Paper 1 · Family and Conflict Resolution
The family court at which elders sit to hear both sides of a dispute and reach a settlement in Indigenous Religion is called the ............ .
Model answer
dare
Also accepted: dare remusha, dare rehama, inkundla
Explanation: The dare is the gathering of elders that hears a dispute in the open, allows both parties to speak, and rules on compensation and reconciliation. It operates at family, village and chiefly level, and its purpose is to restore the relationship rather than simply to punish.
Derived from ZIMSEC Family and Religious Studies 4047/1, Specimen Paper (2018 batch), Q3