By identifying those who exemplify the very best in the our community, we honour them and advance the image and outlook of our Zimbabwean Diasporians and Africa at Large, Lets Celebrate us, Saturday 20th April 2013, Zimbabwe Comes Alive!
Dr Knox Chitiyo is the Africa Fellow and head of the Africa Programme at the Royal United Services Institute [RUSI] in Whitehall, London. Dr. Knox is also Chairman of the Britain- Zimbabwe Society [BZS]. He has published in academic and popular media on southern African, wider African, and global defence and security/development issues. He is also involved in African diaspora issues.
Dr. Knox also appears on Al- Jazeera, the BBC and other news channels. Prior to coming to the UK, Knox was a Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the University of Zimbabwe and Deputy Director of the Centre for Defence Studies. Dr. Knox won the BEN/SKY 2010 Diplomat Award, and was a nominee for the 2011 Zimbabwe Achievers' Awards .Knox is an Associate with the Brenthurst Foundation [E Oppenheimer and Sons, South Africa]. He is also on the SADC and AU Advisory Group.
