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<\/p>\nThe family of Jennifer Kalembo, a 35-year-old woman who was allegedly killed by her ex-husband, Brian Chanachimwe (34), with the assistance of his wife, has declared that the deceased will fight from her grave.<\/p>\n
The murder was motivated by an attempt by Chanachimwe to evade US$2,500 in overdue child maintenance payments.<\/p>\n
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The murder occurred on January 2.<\/p>\n
Chanachimwe appeared before a Harare magistrate Mr Tapiwa Kuhudzai, on charges of murder. On that fateful day, Kalembo was murdered in a dispute over maintenance payments.<\/p>\n Shockingly, Chanachimwe’s wife, Olipa Chide, who was expected to be charged as an accomplice, took her own life after learning that police were searching for her.<\/p>\n Jennifer was buried in Wedza, leaving family members with numerous unanswered questions.<\/p>\n Ashley Kalembo, the deceased’s brother and family spokesperson said, said they are speechless.<\/p>\n \u201cTiri kurwadziwa semhuri.<\/p>\n \u201cTichatangira ipapo as for ngozi vanopedzerana vega as you can see that he committed the offence, and was arrested in less than one week.<\/p>\n \u201cThey were both arrested with his wife, who also committed suicide.<\/p>\n \u201cShe will fight from the grave,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Ashley recounted Jennifer’s usual communication habits, stating that she would always inform her family when she went out.<\/p>\n \u201cOn the day of her disappearance, something was unusual.<\/p>\n “However, her phone was unreachable throughout the afternoon.<\/p>\n \u201cWe assumed Jennifer and Brian had made plans, but she failed to return home that night.<\/p>\n \u201cThe following day, my younger sister called Brian to inquire about Jennifer\u2019s whereabouts.<\/p>\n \u201cBrian claimed he had met Jennifer the day before, given her US$50, and left her shopping in town.<\/p>\n \u201cWe then reported Jennifer as missing, prompting the entire family to take action.<\/p>\n \u201cThe missing persons report was filed on January 13.<\/p>\n \u201cLater that same day, police discovered a woman\u2019s body with her mouth and face bound by cloth, and US$11 was found placed on her body,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Ashley\u2019s sister said that they are not happy, and justice should prevail.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just want justice to prevail, nothing else.<\/p>\n \u201cWe wish the courts to consider our pains as a family,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Brian was apprehended and confessed to the crime, implicating his new wife in the murder.<\/p>\n While Brian\u2019s wife denied her involvement in the actual murder, she admitted to helping him move the body.<\/p>\n Allegations are that Chanachimwe, along with Chide and Nekati, conspired to murder Kalembo.<\/p>\n The alleged motive was to escape the mounting child support obligation tied to the three children he sired with Kalembo.<\/p>\n On January 12, Chanachimwe reportedly lured Kalembo from her home in Mayambara to his residence in Pazza Crowhill, Borrowdale, under the pretext of providing US$150 for their children\u2019s school fees.<\/p>\n Upon arrival, she was allegedly ambushed inside their house by Chanachimwe and Chide, who then fatally strangled her.<\/p>\n In an effort to conceal their crime, the couple allegedly disposed of evidence by taking Kalembo\u2019s cellphone, removing the SIM card, and burying it near a rock behind their home.<\/p>\n They also burned her purse, which contained her national identity card, in an attempt to erase any trace of her identity before hiring a vehicle from a man named Solomon Gwanyanya, claiming they needed to transport a sick relative from the countryside.<\/p>\n Instead, they enlisted the help of their accomplice, Nekati, to load Kalembo\u2019s lifeless body into the trunk of the hired Honda Fit around midnight.<\/p>\n The three drove to a remote dirt road near Eyecourt, opposite St Mary\u2019s Waterworks, where they dumped Kalembo\u2019s body.<\/p>\n On the following day, January 13, a passerby named Samson Bhobho discovered Kalembo\u2019s body lying face-up on a dirt road.<\/p>\n The other accomplice, Jonah Nekati, remains at large.<\/p>\n Chanachimwe is set to return to court on February 4, with any bail application having to be made at the High Court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The family of Jennifer Kalembo, a 35-year-old woman who was allegedly killed by her ex-husband, Brian Chanachimwe (34), with the assistance of his wife, has declared that the deceased will fight from her grave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4499","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news-zimbabwe"},"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-24-100752.png\")