Bekithemba Dube holds a PhD in Curriculum Studies and is Associate Professor at the University of the Free State. He is the Subject Head for Intermediate Phase, as well as internationalisation coordinator. He is a visiting professor at the Appalachian State University in North Carolina, the Colorado State University, the University of Bayreuth in Germany, the University of Highlands and Islands in Scotland, and also an adjunct scholar at Lupane State University in Zimbabwe. He has presented guest lectures in countries such as Italy, Zambia, and Spain.

In the past five years, he has published more than 100 journal articles, a book chapter, and has edited a volume on curriculum, religion, and politics in the Global South. He is a section editor-alternation (UKZN DHET-accredited) on educating in deprived contexts. He has been guest editor for the Journal of Culture and Values in Education, and the Journal of Curriculum Studies Research (Scopus indexed).

He has received various excellence awards, such as the Master’s University Book Prize, and Best Academic Student at the Great Zimbabwe University, 2014; Best Emerging Researcher in the Faculty of Education at the University of the Free State, 2018; the Extra Miler Exceeding Expectations Award in recognition and appreciation of an exceptional contribution at the Unit for Language Development, 2018; Exceptional Contribution as a consultant at the Write Site Award, 2018; USDP Scholar Supervisor Award, 2019; UK-Scotland PhD Supervisor award; Outstanding service award, community and excellence in the field of community engagement in the category Engaged Research from the Vice-Rector, University of the Free State, 2019; Most Prolific Researcher in the Faculty of Education 2019-2021; Recognition for Research Excellence Award, UFS, 2020; Research output recognition, UFS; Khothatsa award for being the most inspirational lecturer, 2021; and the Best Department award, 2021, among many other awards.