Dr Ivo Mhike (1982 - 2021)

Abstract

The son of Mr Cletos Mhike and Mrs Christine Mhike, Ivo Mhike did his first degree at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) between 2002 and 2005, winning book prizes on two occasions for the Best Student. While working as a Teaching Assistant from 2006 onwards, he completed his Masters. Both degrees were in African Economic History. Ivo then lectured at UZ until the end of 2012, when, in the face of stiff international competition, he won a PhD studentship with the University of the Free State’s recently established International Studies Group (ISG). Research and writing for his thesis were finished in a little over three years, and at the June 2016 Graduation Ceremony Dr Mhike’s doctorate in Africa Studies was conferred.