Tsumo
“Charova sei chando chakwidza hamba mumuti.”
In English
Extreme situations can cause people to behave in unusual or unexpected ways.
When people say it
- Fadzayi Maposah opened a July 2023 Herald column with the proverb after a very cold week in Zimbabwe. The column was about finding the courage to bathe in winter. The Herald
- During the worst of the inflation, a quiet accountant in Harare started selling eggs from his car boot. When the neighbours laughed, his mother said it.