She met her future husband, Robert Mugabe, in the Gold Coast at Takoradi Teacher Training College where they were both teaching, and went with him to Southern Rhodesia, where they were married in April 1961 in Salisbury.
Dia bertemu dengan calon suaminya, Robert Mugabe, di Pantai Emas di Sekolah Pelatihan Guru Takoradi dimana mereka berdua mengajar, dan pergi bersamanya ke Rhodesia Selatan, dimana mereka menikah pada bulan April 1961 di Salisbury.