Covid-19 has affected all forms of social and economic activity in and around the world. In response to the rapid…
Godfrey Maringira
Godfrey Maringira is an associate professor of anthropology at Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley, South Africa. He is a senior Volkswagen Stiftung Foundation research fellow and is also a principal investigator of the International Development Research Center (IDRC) research project on gang violence in South Africa. He is a recipient of the SSRC’s Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa and African Peacebuilding Network grants, and he is currently serving as a board member of the SSRC’s Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program. His areas of research include armed violence in Africa with a specific focus on gangs, war, and the military in postcolonial Africa. He was awarded the 2017 African Affairs best author prize in 2018. In addition, he was awarded the Benedict Wallet Bambatha Vilakazi Prize for his article published in African Studies in 2018. His book Soldiers and the State in Zimbabwe was published in 2019 by Routledge.
Gang Violence in Gugulethu, South Africa: Notes from the field
Gang violence continues unabated in South Africa, particularly in impoverished black and “coloured” communities. This essay focuses on black communities.…
Celebrating Army Generals in Zimbabwean Politics?
Considering that former President Robert Mugabe was a long-time ally of the Zimbabwean military, no one expected that he would…
Congolese Soldiers as Victims: Military Prosecution and Punishment
"Some soldiers are victimized by the very military they serve through court martial proceedings that often delay prosecution and then…
Journeys of Peace: Ex-combatants from Azania People’s Liberation Army in South Africa
"This essay summarizes the conclusions drawn from a study funded by the African Peacebuilding Network of the Social Science Research…