VISION
To provide services and leadership to the community and calling upon all subjects to participate in the upliftment of the Valoyi Clan, while maintaining and inculcating cultural ethos.
(VUKOSI I VUTIRHELI) ROYALTY IN SERVICE
MISSION
To call upon all residents to engage in rural development until (Hi twa rhambu loko ri tshoveka) until we hear the bones break.
To enlist the aid and services of the Governmental and private institutions to realize our ambitions.
To call upon all residents to engage in rural development until (Hi twa rhambu loko ri tshoveka) until we hear the bones break.
- To enlist the aid and services of the Governmental and private institutions to realize our ambitions.
THE HISTORY OF THE VALOYI CLAN CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THREE PERIODS VIZ
Central Africa – 1499 – 1647
East Africa - Mozambique - 1647 – 1820
Northern Transvaal (Limpopo) – 1820 – 2009
The history of the Valoyi clan can only be traced from 1499 when the Arabs invaded
Central Africa to ply their trade. This group could not withstand this pressure of
traders and decided to migrate to the East along the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers.
Their rulers were many and among them were Nteha and Xitsavi. Nchangameri and Nxolwana
and their children remained in the present Zimbabwe. These names of the great leaders
are today engraved on the great marble plaques of the Zimbabwe ruins. The nest of the group
reached Indian Ocean in the east and settled in Mozambique and named their new territory
Vutsonga.
1647 – 1820 in Vutsonga in Mozambique
The history of Valoyi clan in Mozambique during this period was documented by the
Swiss Missionaries viz Dr A.A Jacques.
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Profile
The appointment of Hosi T.L.P Nwamitwa II in 2002 was characterized by
a struggle of succession to the throne. Customarily it was a taboo for a
female to rule a clan. It was a prerogative of the male primogeniture.
Court cases ensued and culminated at the Constitutional court in 2008
where the principles of human rights enshrined in the Constitution were
observed and the rule of democracy was fulfilled. She became the first
woman of the Vatsonga nation to become a ruler. A historic event indeed.
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Tourism
a. Arts and Crafts show case
- Women in the community engage themselves in various activities such as those at Joppie Village, who engage themselves on daily basis working on beads, pottery, traditional/ cultural attire etc. they lack sufficient funding to be able to build a structure to work from.
- Others engage themselves in community gardens, using conventional method of farming.
- Others try projects on poultry farming. The proceeds of all these activities help them to bring food on the table for their families.
b. Music and Dance
- With the love for music, the Shangaan- Tsonga people have developed a number of musical instruments. The "Mhalamhala (Kudu horn) flute that produces a breathless, raspy, but haunting sound. The "xitende" is a long thin bow tied on each end by a taut leather thong or wire which runs across a gourd. This was often used to alleviate boredom on long journeys.
- The Shangaan-Tsonga are well known for their traditional dances such as Muchongolo, songs and dances by both elderly male and female citizens.
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