Mutupo · Tshivenda
Ravhura
- PeopleVhavenda
- Grouping Singo; the line of Thohoyandou's brother Tshisevhe at Makonde
- Surnames recorded Ravhura, Tshisevhe
- Places recorded Makonde
Also Spelled
Ravhura is also written Tshisevhe, Tshisebe and Singo of Makonde.
Spellings differ between families, between records and between countries. Wozekhaya keeps the name as each source wrote it rather than settling on one form.
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
About This Record
What Was Written Down
Stayt places Tshisebe, second son of Vele Lambeho, at Makonde. Luonde says Tshisevhe acted as king after Thohoyandou vanished, refused to step down, was defeated and killed by Munzhedzi Mpofu, and that his son Ravhura fled to Makonde. Wikipedia (citing Loubser) calls the Ravhura the successors of the Singo of Dzata whose kingship was taken by the Ramabulana, after which they were absorbed among the Tshivhase and Mphaphuli. One tradition recorded by E. Mudau (per Wikipedia) has Dimbanyika dividing the realm among Ravhura, Mandiwana, Munzhedzi, Tshivhase and Thohoyandou. Recorded from the sources named on this entry; the wording here is Sibaya's own.
Where This Comes From
- Written down by
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- Luonde.co.za - Brief History; Ngomalungundu (community heritage site), accessed 2026-09-05, luonde.co.za — https://luonde.co.za/brief-history/ and https://luonde.co.za/brief-history/ngomalungundu
- Hugh A. Stayt, The Bavenda, 1931 — https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/59437
- Wikipedia contributors, Venda Kingdom (Wikipedia article), accessed 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venda_Kingdom
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