Davis Marapira Biography | Divorce, Children, Political Career, Scandal
This is the biography of Davis Marapira a Zimbabwean politician and a member of Zanu PF. In September 2023, he was appointed as one of the Deputy Ministers in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Divorce
In April 2017, Davis Marapira’s wife, Sibusisiwe Melody Marapira, filed for divorce, citing allegations of infidelity and abusive behaviour. The couple’s marriage was solemnised on September 7, 2013, in Masvingo under the Marriages Act (Chapter 5:11).
Sibusisiwe sought to end the four-year marriage, claiming it had irretrievably broken down. Initially, Davis Marapira opposed the divorce and the proposed property distribution plan. However, he later withdrew his opposition and submitted an affidavit stating he no longer contested the divorce proceedings.
Children
Davis Marapira and Sibusisiwe Melody Marapira have three children together.
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Career
In June 2022, Davis Marapira was transferred to the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development. Before this transfer, he served as the Minister of State in the Office of the President and Cabinet, where he was responsible for monitoring the implementation of special agricultural and related programs. His role included overseeing agricultural colleges, water resources and irrigation development, and water, sanitation, and hygiene initiatives.
In September 2023, he was appointed as one of the Deputy Ministers in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
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Scandal
In May 2023, Davis Marapira faced allegations of pressurising a 19-year-old beneficiary of his scholarship to have relations with him. He was accused of pressuring the young woman for sexual favours and attempting to lure her to his hotel room. The Masvingo Mirror published messages in which Marapira expressed frustration when his advances were repeatedly rejected.
Marapira had been sponsoring the teenager’s A-Level education and continued to support her when she enrolled at the National University of Science and Technology in Bulawayo. However, the support had become inconsistent, which Marapira attributed to financial pressures related to election preparations for the Zanu PF primary elections held in March.
The young woman, however, suggested that the withholding of financial support was due to her refusal to meet Marapira in his hotel room, stating, “Sir, it’s not only about elections but love as well.”
