Tatonga Rusike is a Sovereign Analyst in the S&P Emerging Markets Sovereign ratings team covering a number of African sovereigns, local and regional governments, government related entities and multilaterals. Rusike is the Primary Credit Analyst in South Africa. Prior to joining S&P Global in 2012, Rusike worked as an Economist in Western Cape Government Fiscal Policy Division for three years and also taught undergraduate economics at Rhodes University for two years. Rusike holds a B.Sc in Economics from the University of Zimbabwe and a Masters in Financial Markets (cum laude) from Rhodes University.