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Shona Definition
Vatariri vakava vaviri pabasa rimwe chete vanobva vashaya hanya naro zvokuti harizobudiriri. Havazozivi kuti ndiani anofanira kuita ichi nechichi nokuda kwomukarirano.
English Translation
A single pot of relish needs a single person watching it; put two in charge and the sauce burns. Responsibility cannot be divided — a task with several supervisors is unlikely to succeed.
Cultural Context
“Invoked when a job has been given too many overseers, none of whom knows which part is his to do.”
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