The Murehwa district was historically organized into four Tribal Trust Lands: Mangwende, Uzumba, Maramba, and Pfungwe. Within Mangwende Tribal Trust Land, authority is held by Chief Mangwende, under whom serve Headmen Zihute, Mushaninga, and Mukarakate, all members of the VaNowe tribe. Headmen Muchagoneyi and Neweyembwa were recognised as vatorwa, or outsiders to the tribe.
Uzumba Tribal Trust Land falls under Chief Nyajina, whose subordinate headmen —...
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Shamva District is a significant administrative and mining district in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland Central Province, located about 90 km northeast of Harare. The region is historically renowned for large-scale gold mining at the base of Shamva Mountain. Nickel and other volcaniclastic-hosted deposits are also a major part of the local industry.
The district comprised of two tribal trust lands and an area that was designated as...
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Following the 1964 delineation exercise, the district comprised the Ndanga Tribal Trust Land and the Sangwe Tribal Trust Land. At that time, the district was home to six chiefs, four of whom were based in the Ndanga Tribal Trust Land and two in the Sangwe Tribal Trust Land. The chiefs in the Ndanga Tribal Trust Land were Nhema, Ndanga, Nyakunhuwa, and Bota. Chief Nhema occupied...
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