By Munacho Gwamanda-A Bulawayo woman has died after being thrown out of a window from her flat by her husband, in a tragic incident reminiscent of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s infamous brutality against the late broadcaster Godfrey Majonga.
The victim, 33-year-old Siphiwe Ndlovu, was allegedly thrown from the window of their Burombo flat by her husband, 44-year-old Meluleki Ndlovu, during a domestic dispute on Saturday night.
Speaking to a local online news portal on condition of anonymity, a source from the area said they heard a heated argument from the couple’s flat at around 10 PM.
The dispute reportedly started when the husband confronted his wife over a phone number he had found on her device.
“It was around 10 PM when the argument started. The husband was demanding answers about a number he had seen on his wife’s phone,” the source said.
“An hour later, she fell from the window of their flat, landing on the ground below. She broke her leg and sustained other injuries. She was taken to the hospital, but sadly, she died yesterday afternoon.”
Acting Bulawayo police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the incident and the arrest of the suspect.
“Police confirm the arrest of Meluleki Ndlovu, a male adult aged 44 of Burombo Flats, Bulawayo, in connection with the murder of his wife, Siphiwe Ndlovu, a female adult aged 33,” said Asst Insp Msebele.
According to police, Meluleki assaulted Siphiwe inside their locked flat.
In an attempt to escape, she stepped onto a sofa and jumped out of the window.
“She sustained a fractured right leg, a swollen stomach, and was bleeding from the nose and mouth. A neighbour who witnessed the fall rushed to help, grabbed the keys, and opened the door for Meluleki. Upon seeing his injured wife, Meluleki called an ambulance, which took her to the hospital,” Asst Insp Msebele said.
Asst Insp Msebele urged the public to resolve disputes peacefully and avoid resorting to violence.
The tragic death of Siphiwe Ndlovu brings chilling memories of an incident in the 1980s involving President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who allegedly threw former broadcaster Godfrey Majonga out of a second-floor window in Harare.
Mnangagwa, a feared enforcer of the late President Robert Mugabe’s regime, reportedly gave Majonga a brutal ultimatum: either sit on a scorching hot electric stove or jump from the second floor of a flat in the Avenues area after catching him with his girlfriend.
Majonga, fearing for his life, opted to jump from the flat, suffering permanent spinal cord injuries that left him wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life.
He died in August 2019.
During the height of the G40-Lacoste power struggles, former First Lady Grace Mugabe revived Mnangagwa’s violent past, citing the Majonga incident as an example of his ruthlessness.
The revelation further deepened the factional wars within Zanu PF before Mnangagwa orchestrated the 2017 coup that ousted Mugabe.
While Mnangagwa has never publicly responded to the allegations, the Majonga case remains one of the darkest stains on his legacy—one that many Zimbabweans have not forgotten.