Mr Tatenda Sukulao

Qualifications:

• Master of Science in Social Work Degree (MSU)
• Bachelor of Science Social Work Honours Degree (MSU)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Education (MSU)
• Cert in Project Management (BUSE)

Research Interests:

• Research methods in Social Work
• Culture and Decolonisation
• Community Social Work
• Food security
• Substance Use and Recovery
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Management and Administration
• Social development

Publications:

1. Sukulao, T., Tshugulu, A.N. (2025). An analytic autoethnography on using a decolonial lens in social work research: A postcolonial approach to knowledge production. Journal of Social Development in Africa, 40(2), 100-125. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jsda.v40i2.6Journal of Social Development in Africa, Vol. 40(2), 100-125DOI: 10.4314/jsda.v40i2.6
2. Sukulao, T., Tshugulu, A.N., Muridzo, & Sobantu, M. (2025). Community strategies for navigating food insecurity in ward 10, Mudzi District, North Eastern Zimbabwe. Discov Food 5, 439 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44187-025-00726-7
3. Sukulao, T., Kurevakwesu, W., Tshugulu, A. N., Matanga, A. A., & Muridzo, N. G. (2025). Perceived causes and consequences of food insecurity in rural Zimbabwe: Using a decolonised methodology. Journal of Social Development in Africa, 40(1), 27–61. https://doi.org/10.4314/jsda.v40i1.3
4. Sukulao, T., Charamba, S., & Tshugulu, A. N. (2025). Ndau cultural practices and the violation of women’s rights in Zimbabwe. African Journal of Social Work, 15(4), 42–53. https://doi.org/10.4314/ajsw.v15i4.4
   Makosa, I., Sukulao, T., Tshugulu, A., Muridzo, N., Chisango , T., & Simbine, S. (2025). Socio-economic factors contributing to juvenile delinquency in Zimbabwe: A social work perspective. Social Work Maatskaplike Werk, 61(3), 477–501. https://doi.org/10.15270/61-3-1215
5. Tshugulu A N, Sukulao T, Muridzo N G and Sobantu M. (2025). Strategies to incorporate indigenous knowledge
   systems into modern food security interventions. Journal of Ubuntu/Nyingi waUbuntu, 2(4), 40-52.
6. Ndima, A., Sobantu, M., Muridzo, N. G., & Sukulao, T. (2026). Housing challenges encountered by single mothers heading households in Tyutyu Village, Bhisho Eastern Cape, South Africa. Social Work Maatskaplike Werk, 62(1), 153–170. https://doi.org/10.15270/62-1-1373

Competencies:

1. Academic writing and publication, Counseling, Decolonial and Indigenous Research Methods, Social entrepreneurship and Programme Management.