Landlady washed my underpants without my knowledge...

Landlady washed my underpants without my knowledge, claims Mutare man

Zim Now Writer

A Mutare landlady, Rumbidzai Mapira, is now at odds with her former lover and tenant Tobias Rupinda after he dumped her for another lady from Penhalonga.

According to Rupinda, he ended his relationship with Mapira after realising he was younger than her and this did not go down well with her.

“I started using the room in 2017 without any challenges. It was just the two of us at the house. One day, I came from work to discover that my clothes had been washed by my landlady.

‘‘This also included my undergarments. I had left them soaked and I was shocked by the development.

“As if that was not enough, Mapira offered me to use her gas stove in the kitchen to cook my food.

“After a few weeks, she told me that she was afraid to sleep alone in her bedroom and she started sleeping in my room. This went on for five years, but we were not in love,” said Rupinda.

“I realised that I was way younger than Mapira, who is 50 years old, and decided to look for someone of my age to marry,” he said.

Mapira, on the other hand, dragged Rupinda to court, claiming that he is harassing her.

Mapira said Rupinda is tarnishing her reputation in the community by spreading falsehoods.

The landlady was granted a peace order by Mutare magistrate, Xavier Chipato.

“When he left for Penhalonga, I followed him and discovered that he was staying with another woman. When I asked the woman about Rupinda’s whereabouts, the lady assaulted me.

“He came to my house demanding a generator, but we bought it together when we were still in love. He also did not leave behind his tools box, he only left his clothes. He is tarnishing my image in the community, saying I am a greedy landlady,” Mapira said.

Chipato ordered her to give Rupinda his tools box while they sell the generator and share the money.