Dr Innocent Dande is a postdoctoral research fellow in the International Studies Group. His research interests focus on Animal History and the socio-cultural history of southern Africa. He did his undergraduate and master's degrees at the University of Zimbabwe before proceeding to Stellenbosch University for his PhD (2017 - 2020).

Dande, Innocent, Elijah Doro, Muchaparara Musemwa, and Thembani Dube. "Remembering Mugabe." South African Historical Journal 72, (2) (2020): 321-344.

Dande, Innocent, and Joseph Mujere. 'Contested histories and contested land claims: traditional authorities and the Fast Track Land Reform programme in Zimbabwe, 2000–2017' Review of African Political Economy 46, (159) (2019), 86-100.

Dande, Innocent, and Sandra Swart. 'History, politics and dogs in Zimbabwean literature, c. 1975–2015' Tydskrif vir letterkunde 55, (3) (2018), 152-173.

Journal of Southern African Studies' Collin Murray Postdoctoral Award, 2020

Stellenbosch University Faculty of Arts and Social Science doctoral scholarship, 2017 - 2019

University of Zimbabwe book prize 2016 for Masters of Arts Degree in African history, 2016

Harry Frank Guggenheim's Young African Scholars  Award, 2012 - 2014