Learnmore Jongwe

Learnmore "Judah" Jongwe (April 28, 1974 – October 24, 2002) was a Zimbabwean lawyer and politician who served as Member of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe for Kuwadzana,[1] and spokesman for the Movement for Democratic Change. In August 2002 he was charged with the murder of his wife, Rutendo Muusha, after he had surrendered to the police, he was then put in custody awaiting trial before he died soon after.

Personal life

It is alleged he murdered his wife after finding her having intercourse with another man in July 2002,[2] and in August 2002 he was charged with the murder of his wife after he had surrendered to the police in Chipinge, who then referred him to Murehwa.[1] He enrolled in the University of Zimbabwe where he met his wife around the 1990s.[3] He and his wife had one child together.

Death

Whilst awaiting trial on October 24, 2002 he died at the age of 28, the cause of his death is unknown.[4]

References

1. "S v Jongwe". 7 August 2002. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
2. Thornycroft, Peta (25 July 2002). "MDC chief charged with wife's murder". The Independent. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
3. Mutebuka, Brighton (25 November 2002). "Revisiting the Learnmore Jongwe tragedy: Hero or villain and the inconvenient truth?". NewZimbabwe. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
4. Bell, Alex (27 October 2009). "Learnmore Jongwe Commemorated by Trust Launch". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 9 March 2010.