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| A look of the notorious Matida Hostels |
Monalisa Matongo
MUTARE – Some Matida Hostel residents say they suspect their place is
haunted by ghosts which they claim to be seeing in bathrooms and main passages
during the night.
haunted by ghosts which they claim to be seeing in bathrooms and main passages
during the night.
The residents claim that deceased individuals who lived in the
hostels decades ago are coming back as apparitions.
hostels decades ago are coming back as apparitions.
“Some people were
brutally murdered in these hostels some time ago and their embittered spirits
are coming back to haunt this place. We heard that the people who committed the
murders used to stay at these hostels as well,” said Mallon Ngaru.
brutally murdered in these hostels some time ago and their embittered spirits
are coming back to haunt this place. We heard that the people who committed the
murders used to stay at these hostels as well,” said Mallon Ngaru.
Cllr Elizarbeth Tsoro of Sakubva Ward 2 said the paranormal
developments had seen some hostel-dwellers avoiding using the bathrooms in the
after-hours.
developments had seen some hostel-dwellers avoiding using the bathrooms in the
after-hours.
The council-owned, heavily congested hostels, which have largely
fallen into a state of disrepair, can be equated to the notorious Matapi flats
in Mbare, Harare.
fallen into a state of disrepair, can be equated to the notorious Matapi flats
in Mbare, Harare.
Their sanitary facilities are broken and the passages are unlit,
with many families using bathrooms and toilets communally.
with many families using bathrooms and toilets communally.
“The ghosts are said to be visible not only to adults but also
to young children and they are mostly seen in the bathrooms. I am working to
persuade council to prioritise resuscitating the lighting systems of the
hostels,” said Tsoro.
to young children and they are mostly seen in the bathrooms. I am working to
persuade council to prioritise resuscitating the lighting systems of the
hostels,” said Tsoro.
The hostels are also prone to burglars that take advantage of the
dark passages and rundown security systems.
dark passages and rundown security systems.
