Tyanai is the regional coordinator of the Center for Research and Development. Currently a doctoral candidate at the Africa Centre for Citizenship and Democracy, Tyanai’s research interests include politics and governance, political economy of natural resources and citizen participation. His publications include, Zimbabwe’s Marange Diamonds:  Time to Redefine the KP’s ‘ Conflict’ Diamonds; The Center for Research and Development: Profiling the role of civil society in promoting revenue transparency in Zimbabwe’s diamond industry; Participatory Approaches to Urban Development in Zimbabwe and the The Indigenisation Programme in Zimbabwe, Problems and Prospects.