Contact Details

ngonidzashe.mangoma@nust.ac.zw 
+263773378674

Courses being Taught

Environmental Microbiology
Environmental Biotechnology
Advanced Applied Microbiology
Fundamentals of Environmental Microbiology
Genetics

Education including Awards and Honours

MSc Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (NUST), 

BSc (Hons) Applied Biology and Biochemistry (NUST)

Work History (Public/Private Sectors)

·        Senior Lecturer, Department of Applied Biology and Biochemistry, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (2024 – Present).

·        Lecturer, Department of Applied Biology and Biochemistry, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (2014 – 2024).

·        Research Fellow, Department of Applied Biology and Biochemistry, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (2011 – 2014).

·        Lab Technician, Department of Applied Biology and Biochemistry, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (2010 – 2011).

Membership of Professional Organizations

Member of:
•    South African Society for Microbiology (SASM).
•    International Society for Microbial Ecology.

Research Groups/Consortia

Member of the following Research Groups:
•    Environmental Biotechnology Research Group (EBRG).
•    African Centre of Excellence in Water (ACEWATER).

Publications, Research Projects, Exhibitions, Conferences, etc.

Mbanga, J., Mangoma, N., & Saidi, B. (2010). An evaluation of the antimicrobial activities of Aloe barbadensis, A. chabaudii and A. arborescens leaf extracts used in Folklore Veterinary Medicine in Zimbabwe.

Mangoma, N., Zhou, N., & Ncube, T. (2024). Metagenome-assembled genomes provide insight into the microbial taxonomy and ecology of the Buhera soda pans, Zimbabwe. PLoS One, 19(12), e0299620.

Mangoma, N., Zhou, N., & Ncube, T. (2024). Metagenomic insights into the microbial community of the Buhera soda pans, Zimbabwe. BMC microbiology, 24(1), 510.

Chaza, T., Mangoma, N., Nyakuedzwa, T., & Ncube, T. (2023). Valorization of groundnut shell biomass for biosorption of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution. Journal of Sustainable Development, 16(2), 72-84.

Mtasa, T., Mangoma, N., & Dhlamini, Z. (2014). Sensitivity of Some Pathogen Isolates to Fungicides Commonly Used in Vegetable Greenhouses in Zimbabwe.

Mangoma, N., Zhou, N., & Ncube, T. (2025). Exploring the diversity and phenotypic properties of culturable haloalkaliphilic bacteria from soda pans in Buhera, Zimbabwe. Academia Biology, 3(2).

Moyo, N., Mangoma, N., Ncube, T. (2025). An Assessment of the Physicochemical Properties and Identification of Associated Haloalkaliphilic Bacteria in Buhera Soda Pans, Eastern Zimbabwe. EC Microbiology, 21, 01-11.

Sanele L Rabi, Ngonidzashe Mangoma, Thembekile Ncube. 2024. Investigating diverse microbial consortia for production of biofertilisers. Research Council of Zimbabwe White Paper Compendium on Mineral Technology and Agricultural Biotechnology. Research Council of Zimbabwe.

Ngonidzashe Mangoma, Zephaniah Dhlamini, 2014. Use of the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) technique to analyse the Anthocyanidin Synthase (ANS) gene Locus in Zimbabwean sorghum landraces with different seed proanthocyanidin profiles. International Journal of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Research.

Conferences

Mangoma, N., Dhlamini, Z. EMS-based development of a Sorghum bicolor mutant population for use in flavonoid pathway studies and TILLING. The 1st International Conference on “Food and Agriculture: New Approaches”, 2 – 4 December 2013, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.

Mangoma, N., Chigova, J. 2016. Isolation and characterization of chromium-reducing bacteria and evaluating their potential use in the bioremediation of chromium-rich wastewaters. The Nigerian Society for Microbiology (NSM) 39th Annual Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting, 19 – 23 September 2016, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria.

Mangoma, N., Zhou, N., Ncube, T. 2023. Metagenomic Analysis of the Microbial and Functional Diversity of the Buhera Soda Pans in Zimbabwe. 2024. South African Society for Microbiology (SASM) Biennial Congress, 17 – 20 September 2023, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

Mangoma, N., Zhou, N., Ncube, T. 2023. Metagenome-assembled genomes provide insight into the microbial taxonomy and ecology of the Buhera soda pans, Zimbabwe. 2025. International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) Congress, 18-23 August 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Mangoma, N., Zhou, N., Ncube, T. 2024. Metagenome-assembled genomes provide insight into the microbial taxonomy and ecology of the Buhera soda pans, Zimbabwe. 2025. International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) Congress, 18-23 August 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Mangoma, N., Zhou, N., Ncube, T. 2025. Microbial life under extreme alkalinity and moderate salinity: The case of Buhera soda pans, Zimbabwe. The Second Microbial Ecology Symbosium and Workshop. 15 – 19 December, Benguerir, Morocco.