Celebrating The Life of Munesu Chatikobo
Celebrating The Life of Munesu Chatikobo
In memory of:
BORN
20/03/1998
SUNSET
04/05/2025
VENUE
St Gerard's Catholic Church
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I remember watching Munesu play tennis at Harare Sport Club. He was such a loving and jovial child.
May Munesu’s soul rest in eternal peace and love for ever.
Love ❤️ from
Mbuya
My heart aches for you Audie and family . Words cannot express my pain for you my darling sis. It is well 😢
Our hearts and lives are devastated by the passing of Munesu Chatikobo. He was a shining light, the beautiful flower and joyful spirit. He has transitioned to be with his Lord, we remain with hope of reuniting in the presence of the Lord Jesus in eternity. We pray for Audrey, Mike, Mudiwa, the entire Chatikobo and Mangezi families, friends and neighbors. We pray for strength, comfort and peace. Go well Munesu with the blessings of the Lord and come Holy Spirit be our power, love and sanity. Uncle Jerry Gutu
My sincere condolences Mukoma Jerry. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all . Been trying to reach you since I heard of the heartbreaking news. Wishing you all strength, peace and God‘s comfort as you go through this incredibly difficult journey. May Munesu‘s soul rest in eternal peace.
I truly heart devastated at losing my nephew I true gem and bless to our families the mangezi and Chatikobos and to my life I remember munesu making visit overseas trip to us for holiday to visit us he was full joy and laughter always joking remember me asking him what should get you for a present remember him saying action figure and that we bought for him he really enjoyed it later on as he grow up used send messages or ring me always made me laugh with his jokes and I remember at his grandfather funeral he made good speech behalf of grandkids munesu may your soul rest in peace you be truly missed nephew uncle noble
I was absolutely crushed to hear of Munesu’s passing.
Munesu was always such a joy to be around and brought smiles to the people around him.
Whether he was sitting behind me in A Level maths or running circles around me during tough tennis sessions at Harare Sports Club, I could always count on Munesu to lighten the mood and crack a joke that would have us all in stitches with laughter.
Rest in Peace, Munesu and my sincerest condolences to the Chatikobo family.
Andrea Makamba
Training with you and watching you play tennis was always a pleasure Munesu. My prayers go out to your family and friends. May the angels guide you home . Till we meet again 🫶🏿
I was devastated to hear about the passing of Munesu – the space he will leave will be felt deeply by all those who knew him. I will always remember his kindness, his wit, his mischief and the fierce love he had for the people he cared for.
Huge condolences to his family in this time of sorrow, I hope that there is the slightest comfort in knowing how profoundly loved Munesu was and how his legacy will live on in the lives he impacted.
It was a joy to know him and to feel the laughter and quiet strength he brought to his friendships. Rest peacefully now Munesu, and go gently.
With love,
Cat xx
It is such devastating news to hear of Munesu’s passing. Such a bright, charismatic and charming member of the family. I fondly remember looking forward to seeing him on my visits to Harare, him coming to Chesterfield and hearing how he was thriving in school and university. Such an amazing part of a dynamic sibling duo. My sincerest condolences to Audrey and Mudiwa in this period of sorrow. May he rest in peace, Love Kuda
The news of Munesu’s passing was such a blow to me and my family.
We have known Nesu from when he was 5 years old, running around the fields at Bishopslea School with Mufaro while they ‘supported’ the sisters.
Starting Grade 1 at St Jonhs Prep both eager to take on the world. We watched him grow through High School and Uni…a promising young man. I remember his mischevious smile and his shy, quiet but loud personality. Always a respectful and loving young man to his aunties, uncles and parents.
Munesu you’ve gone too soon and the pain will take long to heal but we thank God for the gift he gave us in you. We will cherish the wonderful memories we have of you. We shall remember, honour and forever carry you in our hearts. Famba zvakanaka my son. Till we meet again.
My heart is broken. Ive watched Munesu grow into an exceptional , focused young man.Such a lovely lovely young man. Very kind, respectful and generous.Your smile lit up the room.Every time you saw Munesu you would have long deep conversations about life. He had wisdom beyond his years. Last time I saw him he dropped off chocolate for me and my family late at night, he didn’t have to bring it that night but he did, for the kids , what a heart aaa Munesu….. Such an amazing soul. The Mawoyos will miss you . RIP Munesu. Condolences to the Mangezi and Chatikobo families.
We know him as a toddler,but fully of potential. Let’s find solace in that God takes the best from our midst for a better heavenly assessment.assessment
Even though i didn’t know this young man, it’s just heartbreaking to hear that our younger generations are perishing on a daily basis. We are crying everyday. May God heal the hearts of everyone grieving. I pray for life upon everyone, may we grow old, may we not die prematurely. For death is imminent, but we pray for a blessing of life. Condolences to the Chatikobo family.
MHSRIP! Our Tennis Star Sekuru. We shared special moments with him and family in Jhb. You will be greatly missed Sekuru! You were a beautiful budding flower 🌼. If wishes were horses we would ask for more time, but we are grateful to God for time you were given to share with all the Loved ones! Lots of love Vazukuru Steve & Agonia and family!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I am heart broken to bid farewell to Munesu. Gone too soon, but not forgotten. We will miss his infectious smile. He will always hold that special place in our hearts.
“May you fly with the angels until we meet again in heavenly places with the King of Glory”
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Sekuru Mike,Gogo Audrey naMama Mudiwa ,nyaradzwayi naMwari 💔💔💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭
Munesu was my closest friend growing up. Many of my earliest memories revolve around him and I navigating his garden, and creating fun out of nothing but our imagination and sticks. One thing that persisted from those early years is how ferociously Munesu would fight for what and who he loved. He had a stubbornness that got us in and out of trouble constantly, and a passion that carried into his academics and sports.
Sadly as the years went on, Munesu and I drifted apart, but I would get updates through the grapevine about how he has been going from one amazing thing to the next. The odd update on social media gave me glimpse into the wonderful man he was shaping into, but I will always cherish the fact that I was there to witness it from the start.
My deepest and sincerest condolences to the entire family. I thank the Chatikobo family for giving me the opportunity to call your home my home. Thank you for allowing me the privilege of having a place in your son’s life. May you find peace in the fact that Munesu lives on in the stories we will share and the memories we will hold dear.
Until we meet again,
Mufaro Mpisaunga
The news of Munesu’s passing was such a blow to me.May the Lord comfort Audrey,Mike,
Mudiwa the Chatikobo and Mangezi families. We will always miss you.
I was crushed to hear of Munesu’s passing and pray for his peaceful rest. One word that comes to mind when I think of him is – fun. He was joy distilled and always so sincere in his friendship. If you needed to just hang out or go out to eat or sit and chat in the car – he was there and armed with his wit and smile. My sincerest condolences to his family – I hope these memories offer a small comfort.
I am blessed to be best friends with Munesu’s amazing sister and as such have had the the honor of watching Munesu grow since 2001. To know him was to love him! He was such a kind and caring young man who always went above and beyond for me treating me like family! His warm and welcoming smile will forever be etched in my mind! May he forever rest in peace!
I was shocked and deeply upset by the news of Munesu’s passing.
He really was one of a kind! His personality, jokes and overall presence were unmatched! At school, and a few years after we left, he reminded me that if you believe in yourself, no hurdle is too big to conquer. I’ll hold on to that forever.
My sincerest condolences go out to his family! I wish them strength and peace at this time. He was a shining light in this world that will certainly be missed!
Fly high Munesu! Keep an eye on us from up there!
Rest in Peace.
Rest in Peace Little Brother. 🙏
May your soul rest in eternal peace Munesu Chatikobo
.May your dear soul rest in internal peace.. Famba zvakanaka Mwari vave newe Munesu. . Will always be missed.
The news of Munesu’s passing came as a huge shock. My prayers go out to mama Audrey, daddy Mike and Mudiwa. Also to Auntie Josie bcz I saw how you doted on him over the years.
We were not close Munesu and I but I know of the joy that his presence brought in the family. I also know the huge blow this is to our family. A young fine man gone too soon. As his soul rests may God also comfort my family during a difficult and trying time as this.
Munesu is going to be greatly missed and the memories he helped create will definitely live on in the hearts he touched.
Rest in peace Munesu. You will never be forgotten. Fly high with angels my dear brother.
A painful and untimely end to such a bright star with so much potential. A devastating blow to the Chatikobo and Mangezi families and indeed all whose lives Munesu touched! MHSRIP
Munesu, i learnt of your passing today, this morning. I was around you when you were a child. May your soul rest in peace Munesu..its still hard to believe.
My deepest sincere condolences on the sad passing of our beloved Munesu. The news came as a shock and for a while unbelievable.
No amount of words will be enough in this situation. I am in so much pain, confusion and distress and can only imagine what you sis Audrey, Mudiwa and the rest of the family are going through at this time.
May the Holy Spirit be of comfort during this very difficult time. Only God will be able to mend this state of broken-heartedness Psalms 147 vs 3.
The things I remember about Munesu are his contageous smile and his fashion sense. He was always on point be it formal or casual. He also encouraged people to smile and even commented on how beautiful my smile was.
Let’s cherish the memories as a treasure we will continue to have. Munesu will forever be loved and missed.
My deepest condolences to mainini Audrey and the entire family. MHSRIP
😭😭😭😭😭😭 I’m short of words 💔
We were saddened to hear the devastating news of the sudden and tragic passing of Manesu. What an absolute gentleman I thought, while watching Hellenic School Tennis. Condolences to Audrey and all the family. Hold onto the precious memories that make each day possible. In our prayers, Matthew, Claire & Stella Ward
Mama Chiko I see you and is tone .
God bless you our shade😭😭😭😭💔
This is very sad indeed. Such a young life!! Deepest condolences to Mike and Audrey and all loved ones. You are in my prayers
I see you all my beautiful sisters with flowers 💔😭😭😭😭😭
God bless you for being there for Sekuru 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔
Im heart broken 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔
Munesu was always so kind and had the best smile,I remember when I was in college and school was showing me flames ,he would say come on Auntie ,smile ,then he would yea that’s better.Gone too soon Munesu,you will be missed!!
I see all Ana sekuru,vanaMama,vanaGogo,May the holy spirit comfort you all
This news is heart breaking. One of the most genuine souls to touch this earth has left us far too soon. Far too many memories with Munesu to count on one hand – but the biggest lesson I can take from his life is to always stand up for yourself and believe in yourself. May God bless his family and friends in this very difficult time for us all.
Menesu Go well muzukuru wangu you will forever be missed champion
My deepest condolences to Dad Mike, Mum Audrey an Mudiwa, may the good Lord comfort you and May Munesu rest in Lord.
This is so devastating
I can’t find the words to express how myself, ,Josh and Andy feel.
We met only twice but your infectious smile and upbeat nature will
stay with me and your cousins forever.
Fare well and may the Lord comfort your soul.
To Mike and Audrey , I pray for God’s peace and strength for what must be a difficult time.
Hie may God comfort us
Hie may Jehovah God comfort us
Hie sekuru
Difficult times for sire
Rest in peace. Gone too soon! Thank you for the memories.
Rest in Peace Munesu❤️🙏🏽
Pslams 91 :1
Sincerest condolences to the Chatikobo Family. May you find comfort and peace that surpasses understanding. May Munesu’s Soul Rest in Perfect Peace.
I remember Munesu and my older brother being a foundation and pioneers for me to value true friendship, love and strength. Munesu inspired me to strive for my best and always smile well doing so and I will never be able to thank him enough, soar high my beautiful brother and know that your essence will be cherished forever and you will never be forgotten.
This is a huge loss to the Chatikobo family, relatives & friends. Remain strong as you go thru this very difficult season. Read Ecclesiastes 3:1-8.
Go well Muzukuru. You will never be forgotten. Famba zvakanaka ugozotichingura zuva rekusanganiswa May The Lord Lord’s peace and strength carry the family through this season of grief and sorrow.
May He comfort the broken hearts and the heal the why questions. Tichasangana ikoko. 💔
RIP Madyira
What devastating news to hear of Munesu’s passing. He had an unshakeable belief in himself and always carried a spark of mischief in his smile. But beyond the jokes and the wit, he was a kind friend and a true gentleman. He had a big heart for those he cared for. I will remember him with deep affection and gratitude. I extend my deepest condolences to his family. May you find comfort in knowing how loved and admired ‘Munes’ was, and how deeply his memory will live on in all of us who had the privilege of knowing him.
Rest in peace, my friend.
Gone too soon…Deepest condolences to the Chatikobo family. May His Soul Rest In Eternal Peace and may all family and loved ones find comfort and peace in the Lord God Almighty.
I feel incredibly blessed to have called Munesu my friend. What we can all learn from you, Munesu, is the power of presence—what a legacy you’ve left, my friend. You made those around you laugh deeply and feel completely at ease. You had a way of making people feel like they belonged, just as they were. You were the most effortlessly cool person I’ll ever know—genuine, grounded, and full of life.
Thank you for protecting me. Thank you for every adventure we shared. Your heart, your kindness, and your courage will stay with me forever.
I’ll never forget your beautiful smile, and I’ll always carry your memory. Rest in peace, Angel.
My deepest and most sincere condolences to the Chatikobo family.
Munesu, Munu, my boy, what a special person you were and are. You have always been a constant source of love and light and laughter, especially the laughter.. god knows how many times you’ve had me in tears of laughter.
You will be so immensely missed on this earth but I just know your special soul is going to be living so incredibly well, full of so much love up there with some of the greatest and best people we know. Although we feel hurt and anger that we have lost you so soon, it would be selfish of us to think we wouldn’t need to share someone so special.
I am so grateful for the years we did get to have with you and the loyal friend you are, through some of the hardest and best times, growing up and learning to be the people we are today- you were always there for me, listening without judgement and helping always. I can now only hope that you felt the same from me. love you so much.
To your family, so much love and support is being sent their way from all over the world, and we will all keep them so close to our hearts and in our blessings everyday, don’t you worry. Thank you to you, the Chatikobo and Mangezi family for helping us (more than 100 of us) be a part of a beautiful service to honor Munesu from so far away all together. We are sending you so much love and and keeping you in our prayers.
I hope you always keep that beautiful smile of yours and keep laughing like you do. We will continue to think of you everyday and love you exactly the same as the day we all were lucky enough to meet you for the first time, you will never be forgotten my special Munu.
Bless you Mama Jose Chinhengo
Munesu was jovial , ever smiling and so compassionate.He was younger than me but his hard work and pursuit of success always in spired me. While we were both in school, we would talk on Facebook while back then it was a thing and the conversation quickly shifted to encouraging each other about passing school and making it in life. Rest in peace my brother. You fought a good fight!!
Go well Sekuru Munesu 😭😭😭😭😭😭💔🙆♀️
May you rest in peace Munesu.
I pray for you Maiguru Audrey, Mudiwa and the whole family to be comforted from above.
Go well Munesu. You were such a beautiful soul. Our hearts are broken. But we understand that it is God who gives, and it is also God who takes away. It was a privilege to know and to love you.
Rest well Munesu! Gone but never forgotten🤍
Nematambudziko hamawe. Rest in peace Munesu
Chatikobo family –
May the Lord give you strength and find comfort in these trying times.
May His Soul Rest In Eternal Peace.
What a blessing and honour it was to know , laugh , hug and love Munesu.
An infectious smile , an incredible sense of humour , a kind heart and a quiet confidence .
Our hearts are truly broken .
May the Lord provide comfort , hope and peace to the Chatikobo family and all who had the blessing of loving and knowing Munesu .
My friendship with Munesu started in the most realistic fashion for 12-year-old boys at that time!
The year was 2011 when we started our high school journeys at Hellenic. As I was coming from the primary school, I was probably very territorial. So when my soon to be brother, light skinned and handsome from St. Johns prep arrived and was getting all this female attention, I think we both knew we were about to have a problem!
We tried to bond, but we were too busy trying to work out who was really the main man! This kept going for about a year until it spilt over into us having a fight in 2012 that needed to be physically broken up by our seniors, I’m pleased to say that the fight was even with no one getting a victory, luckily for me this fight happened then because if this had happened a few years later when Munesu had fallen in love with the gym I’m pretty sure I’d have been the firm loser that day.
But what we both realised immediately after this altercation is that we were just two boys cut from the same cloth. Boys who wanted to be great, who wanted to enjoy life, prove to our fathers we were good men and make our mothers proud! The next day we got to school – walked over to each other and just nodded over to each other to signal “Don’t worry brother, we’re good” and thus began the brotherhood!
Munesu carried an energy that inspired everyone around him, a confidence and swagger that meant everything he put his mind to would get achieved. Whether this was becoming the youngest first team tennis captain in school history, or getting the job done at Rhodes to complete his degree nothing stopped him. He was and will always be a force of nature.
As we got older, the brotherhood changed from our usual childish antics to bettering ourselves as men. We always talked about our upbringing and what we had to do to make those around us proud! Munesu believed in me and I him like brothers who knew we could conquer the world. He’d always say Don in this life I want you do everything and anything you want to, because nothing can stop us when we are at our best!
I’m feeling your loss heavily my brother not because you’re gone – because you’ll never be truly gone as I will carry you with me every day. I’m feeling this loss deeply because I won’t get to see how great you were going to become but I’m going to make it my life mission to make you proud brother!
This can’t finish before I reveal our very well executed secret, Auntie Audrey, Uncle Mike, Mom and Dad I’m sorry in advance.
But the year was 2015 and there was an O’break party happening on a Wednesday night that we both wanted to go to, but we had school on Thursday as we were lower 6.
So, we made up a story to our parents that there was Greek holiday, and we had school off the next day. As educated young men and social butterflies we knew this lie would make sense because of how close our families were through our friendship – so we knew that if our parents wanted to fact check this story, they’d call each other before they’d call the school. So, the plan worked, Auntie Audrey let Munesu stay at our house, we went to this party and arrived back very quietly at around 4:00am.
At 7:00am the next day, we woke up after very little sleep and with very powerful headaches and knocked on my parents’ door to let them know that as we are now seniors, we have the option to go toschool on this public holiday! To this day I don’t know how this worked out so well and we felt very clever but when our AS level results came out the next year, we realised we weren’t that clever at all.
My brother, when we were asked to describe you we said “If I’m ever in a fight, no matter how big the opposition I want Munesu by my side because he is someone who is always prepared to die for his brother”
It was an honour to have lived this this life by your side boss – many of the greats are taken too soon and this breaks my heart but makes a lot of sense because you were one of the greatest! You’ve earned your rest and I’ll miss you brother! Rest in Peace Chati!
Love Donald
To Uncle Mike, Auntie Audrey, Mudiwa, the Chatikobo and Mangezi families!
I’m so sorry for your loss, but please take comfort in knowing you raised an exceptional young man, who I was lucky enough to call not only a friend but a brother and for that I’ll always thank you!
I was truly devastated to hear of Munesu’s passing. Although I didn’t know him that well, it still breaks my heart to hear this news. He was and is my older cousin and holds a special place in my heart. Words cannot express how devastated I am. I pray that God will grant comfort and peace to Aunty Audrey, Mike and Mudiwa and that they will come out of this stronger. Gone too soon, but never forgotten. He made so many people’s lives enjoyable and touched the heart of many. Even just his presence was enough to put a smile on so many faces. Rest in eternal peace cousin. Gone but never forgotten 🙏🏾💔
I remember Munesu & Mudiwa going with the Mbuya Chatie ‘kumunda!’ Maybe that’s why you connected so beautifully with older people too.
May the Lord do what only He can as the family journeys through this incredibly difficult time. 🙏🏽
Munesu, you are gone too soon. We will miss your surprise visits and that big smile. We fondly remember the long chats we had at our home and the spontaneous tennis lessons with Tori. You touched her little heart and she was always proud to proclaim ‘my cousin Munesu’.
Rest in peace great guy and we will always remember your words: ‘only one vice’.
Today I asked God to calm my aching heart , God responded “ You are not being asked to stop loving Munesu.
You are being asked to love him differently now—with the kind of love that knows no boundary, no body, no final goodbye. Till we meet again Munesu ❤️
I would like to express my deepest condolences on the passing of sekuru Munesu our hearts are broken you were a wonderful son, brother and friend you will be missed dearly. May your gentle soul Rest in peace.