Dr Gideon Hlamalani Chitanga

Gideon Hlamalani Chitanga holds a PhD in political science, a master's in development studies from the International Institute of Social Studies, part of Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands, a BA, and Diploma in education. His research interests include major power geopolitical rivalry and contentions, and impact on governance and democracy in Africa, (African) International relations, diplomacy and foreign policy(ies). Chitanga is a visiting research fellow at the Maximilians Universitat Muchen, and former research fellow in the project: Democratizing the Developmental State offered by the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape town, in South Africa. He is also a post-doctoral research fellow at the Centre for Africa China Studies (CACS), University of Johannesburg and former Research Associate at the African Centre for the Study of the United States (ACSUS) at the University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg.
Chitanga has worked in civil society organizations, Think tanks, academia, research, education, and the media. He is a regularly sought-after political analyst at South African and international Radio, TV channels and print media. He is a contributor to the Star Newspaper in South Africa.