Introduction
Life is full of surprises! I am sure no one ever imagined a day
when we all could spend days and months indoors dreading meeting
the person next door. The Covid-19 pandemic has been a testimony.
The cyclone Idai tragedy is another testimony, we witnessed the
unfortunate never expected. These uncertainties remind one of the
need to plan about what would happen to his/her estates when he/she
leaves this world. Such planning can be through the writing of a
will which is by far the simplest ways through which one can
pronounce his or her wishes when he/she dies.
Definition of a will
A will or testament may be defined as either a voluntary oral or
written declaration made by a testator or a testatrix (a person
bequeathing), in regard to the dissolution of his/her property
after his/her death. Wills are a creature of statute and are
governed by the Wills Act (Chapter 6:06) and as such wills ought to
be line with the laws of the land otherwise they can be a
