Happiness Msilikale is an Assistant Lecturer in Literature with a research focus on African Literature, particularly the African novel. Her academic journey reflects a deep engagement with the narrative traditions of the continent, as well as a critical interest in how African fiction represents identity history and cultural continuity. She holds a Master of Arts in Literature, during which she explored the intersection of history and imagination in her dissertation titled Fact and Fiction in Thomas Mofolo's Chaka. Her MA research examined how historical memory and oral tradition converge in the construction of African heroic narratives, with a focus on the blending of myth and historical fact in early African fiction.

currently pursuing a PhD in Literature, Msilikale is conducting doctoral research on The Representation of Procreation in Selected 1993-2018 African Fiction. Her work investigates how contemporary African writers engage with themes of procreation, gender and cultural legacy, drawing on feminist theoretical frameworks. Her research contributes to expanding in the discourse on embodiment, identity and social transformation in African literary studies.

As an Assistant lecturer, she teachers undergraduate courses in African literature, literary theories and oral traditions. She continues to develop publications that interrogates African narrative forms and socio-cultural representation.

Happiness Elias Msilikale is committed to advancing scholarship in African literary studies, with a particular interest in the role of literature in shaping and reflecting African epistemologies, gender dynamics and historical consciousness.