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Chairperson of Electoral Tribunal
Profile of Siphamandla Zondi
Siphamandla Zondi researches Africa’s international relations with an interest in promoting African renaissance and decolonization of world affairs. His orientation commitment to epistemic rebellion against deep-seated Eurocentrism. His publications have been on South Africa's foreign policy analysis including recent pieces on peace diplomacy in Madagascar and Zimbabwe, African agency in international diplomacy, SA’s ubuntu diplomacy, Ocean Diplomacy, and NATO’s imperial designs over Libya. Zondi is the head of the Institute for Global Dialogue, a Unisa-associated foreign policy think tank based in Pretoria. He teaches African renaissance at Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute and international organisations at University of Johannesburg (part-time). He earned his undergraduate degrees at the University of Durban-Westville in South Africa and his MPhil and DPhil at Cambridge University
Deputy Chairperson of Electoral Tribunal
La-Portia Matjila
Deputy Director in the College of Graduate Studies : M&D Administration Support.
She brings with over 20years of experience in Student Affairs.
An active member of several student bodies and an executive member of NGO’s dealing with student matters and advice.
A motivational Speaker and life Coach.
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Mr Nkosinathi Majozi
Hold Honours degree in Industrial Psychology, Manager HR, Training and Quality Assurance in Directorate Student Assessment and Administration.
Former student activist and SRC member in Unisa Kwa-Zulu Natal and in 2000 was employed as Provincial Chairperson of IEC for SRC Elections.
Prof. Esther Kibuka, BSc. (Hons); MSc; PhD, MBA (UNISA/OU, UK), Cert Tech ODeL (UMUC, USA).
Contact Details
Academic
Institute for African Renaissance studies, University of South Africa
287, Skinner Street, Pretoria.
E-mail: [email protected]; E-mail: [email protected]; Cell: +27798994761
Education, Gender and Designation
Professor Esther Kibuka-Sebitosi is a female South African citizen with a PhD focusing on vector-
borne diseases, an MBA (Open University, UK/UNISA), an MSc and a BSc (Hon) in Natural Sciences.
She is currently finalizing a Masters in Open and Distance Education (MEd ODL) a University of
Maryland University College (UMUC), USA/UNISA programme focusing on Technology education
and online learning.
Prof. Esther Kibuka-Sebitosi is a unique University professor with Entrepreneurship skills, who
combines multi-disciples to solve Africa’s complex problems under the Africa Renaissance paradigm.
She is widely Published author and sought after International and motivational speaker. She is a
mentor of young and upcoming entrepreneurs in the Green Skills and a member of the National
Environment Sector Skills Development Forum of South Africa.
Academic Citizenship and Community engagement
Prof. Kibuka is a member of the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Expert Net
(www.esd-expert.net) comprising members in South Africa, Germany, Mexico and India, a team
that addresses sustainable development. In South Africa, she is part of the Fundisa for Change
programme for teacher development currently being implemented in South Africa. She mentors
the Youth in the Green economy and Green skills as part of the ESD Leadership Skills
Development Programme. A former member of the European Union Training Foundation (ETF)
Board, Turin, Italy and a current Board member of the Health systems Trust (HST), South
Africa, Prof Kibuka’s community engagement/academic citizenship spans locally and
internationally. Due to her multi-disciplines academically, Professor Kibuka supervises several
PhD and Masters Students in a variety of fields such as African Renaissance, Public
administration, Political Science, Development studies, Health studies, Science Education and
Business. She is a Technical advisor for the UN, EU and African Governments on projects
including Elections, HIV/AIDS, Gender, Education for sustainable development (ESD),
Entrepreneurship and eHealth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Her publications on Elections entitled,
“Gender dynamics in elections in Africa, Published in the Journal of African Elections 12:3, 120-
141 and a Book entitled, “South Africa twenty years into Democracy: The march to the 2014
elections. with colleagues Maphunye, K., E. (Chair of the WIPHOLD-Brigalia Bam Chair in
Electoral Democracy.) and Moagi, A (2014) illustrates her knowledge of Democratic elections.
