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Internally displaced persons and COVID-19: a wake-up call for and African solutions to African problems – the case of Zimbabwe (2021)
Journal Article
Madziva, R., Thondhlana, J., Chiyevo Garwe, E., Murandu, M., Chagwiza, G., Chikanza, M., & Maradzika, J. (2021). Internally displaced persons and COVID-19: a wake-up call for and African solutions to African problems – the case of Zimbabwe. Journal of the British Academy, 9(s1), 285-302. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s1.285

In this paper we engage with the situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) residing in two informal settlements in Zimbabwe, within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We draw on an ongoing collaborative, interdisciplinary and impact-oriente... Read More about Internally displaced persons and COVID-19: a wake-up call for and African solutions to African problems – the case of Zimbabwe.

Repositioning of Africa in knowledge production: shaking off historical stigmas - introduction (2021)
Journal Article
Thondhlana, J., & Garwe, E. (2021). Repositioning of Africa in knowledge production: shaking off historical stigmas - introduction. Journal of the British Academy, 9s1(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s1.001

Africa is recognised as the cradle of humankind with a proven record of creativity and innovation as evidenced by its great empires and kingdoms. It is thus an enigma that currently Africa contributes only 2% to global knowledge production, a situati... Read More about Repositioning of Africa in knowledge production: shaking off historical stigmas - introduction.

What can the African diaspora contribute to innovation and knowledge creation? The case study of Zimbabwean innovators (2021)
Journal Article
Thondhlana, J., Madziva, R., & Garwe, E. (2022). What can the African diaspora contribute to innovation and knowledge creation? The case study of Zimbabwean innovators. Journal of the British Academy, 9s1(1), 101-125. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s1.101

The importance of diaspora and transnational knowledge production, innovation, and development is of growing interest, particularly in the developing world. The phenomenal increase in high human capital migration from poor to rich countries has histo... Read More about What can the African diaspora contribute to innovation and knowledge creation? The case study of Zimbabwean innovators.

Evaluation of a quality assurance framework for promoting quality research, innovation and development in higher education institutions in Zimbabwe (2021)
Journal Article
Thondhlana, J., Garwe, E., & Saidi, A. (2021). Evaluation of a quality assurance framework for promoting quality research, innovation and development in higher education institutions in Zimbabwe. Journal of the British Academy, 9(Supplementary issue 1), 127-157. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s1.127

In the spirit of quality assurance, this paper presents a self-evaluation and peer review of the external quality assurance framework for research implemented by the national quality assurance agency for Zimbabwe. Documentary analysis and semi-struct... Read More about Evaluation of a quality assurance framework for promoting quality research, innovation and development in higher education institutions in Zimbabwe.