Staff

FACULTY OF AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Name: Dr Makandwa Godfrey

Designation: Lecturer
Department: Tourism and Hospitality Management
Contact Details:
Phone: 0772844855
godfrey.makandwa@staff.msuas.ac.zw

Qualifications.

PhD, Management & Economic Sciences with Tourism Management (North-West University)
MComm, Marketing Management (Great Zimbabwe University)
BComm, Tourism & Hospitality Management (Midlands State University)

Research interest

• Sustainable tourism development
• Community based tourism
• Rural tourism
• Female tourism entrepreneurship
• Cultural tourism

Publications

  1. Makandwa, G, De Klerk S & Saayman A (2023): Culturally-based community tourism ventures and rural women entrepreneurs’ skills in Southern Africa, 6 (8), 1268–1281
  2. Makandwa, G, Makudza F & Muparangi S (2023): Women’s Participation in Community-Based Tourism During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case of Sengwe Community in Zimbabwe; Dube K et al. (Eds): COVID-19, Tourist Destinations and Prospects for Recovery
  3. Makandwa G, Makudza F & Muparangi S (2023): Augmenting family businesses in craft tourism through entrepreneurial skills development among Southern Africa rural women; Valeri M (Eds): Family Businesses in Tourism and Hospitality: Innovative Studies and Approaches
  4. Chitambara L.R, Makandwa G, Mupfiga D & Dziva C (2022): COVID-19, Gender, Disability, and Experiences: Evidence from Marginalised Groups in Community-Based Ecotourism Projects; Woyo E & Venganai E (Eds): In Gender, Disability, and Tourism in Africa, Sustainable Development Goals Series
  5. Makandwa, G., de Klerk, S., & Saayman, A. (2021): Understanding the Experiences of Rural Women in Sustaining Tourism Enterprises. In Gender and Tourism