON MUSHAVA/JOHN NYASHANU
The traditional marriage ceremony took place at Mugabe’s rural home in Zvimba last week.
A close source to the First Family told NewsDay yesterday that Chikore, who comes from a Christian background, married Bona in the presence of close family members.
Chikore is said to be a member of the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa.
The Chikore family paid a bride prize, but NewsDay could not establish how much was paid or the number of cattle the President would receive.
“He (President Mugabe) did not charge much. He said he was, more than anything else, interested in seeing that the new couple lived happily together first,” said the source, confirming Mugabe’s statements in an interview with South African Broadcasting Corporation journalist Dali Tambo that he was keen to see a successful marriage for his “obedient and hardworking daughter”.
“A delegation of six people from the Chikore family came for the traditional function,” the source said. An aunt to the Mugabe family, Regina Gata, is said to have played a crucial role in co-ordinating the marriage ceremony, according to the source.
Efforts to confirm the development and to get further details about the marriage from Gata were fruitless.
However, Uzumba MP-elect Simbaneuta Mudarikwa, who was on Wednesday quoted by this paper confirming he had taken part in the ceremony, yesterday distanced himself from the proceedings saying he knew nothing about the marriage and that the function he had alluded to was that of his own daughter.
“I have no role to play in Bona’s marriage and let me state it clearly that I played no role. I don’t know anything about that marriage,” he said.
Asked on what he meant when he responded positively to NewsDay’s inquiries over the marriage on Wednesday, Mudarikwa said he had assumed the marriage questions were about his daughter whom he said was also about to tie the knot.
Davison Njara
Congrats Bona and Sam. May God bless your union.Proud of you Mrs Chikore
Chipisi
Congrats Bona, have a sweet and everlasting marriage. May u have your own way of living on earth not that of Comrades.
Nicole
inga vana Sam anovada Bona
Gumbo
All the best Bona and Sam. With a principled and disciplined father in President Mugabe, Bona needed to put more effort to go wrong than get it right. Mai Mugabe needs to work harder pachikomana ichi chisinganyanyoda chikoro, Chatunga. Daughters are usually reflect more of the father’s personality while sons tend to reflect more of mama’s parenting skills.
chakachaya
Principled and displined father OMG.
carlisto mbai
For Mrs Gata,your motherhood creed is more than a tongue can tell. Continue to do the good work. I have admired the kind of spirit that you have since i knew you from no49 st andrews hatified ku bible study. Thanks to Pastor Chibagidi again.
God bless you
Carlisto
muntumakhaya
Bona are you sure of what you have done?
obama4eva
bob todawo vana vemuzimbabwe vafare vasingatye kuurawa nezvimbwa zvako zvechipangano, border gezi etc. 2008 akauraya vanhu vakawanda ma breadwinners nhasi havana mufaro. tangomirira rufu rwewako wepedyo timbopembererawo
Devoplment
i HOPE TO DEVELOPMENT WILL NOW SEE ITS WAY INTO MANICALAND
lex
tru dat
wizz wizz
thats a good behavier BONA u make the country proud of ur father by doing great job to all zimbabweans.
GREAT 1
very tru!
Sithwelekanzima
Now that we know your future husband wena Bona, we await the children to be born out of this marriage so that we can make sure that you, your brothers, husband and children pay a heavy price for the Gukurahundi sins of your father, in much the same way we in Mthwakazi are still being made to pay a heavy price for the 1800s tribal wars of King Mzilikazi!!
obediah
Ko ladies kana muchiona mwana wa president achiroorwa,sei imi murikumitiswa
Ssorry
@ obedia
Taura zvako, dai wamboenda kumaAvenues uku nekumalodges wavaudza.
TM
Ndiwe vamwe vevanhu vainota basa rekurara nevana vechikoro vouya pano kuzovonyoka benzi risina muridzi.
devaldo dee mauritius
chasungwa pasipano chatosungwa nekudenga, sunga chisungo but muuye kuchurch kwedu uko kwarehwa Foward in Faith Ministries International ZAOGA. AMEN ndokugona.
tembo
Mauya kuZAOGA kumusha don’t worry unochengeteka zvakanyanyaa
josefa chinotimba
Nesuwo vanaJosefa Chinotimba tinoda kudyawo marooro ayo vaGushungo.Makorokoto kani mwana adadisa uyo.
Watikiritai Tulaby A Sudani
Ko MuTanzanian!
tobias nyengera
wadadisa
Dadirai
Makorokoto kuna amai mwana adadisa , zve anyadzisa vavengi. Girls please dzidzai chidzidzo chakanaka ichi murege kushoresa vana amai venyu.
Ndadzoka hangu
KoSami wacho inga ari kuDiaspora ngaachidzoka ka kumusha. Air Zim iripo anobva aitwa Captain ipapo kuti mwana adye. Regai muone gwendo gwuno kuti coraption yacho ichabuda pachena seyi.
WILLARD MUBVUMBI
This is what real girls should do, to have patience, discipline and obedience. Combining these three ingrediences, a good product is produced. Young girls should emulate, not to rush into marriage but to wait and ask God for a good partner.
WILLARD MUBVUMBI
Sorry, wanted to say ingredients not ingrediences. Oh, its a LAPSUS PENNAE.
emmanuel
@ Willard:There is no patience displayed here , she is still very young for such a commitment. May be its’ a way of running away from her evil father.
Simba
Kane ngozi kaBona Kaka uraisa mwana
waTuku kawanikwa kachikwirwa saka katie better kutsvaga um we anonzi Sam hokoyo neChipoko ChaSam Tuku
Rev Com Council
Mukwasha wenyoka inyoka . kikikikikiki..kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
Dube
Well, wonderfull, you have done so good . Amhlope! Ubaphathe kahle omamazala.
Ramsey
Royal Wedding
Qawe laMaqawe
Why are people congratulating Bona and forgetting that she is not marrying herself? Ko dai Sam wacho asiri munhu kwaye akarerewa kwazvo pangadayi paneroora here nhasi? Vanhu veZanu you are brainless zvechokwadi, honestly I have seen stupidity sipping up to the deadwood of pre2008 cabinet as said by Gushungo. Give credit to both then we shall say people are happy for the couple and not for Robert Mugabe.
bishop
washaya nyaya here mwanangu. itaka iwe makorokoto!
Hacha Ndizvo
Wakazvarepi. Hauzivi here kuti mwanasikana ndiye chete munhu anopururudzirwa kaviri paupenyu hwake sezvizvi;
First – Pakuzvarwa
Second – Pakuroorwa
Murume haapururudzirwi paanoroora. Mungasapera mate kana akaroora vakadzi gumi nevaviri.
Meatball
“Bride PRIZE” eh. Looks like not much of a “prize” to me.
And when is the baby due?
pets
chakanaka chakanaka wanano chinhu chakanaka. God Bless you.
mazeru Mandirahwe
Muroora wedu kuHeadlands . Headlands -Chikore netara
Pauline
Vanhu musasvotwe. Politics nekuroorwa kwa Bona zvinopindira papi. May God bless your marriage.
Rev Nemakanga
waita zvakanaka semwana wemutungamiri Mwari akubatsirei pamusingagoni pese
Fairman
To those threatening the young couple Please preach love and not hatred so that we can have a peaceful future for our children. Well done for not charging your so inlaw too much father. The couples happiness is more important that heavy lobola.
Fairman
To those threatening the young couple Please preach love and not hatred so that we can have a peaceful future for our children. Well done for not charging your so inlaw too much father. The couples happiness is more important than heavy lobola.
Prof Muluka
congratulations are in order
Abasha
And now just watch how much part of the $100 million anti-Morgan cash will work towards tarnishing the image of Tsvangirai’s daughters. All this just to please the Zanu pf fanatics. Watch this space. I would really love to see these young ladies of our top political figures having a piece of mind, but unfortunately there are plenty of overzealous nincompoops who will sleep dream and wake up thinking of how they can demonise the family of one political party leader. Kushaya zvekuita nehupenyu hwavo and a blatant waste of our meagre resources. Vezanu pf makorokoto kuti mwana aroorwa asi chitsuurai imbwa dzenyu dzisatarise muma pitikoti evanasikana vaMorgan.
ndere
Is the chikore the son of the ugly mvuu chiko? ..like mother like daughter
ndere
Is the chikore the son of the ugly mvuu chiko? ..like mother like father
musana wegudo
Ah…ushingi ka uyu. mhondi imhondi …ukadziya moto wembavha unoita mbavha
Becky Penga
Pauline waonao madofoka. Qawe laMaqawe naAbasha hudofo chete chete. Kuroorwa kwemwana kunei neZanu PF ? Zvabatana papi ?
Makorokoto vanangu. We expect more good deeds from you. Keep on rising from Glory to Glory. God bless you and your families.
Action
Makorokota Bona, wadadisa ufunge. Uchengetedze imba yako welcome to manicaland. Mwari varopafadze this union
Hotakota
At last the Hong Kong educated stripper has found a fool to cheat forever. Whindi ndi whindi chete combi or ndege
olalatine
my roomate’s sister-in-law makes $65/hr on the laptop. She has been out of a job for 10 months but last month her pay check was $15586 just working on the laptop for a few hours. Read more on this web site http://www.bar17.com
scott
At last the Hong Kong educated stripper has found a fool to cheat forever. Whindi ndi whindi chete combi or ndege.
Elias bhasopo
hie tete @ thats god l Like that @ lm hapy @ god bles u and chikore….l wish the best in Life…
Elias bhasopo
hie tete @ thats good l Like that @ lm hapy @ god bles u and chikore….l wish the best in Life…
Elias bhasopo
tafara kwamutare kuno makorokoto gushungo makorokoto baba chatunga makorokoto baba bona@ nafara chaizvo
scott
At last the Hong Kong educated stripper has found a fool to cheat forever. Whindi ndi whindi chete combi or ndege. May day May day.
mkanyah pabelingwe
iwe juss comment nezvemuchato haudi kuona aita zvakanaka learn to clapp yo handz pagonewa kwete kutaura zcakanaka
munhu
munhu munhu chete mwana vaani kana ani
Credit chikwereti
Toti makorokoto tichakutengera patapata nhasi wagona reRED
Giant
Anoshorawo ave neshavi gentle men. Keep up the good starndard bona
Joseph Mtasa
Makorokoto.
We are looking fwd to on on grandchild for Bob.
Maybe on on grandchild will make him realise that there is need to consider the life and aspirations of all Zim regardless of race, tribe, gender, political affiliations(both bhora mgedhi and bhora over-bar).
Maybe soon it wont be a crime to say Bob wasakara kana grandchild avepo.
revrnd
usazotaurisa kufanana namai, murume hatukwe!
Sonya C. Beggs
my best friend’s step-aunt makes $69 hourly on the laptop. She has been unemployed for ten months but last month her pay check was $19735 just working on the laptop for a few hours. Here’s the site to read more>… http://www.Pro76.com
Mental Gymnastics
I am happy 4 u 2. Now get into overdrive, if u haven’t done so already. We ar looking forward to those vazukuru, be they twins, triplets or quads. Bona ihorse Sam undione ndozokupa wekuBinga 4 yo honeymoon!
anesu mujuru
congratulations!!!!! um so hpy as if ndini ndaroorwa
u’ve bn n stl u are a very good example to e gal child in zimbabwe
u showed tt kudzidza chinhu chakanaka n as well kuroorwa
hauna kunyadzisa baba vako
keep tt up n may God bless ur marriage
njodzai
Nhasi ndezveduwo,ita makorokoto kwatiri,mwana wadadisa……*sngn*
tatenda dvinyu
ana bona makorokoto ndi ano ANOTIDAISHE ,,AJASI
rosalla chivambu
mwana wenyoka inyokamuchenjere kusarunywa nayo