Nkayi district is in Matabeleland North Province of Zimbabwe. It is located about 100km west of Kwekwe and 168km northeast of Bulawayo. Some sources say The name comes from a Tonga phrase meaning "where are you going". The Nkayi district was made up of five chiefs and their various headmen. These chieftainships included Nkalakata, Tshugulu, Myinga Dagamela, Madhliwa and Sokobokobo.
CHIEF NKALAKATA
Their area is called Lujinga...
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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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