Chief Mutasa Orders Man To Fulfil Customary Obligations After DNA Bombshell
Chief Mutasa has reportedly ordered David Kazhanje to fulfil traditional marriage and compensation obligations before formally assuming his position as the father-in-law of a deceased Dangamvura man’s widow. The ruling followed a funeral dispute in which DNA testing reportedly established a 99.9% probability that Kazhanje was the deceased’s biological father.
The case exposed a family secret hidden for decades and sparked disagreements over the deceased’s identity, family lineage, and customary responsibilities. The details were reported by The Herald on 23 October 2026.
Chief Mutasa’s Ruling After DNA Discovery
Chief Mutasa reportedly instructed Kazhanje to complete customary procedures before approaching his late son’s widow as her father-in-law.
“You need to go and marry your late son’s mother first before you go to your son’s widow and introduce yourself as her father-in-law, as you have done,” the chief told him, according to the published account.
The chief also directed Kazhanje to compensate the Makururu family, which had raised the deceased from birth until his death.
Dangamvura Funeral Dispute Exposes Family Secret
The deceased died in a road accident near Rusape on 26 July 2026. He had grown up using the Makururu surname and was recognised as part of that family.
The dispute erupted the following day when Kazhanje arrived during funeral preparations and claimed the deceased was his biological son. The Makururu family questioned the claim and objected to plans to bury the deceased in Mutare.
Stanley Minezhi, a maternal relative, said he had instructed the families to undergo DNA testing to establish the truth.
“I am the one who instructed them to do a DNA test so that we could know the truth. It was only Kazhanje who underwent the tests, and the deceased was found to be his son,” Minezhi said, as quoted in the published account.
Kazhanje denied abandoning his son. He said he had spent the deceased’s life as an outsider and that his son never had the opportunity to know him before his death.
DNA Results Raise Further Questions
The deceased’s widow, Rudo Madzivo, said the dispute had complicated customary proceedings, including a memorial service and the traditional distribution of his clothing.
Separate DNA tests involving two of the deceased’s children reportedly returned different results. One indicated a 63.9% probability, which was described as insufficient to conclusively establish or exclude a biological relationship. Another reportedly returned a 99.9% probability.
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