Directors

Dr Hellen Venganai is the inaugural Director of the Gender and Diversity Centre. She is a gender expert and researcher with over 10 years of progressive experience working in gender and women’s rights context. She also possesses leadership experience working in academia, civil society, private sector, and media with high level interaction with various stakeholders.

She holds a PhD in Sociology from Stellenbosch University, a Masters degree in Development Studies from Institute of Social Studies – Erasmus University Rotterdam where she specialised in Women, gender and Development. She also holds an undergraduate degree in Sociology and Gender Development Studies from the Women’s University in Africa, and a National Diploma in Journalism from Harare Polytechnic. She has taught courses in Development Studies, Child Sensitive Social Policies, and Gender Studies. She also possesses experience in supervising PhD theses and MSc and BSc dissertations. Dr Venganai has expertise in women rights centred research and her research interests revolve on gender, child rights, women’s rights, sexuality, culture, postcolonial studies, and development policies. Some of her previous publications focused on sexuality, identity construction, and gender based violence, sexuality and culture. Her doctoral research was on understanding the significance of cultural practices, notably labia elongation, in the lives of young urban Shona women and men in contemporary Zimbabwe. She has also been involved in a regional research project by the Stellenbosch University Department of Economics on the contemporary roles of African women in politics in Sub-Saharan African countries. At a personal level, Dr Venganai is also a gender and child rights advocate.

Education and Qualifications

2017                PhD in Sociology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

2012                MA in Development Studies (Women, Gender, and Development), Erasmus University Rotterdam (Institute of Social Studies), Netherlands.

2009                Certificate in Monitoring & Evaluation

2009                BSc Honours in Sociology & Gender Development Studies, Women’s University in Africa, Zimbabwe.

2001                National Diploma in Mass Communication, Harare Polytechnic, Zimbabwe.

Record of Employment

2022 – Present            Director, Gender and Diversity Centre

2018 – 2022                Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, Child Sensitive Social Policies, Gender Studies, Women’s University in Africa.

2009 – 2010                A& R Executive, Gramma Records.

2007 – 2010                Corporate Communications Officer, Gramma Records

2005 – 2007                Executive Producer (Continuity), Radio Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation.

2002 – 2007                Producer/Presenter, Radio Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation.

University Service

2021 – 2022               Chairperson, Gender Transformative Sciences Department

2021 – Present            Member, University Research Board

2019 – Present            Member, Higher Degrees Committee

2019 – 2020                Child Sensitive Social Policies Programme Coordinator

Recent Research (WUA Funded)

Interrogating Christians’ participation and spirituality in virtual church services: A gendered perspective.

Navigating Street Vending During the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Lived Experiences of Women Street Vendors with Disabilities.

Selected Academic and Media Publications

Woyo, E., & Venganai, H. (2022). Situating Gender and Disability in Tourism Scholarship in Africa: An Introduction to Intersectional Perspectives. In Gender, Disability, and Tourism in Africa: Intersectional Perspectives (pp. 1-29). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Venganai, H. & Benhura, A. (2022) Interrogating gendered exclusion of womxn in COVID-19 vaccination policies and practices in Southern Africa, Agenda, DOI: 10.1080/10130950.2022.2111082

Benhura, A. & Venganai, H. (2022). Exploring Gendered Monitoring and Evaluation of the Social Protection System in Angola: A Rights‑Based Perspective. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41134-022-00218-z

Venganai, H., 2021. Extending Conversations around Labia Elongation beyond Heterosexual Encounters. African Arguments. https://africanarguments.org/2021/04/extending-conversations-around-labia-elongation-beyond-heterosexual-encounters/

Venganai, H., 2020. Covid-19 prevention measures should leave no school child behind (NewsDay, 28 May 2020). https://www.newsday.co.zw/2020/05/covid-19-prevention-measures-should-leave-no-school-child-behind/

Venganai, H., & Benhura, A., 2020. Girls’ stolen voices, future (Sunday Mail, October 2020).https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/girls-stolen-voices-future/amp?fbclid=IwAR30wWQrTmQrD8lskIj5840lt0xA17kh2W7rEIxhOo17J99CVX1LU_v3wWo

Venganai, H., 2019. “These things might be there in the Bible, but they are hidden” – Christian appropriations of the practice of labia elongation in Zimbabwe. The African Journal of Gender and Religion, 25(1), pp. 1-26. https://doi.org/10.14426/ajgr.v25i1.5

Mbereko, A., Scott, D., & Venganai, H. 2019. Experiences of different household structures caring for people living with HIV and AIDS in the antiretroviral era: Case study of Nyamakate rural area in Zimbabwe. Cogent Social Sciences 5, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2019.1565075

Venganai, H., 2018. Reinterpretation of “Traditional” bodily modifications by young people in contemporary Zimbabwe. Africa Development, 43(1), pp. 43-60. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ad/article/view/190301

Venganai, H., 2017. Urban Shona women negotiating their identities through the cultural practice of labia elongation in contemporary Zimbabwe. Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research, 8(3), pp. 306-324. https://www.genderopen.de/handle/25595/1437

Venganai, H., 2015. (Re) constructing positive cultures to protect girls and women against sexual violence. Agenda, 29(3), pp.145-154. https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2015.1052679

Venganai, H., 2015. The Gendering and Sexualisation of Young Women through Sex Educational Practices and Discourses in Southern Africa, in J. Wyn and H. Cahill (eds.). Handbook of Children and Youth Studies, pp.289-300. Springer: Singapore.

Consultancies

Dr Venganai has experience in consultancies including being part of the WUA team that developed the UNICEF funded Conflict and Gender responsive Social Protection Delivery Handbook and Training Manual for the Ministry of Public Service Labour and Social Welfare. She has done consultancy work for community based organisations (CSOs) on vulnerabilities of adolescent girls and young women including child marriages in various districts. Dr Venganai was also part of the team of WUA consultants who conducted the Supporting Adolescent Girls Education (SAGE) Beneficiary Identification Programme for Plan International Zimbabwe.

Conferences/Workshops/Seminars attended;

Presented in the Round Table on Gender, sexuality and social justice: unpacking dominant development and policy discourses at the 16^th European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) General Conference (online): Solidarity, Peace and Social Justice, 5-8 July 2021.

Presented a paper titled “Rethinking queerness in the context of labia elongation”. 8th European Conference on African Studies, Edinburgh University, Scotland, 11-14 June, 2019.

Presented paper titled “Equal rights are okay, but we may end up having makanda asina nzungu (empty shells without groundnuts): The social construction of women interested in politics by young people in Masvingo urban”. Gender equality and the human rights of women in Zimbabwe National Symposium, Harare, Zimbabwe, 5-6 November, 2018.

Presented a paper titled “Bodies at the centre and voices on the margins: Debating women’s contraceptives in Zimbabwe”. 14th Development Dialogue on “Do We Need to Grow” Problematising Growth Economy in Development. International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands from 21st to the 22nd of November 2016.

Presented a paper “Why do you go to the gym if you were created perfect?” – Unpacking the ‘modern’ African body through ‘traditional’ bodily modifications. CODESRIA International Conference on (Re) Making African Bodies. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 3-4 November, 2016.

Presented a paper titled “The place of the “traditional” sexual practice of labia elongation in the lives of young urban Shona women and men in contemporary Zimbabwe.” 9th Global Persons and Sexualities Conference. Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom, 10-12 July, 2016.

Presented a paper titled ‘Even whites do it’: A Study of labia elongation with young women and men in Zimbabwe. New Social Forms Seminar Series, Department of Sociology & Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch University, 26 May 2016.

Presented a paper titled “Thinking about researching culture in ways that do not reproduce gendered stereotypes”. 22^nd Annual South African Sociological Association Conference. University of Johannesburg, South Africa. 28 June – 1 July, 2015.

Attended the Social Sciences for Development Conference. Stellenbosch University. Stellenbosch. South Africa. 9 – 10 September, 2015.

Attended the Narrating Lives and Living Stories in Contexts of Socio-political Change Symposium. Wits University, Humanities Graduate Centre. Johannesburg. South Africa. 7 – 10 July, 2015.

Attended the Colloquium on Young people engaging in/for non-violence and equality: Challenges, opportunities and constraints – Finland/South Africa Research Cooperation. STIAS. Stellenbosch. 29 – 30 September, 2014.

Honours/Awards

• Awarded a research grant by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (Sweden) for a study on the gendered analysis of Cyclone Idai disaster interventions in Chimanimani, 2020.
• Awarded a research grant by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law on Gender Equality and the Human Rights of Women in Zimbabwe, 2018.
• Awarded the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) scholarship to pursue PhD studies, 2014;
• Awarded an Overall Distinction MA Degree 2012;
• Awarded Distinction for my research paper titled ‘We See It Differently: Examining Power/Knowledge in the Contestation of the WHO’s Interpretation of Male Circumcision’, 2012;
• Awarded a Nuffic Scholarship to pursue MA studies, 2011;
• Awarded Trophy for Overall Best Student in the Social Sciences, Women’s University in Africa, 2009;
• Awarded Book Price for Best Student in Sociology Degree, Women’s University in Africa, 2009.

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Email: hvenganai@wua.ac.zw

Twitter handle: @hellen_venganai

Designate Officer; Association of African Universities Southern Africa Regional Office (AAU SARO) & Board Member

Mrs Gono holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice in Change Leadership with the University of West England (UWE), 2022 and Master of Business Administration degree with Africa University (AU), 1999, Mutare in Zimbabwe, and Higher National Diploma in Business Administration with Masvingo Technical College, 1995.

Mrs Gono is the Director for International Programme and Global Initiatives since December 2023, a portfolio for internationalizing the university in terms of curriculum, teaching, research, student and staff exchange programmes and partnerships with a bid to produce a global graduate.  She has increased partnerships with international universities and organisations.  She has made inroads in physical penetration of the university in countries like Malawi.  Mrs Gono is also the Designate Officer for the Association of African Universities Southern Africa Regional Office (AAU SARO) currently hosted by the Women’s University in /Africa since September 2023.  The Association of African Universities (AAU), is the voice of higher education in Africa and the implementing agent of the African Union on higher education issues.  The AAU has established regional offices to widen its reach and enhance its impact across Africa.  Mrs Gono has spearheaded the establishment of the governance structures for the AAU SARO Office to be all inclusive in tackling regional higher education issues.  She provides secretariat services to the AAU SARO Board.

Mrs Gono was the Director for Marketing, Communications & Public Relations of the University since June 2017 to November 2023.  She was the custodian of the WUA Brand.  Her roles included media liaison, marketing, events management and coordination, exhibitions, publications and digital marketing.  She also coordinated Alumni activities and Community Engagement.  The tasks which enhanced the university brand by increasing visibility and awareness.  In this role, she played a critical part in information dissemination and business continuity during the Covid 19 Pandemic.

From May 2012 to May 2017, Mrs Gono was the University’s Director for Resource Mobilisation and Marketing.  She was responsible for growing the University partners and enrolment.  She was also brand custodian and media liaison.

From November 2008 to May 2012.  Mrs Gono was the Registrar/Director Strategic Business Development for the Women’s University in Africa, Zimbabwe. She was responsible for Marketing & Public Relations, IT, HR & Administration, Strategic Business Units which were channels for revenue diversification, Resource Mobilisation and Registry that incorporated student records, examinations, admissions and registration.

She worked at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation as Head Finance and Administration from December 2002, re-graded to Group Finance Director in December 2003 and re-graded to General Manager Finance and Corporate Affairs from December 2006 to June 2008.  Prior to joining ZBC she was Chief Accountant in the Office of the President and Cabinet where she rose through civil service ranks to Under Secretary for Finance.  She has 19 years of experience in government financial management and six years of experience in the parastatals as well as 15 years in the academia.

Mrs Gono has served in a number of  Boards that include the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) 2003 to February 2011, the Well – Patsime NGO an organization which is integrating HIV/AIDs with permaculture targeting the infected and affected, the Parastatals Council of Zimbabwe from 2004 to 2008, Trustee of the Women in Agri-business in sub-Sahara Africa Alliance (WASAA) since 2012, a non-profit making institution to promote women in agri-business, the Institute of Child Resources in Zimbabwe (ICRZ) from 2008 to 2016.

In January 2012, Mrs Gono was appointed a member of the International Association of Universities (IAU) Reference Group on Higher Education focusing on Education for All (EFA) and Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 for the period 2012 to 2015 as an Advisor, information sharing and recognition of EFA related activities undertaken by institutions of higher learning.  She contributed in the development and establishment of the Early Childhood Development Model Centers in the University to cater for female students and surrounding communities as well as practical lab for Education degree programmes.

Mrs Gono is currently serving in the World Technology Partners Board; www.worldtechnologypartners.org

She has been nominated for various business accolades and awarded the Megafest 2014 Top 20 Outstanding Women In Business.

She was the designate Officer for Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings in the African Broadcast Media Partnership (ABMP) Against HIV/AIDs.  She managed to coordinate the National selections for the Imagine Afrika reality show for 2007 where the Zimbabwe candidate was on the winning group which scooped US$6000 each.  The 2008 reality show, on the same programme, managed to have three Zimbabweans being in the top 30 of Africa select. This programme profiled young African Achievers matching their ingenuity and leadership in tackling challenges confronting many poor communities across Africa such as HIV/AIDs, water & sanitation, training and food supply.  The show focused on themes including gender equality and equity, open communication about gender roles, HIV/AIDs, stigma and HIV-testing.  The campaign emphasised on personal action and urged all Africans to consider their role in realizing an HIV free generation under the tag line ‘Imagine the possibility of HIV-free generation: It begins with You.’

In her portfolio of community engagement at the Women’s University in Africa, she succeeded in bringing key research collaborations with the University College of London (UCL) on a project titled: Mapping risk and resilience to mental health consequences of child marriage in Zimbabwe.  She also brought in the University of West England (UWE) collaboration in the delivery of the module titled Professional Practice in Change Leadership at post graduate level.

Mrs Gono has coordinated a lot of events that have impacted positively in the women empowerment agenda.  These included public lecture series that focused on issues affecting women and children covering issues of gender-based violence, child marriages, human trafficking, and African Union agenda 2063 among others.

Mrs Gono was a volunteer of the 18^th ICASA (International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa Zimbabwe 2015).

On 27 April 2017, Mrs Gono successfully hosted the First Lady of the Republic of Namibia, Her Excellency, Madame Monica Geingos to hold a #Be Free Conversations with young people, professionals, service providers, Life Skill teachers/lecturers and community leaders.  Madam Geingos was appointed to be the United Nations AIDS as a special Advocate for Young Women and Adolescent Girls in September 2016. Her role is specifically to champion the Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free agenda through the #BeFree Campaign which is a framework targeting the ending not only AIDS among children, adolescents and young women by 2020 but violence against children and enhancing communication between parents/guardians and youths.

Dr S Gwatura

ORCID:                                             https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0845-0677

 Memberships

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):                  97930189

The Southern Africa Institute for Management Scientists:                TAKS01

Association of Information Systems:                                                  49644040

I (Prof. Sam Takavarasha Jr) am the Director, Research Innovation Postgraduate Centre at Women’s University of Africa. Prior to that served as the Dean of the Faculty of Management and Entrepreneurial Sciences at Women’s University of Africa. I also worked as a senior lecturer department of Information Systems after my research fellowship at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa, in the Department of Information Systems. I acquired my PhD in Information Systems at University of Zimbabwe where I led 3 research consultancy projects and championed Zimbabwe’s first e-learning virtual lecture project. I have also published many peer reviewed academic papers and published a book with IGI-Global. I have conducted three national consultancy projects, two of which I was the principal investigator.

My academic administrative experience includes sitting on two university councils on both the management and oversight sides as well as serving as a member of EXCO. I also seat on the board of one not for profit trust as a volunteer. My editorial experience includes being special issue journal editor (International Journal of Information Systems (IJISPM) and Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC), Editor in Chief of POTRAZ Journal, editing a book project, being track chair European Conference of Information Systems (ECIS) 2017 /2018, co-conference chair of ACICST 2023/2024, conference chair of ZCICT as well as program committee member of International Conferences including IFIP HCC13, ICTAS2018, IFIP HCC14, ZCICT, ACIST and technical chair of Cybersecurity 4 D 2024.

Qualifications: PhD Information Systems (ICT4D) University of Zimbabwe (2016), BSc Hon Computer and Information Systems, University of Portsmouth, UK (2006). Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods University of Portsmouth, UK (2007), Postgraduates as Teachers, Tutors and Demonstrators (2007) University of Portsmouth.

Lecturing Experience: I lectured Information Systems (e-Commerce, e-business, IT Project Management since 2007, at the University of Portsmouth UK, University of Fort Hare and Women’s University in Africa

Research: I have also published 31 peer reviewed academic papers and published my first book with IGI-Global 2018. I have conducted three national consultancy projects, two of which I was the principal investigator. My research interests include Information Systems in Developing Countries, ICT for Development, Capability Approach, Activity Theory, Mixed Methods Research and e-Commerce.

Editorial Experience: My editorial experience include being special issue journal editor (International Journal of Information Systems (IJISPM), The International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IJIEOM) and Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC) as well as program committee member of International Conferences including IFIP HCC14 and ACIST, editing a book project, being track chair ECIS 2017 and ECIS 2018 program committee member IFIP HCC13, ICTAS2018, ICTSA 2019, ICTSA 2020 among other conferences.

Community Service: I take part in voluntary work of national and local interest including

1. Solusi University. Research Committee Chair
2. Board member of Multi Help Trust Orphanage, Vice Chair
3. Member of Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technology (ZICT) where I have authored several policy documents
4. Founding Conference Chair of ZCICT
5. Founding Editor of POTRAZ Journal of ICT
6. Women’s University in Africa, Senate Representative 2018 -2024
7. Reviewer of conference and journal papers for regional and international outlets
8. Adjudicator for national hackathons and public events organised by our parent ministry
9. Frequent invited guest speaker at Universities, Parastals and government department

 Current Projects:  

African Conference of Information Systems and Information Technology (ACIST, 2023) Conference Co-Chair

https://acistonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ACIST23_v3.pdf

African Conference of Information Systems and Information Technology (ACIST, 2024) Conference Co-Chair

https://acistonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ACIST23_v3.pdf

Editor in Chief: POTRAZ Journal of ICT. https://www.potraz.gov.zw/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Editorial.pdf

Zimbabwe Conference of Information and Communication Technologies (2024) Conference chair: http://www.zcict.org.zw/

Chairperson of the Technical Committee: Cybersecurity4D2024 Conference

https://paicta.org/events/cybersecurity4d2024/

 Recent Projects:

Special Issue Editor: The International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IJIEOM). : http://www.ieomsociety.org/journals/special-issues/

Program Committee Member: The 15th IFIP TC9 Human Choice and Computers Conference HCC15 http://ifiptc9.org/hcc/

African Conference of Information Systems and Information Technology (ACIST, 2021) Programs committee member http://www.acistonline.org

Program Committee Member: The Information Communication Technology and Society Conference (ICTAS2022) http://www.ictas.org/

Zimbabwe Conference of Information Systems (2023) Conference chair https://www.zcict.co.zw/team/

Consultancy Projects:

• Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe Customer satisfaction survey 2015.

Role: Provincial team leader (Midlands), Data collector and Report Writer

Duties at National level: Liaising with external stakeholders (Government Dep and Community leaders) for Research clearance and Community accesses, Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis. Letter writing, Enumerator recruitment, Co-Writer of Bid Document, Inception Report and Final Report

Duties at Provincial Level: Coordinating three research teams, Community accesses from Community leaders and local police, Reporting to principal investigator

• National Social Security Authority (NSSA) Customer Satisfaction Survey 2016

 Role: Principal investigator, Data collector and Report Writer

 Duties at National level: Liaising with Client and external stakeholders (Government Dep and Community leaders) for Research clearance and Community accesses, Interviewing key stakeholders and Qualitative Analysis. Negotiating contract price, Letter writing, Writing Bid Document, Inception Report and Co-Authoring the Final Report

Duties at Provincial Level: Coordinating regional research team, Interviewing Key stakeholders

• SAIH SAIH-NORAD Baseline Survey for Academic Freedoms in Zimbabwe

Role: Principal Investigator

Duties at National Level: Research project coordinator, Research Design, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Report writing. Reporting to Project Sponsor

• UNESCO-KFIT project on “ICT Transforming Education in Africa”: An In-Country Case Study of Zimbabwe.

Role: Research assistant to principle investigator

Duties: Desk research literature review, co-author of project report

Guest Lectures and Talks:

The Impact of affordable access on ICT4D initiatives in Africa, Key Note Presented

At : 3rd ICT Summit on ICT for Digital Entrepreneurship and Industrial Revolution: Institute of Finance and Management. Dar es Salaam. 5 September 2017

Methodological hermeneutics as iterations of mixed methods research. Presented at Arupe Jesuit College of philosophy, Mt Pleasant Harare: February 2011, Sam Takavarasha Jr, University of Zimbabwe

Diaspora and Development: The Politics of Nation Building and Identity. Presented At Zimbabwe International Diaspora Investment Seminar No. 26 Royal London House, 1 October, 2009, Sam Takavarasha Jr, University of Portsmouth

Effectively Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Academic Life : A journey of ambidexterity. Women’s University in Africa, Research Day, Takavarasha and Mapepa (2024)

Effectively Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Academic Life : A journey of ambidexterity. Chinoi University of Technology (2024)

AI in Research: Boon or Bane research craft. Women’s University in Africa, Library Week.  Takavarasha and Mapepa (2024)

Moderator at POTRAZ Innovation Expo 2024: Theme: Building Heritage and Community-Driven Solutions Weaving the Future. 4^th to 6^th September, 2024 Andy Miller Hall, Show Ground Harare.

Panel Moderator at National Cybersecurity Strategy Conference. Strengthening Cyber Resilience: A unified Approach to Safeguarding Our Digital Future. Rainbow Hotel Harare, 3^rd October 2024

Moderator at POTRAZ ICT Research Journal Symposium. Theme Advancing Research In ICT for a Digitally Inclusive Society. 15^th to 16^th October, 2024, Venue Rainbow Hotel Harare Jacaranda Room 1

Presenter at ICT Conference on Cybersecurity in Rural Communities, 21^st October, 2024 at Chivi Growth Point, Masvingo.

Selected Publications

1. Takavarasha, S. Jr, Mwansa, G., (2024). EDITORIAL POTRAZ ICT Research Journal’ -Volume 1 (PICTRJ). https://www.potraz.gov.zw/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Editorial.pdf
2. Takavarasha Jr, S. Cilliers, L. & Chinyamurindi, W. (2018) Navigating the Unbeaten Track from Digital Literacy to Digital Citizenship: A case of University students in South African’s Eastern Cape province. Reading & Writing 9(1), a187. https://doi.org/10.4102/rw.v9i1.187
3. Takavarsha Jr, S. (2020). Editorial, Digital development for a progressive networked-society. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. Vol 86 issue 5. DOI: 10.1002/isd2.12141
4. Takavarasha Jr, S. Cilliers, L. & Chinyamurindi, W. (2018) Accessing ICT Access Disparities Between the Institutional and Home Front: A Case of University Student in South Africa’s Eastern Cape. ‘This Changes Everything’, in Kreps, D., et.al, (eds.) This Changes Everything: ICT and Climate Change: What Can We Do? 13th IFIP TC9 International Conference on Human Choice and Computers, HCC13 2018, Poznan, Poland, September 19-21, 2018, Proceedings. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International.
5. Takavarasha Jr, S. Cilliers, L. & Chinyamurindi, W. (2019) The African Digital Citizen’s Awareness of Online Information Privacy” (MS #1000) African Conference on Information Systems and Technology. ACIST 2020 (2nd – 4th July 2020 at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Available at: https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/acist/2019/allpapers/3
6. Mbunge, E., Sibiya, M.N., Millham, R., & Takavarasha, S.Jr (2021) m-health framework for improving malaria information dissemination in Buhera rural district amid COVID-19 and beyond. 2021 Conference on Information Communications Technology and Society.2021 Conference on Information Communications Technology and Society (ICTAS) Durban, South Africa,10-11 March 2021, DOI: 10.1109/ICTAS50802.2021.9394987
7. Mbunge, E., Sibiya, M.N., Millham, R., & Takavarasha, S.Jr (2021).Micro-spatial modelling of malaria cases and environmental risk factors in Buhera rural district, Zimbabwe. 2021 Conference on Information Communications Technology and Society (ICTAS) Durban, South Africa,10-11 March 2021 DOI: 10.1109/ICTAS50802.2021.9394987
8. Makore, S.& Takavarasha, S.Jr (2020). Political polarization on internet platforms: A case of Zimbabwean news portal chatrooms

Proceedings of the 2nd African International Conference on Industrial Engineering           and Operations Management Harare, Zimbabwe, December 8-10, 2020

1. Gurure, B. & Takavarasha, S.Jr (2020)An Evaluation of the Importance of E-commerce Adoption to the Growth of SMEs in Zimbabwe

Proceedings of the 2nd African International Conference on Industrial Engineering           and Operations Management Harare, Zimbabwe, December 8-10, 2020

1. Moyo, N.C., & Takavarasha, S.Jr (2020)Adoption of E-Commerce by Zimbabwean Hotels: An Empirical Study. Proceedings of the 2nd African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Harare, Zimbabwe, December 8-10, 2020
2. Takavarasha, S., Hapanyengwi, G., Chimanikire, D. and Kabanda, G. (2013) An IT project management framework for assessing the dynamism of culture under globalization: Evidence from Zimbabwe. International Journal of Information Technology Project Management (IJITPM)pp. 66-81
3. Takavarasha, S., Hapanyengwi, G., & Kabanda, G. (2017)

Using livelihood profiles for assessing context in ICT4D research: A case study of Zimbabwe’s Highveld Prime Communal. EJISDC (2017) 79, 6, 1-22

1. Takavarasha Jr, S. & Makumbe, J. (2012). The effect of politics on ICT4D: The case of Econet wireless’s struggle for a licence in Zimbabwe. International Journal of e-Politics IJEP 3(3) pp. 40-60.
2. Takavarasha, S., Mlambo, L. &Hapanyengwi, G. (2013).Poverty reduction and development capacity of artisanal gold mining in Zimbabwe and the role of ICT.International Journal of Management, IT and Engineering, 3(6) 52-78
3. Takavarasha Jr, S., Bednar, P. and Adams, C. (2011)

Using Mixed Methods for Addressing Researcher’s Safety in a Conflict Area: An innovative use of mixed methods research in Zimbabwe,.International Journal of Mixed Methods for Applied Business and Policy Research 1(1) 29- 52

1. Takavarasha Jr, S. & Adams, C. (2009). Adoption of Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) and Poverty Reduction: A Zimbabwean Case Presented at IFIP 9.4 10th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 2009
2. Takavarasha Jr, S. Cilliers, L. & Chinyamurindi, W. (2017) The privacy concerns and protection behaviour of young adults making use of social networking sites. ACIST 2017 – Cape Town, South Africa, 10th – 11th July 2017
3. Takavarasha Jr, S., Adams, C. & Cilliers, L. (2018). Community networks for addressing affordability of ICT access in African rural areas: A case study of Zenzeleni, Makhosi, South Africa. In Eds S. Takavarasha Jr & C. Adams, Affordability Issues Surrounding the Use of ICT for Development and Poverty Reduction. IGI Global, Hershey PA., USA
4. Takavarasha Jr, S. & Masunungure, E., (2014) The Opportunities and Challenges of Using e-mail for Political Communication in Authoritarian States: A case of Zimbabwe’s Media Monitoring Project. In (Eds)Ashu MG Solo Political Activism in the Information Age, IGI Global, Hershey PA
5. Takavarasha Jr, S. & Masunungure, E.(2014) The developmental effects of a new political anomaly on the oldest ICT: A critique of the banning of Short Wave Radios in Zimbabwe. In (Eds) ZaighamMahmood IT in the public sphere: Applications in Administration, Government Politics and Planning. IGI Global, Hershey PA
6. Adams, C. & Takavarasha Jr, S. (2018) ICT Affordability and Coping with Disaster: Coping With Disaster. In Eds S. Takavarasha Jr & C. Adams, Affordability Issues Surrounding the Use of ICT for Development and Poverty Reduction. IGI Global, Hershey PA., USA
7. Mbunge, E., Sibiya, M.N., Millham, R., & Takavarasha, S.Jr (2023). Machine learning techniques for predicting  Malaria: Unpacking Emerging Challenges and Opportunities for Tracking Malaria in Sub-saharan Africa. CSOC 2023: Artificial Intelligence Application in Networks and Systems pp 327-344
8. Walubengo, J. & Takavarasha Jr, S. (2017) The Challenges of Using Zero-Rating (Free Basics) for Addressing the Affordability of ICT Access in Developing Countries. International Journal of ICT Research in Africa and the Middle East (IJICTRAME) 6(2) 47-61.
9. Muzunze, N. & Takavarasha S.Jr(2023) Investigating The Challenges of Adopting Data Analytics In Zimbabwe’s Retail Sector. IEEE Proceedings of 2022 Zimbabwe Conference on Information Communication & Technology (ZCICT) 9-10th November, 2022
10. Chigwedere, C., Takavarasha S.Jr & Chisaka, B., (2023). An Assessment of the Independence Gap in the Zimbabwean ICT Regulatory Framework. The Proceedings of 2022 Zimbabwe Conference on Information Communication & Technology (ZCICT) 9-10th November, 2022 IEEE
11. Takavarasha, S. Jr, Van Heerden, R. & Jordaan, A.(2023). Cyber-security in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: A developing countries’ perspective. International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
12. Chigwedere, C., Takavarasha S.Jr & Chisaka, B., (2022) A Critical Assessment of the ICT Regulatory Transparency Gap in Zimbabwe. The African Conference on Information Systems and Technology. The 8th Annual ACIST Proceedings (2022) ISSN 2467-8988
13. Mbunge, E., Sibiya, M.N., Millham, R., & Takavarasha, S.Jr (2021). Is malaria elimination a distant dream? Reconsidering malaria elimination strategies in Zimbabwe. Public Health in Practice. Volume 2, November 2021, 100168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100168
14. Chigwedere, Casper, Sam Takavarasha Jr, and Bonface Chisaka. “Regulatory Frameworks in Developing Countries: An Integrative Literature Review.” IFIP International Conference on Human Choice and Computers. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022.
15. Takavarasha Jr, S., G. Hapanyengwi, T. Rupere and N. Zanamwe(2012), “The influence of culture on e-leadership in developing countries: Assessing Zimbabwe’s capacity gap in the context of e-government,” 2012 e-Leadership Conference on Sustainable e-Government and e- Business Innovations (E-LEADERSHIP), Pretoria, South Africa, 2012, pp. 1-15, doi: 10.1109/e-Leadership.2012.6524699.
16. Mbunge, E., Sibiya, M.N., Millham, R., & Takavarasha, S.Jr (2022). Diverging Mobile Technology’s Cognitive Techniques into Tackling Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review. Software Engineering Application in Informatics Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 2021, p. 679-699. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90318-3_54
17. Mbunge, E., Sibiya, M.N., Millham, R., & Takavarasha, S.Jr (2022). Application of machine learning models to predict malaria using malaria cases and environmental risk factors

External Examinations: External Examiner for Tshwane University of Technology(TUT); Durban University of Technology(DUT), University of Venda (Univen), Vaal University, University of Pretoria (UP), University of South Africa (UNISA), University of Western Cape (UWC), Zimbabwe Open University(ZOU), University of Johannesburg (UJ).