In India, they used to lynch the hermits in the forests, as they were suspected of turning themselves into maneaters.
Even the dreaded 'Churails' were blamed.
I didn't know how bad maneating Lions in Mozambique were, till I read Maneaters and Marauders by Taylor, and Months of the Sun, By Nyschens.

Safari-Hunt, I don't know if you can compare Mugabe to a maneater, more of a scavenger than anything else.
Maybe a Putsi fly
Mpofu.