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Pane mutumbi ndipo pane magora

Shona Definition

Vanhu vanowanzoengerera nokusvika panzvimbo inenge iine zvavanoda.

English Translation

Vultures gather wherever a carcass lies. In the same way, people crowd into the place where they expect to get what they want.

Cultural Context

“Used of crowds that appear wherever there is something to be gained.”

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This is a variant of

Mwena unorindirwa / ndounobuda ishwa

The hole worth keeping watch over is the one the termites actually come out of. Effort is spent where there is something to be gained.