Fellows

Ntokozo Yingwana initially joined the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS, at the University of the Witwatersrand) in 2016 as the Communication and Research Uptake Officer, and subsequently became a PhD Candidate. Yingwana holds a Masters in gender and development from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS, at the University of Sussex in England), funded by the Chevening UK Scholarship. Prior to joining ACMS she worked for IDS as the Content Coordinator for the Open Knowledge and Digital Services Unit. Yingwana’s experience and skills are in journalism, online media, advocacy, open access/knowledge, and research. She occasionally freelances as an …

Tracey Muradzikwa has 5 years of experience working at the Judiciary Service Commission in Zimbabwe. She was a Research Assistant for a research conducted by the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS & Gender (CSA&G) based at the University Of Pretoria, South Africa, entitled ” The Lived Experiences and Social Support Needs of Pregnant Women and Neonates in Hurungwe District, Zimbabwe”. Previously, she had been working at the United Nations World Food Programme as an intern. In 2018 she graduated at the University of Zimbabwe with a Masters in international relations and is currently a PhD student at the University of Witwatersrand,

Efetobor Stephanie Effevottu is a PhD candidate at the Department of History, University of Ibadan. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history (2014) from the University of Benin and a Master’s of Art degree in history (2017) from the University of Ibadan. She is a junior fellow of the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA-Nigeria). She is a member of the Social Science and Humanities Research Association, Historical Society of Nigeria and the Midwest Political Science Association. Effevottu’s areas of specialization lie in religion, gender, peacebuilding, and development studies. Her Master’s dissertation centers around unravelling the role

Mandipa Machacha is a feminist development practitioner with a comprehensive range of skills acquired from having worked for the Botswana government, the non-profit sector, and the United Nations. Passionate about social justice (gender-justice in particular), she has worked for over 10 years either for or supporting activist groups, donors, and international organizations to deepen analysis, shape policy, and refine interventions that defend minority and women’s rights, with the overarching goal of developing strategies that will enable us to build intersectional feminist futures. This work has included human rights advocacy, humanitarian assistance, conflict resolution, sustainable development initiatives, curriculum development, advisory roles

Rose Mbezi is a PhD candidate at the University of Dar es Salaam. She holds a Master of Philosophy in anthropology of development from Bergen University (Norway), Masters of Arts and Bachelor of Arts both from University of Dar Es Salaam and a Diploma in Education from Marangu Teachers college. She has over 20 years of experience in projects, programs, research and forums in relation to gender and development endeavors. She has participated in different project assignments regarding gender and development in the following sectors: Health, Crop-Livestock, Fisheries, Agriculture, Tourism, Land, informal sector, Gender Based Violence and Fertilizer. Her involvement

Joseph Kimaru Karanja is an assistant lecturer in the Department of Security and Correctional Sciences, Kenyatta University. He possess a bachelor’s degree in criminology and a Master of Criminology both from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. As a faculty member, Karanja facilitates various units ranging from crime studies, security management, private security, correctional sciences, justice systems, rule of law, peace, justice, and reconciliation both at the university level and disciplined forces training colleges. In terms of consultancy, Karanja has been involved in training needs assessment for disciplined services, module, and curriculum development for correctional institutions and university. He

Susan Kung’u is a communications lecturer with thirteen years’ experience. She was awarded a Master’s degree in communication studies at University of Nairobi in 2005 and a Bachelor’s degree from Kenyatta University in 1997. Since 2007, she has taught in various universities in Kenya including University of Nairobi and Kenyatta University and headed the communications department at Presbyterian University of E.A. She has specialized in journalism, media law and ethics, and psychology in communication. Previously, Kung’u taught language and literature in high schools in Kenya. While there, she revised and edited English text books for primary and secondary schools in

Edmond Madhuha is a PhD candidate in health sociology in the Department of Sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand. He is also a teaching assistant in the same department. He mainly works with first-year students assisting with lecturing, assessment of assignments, tests, tutor coordination as well as curriculum counseling. As a researcher, Madhuha was the in-Country (South Africa) research consultant for the African Population and Health Research Center – International Organisation for Migration sponsored project in 2017. The research project he coordinated was on sexual and reproductive health within the migration corridors of South Africa. He successfully handled this

Nkululeko Majozi is currently a PhD Candidate in the Department of Development Studies at the University of South Africa (UNISA). He holds a Master of Security Studies (MSS) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and a BA Hons in international studies from Rhodes University, South Africa. Nkululeko has previously worked as a Doctoral Researcher at the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) in the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) (2018-2020), where his work entailed providing research and evidence-based policy advice on a range of public affairs issues to African governments and multilateral organisations operating in Africa. At AISA, Majozi

Sani Yakubu Adam is a lecturer in the Department of History, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. His broader area of interest is in the history of Islam in northern Nigeria. He was a fellow of the All Africa House program at the University of Cape Town in 2015 and is presently a grantee of Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Doctoral Completion Fellowship. He is currently working on a PhD dissertation focusing on the formation and expansion of the book market of Kano, the major entrepot of northern Nigeria. It examines the book business located in this space but also beyond