Dr. Reggemore Marongedze

Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Languages, Linguistics and Literature University of South Africa, 2019 M.A. in African Languages and Literature University of Zimbabwe, 2015 B.A. Honours in Shona University of Zimbabwe, 2013 Certifications i. Certificate in Methods of Teaching in Higher Education, 2016. University of Zimbabwe Teaching and Learning Centre. ii. Certificate of Excellence (2017) Living Tongue Institute of Endangered Languages For developing a multimedia resource for the Chikunda Language called Chikunda Talking Dictionary iii. Certificate in Intellectual Property (2024). Awarded by African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) iv. Certificate in Voyant Tools and Spyral (2025). Voyant Consortium at University of Alberta, Canada. v. Certificate in Natural Language Processing and Linguistics (2026), Hundzula Natural Language Processing, Joint awarded by North West University, University of Pretoria, Nelson Mandela University, South African Centre for Digital Language Resources, Artificial Intelligence for Development, Data for Social Impact, UK International Development, IDRC-CRDI Canada, African Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Postdoctoral Fellowships  Multimedia Dictionary Making (2020 to 2023) Living Tongue Institute of Endangered Languages, America  Research Fellowship (2023-2025) University of Glasgow, United Kingdom Research and Innovation’s Economic and Social Research Council-funded Grant Project Professional Experience 1. Current Position: Research Fellow Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Nelson Mandela University 2. Current Position: Research Fellow School of Social and Political Sciences University of Glasgow 3. Current Position: Digital Humanities Lecturer Department of History, Heritage and Knowledge Systems University of Zimbabwe 4. Current Position: E-lexicographer The Living Tongue Multimedia Dictionaries (Southern African languages) 5. Literature and Linguistics Lecturer (2016-2019) Department of African Languages and Literature University of Zimbabwe 6. E-lexicographic Fellow (2014 to 2017) African Languages Research Institute University of Zimbabwe 7. Adjunct Languages Research Fellow (2017-2018) Language Centre Midlands State University 8. Convener of Digital Humanities Seminar Series (2021 up today)

Academic Appointments:

Research Interests:

Digital Humanities, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Migration Studies, Linguistics, Digital Analytics, Onomastics, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Social Media Analytics, Cultural Studies, Literary Studies, Popular Music, Dances, Youth Culture, Digital Culture, Politics, Theories, Geopolitics, Sociolinguistics, Computational Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Cultural Heritage, Oralities, Digital Media, Natural Language Processing, Musical Arts, Lexicography, Translation, Editing, Applied Linguistics, Contemporary Affairs, Digital Designing, Digital Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing, Cyber Literature, Environmental Studies, Digital Law and Digital Economies

Faculty: Arts and Humanities

Department: History Heritage and Knowledge Systems

Research Category: Language & Literature

Biography:

Dr Reggemore Marongedze is a Digital Humanist, Computational Linguist, Medical Humanist, Digial Literary Critic, Artificial Intelligence Specialist and Ethnomusicologist known for his interdisciplinary digital expertise as well as a fecund background in African languages and literatures. He is currently a Digital Humanities research associate in the Department of Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Nelson Mandela University, a Digital Humanities lecturer in the Department of History Heritage and Knowledge Systems at University of Zimbabwe. Dr Marongedze is a research fellow in the school of Social and Political Sciences at University of Glasgow, Scotland and the Living Tongue Institute of Endangered Languages, America. He obtained his PhD in Languages, Linguistics and Literature from the University of South Africa at the age of 27, having started lecturing at 25 in the then Department of African Languages and Literature at University of Zimbabwe. His academic background includes an MA in African Languages and Literature and a BA Honours in Shona, both from the University of Zimbabwe. With over nine years of teaching experience, Dr Marongedze has published and delivered modules across a wide range of subjects, including literary studies, digital humanities, arts and music, dances, cultural studies, linguistics, digital media and gender studies, history, cultural heritage and conservation, visual arts and drama/theatre. He has led several Digital Humanities projects, collaborating with students and international organisations, showcasing his commitment to digital innovation, research and education. Thus, he has produced numerous digital products which inter alia include mobile apps, repositories, chatbots, videographic productions, animations and web-based platforms. Dr Marongedze is recognised as a thought leader in establishing the MA in Digital Humanities at the University of Zimbabwe. His expertise has led to invitations as a keynote speaker at various prestigious institutions, including the University of Eswatini, University of Glasgow, South African Centre for Digital Languages Resources (SADiLaR) and the University of Johannesburg, University of Venda as well the 2025 engagements, as a digital trainer, at the Digi-Methods Media and Journalism Summer School at Rhodes University and AI Summer School at British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA). He is a research fellow at The Living Tongue Institute of Endangered Languages in the America and Economic and Social Research Council United Kingdom (ESRC-UK) funded researcher in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow. Dr Marongedze has also held fellowships at the African Languages Research Institute at University of Zimbabwe and the National Language Centre at Midlands State University. His scholarly contributions have been recognised through participating in diverse conferences, hackathons, seminars, workshops, guest lectures, radio and television invitations coupled by numerous publications in prestigious journals, including those from Sage and Taylor & Francis, as well as with respected international publishers like Palgrave Macmillan and Routledge. Dr Marongedze has received diverse accolades, the recent ones including the 2024 E-commerce and Digital Trade Platforms for Industrial Value Chains Exhibit award from the University of Zimbabwe. He has also been recognised for innovative approaches to combating vandalism and theft of infrastructure using digital art forms in 2024. Certified in Intellectual Property Law by African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) and as an e-lexicographer by The Living Tongue Institute of Endangered Languages, Dr Marongedze is a committed revitaliser of endangered languages and cultural heritage. He is a practising academic editor, translator, AI producer and designer whose major translation consultancy involved the translation of the Zimbabwean constitution from English into 14 indigenous languages hired by the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of Zimbabwe.

Email: rmarongedze@arts.uz.ac.zw

Phone: +263 775 896 614

Publications:

1. Marongedze, R and Machanja, E. 2018. A Sociological Analysis of the Artistic Bazaar by Sandra Ndebele and Beverly Sibanda. In Chinouriri, B, Kufakurinani, U and Nyakudya, M. Victors, Victims and Villains: Women and Musical Arts in Zimbabwe’s, Past and Present. Harare: University of Zimbabwe Publications. 131-149.
2. Marongedze, R. 2022. Dariro Mumagudza (Participation and Performance in the Bedroom): Excavating African Sexuality through Shona Bedroom Poetry. In Muwati, I. (ed.). Dariro: The African Theory of Participation and Performance. Harare: University of Zimbabwe Publications.
3. Marongedze, R. and Chinouriri, B. 2022. Mtukudzi: The (Re)constructor Who Makes Others Rich?. In: Chitando, E., Mateveke, P., Nyakudya, M., Chinouriri, B. (eds). The Life and Music of Oliver Mtukudzi. London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80728-3_6
4. Masunda, T.R and Marongedze, R. 2025. COVID-19 as a Fanning Inherent Stigma and Xenophobic Tendencies on Migrants: A Focus on African Foreign National in South Africa. In Chirisa, I et al, (Eds.). Passing Wind or Game Changer? Critical Essays on COVID-19 and Its Footprint, Imprint and Prognosis on Africa: Special Focus on Zimbabwe. Harare: University of Zimbabwe Press.
5. Marongedze, R. 2024. The Religionised Duplex of ‘Wifepower’ and ‘Motherpower’: Youths and Hagiographic Music for First Ladyship in the Zimbabwean Polity. In Machingura, F and Moyo, H. (eds.). Religion, Politics and Sexualities in Zimbabwe. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
6. Gadzikwa, W & Marongedze, R. 2024. At All Costs: A Doctorate Degree as Status Symbols in Zimbabwe. In Machingura, F & Mawere, M. (eds.). Titles without Meriting: Interrogating the PhD/DPhil Acquisition and the Media Publicity Hunger Phenomena in Zimbabwe and Beyond Contributions. New York: Routledge.
7. Chinouriri, B and Marongedze, R. 2016. Meteorology Readings among the Shona: An Interpretation of Weather Science through Indigenous Knowledge Systems. In Magosvongwe, R, Ndlovu, E and Mlambo, O. (Eds.). Africa’s Intangible Heritage and Land: Emerging Perspectives. Harare: University of Zimbabwe Publications. 242-251.
8. Marongedze, R and Chinouriri, B. 2018. Lampooning Political Corruption of the Nation: An Analysis of Selected Songs of Thomas Mapfumo and Hosiah Chipanga. In Muwati, I, Charamba, T and Tembo, C. Singing the Nation and Politics: Music and the ‘Decade of Crisis’ in Zimbabwe, 2000-2010. Harare: Harare: Midlands University Publications. 34-51. https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/13331136
9. Marongedze, R. 2021. Rhetoric and National Liberation Movements’ Choral Groups: Preparing Zimbabwe for Resistance to Foreign Hegemony in the 21st Century. In Nhemachena, A, Kangira, J and Chiripanhura, B. (eds.). Movements to #HumansMustFall Movements: African Liberation Movements in the Age of the Transhumanist Geographies of Death. Bamenda: Langaa Research & Publishing Common Initiative Group. 169-197.
10. Marongedze, R. 2021. COVID-19 Vaccine Invention and Ignorant Experts in African Universities: A Critique of Epistemic Hegemony and Intellectual Begging. In Nhemachena, T. et al. (eds.). Patrolling Epistemic Borders in a World of Borderless Pandemics: Epistemological Policemen in COVID-19 Afflicted 21st Century Africa. Mankon, Bamenda: Langaa: Research & Publishing CIG. 41-63.
11. Marongedze, R & Sanelisiwe S. 2025. The Eurocentric Gender-phobic Neurosis: Potential Theoretical Threats to African Male-female Relations. In Mateveke, P, Ndlovu, E, Makwavarara, Z and Chitando, E. Africana Womanism in the Global Age. Old Challenges, Recurrent Struggles and New Solidarities. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
12. Ruhanya, P and Marongedze, R. 2025. Geza Phenomenon in Zimbabwe’s Second Republic: Social Media Dissidence and Elite Contradictions in the Party/State. In Vambe, T. M, (ed.). Performia: Power, Song-Dance, Politics and Democratisation in Southern Africa. Institute of Culture, Peace and Dialogue.
13. Marongedze, R. 2025. Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front’s Lyrifare: The Electioneering Vilification of Political Rivals in the Second Republic. In Mandizvidza, S and Vambe, T.M. Singing Elections in Post-2017 Zimbabwe. Pretoria: UNISA Press.
14. Marongedze, R., & Chitando, E. (2026). Introducing migratuality through Kufambira. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2026.26246402
15. Chitando, E., & Marongedze, R. (2026). Harare’s waiting generation? Resilient waiting, lived religion and youth in transnational contexts. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2026.2624634 3.I
16. kpi, Ntongha Eni, Sande Nomatter, Marongedze Reggemore, and Primrose Sibusisiwe Mlambo. 2026. “The Religious Aspiration-Capability Nexus in African Youth Migration.” Ethnic and Racial Studies, February, 1–19. doi:10.1080/01419870.2026.2624641.4
17. Musariri, M. & Marongedze, R. (2026). Prophet Passion Java: Artificial Intelligence, Digital Platforms and Entrepreneurship. In: Rambe, P., Nyagadza, B. (eds) Artificial Intelligence and Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa. Palgrave Studies in Technology and Innovation in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-11592-8_75.
18. Marongedze, R.& Sayi, S. (2026). The Eurocentric Gender-phobic Neurosis: Potential Theoretical Threats to African Male-Female Relations. In: Mateveke, P., Ndlovu, E., Makwavarara, Z., Chitando, E. (eds) Africana Womanism in the Global Age. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99898-0_3
19. Gwekwerere, T., Mambambo, J., Magidi, M., & Marongedze, R. (2025). Patriot, Revolutionary and Liberator? Representations of Emmerson Mnangagwa in the Post-2017 Chief Shumba Hwenje Song. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 60(2), 960-977. https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096231186381
20. Marongedze, R., Gadzikwa, W., & Machanja, E. (2023). The elitist subaltern? Jonathan Moyo’s tweets as a Machiavellian barometer of post-Mugabe Zimbabwean politics. Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal, 8(4–6): 286–302. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802014.2022.2099576
21. Marongedze, R, Machanja, E and Chinouriri, B. 2019. The Criminalisation of Masculinity and Feminisation of Gender in Contemporary Zimbabwean Society: Culture and Versus Policy. ZAMBEZIA: The Journal of Humanities, Gender Special Issue. 145-163.
22. Marongedze, R and Chinouriri, B. 2018. Intellectual Begging as Genocide: An Afrocentric Critique and Corrective. Research in African Genocide, 1(1): 66-80.
23. Marongedze, R, Chinouriri, B and Nyakudya, M. 2016. Taking a Melodic Approach in Preventing Driving Accidents: An Instructive Therapy from Charles Charamba’s Song,‘Musatyaire Makadhakwa’. West African Journal of Musical Arts Education, 3(1): 119-136.
24. Bwetenga, R, Chinouriri, B and Marongedze, R. 2018. Linguistic Genocide: An Analysis of the Post-colonial multilingual context of Zimbabwean Education. Research in African Genocide, 1(1): 130-151.
25. Chinouriri, B, Marongedze, R and Bwetenga, T.R. 2022. Otherisation of African Intangible Heritage: A Historical Trajectory of Cultural Genocide in Music. Dande: Journal of Social Sciences and Communication, 4(1): 76-92.
26. Chinouriri, B, Marongedze, R and Bwetenga 2018. A Historical Trajectory of Conquest of the Inferior by the Superior: Cultural Genocide in the Propagation of the Musical Arts in Zimbabwe. Research in African Genocide, 1(1): 14-29.

Policy Brief
Chitando, Ezra, Marongedze, Reggemore and Pasura, Dominic ORCID logo (2026) Empowering Left-Behind Youth Through Faith and Decent Work [Zimbabwe Policy Brief (RASTAY Project)]. Project Report. RASTAY. https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/382082/

Patented Work:

Digital Products: The Living Tongue Multimedia Dictionaries
1. Shona Dictionary.
http://www.talkingdictionanry.org/shona
2. Ndau Dictionary.
http://www.talkingdictionanry.org/ndau
3. Nambya Dictionary.
http://www.talkingdictionanry.org/nambya
4. Chikunda Dictionary.
http://www.talkingdictionanry.org/chikunda
5. Ndebele Dictionary .
http://www.talkingdictionanry.org/ndebele

Grants & Funding (current and Past projects):

1. 5 000 USD. Postgraduate Scholarship (2014) Living Tongue Institute of Endangered Languages, America for M.A. in African Languages and Literature at University of Zimbabwe.
2. 120 000 Rands. Postgraduate Bursary (2017) University of South Africa for Ph.D. in Languages, Linguistics and Literature. https://uir.unisa.ac.za/items/eccad7f0-2dcc-4873-b40c-9cab843b15ed
3. 50 000 USD. Postdoctoral Research Grant. Digital Dictionary Making for Endangered Languages Southern Africa. Living Tongue Institute of Endangered Languages, America (2020-2023).
https://livingtongues.org/post-docs/
4. £882,100, fEC. Postdoctoral participation. An Economic and Social Research Council-funded project, "The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Transnational Young People of African Migrant Background," from November 2023 to December 2025. https://rastay.org/about-us/
5. £29,320. Co-PI. Forging Urban Citizenship around Justice, Safety and Inclusion in East/Southern Africa through Youth-Driven Creative Expression. GCID Small Grants. University of Glasgow.
6. 7 000 USD. PI. Faculty of Arts and Humanities Research Groups Fund. Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage Research Group. University of Zimbabwe. January –June 2024.
7. £1 191 971 Co-PI. Reframing Ecological Land Evaluation in Zimbabwe: unpicking the colonial legacy and re-centering indigenous knowledge to facilitate climate adaptation. UK Research and Innovation Cross Research Council Responsive. 2026-2027.

Awards & Achievements:

Academic Achievements
1. Completed PhD thesis in two years at the age of 27.
2. Started lecturing at University of Zimbabwe at the age of 25.
3. Led the establishment of an MA in Digital Humanities at the University of Zimbabwe in 2020, designed the whole curriculum for the programme.
Invited Keynote Speaker for Digital Humanities Events
1. Marongedze, R. 2025. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Exploring Language, Music and Culture across Africa. Digital Methodologies in Humanities Summer School Hosted by The British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) in Nairobi Kenya between 24th & 25th of September 2025.
2. Marongedze. R. 2024. The Many Dimensions of Digital Humanities. Hosted by Faculty of Humanities, University of Eswatini on 10 July 2024.
3. Marongedze, R. 2025. Unlocking the Future of Language Technologies. 4th Edition of the Hundzula Natural Language Processing & Linguistics Retreat taking place from 19th -22nd February 2025. Hosted by Institute of Intelligent Systems, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. https://www.dsfsi.co.za/blog/Reflecting-on-the-Hundzula-NLP/
4. Marongedze, R. 2025. The Geographies of Digital Humanities: Centre, Projects, Degrees and Associations. Digital Humanities Colloquium at South African Centre for Digital Language Resources, South Africa. 12 March 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeNSttYQakQ
5. Marongedze, R. New-Generation Technologies: Natural Language Processing (NLP) Innovations in African Languages. Hosted by the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education at University of Venda held on 08 April 2025.
6. Marongedze, R. 2026. Dandemutande Framework. 5th Edition of the Hundzula Natural Language Processing & Linguistics Retreat taking place from 3-6 February 2026. Hosted by North West University, South Africa.

Invited Digital Tools Trainer
1. Marongedze, R. Agentic Artificial Intelligence; Events Management Tools; Digital Marketing and Branding Tools. One of the facilitators. Hosted by Esteem Communications at Cresta Oasis Hotel on 6 May 2025. https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/kenya/digital-tools-training-boot-camp-capacitates-professionals-with-future-ready-skills/ar-AA1EzXwc
2. Marongedze, R. 2025. DigiMethods Africa Spring School. Hosted by School of Journalism and Media Studies (JMS) at Rhodes University to be held from 17-20 September 2025.
3. Marongedze, R. 2025. AI Summer School at British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 23-26 September 2025.


Theories and Framework Propounded
a. Hutsuro Philosophy: A African-centred Winning Praxis
b. Chisahwira Philosophy: A Theory of Office Eva and Discourse Analysis
c. Kufambira Philosophy: A Theory on the Spirituality of Migration
d. Dandemutande Framework: Natural Language Processing Architecture for Zimbabwean/African Languages
e. Ukama Philosophy: A Relational Ontological Framework
Awards
a. E-commerce and Digital Trade for Industrial Value Chains Exhibition award. Awarded by University of Zimbabwe Vice Chancellor at the 2024 University of Zimbabwe Research, Innovation and Industrialisation Week.
b. Creative Arts Elevator Pitch on Vandalism of Power and Energy Infrastructure award. Co-awarded by the Chief Executive Officer of Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company and Vice Chancellor of University of Zimbabwe at the 2024 University of Zimbabwe Research, Innovation and Industrialisation Week.
c. Creative Arts Elevator Pitch on Vandalism of Power and Energy Infrastructure award. Co-awarded by the Chief Executive Officer of Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company and University of Zimbabwe Vice Chancellor at the 2024 ZETDC and UZ partnership programme for addressing Vandalism challenges at the Mitigating Power and Energy Vandalism Symposium held on 24 May 2024.
d. Postgraduate Scholarship (2014) Living Tongue Institute of Endangered Languages, America for M.A. in African Languages and Literature at University of Zimbabwe.
e. Postgraduate Bursary (2017) University of South Africa for Ph.D. in Languages, Linguistics and Literature.
Review of Books from Academic Publishers
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press
2. University of Zimbabwe Publication

Participating in International Digital Humanities Projects

1) Digital Living Dictionaries for Marginalised Languages
2) Digital Etymological Dictionary for Bantu Languages (forthcoming, started 2012)

Reviewer in Digital Humanities Circles
1) 2025 Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) conference abstracts themed The Role of Humanities in Digital Humanities and Artificial Intelligence to be held from 10 to 14 November 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa.

Thought Leadership: Curriculum Review
I was one of the thought leader in the crafting of the following University of Zimbabwe degrees, 2020:
1. MA Digital Humanities
2. BA Honours Languages, Literature and Intercultural Communication
3. BA Honours Multicultural Heritage and Tourism
4. BA Honours African Heritage and Knowledge Systems
5. MA Languages and Literature Production


Invited Guest Speaker
1. Marongedze. R. What are the teachers/lecturers of Literature Saying about the Quality and Value of the Set Books from Zimbabwe that they are asked to teach? Presented a lecture at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair Workshop which was held 5 August 2017.
2. Marongedze. R. Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Innovation. Presented a virtual lecture for University of Zimbabwe Innovation Hub Interns which was held 19 February 2021.
3. Marongedze, R. Roora. Interviewed on Mai Chisamba Show on ZBC TV 15 May 2022.
Invited Radio for Guest Lecture
1. Capitalk Radio. 2017. Is the English Language a Measure of Intelligence?
2. Capitalk Radio. 2019. Language, Music and Gender-Based-Violence.
3. Capitalk Radio. 2020. Soul Jah Love’s Musical life.
4. Heart and Soul Broadcasting Services. 2021. Totems.
5. Capitalk Radio. 2021. Is it Fair to Blame African Men for Marginalising Women?
6. Capitalk Radio. 2021. The Art and Science of Eating Okra.
7. Heart and Soul Broadcasting Services. 2022. How literature shape Democracy.

Awards
a. E-commerce and Digital Trade for Industrial Value Chains Exhibition award. Awarded by University of Zimbabwe Vice Chancellor at the 2024 University of Zimbabwe Research, Innovation and Industrialisation Week.
b. Creative Arts Elevator Pitch on Vandalism of Power and Energy Infrastructure award. Co-awarded by the Chief Executive Officer of Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company and Vice Chancellor of University of Zimbabwe at the 2024 University of Zimbabwe Research, Innovation and Industrialisation Week.
c. Creative Arts Elevator Pitch on Vandalism of Power and Energy Infrastructure award. Co-awarded by the Chief Executive Officer of Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company and University of Zimbabwe Vice Chancellor at the 2024 ZETDC and UZ partnership programme for addressing Vandalism challenges at the Mitigating Power and Energy Vandalism Symposium held on 24 May 2024.
d. Postgraduate Scholarship (2014) Living Tongue Institute of Endangered Languages, America for M.A. in African Languages and Literature at University of Zimbabwe.
e. Postgraduate Bursary (2017) University of South Africa for Ph.D. in Languages, Linguistics and Literature.

Consultancy and advisory work (current and past):

a. Granted the translation of the national constitution of Zimbabwe consultancy by the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (2018).
b. Granted a Literary, Communication and Media curriculum review consultancy by Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (2023) as well as helped in the establishment of a Digital Humanities centre called Digital Humanities and Languages Centre at the same university.
1. Translated the Zimbabwean Constitution from English to Ndau (2018) hired by the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of Zimbabwe.
2. Coordinated the translation of the Zimbabwean constitution into 14 indigenous languages (2018).
3. Translated two Shona short stories, from Shona to Ndau, written by a renowned novelist Ignatius Mabasa entitled Nyoka yaGwinyai (Gwinyai’s Snake) to Nyoka NgeyaGwinyai and Meri neBhutsu Tsvuku (Meri with Red Shoes) to Meri neGwada rekuTsvuka in Affiliation with Bhabhu Books Publishing Company.
4. Edited minority languages dictionaries: Chikunda and Ndau dictionaries in partnership with African Languages Research Institute and The Living Tongue Institute of Endangered Languages, America.

Supervision information (MPhil, DPhil, etc.):

MA Dissertations in Digital Humanities

1. Kudzai Gotosa. 2025. Developing a Morphological Analyser for Shona Nouns. MA Dissertation. Department of History Heritage and Knowledge Systems. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
2. Tichapiwa Zishiri. 2025. From Stones to Screen: A Digital Recreation of the Traditional Shona Game called Nhondo. MA Dissertation. Department of History Heritage and Knowledge Systems. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
3. Oripa Sandra Gorondondo. 2025. AI-driven Design of Content Management System based Academic Resources in Academic Libraries. MA Dissertation. Department of History Heritage and Knowledge Systems. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
4. Tawanda D Chapaguta. 2025. Sarungano: Developing an Audio Artificial Intelligence Agent for Shona Folktale Digitisation. MA Dissertation. Department of History Heritage and Knowledge Systems. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
5. Susan Tinogamichira Marunda. 2025. Capturing Attention and Driving Sales: An AIDA Analysis of Ororo Motors’ Tiktok Marketing Strategy for Local Second-Hand Vehicles in Zimbabwe. MA Dissertation. Department of History Heritage and Knowledge Systems. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
6. Musariri Musariri. 2021. Trading Fluff in Exchange of Stuff: Passion Java and the Economy of Attention. MA Dissertation. Department of History Heritage and Knowledge Systems. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
7. Livingstone Muchefa. 2021. Genealogies, Techno-tale Rhetorics and the Evolution of Documenting People's Past in Zimbabwe. MA Dissertation. Department of History Heritage and Knowledge Systems. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
8. Legate Chirozva. 2021. Big Data Analytics on the Reception of the Mbuya Nehanda Statue. MA Dissertation. Department of History Heritage and Knowledge Systems. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
9. Farai Zvidzai. 2021. Social Media and Vaccine Hesitancy in the Context of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe. MA Dissertation. Department of History Heritage and Knowledge Systems. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
10. Mushango Paul. 2022. Digitising Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Zimbabwe: Benefits and Challenges. MA Dissertation. Department of History Heritage and Knowledge Systems. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
11. Queen Chikukwa. 2023. The State and Public Awareness of Digital Rights in Zimbabwe: Implications for National Development through Digitisation. MA Dissertation. Department of History Heritage and Knowledge Systems. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
12. Audrina Tangayi. 2023. Opinion Mining and Big Data Analytics: The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority’s Power Cuts (December 2022 to January 2023). MA Dissertation. Department of History Heritage and Knowledge Systems. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
13. Anesu Ngadya. 2024. Enhancing Publication through Artificial Intelligence: The Case of University of Zimbabwe Press. MA Dissertation. Department of History Heritage and Knowledge Systems. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
14. Gladys Ngwenya. 2024. Visualising Justice: The Zimbabwe Republic Police’s Use of X (Twitter) to Enhance Crime and Crime Scene Notification and Interpretation. MA Dissertation. Department of History Heritage and Knowledge Systems. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.


Supervising Postgraduate Dissertation in Literary Studies
1. Sibongile Mukonzvi. Creative Synergies in Selected ZimDancehall Music Videos on Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation Television’s Commercial Adverts. MA Dissertation. Department of Languages, Literature and Culture. Harare: University of Zimbabwe

Supervision Postgraduate Digital Humanities Projects
1. Farai B Zvidzai. 2022. Taurai App: A Kindergarten Shona Android Application
2. Musariri Musariri. 2022. An Eyeshot from Harare's Oldest Suburb Mbare: A Docudrama on Youths' Drug Abuse Experiences
3. Livingstone Muchefa. 2022. A Digital Framework for Digitising Family Genealogies
4. Legate Chirozva. 2022. A Digital Map of Dzete Heritage Site.
5. Farai B Zvidzai. 2022. The Mbuya Nehanda Documentary.
6. Musariri Musariri. 2022. A Multimodal Digital Art: Cataloguing Pan African History
7. Farai Believe Zvidzai. 2022. Website for People Living with Disabilities in Budiriro
8. Legate Chirozva. 2022. Electronic Payment and Booking System for National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe Users.
9. Livingstone Muchefa. 2022. Digital Archival Documentary.
10. Paul Mushango. 2022. A Multimodal Digital Fine Art.
11. Queen Chikukwa. 2023. A Documentary of Clan Praise Poetry: Totemic Tourism.
12. Queen Chikukwa. 2023. Digital Pedagogy: Videography of Nursery Rhymes.
13. Audrina R. Tangai. 2023. Content Management Site: Digital Archiving, Collections, Publishing & Exhibition
14. Musariri Musariri. Big Data Analytics of Black Lives Matter Movement
15. Audrina Tangayi. 2022. Ruzivo: Content Management Site: Digital Archiving, Collections, Publishing & Exhibition (2023)
16. Sachel Saga and Susan Marunda. Mushikashika App (2024)
17. Kudzai Gotosa and Mapindu. ClimCast Chatbot (2024)
18. Norests Shonhiwa. 2024. Zim-Constitution ChatBot (2024)
19. Chambuka Tapera. 2024. ZMARTS: Application for Marketing Zimbabwean Artistic Work
20. Norests Shonhiwa. 2025. Dandaro rengano folktales Platform
21. Norests Shonhiwa. 2025. Pfuma yendimi idioms, proverbs and taboos- mobile app
22. Norests Shonhiwa. 2025. Soul lift prayer-mobile app
23. Norests Shonhiwa. 2025. Zimbabwe Spiritual Heritage- AI agent
24. Norests Shonhiwa. 2025. Legal Mate ZimbabweChatBot
25. Norests Shonhiwa. 2025. Discoverzw holiday planner-mobile and web app
26. Norests Shonhiwa. 2025. Zim munda hub farmer's platform
27. Norests Shonhiwa. 2025. Fresh hove marketplace-mobile and web app
28. Norests Shonhiwa. Tengesa hub business finder-mobile and web app with an AI agent
29. Tawanda Beta. 2025. ChronoAnalyser- (Diachronic Analyser for Semantics and Semantic Prosodies)
30. Tawanda Beta. 2025. Smart-Agro (Climate change Resilience and resource optimisation)
31. Tawanda Beta. 2025. Web-Scrapper App
32. Tawanda Beta. 2025. Text to video animation App
33. Tawanda Beta. 2025. Research Data Harvestor
34. Tawanda Beta. 2025. Studify App ( Student Note sharing and chat platform)
35. Tawanda Beta. 2025. Word- Trip App (Flashcards app for dislexic students)
36. Tawanda Beta. 2025. Liberation Stories ( Chatbot about Chimurenga 2 Battle Narratives)
37. Tawanda Beta. 2025. Heritage Based School Projects Creator App
38. Tawanda Beta. 2025. Class Assistant App/Website ( Science processes simulator app)
39. Tawanda Beta. 2025. ChapsCreator App ( Project Proposal Writer)
40. Rachel Saga. 2025. Negomo DNA- Family tree
41. Rachel Saga. 2025. Panegyric poetry- App
42. Rachel Saga. 2025. Sekuru Bot- cultural ChatBot
43. Rachel Saga. 2025. Gwenzi Care-medical plant knowledge and care platform
44. Rachel Saga. 2025. SheLeadsZW- website for women entrepreneurs
45. Rachel Saga. 2025. SoulConnect - AI soulmate, voice assistant
46. Rachel Saga. 2025. Faith in Action: The Call to Serve- biblical videography
47. Rachel Saga. 2025. RentWise- tennants and landlords- Website
48. Rachel Saga. 2025. Report it zw- A mobile platform to report crimes anonymously
49. Sarah Mapindu. 2025. DebateZim- website
50. Sarah Mapindu. 2025. RealMenSpeakUp- a podcast
51. Sarah Mapindu. 2025. Gentlerise: website
52. Sarah Mapindu. 2025. Cyberheroes: cartoon
53. Sarah Mapindu. 2025. Unmasking addiction: digital zine
54. Tichapiwa Zishiri. 2025. Tamba -moves –zim Web App
55. Tichapiwa Zishiri. 2025. Ndini Clans and Zim Totems app
56. Tichapiwa Zishiri. 2025. Maita Praise songs Video
57. Tichapiwa Zishiri. 2025. Stories Hub – Web App
58. Tichapiwa Zishiri. 2025. His Life Skills -Website
59. Tichapiwa Zishiri. 2025. Shanda Career Coach- website
60. Tichapiwa Zishiri. 2025. Orphanages Need Aid - mobile app
61. Tichapiwa Zishiri. 2025. Heritage Site
62. Kudzai Gotosa. 2025. The folktale ImageVault- a web app with Folktale character images
63. Kudzai Gotosa. 2025. UzProgramme explorer a marketing agent app to market UZ programs
64. Kudzai Gotosa. 2025. Kids Social mediapp-FolktalesHub- contains Shona folktale songs
65. Kudzai Gotosa. Shona morphological Analyzer - a Shona word anotator
66. Kudzai Gotosa. 2025. Shona spell checker
67. Kudzai Gotosa. 2025. Dodgeball game- Rakaraka game
68. Kudzai Gotosa. 2025. scholar- scribe assessment Suite- an academic tool for assessing research work
69. Kudzai Gotosa. 2025. Shona Data cleaning script enhancer- research tool
70. Kudzai Gotosa. 2025. Twitter data analyser
71. Susan Marunda. 2025. Echoes of Freedom: A Digital Sentiment & Rhetorical Analysis Archive of African Independence Speeches (1980–Present)
72. Susan Marunda. 2025. Nhaka Narratives: A Digital Exhibition of Zimbabwean Heritage through Objects: Images and Metadata of Cultural Objects
73. Susan Marunda. 2025. Echoes in Fabric: A Digital Visual Archive of African Identity Blog
74. Susan Marunda. 2025. Nhoroondo DzeRusape: A Geo-Tagged Oral History Website
75. Susan Marunda. 2025. Chanting Memory: A Digital Archive of Political Chants in Zimbabwean History
76. Susan Marunda. 2025. ZimCouriers: A Mobile App for On-Demand Parcel Delivery in Zimbabwe
77. Susan Marunda. 2025. ZimWalks: A GPS-Enabled Mobile App for Self-Guided Heritage Tours in Zimbabwe
78. Susan Marunda. 2025. Womenpreneurship Hub Web Platform
79. Susan Marunda. 2025. PanAfriDigital: An Online Learning Platform for Digital Skills in Africa
80. Susan Marunda. 2025. Kumba Kulture: An E-Commerce Website for African-Inspired Décor
81. Takemore Mazuruse. 2025. Zimentertainmentdiary - web plug for all entertainment events
82. Takemore Mazuruse. 2025. businessdirectoryzim - online business directory
83. Takemore Mazuruse. 2025. imtravelplanner App - local tourism planner
84. Takemore Mazuruse. 2025. ZimTribes- Online listing of Zimtribes and regions
85. Takemore Mazuruse. 2025. Dzemunanga - online training and counseling for young and adult women
86. Takemore Mazuruse. 2025. Zimexporter - exporter advisor powered by ZimTrade
87. Takemore Mazuruse. 2025. OpportunityLink - scholarships and jobs website for locals
88. Takemore Mazuruse. 2025. Inspohangout - online inspiration from different thought leaders and winners
89. Takemore Mazuruse. 2025. MiningHub - Online listing detailing Zim minerals and industry players
90. Takemore Mazuruse. 2025. ZimboWellnessApp - App on exercise routine
91. Sarah Mapindu. 2025. A podcast on GBV against men and boys
92. Sarah Mapindu. 2025. DebateZim- a web application
93. Sarah Mapindu. 2025. SpaceLink- an android application
94. Sarah Mapindu. 2025. Cartoon or game on safe surfing for children
95. Sarah Mapindu. 2025. Digital zine - drug abuse awareness
96. Sarah Mapindu. 2025. ChivanhuHub- a progressive web application
97. Sarah Mapindu. 2025. AIKs Talent show Platform- a web application
98. Sarah Mapindu. 2025. Digital Lobola ledger - mobile application
99. Sarah Mapindu. 2025. AIKs Film script generator
100. Sarah Mapindu. 2025. Voice to text indigenous language application
101. Buphilo Ndlovu. 2025. Vocabvoyage: Interactive language platform
102. Buphilo Ndlovu. 2025. ZimEcoSpeak podcast: Promote the use of Zim indigenous languages in climate change discussions
103. Buphilo Ndlovu. 2025. HumaniLink: A community forum
104. Buphilo Ndlovu. 2025. ZimMediX: A digital aggregator and marketplace for Zimbabwean media content
105. Buphilo Ndlovu. 2025. Agri-Advance ZW Platform
106. Buphilo Ndlovu. 2025. LimaLimiLink ZW: A mobile and web-based lexicographic and linguistic application
107. Buphilo Ndlovu. 2025. Khulumani Connect: A multi-lingual, mobile-based digital platform
108. Buphilo Ndlovu. 2025. ZBC eLicense Portal.
109. Buphilo Ndlovu. 2025. AfroLinguaNet: African National Languages Processing platform
110. Buphilo Ndlovu. 2025. GovBriefAI: A Government Briefing Artificial Intelligence, a digital system


Supervising Undergraduate Dissertation in Literary Studies
a. Abel Bengura. 2018. Satirising Socioeconomic Uncertainties in Zimbabwe during the Post-2013 Election Era: An Analysis of Hosiah Chipanga Song Vendor. BA Honours Dissertation. Department of Languages, Literature and Culture. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
b. Hezel Sozwana. 2018. A Philosophical Analysis of Selected Songs in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Album Mukombe Wemvura. BA Honours Dissertation. Department of Languages, Literature and Culture. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
c. Lloyd. T. Kenende. 2018. The Tabloidisation of Music in Exposing Marriage Scandals: The Case of Marko Sibanda’s Selected Songs. BA Honours Dissertation. Department of Languages, Literature and Culture. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
d. Sibongile Mukonzvi. 2018. A Critical Analysis of the Depiction of Climate Change in Selected Poems in the Anthology Hodzeko Yenduri (2016). BA Honours Dissertation. Department of Languages, Literature and Culture. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
e. Coalition Marivadzi. 2018. A Critical Analysis of the Depiction of Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law in Ndafa Here? (2008). BA Honours Dissertation. Department of Languages, Literature and Culture. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
f. Tsitsi Mpofu. 2019. Lampooning Church Politics: An Analysis of Selected Songs by Agatha Murudzwa. BA Honours Dissertation. Department of Languages, Literature and Culture. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
g. Grace P. Mabahla. 2019. A Dissection of the Romanticisation of Civil-Military Relations in Jah Prayzah’s Song, Masoja (2017). BA Honours Dissertation. Department of Languages, Literature and Culture. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
h. Confidence King. 2017. An Analysis of Baba Tencen’s Depiction of Contemporary Issues Bedevilling Zimbabwe, 2016. BA Honours Dissertation. Department of African Languages and Literature. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
i. Perfect Makadho. 2018. A Critical Analysis of the Depiction of Fathering in Selected Songs of Alick Macheso. BA Honours Dissertation. Department of African Languages and Literature. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
j. Consilia Macheme. 2019. A Literary Dissection of the Depiction of Relations between the Clergy and Laity in the Church Polity: The Case of Kereke Inofa (2014). BA Honours Dissertation. Department of African Languages and Literature. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
k. Linda Chipininga. 2022. Language, Character and Attitude: Stories Creating Illegal Miners and Illegal Miners Creating Stories in the Novel, Gweja Nyumwawo. BA Honours Dissertation. Department of Languages, Literature and Culture. Harare: University of Zimbabwe.
l. Tangayi Audrina. 2020. Remembering and Relocating African Culture and Customs as Portrayed in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Song, Tsika Dzedu. BA Honours Dissertation. Department of Languages, Literature and Culture. Harare: University of Zimbabwe

Professional membership, Committees, Boards:

1. Lead Instructor. Voyant Consortium Africa. https://www.africandigitalhumanities.ca/
2. Executive member of Afrocentricity International (AI) Zimbabwe Chapter
3. Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa
5. Voyant Consortium in Africa
6. Projects manager at Flowers of Hope Children Trust
7. Founder and Director of Novaris Digital Private Limited

External Profile Links (Google Scholar, ResearchGate, LinkedIn, other social media links):

1. Orcid: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0003-1441-3167 ;
2. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-reggemore-marongedze-3abb1172/
3. Academia.edu: https://uz-ac.academia.edu/REGGEMOREMARONGEDZE
4. Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Reggemore-Marongedze
5. Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=joMNw1gAAAAJ&hl=en