Bhekumuzi Dean Bhebhe is a Zimbabwean climate activist, researcher, and energy policy expert dedicated to environmental justice and economic sovereignty in Africa. He is the founder and director of Africa Change Lab and serves as a campaign lead for the pan-African climate think tank Power Shift Africa. Notably, Bhebhe co-facilitates Don’t Gas Africa, a high-profile civil society coalition campaigning against the expansion of fossil gas infrastructure on the continent in favor of a just transition to community-led renewable energy solutions.

His impactful advocacy earned him the Silver Award in the “Warrior for Good” category (Climate Action & Environment) in 2025. In tandem with his activism, Bhebhe is a PhD candidate in Development Studies within the Emancipatory Future Studies program at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he previously earned his Master’s degree in International Relations. A former 2018 Mandela Rhodes Scholar, his academic research and public writing focus on dismantling extractive economic models and positioning Africa as a global leader in clean technologies, green hydrogen, and e-mobility.