Professor Sibanda holds a T1 Teaching Certificate (Univ. of Rhodesia), B.Sc (Hons) (CNAA) and a PhD (King’s College, London). He has worked as a Secondary School teacher,Glaxo Group Research, Lecturer and Chairman of the Department of Chemistry, UNMOVIC Weapons inspector, Iraq and Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor, NUST. He is currently Pro-Vice Chancellor (Res & Academic Affairs), NUST since 2006.

Prof. Sibanda is a member of Carnivore ResInstitute (Chipangali Wildlife Trust), National Museums & Monuments of Zimbabwe, Associate Editor (Int. J. Biol & Chem Sci.), Member of NAMACO (Chemicals Section), Founding member of the Community Education Project (CEP), American Chemical Society, NAPRECA (Natural Products Res Assoc. of Eastern & Central Africa), Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences, IFS Fellow, Istituto Italo-Africano.