Author

Edward Simon Mgaya

Observed names: EDWARD SIMON MGAYA, Edward Mgaya

Observed institutions: University of Dar es Salaam, Victoria University of Wellington

ORCID: 0000-0002-2680-3464

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-2680-3464

OpenAlex ID: A5077498549

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

2015 · Japhace Poncian, Edward Simon Mgaya · International Journal of Social Science Studies · 31

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

2021 · Edward Mgaya · Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania · 14

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

2023 · Edward Simon Mgaya · Journal of Religion in Africa · 10

The Changing Practices of Sacred Forests in Njombe, Tanzania: Colonial Encounters 1880s-1961

2023 · Edward Simon Mgaya · International Review of Environmental History · 5

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Generational shifts in sacred groves’ management among the Bena community of Njombe, Tanzania

2026 · Edward Simon Mgaya · Cogent Arts and Humanities · 1

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

2025 · Edward Simon Mgaya · Cogent Arts and Humanities · 1

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

2018 · Edward Simon Mgaya · Alanya Akademik Bakış · 1

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

2016 · Edward Mgaya · International and Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Sciences · 1

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The Search for ‘Her story’: Women in the Narratives of African Migratory History

2015 · Edward Mgaya · INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENDER & WOMEN S STUDIES · 1

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Dynamics of Infanticides among the Ngoni of Tanzania, 1850s-1916

2025 · Ashura Jackson Ngoya, Edward Simon Mgaya · Zamani A Journal of African Historical Studies

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

2025 · Edward Simon Mgaya · Journal of Eastern African Studies

Labour Scarcity and Colonial Labour Strategies (and the Africans’ Response) in German East Africa, 1885–1914

2025 · Edward Simon Mgaya · SSRN Electronic Journal

The Meaning, Spiritual Foundation, and Mythology of African Sacred Landscapes The Case of Sacred Forests among the Bena of Njombe, Tanzania

2025 · Edward Simon Mgaya · SSRN Electronic Journal

Beyond Christianity

2025 · ASHURA JACKSON NGOYA, EDWARD SIMON MGAYA · Zamani A Journal of African Historical Studies

FROM INVESTORS TO DO-IT-ALL: CHINESE IMMIGRANTS, THEIR ACTIVITIES AND LOCAL PEOPLE’S PERCEPTIONS IN TANZANIA, 1990s TO PRESENT

2022 · Edward Simon Mgaya · JOURNAL OF SINO-AFRICAN STUDIES

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

2021 · Edward Simon Mgaya · Tanzania Zamani A Journal of Historical Research and Writing

Works count: 16

Citation count: 65

H-index: 4

I10-index: 3