Qualifications

• Wing Commander Richard Chitumba is a seasoned academic and administrator at the Zimbabwe National Defence University (ZNDU)
• where he serves as the Acting Chairperson Department of Business Management Sciences. The Senior Officer’s academic credentials include the following: . Master of Science in International Studies from ZNDU. . A pending Master of Science in Peace and Governance from the Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE). . Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Zimbabwe. . Diploma in Defence and Security Studies
• University of Zimbabwe. . Post-Graduate Executive Diploma in Strategic and Defence Studies from the National Defence University of Malaysia. . National Defence Course
• ZNDU. In his academic career
• Wing Commander Richard Chitumba has demonstrated his expertise in various areas. He has taught Courses such as "Contemporary Strategic Thought and African Security" at the Zimbabwe Staff College's Diploma in Defence and Security Studies programme
• as well as "History of Zimbabwe
• Precolonial to present" under the Civil-Military Relations curriculum. Wing Commander Chitumba's administrative experience includes serving as the Programme Coordinator for the Diploma in Project Planning and Management at ZNDU. Furthermore
• Wing Commander Chitumba has been involved in the United Nations Peace Keeping Mission as a Military Observer in Abyei
• South Sudan. As a seasoned academia
• he plays a key role in dissertation supervision and assessment
• overseeing the research of students in the Joint Command and Staff Course at the Zimbabwe Staff College. His supervisory experience includes topics such as "Exploring Strategies to Address Zimbabwe Border Porosity to Enhance National Security: A Case of Beitbridge Border Post." Wing Commander Chitumba's academic contributions extend to conferences and invitational lectures
• including a recent seminar on "Dissertation writing and Supervision" at the Zimbabwe Staff College in 2026.