Henry Takunda Gurajena
Henry Takunda Gurajena is a PhD candidate with a Master’s in Development Studies from the UFS and a first-class honours in real estate management (with Book Prize). Henry was a Runner-Up at the IHS Alumni International Urban Professional Youth Award 2018 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He graduated from the YALI Regional Leadership Centre at UNISA. He was named a Trailblazer by the TYI’s SADC Top 100 of 2019. Henry was also a Finalist in the CBZ Bank – Youth Entrepreneurship Program. Henry currently serves as Executive Director of Solinfra Africa. He has produced consultancy reports and feasibility studies for Debswana Pension Fund, Air Botswana, First National Bank Botswana and Botswana Development Corporation. He is an author with 30 projects - journal publications, book chapters, and 1 book project. His expertise includes small-scale rental housing, land value capture, affordable housing, rating valuation, housing finance and urban sustainability.
Research focus
- Small-scale rental housing
- Land value capture
- Affordable housing and housing finance
- Rating valuation
- Urban sustainability
Selected publications
Edited book
- Gurajena, H.T., Chirisa, I. and Masendu-Kusane, C. (2025) Linking value creation to service delivery and the real property development and management in Africa: specific cases and references from Zimbabwe and Botswana, ZEGU Press.
Book chapters
- Gurajena, H.T. and Chirisa, I. (2025) 'The interplay of globalisation, foreign direct investment and real estate investment in Sub-Saharan and North Africa', in Gurajena, H.T., Chirisa, I. and Masendu-Kusane, C. (eds.) Linking value creation to service delivery and the real property development and management in Africa: specific cases and references from Zimbabwe and Botswana, ZEGU Press.
- Gurajena, H.T. and Chirisa, I. (2025) 'Implementation of the management triad by real estate investment firms in Zimbabwe', in Gurajena, H.T., Chirisa, I. and Masendu-Kusane, C. (eds.) Linking value creation to service delivery and the real property development and management in Africa: specific cases and references from Zimbabwe and Botswana, ZEGU Press.
- Gurajena, H.T., Chirisa, I., Mukarwi, L. and Matamanda, A. (2025) 'Service delivery and the local government taxation systems in Africa: practice, scope and options', in Gurajena, H.T., Chirisa, I. and Masendu-Kusane, C. (eds.) Linking value creation to service delivery and the real property development and management in Africa: specific cases and references from Zimbabwe and Botswana, ZEGU Press.
Journal articles
- Chirisa, I., Gurajena, H. and Matamanda, A. (2017) 'Service delivery and the local government taxation system in Zimbabwe and South Africa: practice, scope and options', JOPPA, 5(1).
- Gurajena, H.T., Chaeruka, J. and Dumba, S. (2017) 'The usurpation of agency in property management by pension funds in Zimbabwe: a literature review', JOPPA, 4(2).
- Gurajena, H.T., Chaeruka, J. and Dumba, S. (2018) 'The usurpation of agency in property management by pension funds in Zimbabwe: empirical evidence', JOPPA, 6(1).