Mufakose
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Mufakose is the totem of the Hwata Shona
people of central Zimbabwe who settled in the Mazoe valley in the early nineteenth century.
Three brothers, Shayachimwe Mukombami, Nyakudya Chiweshe and Gutsa left their ancestral lands under Nyashanu in Buhera.After settling down in the Harare-Mazoe area, Hwata Shayachimwe Mukombami abandoned his father's chidawo (praise name) of Museyamwa,and adopted the praise name Mufakose.
All discendants of Hwata Dynasty are called Shava,Hwata Mufakose.
A suburb in Harare
, Zimbabwe
,called Mufakose is named after the Hwata Dynasty.
Mufakose is also the name of a constituency of the Parliament of Zimbabwe
,that encompases the suburb of that name.
Shona
Shona may refer to:*Shona people, a Southern African people*Shona language, a Bantu language spoken By Shona people*Eilean Shona, a Scottish island*Shona...
people of central Zimbabwe who settled in the Mazoe valley in the early nineteenth century.
Three brothers, Shayachimwe Mukombami, Nyakudya Chiweshe and Gutsa left their ancestral lands under Nyashanu in Buhera.After settling down in the Harare-Mazoe area, Hwata Shayachimwe Mukombami abandoned his father's chidawo (praise name) of Museyamwa,and adopted the praise name Mufakose.
All discendants of Hwata Dynasty are called Shava,Hwata Mufakose.
A suburb in Harare
Harare
Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
,called Mufakose is named after the Hwata Dynasty.
Mufakose is also the name of a constituency of the Parliament of Zimbabwe
Parliament of Zimbabwe
The Parliament of Zimbabwe consists of two chambers:*The Senate *The House of Assembly...
,that encompases the suburb of that name.