Dr. Godfrey Maringira
Short Curriculum vitae
August - October 2025: Megatrends Africa Research Fellow, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin, Germany.
2019 - present: Associate Professor of Social Anthropology at Sol Plaatje University, South Africa.
2015 - 2022: Volkswagen Foundation Senior Fellow
2016 - 2020: Bachelor of Laws at the University of South Africa.
2011 -2015: PhD Sociology at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
2009 - 2010: MA Migration Studies at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2004 - 2007: BA Social Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe.
Publications of the Megatrends Afrika project
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The Leadership Succession in Zimbabwe: Military Generals in the Political Arena
Zimbabwe faces contested leadership succession as President Mnangagwa seeks to extend his rule beyond 2028, facing opposition from military elites aligned with Vice President Chiwenga. Godfrey Maringira analyses the military’s political influence on succession, leaving elections largely symbolic.
Megatrends Policy Brief 45, 17.12.2025, 9 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025MTA-PB45