Moorosi holds a PhD in Development Studies from University of South Africa (UNISA), a Masters degree in Public Policy Management from Wits University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Psychology from University of Cape Town I am currently a lecturer of Africa Studies at the Centre for Gender and Africa Studies (CGAS), University of the Free State.

My research interests and niche areas are; political philosophy termed ‘Sankarism’, Pan Africanism, pre-colonial African history, Afrocentricity, Endogenous Development, and Regionalism.

-Most of my professional expertise evolves around academic research in the social sciences which is multi-inter-trans (MIT) disciplinary, that is, cutting across at least three disciplines.

Those being political sciences, governance and policy studies, and development studies.

- I also have over seven years lecturing experience acquired at the University of South Africa (UNISA), University of Johannesburg, and at the University of the Free State.
- To date, I have thirteen published academic peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters. I am currently working on a book Manuscript of Thomas Sankara`s political thought and praxis and what we can learn from it for contemporary Africa.
- I have extensive experience in preparing, compiling and presenting research reports and in quality assurance of reports and research papers, spanning over 7 years.
- Three years supervision and examination experience of postgraduate students at Masters and PhD level in South Africa and elsewhere. 

Email: moorosileshoele@gmail.com or leshoelem@ufs.ac.za

My research interests and niche areas are; political philosophy termed ‘Sankarism’, Pan Africanism, pre-colonial African history, Afrocentricity, Endogenous Development, and Regionalism.

I am recently turning my research focus more towards the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Pan African Lingua Franca (linguistic) research on Kiswahili, and on the resurgence of military coups in Africa.

Most of my professional expertise evolves around academic research in the social sciences which is multi-inter-trans (MIT) disciplinary, that is, cutting across at least three disciplines.

Those being political sciences, governance and policy studies, and development studies.

Journal Articles:

Leshoele, M. 2023. The Role of SADC (or Lack Thereof) in the Political Unification of the Region and/or Continent: An Afrocentric Critique. Journal of African Union Studies, 12(2): 83-103. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31920/2050-4306/2023/12n2a5

Leshoele, M. 2022. A Sankarian Perspective on the IMF Loan to SA: `Debt as a Cleverly Organised Reconquest of Africa`. The African Review. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/1821889x-bja10044 [PUBLISHED]

Leshoele, M. 2021. Power lies at the barrel of a gun: diplomacy without strategic military capability is futile. African and Asian Studies, 20(2): 77-99. [PUBLISHED]

Leshoele, M. 2021. Political History of Military Induced Conflict and (In)stability in Lesotho and its Economic and Development Implications. International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity, DOI: 10.1080/18186874.2021.1962726 [PUBLISHED]

Leshoele,M. 2020. AfCFTA and regional integration in African: Is African union government a dream deferred or denied? Journal of Contemporary African Studies, DOI: 10.1080/02589001.2020.1795091 [PUBLISHED]

Leshoele, M. 2017. Thomas Sankara’s revolutionary leadership - meditations on an African statesman. Africa Insight, 47(2): 40-53. [PUBLISHED]

Leshoele, M. (forthcoming). AU’s Agenda 2063 and the Quest to Silence the Guns: Implications of Recent Coups in Africa on the AfCFTA. [UNDER REVIEW]

Leshoele, M. (forthcoming). Africa’s Lingua Franca and its Role in the Successful Implementation of the AfCFTA: A Case for Kiswahili as the African Commerce and Epistemological Language. [UNPUBLISHED]

Book Chapters:

Leshoele, M. & Gumede, V. (2021). Social and economic effects of illicit financial flows in South Africa. In S.D. Kamga, Illicit Financial Flows from South Africa: Decolonial Perspectives on Political Economy and Corruption. London: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003197232-3. [PUBLISHED]

Leshoele, M. (2021). `He Who Feeds You Controls You`: Thomas Sankara`s Government Attainment of Food Self-Sufficiency in Less Than Four Years. In V. Gumede and T. Shonhe. Rethinking the Land and Agrarian Questions in Africa. Cape Town: Africa Century Editions Press (ACE Press). [PUBLISHED]

Leshoele M. 2019. Regional Integration Prospects, Challenges and Opportunities in Africa: A Case of the Tripartite Free Trade Area. In: Oloruntoba S., Muchie M. (eds) Innovation, Regional Integration, and Development in Africa. Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development. Switzerland: Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92180-8_8 [PUBLISHED]

Book Reviews:

Leshoele, M. 2021. Book Review: [Oloruntoba S.O. & Falola, T. (eds.). 2020.The Palgrave Handbook of African Political Economy. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan]. Journal of Public Administration, 56(1): 171-174. [PUBLISHED]

Gumede, V. & Leshoele, M. 2017. Book Review: [Prah, K.K.. 2017. Reflections On Goldberg’s Variations on Africanist Themes.Cape Town: CASAS]. Africa Insight, 47(2): 109-112. [PUBLISHED]

My research interests and niche areas are; political philosophy termed ‘Sankarism’, Pan Africanism, pre-colonial African history, Afrocentricity, Endogenous Development, and Regionalism.

I am recently turning my research focus more towards the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Pan African Lingua Franca (linguistic) research on Kiswahili, and on the resurgence of military coups in Africa.

Most of my professional expertise evolves around academic research in the social sciences which is multi-inter-trans (MIT) disciplinary, that is, cutting across at least three disciplines.

Those being political sciences, governance and policy studies, and development studies.

Research Methodology - ASHR6806

Research Report - ASHD6808

MA and PhD supervision