Mwatipedza Village — Our Home
Mwatipedza Village is located in the Bocha area of Mutare District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe. We are a community of the Marange clan — descendants of Gandidzanwa's 31 sons who conquered and settled this land generations ago.
Our village takes its name from Mwatipedza, the 27th son of Gandidzanwa, who was given this dunhu in the great division of the Marange territory. The clan name Marange itself derives from "Marangwa" — meaning "you have been disciplined" — the name given as Gandidzanwa's family departed Makoni.
A Village With Deep Roots
Mwatipedza Village sits in the Bocha area of Mutare District, Manicaland Province. Our community is part of the wider Marange clan — descendants of Gandidzanwa's 31 sons who settled this land generations ago.
Led By Ishe David Marange
Village Head David Marange has led Mwatipedza Village since October 2012, continuing a proud succession from Tete Amaruza, Ishe David Marange (grandfather), Philmon Marange, and Noah Mwatipedza.
Investing In Community & Heritage
From preserving the Marange family lineage to supporting local agriculture, education, and youth development, Mwatipedza Village is committed to honouring its past while building a prosperous future.
Ishe David Marange
Installed as Village Head of Mwatipedza Village in October 2012, Ishe David Marange continues a proud line of leadership that traces back through Philmon Marange, Noah Mwatipedza, Ishe David Marange (grandfather), and the caretaker chief Tete Amaruza — all the way to the founding son Mwatipedza, 27th son of Gandidzanwa.
Community Projects
Development initiatives improving life across Mwatipedza Village.
Project focus
The Scholarship Fund - Send a Child to School
Village Trust Fund to send to school the academically gifted students in the community
Progressing wellProject focus
Mwatipedza Football Team
Supporting Mwatipedza youth with activities that will make them to stay away from Drug and Substance Abuse
Team needs to be launchedProject focus
Village Tree Planting Project
Tree planting for sustainable development
3 communal plots planted with 1000 gum seedlings each.News & Updates
The latest from Mwatipedza Village — events, milestones, and stories from the Bocha area.
Village Development Mar 19, 2026
Formation of Mwatipedza Scholarship Fund
This is just a heads up on what has been happening. We are not yet looking for donations to supplement the allowance as there are a few governance structures that we want to put in place first, including :
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History Feb 22, 2026
MARANGE DYNASTY OF BOCHA
Newcomers to the world of Shona politics could hardly find a better point at which to start than the Marange dynasty of Bocha: it offers a neat little case history of struggle for political power and land, with the enforced peace of colonial rule only just suppressing the older methods of conducting politics in the last century. At a first glance at the map, Bocha appears to be cut off from the surrounding country by natural features: on its northern border lies the Mutanda range, while on the east and west, joining in the south, run the Odzi and Save rivers, both of them major streams that are difficult or impossible to cross at the height of the summer rains.
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Mwatipedza Village, Bocha, Mutare District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe