Kadungure Mapondera Chief Kadungure Mapondera helped to lead the Shona people of Southern Africa against British colonial forces in the 1890s . He eventually surrendered to his enemies and was tried and sentenced to imprisonment . Son of Nyahunzvi and his wife Mwera , Nyahunzvi son of Zhengeni , Zhenjeni son of Chiwodza ( Chiwodzamamera ) who became first Chief Negomo . Chiwodza was son of Mugumu ( Kanogumura ) , a descendant of the Rozvi Dynasty of Zimbabwe from early 1690s , and his wife Chimoyo , sister of Gwangwadza and children of Chiumbe of Nehoreka dynasty . Mugumu ' s brother was Kuredzamuswe . The two came from Bikita and were of Moyondizvo totem . 1901 Mapondera Rebellion . As an outstanding commander and politician , in 1901 Chief Kadungure Mapondera , who had in 1894 proclaimed his independence of the British South Africa Company ' s rule , led a rebellion in the Guruve , Mazowe and Mount Darwin areas of Mashonaland Central . He led a force of initially under 100 men , but had over 600 under his command by mid - 1901 . He was captured in 1903 and died in jail in 1904 after a hunger strike . When the Rozvi Empire was folding the children of Dhewa Basvi moved northwards from Bikita into some parts of Manicaland , Midlands , Masvingo and all Mashonaland Provinces . Some of them include Chiduku , Tandi , Ruzane , Samuriwo , Negomo , Nyamweda , Sai ( Gokwe ) , Gumunyu , Musarurwa , Mumbengegwi , Gono ( descendents of Kuredzamuswe in Shamva ) . Negomo Chieftainship : Chiwodza had 3 sons viz : Mutasa ( Mutopore ) and Zhenjeni ( from senior wife ) , and Muroro from junior wife . Mutasa did not leave a son . The chieftainship continues to rotate between the descendents of Zhenjeni and Muroro . Kindly note that the chieftainship does not necessarily follow seniority positions in the family . Negomo Chieftainship : Chief 1 : Chiwodzamamera . Chief 2 : Zhenjeni . Chief 3 : Chimukwende / Hwende / Dandera ( Muroro ) . Chief 4 : Muguse ( Zhenjeni ) . Chief 5 : Gorejena ( Muroro ) . N . B . Muguse did not have sons . When he fell ill his brother Nyahunzvi became the longest acting chief for over 30 years . Nyahunzvi died before Muguse who had been ill for a long time . Soon after Nyahunzvi ' s death it did not take long before Muguse ' s death . Mwera the wife of Nyahunzvi , who was pregnant was inherited by the incoming chief Gorejena , son of Hwende of Muroro lineage . Mwera bore Kadungure / Chivaura who was then nicknamed Mapondera . In fact Gorejena who took Mwera as his wife soon after the death of Nyahunzvi was Mapondera ' s cousin . With Mwera Gorejena ' s children are Chikuva ( daughter ) and Zoraunye ( son ) . Chief 6 : Chipiro / Mukungurutse ( Zhenjeni ) . Chief 7 : Munyepere / Mutengwa ( Muroro ) . Chief 8 : Chipiro / Mhako Dingo ) ( Zhenjeni ) . Chief 9 : Mupfunya ( Muroro ) . Chief 10 : Chipiro / Gomwe Naison ( Zhenjeni ) . Chief 11 : Chitsinde / Inge / Zhakata ( Muroro ) . Chief 12 : incoming Nyahunzvi / Mapondera ' s family ( Zhenjeni ) . Paramount Chief Mapondera ' s chieftainship has nothing to do with Negomo chieftainship . These are different chieftainships . However Mapondera ' s children are also legible to Negomo chieftainship . Mapondera ' s sons who left descendents were as follows ( starting with most senior ) : 1 . Chivarange / Kanotumika 2 . Chaichimwe 3 . Gatsi 4 . Jaji / Gorejena 5 . Muchenje / Chikuku 6 . Kaseke / Chatamabara 7 . Mukambi / Masocha 8 . Chigon ' a 9 . Mutata 10 . Jani / Mbocho 11 . Macharika ( no children ) 12 . Machiridza / Jeke 13 . Murungweni / Marufu 14 . Makuvise 15 . Muteveri ( Ben ) 16 . Usaihwevhu / Bainosi 17 . Chibaya 18 . Magwasha / Enock 19 . Nhova 20 . Tavengwa 21 . Takawira 22 . Chandidzora / Mereki .