All Stories

  1. Ever-changing sites: the salient dynamics of sacred forests in Tanzania’s postcolonial Njombe region, 1961–2019

    Article • Journal of Eastern African Studies, November 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Edward Simon Mgaya

  2. Labour scarcity and colonial labour strategies (and the Africans’ response) in German East Africa, 1885–1914

    Article • Cogent Arts and Humanities, June 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Edward Simon Mgaya

  3. The changing practices of sacred forests in Njombe, Tanzania: Colonial encounters 1880s–1961

    Article • International Review of Environmental History, July 2023, ANU Press

    Dr Edward Simon Mgaya

  4. The Meaning, Spiritual Foundation, and Mythology of African Sacred Landscapes

    Article • Journal of Religion in Africa, January 2023, Brill

    Dr Edward Simon Mgaya

  5. Chinese Immigrants, their Activities, and Local People’s Perception in Tanzania

    Article • JOURNAL OF SINO-AFRICAN STUDIES, October 2022, Association pour la Promotion des Etudes Sino-Africaines

    Dr Edward Simon Mgaya

  6. Development Implications of Labour Migration for Origin Societies: The Case of Manamba of Njombe District, 1900 - 1960s

    Article • Tanzania Zamani A Journal of Historical Research and Writing, December 2021, College of Humanities, University of Dar es Salaam

    Dr Edward Simon Mgaya

  7. Forest and Forestry in Tanzania: Changes and Continuities in Policies and Practices From Colonial Times to the Present

    Article • Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania, July 2021, College of Humanities, University of Dar es Salaam

    Dr Edward Simon Mgaya

  8. At the Mid of Polarity: Rethinking Medium Farms as Solution to Vulnerability for Small-scale Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Alanya Akademik Bakış, January 2018, Alanya Akademik Bakis

    Dr Edward Simon Mgaya

  9. Acquiring Human Capital skills through Labour Migrancy: The case of Colonial Njombe District; 1900-1960s

    Article • International and Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Sciences, March 2016, Hipatia Press

    Dr Edward Simon Mgaya

  10. Africa’s Leadership Challenges in the 21st Century: What Can Leaders Learn from Africa’s Pre-Colonial Leadership and Governance?

    Article • International Journal of Social Science Studies, April 2015, Redfame Publishing

    Dr Japhace Poncian, Dr Edward Simon Mgaya