Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences https://news.nwu.ac.za/ en Markus Boettcher https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/markus-boettcher <span>Markus Boettcher </span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/32504" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">BELINDA BANTHAM</span></span> <span>Fri, 12/01/2023 - 14:36</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2259" hreflang="en">Multiwavelength Astronomy, Multi-Messenger Astrophysics, High-Energy Astrophysics, Active Galactic Nuclei, Blazars, Neutrino Astrophysics, Multi-wavelength Polarisation</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Prof</div> <div class="field field--name-field-job-title field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Professor</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Markus</div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Boettcher</div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1240" hreflang="en">Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Markus Boettcher did his Ph.D. work at the Max-Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy Bonn, Germany, and obtained his Ph.D. in 1997 from the University of Bonn. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at Rice University, Houston, TX, USA, 1997 – 2002 (including a NASA/SAO Chandra fellowship 1999 – 2002), before joining the faculty of Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA, in 2002, first as assistant professor, then (2007) as associate professor, and (2012) full professor. In 2013, he moved to South Africa to join the Centre for Space Research at NWU as SARChI Chair of Astrophysics and Space Physics. He is an internationally renowned expert on the physics of astronomical sources of high-energy (X-ray and gamma-ray) radiation. These include black holes in our Galaxy an in the centres of other galaxies, called active galactic nuclei, and gamma-ray bursts. His group is very actively involved in the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) near Windhoek, Namibia, which is the world’s most sensitive ground-based gamma-ray observatory. Markus Boettcher is the chairperson of the South African Gamma-Ray Astronomy Programme (SA-GAMMA), which co-ordinates the research activities and funding needs for about 100 members (permanent researchers, postdocs, students) at 6 institutions in South Africa and Namibia. In particular, SA-GAMMA co-ordinates the South African involvement in H.E.S.S. and the next-generation ground-based gamma-ray observatory, the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), currently under construction on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, and near Mt. Paranal, Chile.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-orcid field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8434-5692">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8434-5692</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-visit-fsd field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Visit</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1433" hreflang="en">Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-physical-address field--type-text-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Physical Address</div> <div class="field--item"><p>Potch campus, G5, 216</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-telephone-number field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Telephone Number</div> <div class="field--item"> 018 299 2418 </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cellphone field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Cellphone Number</div> <div class="field--item">076 997 1109 </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-e-mail-main field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">E-mail</div> <div class="field--item">Markus.Bottcher@nwu.ac.za</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/news.nwu.ac.za/files/files/experts/Markus.png" width="820" height="861" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-photo-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Prof Markus Boettcher</div> Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:36:45 +0000 BELINDA BANTHAM 29560 at https://news.nwu.ac.za Amare Abebe https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/amare-abebe <span>Amare Abebe</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/32504" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">BELINDA BANTHAM</span></span> <span>Fri, 12/01/2023 - 14:19</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2258" hreflang="en">Cosmology, Gravitation, Astrophysics, Astronomy, Dark Matter and Dark Energy</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Prof</div> <div class="field field--name-field-job-title field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Professor</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Amare</div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Abebe</div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1240" hreflang="en">Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>After completing his postgraduate training specialising in gravitation and cosmology at UCT, Amare Abebe joined the NWU as a postdoctoral research fellow in 2014 and has remained here ever since, where he is now a professor of physics and the current director of the Centre for Space Research (CSR). His research focuses on understanding the origin and evolution of the universe - and the formation of large-scale structure, i.e., structures larger than individual galaxies, in it – using alternative theories of gravitational physics and observational constraints from astronomical data. Part of this endeavour is to explain (away) dark matter and dark energy, two components of matter and energy that, together, account for nearly 95% of the total content of the universe despite being invisible - hence simply referred to as dark – but whose existence is inferred through their gravitational and cosmological effects.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-url-google-scholar field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=uhBv63gAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;authuser=1">https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=uhBv63gAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;authuser=1</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-orcid field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5475-2919">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5475-2919</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-physical-address field--type-text-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Physical Address</div> <div class="field--item"><p>Potchefstroom Campus, G5-117</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-telephone-number field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Telephone Number</div> <div class="field--item">+27-18-389-2848 </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cellphone field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Cellphone Number</div> <div class="field--item">+27-84-974-2255 </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-e-mail-main field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">E-mail</div> <div class="field--item">AmareAbebe.Gidelew@nwu.ac.za</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/news.nwu.ac.za/files/files/experts/amare%281%29.png" width="908" height="707" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-photo-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"> Amare Abebe</div> Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:19:40 +0000 BELINDA BANTHAM 29559 at https://news.nwu.ac.za Livhuwani David Nemakonde https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/livhuwani-david-nemakonde <span>Livhuwani David Nemakonde</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/32504" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">BELINDA BANTHAM</span></span> <span>Tue, 06/21/2022 - 11:22</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1093" hreflang="en">Disaster studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Prof</div> <div class="field field--name-field-job-title field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Associate Professor</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Livhuwani David</div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Nemakonde</div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1240" hreflang="en">Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Livhu is an Associate Professor in the School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences at North-West University in the Republic of South Africa. Livhuwani has been working in disaster risk reduction as an academic and a researcher since 2015. He holds a PhD in Public Management and Development from North-West University. The title of his thesis is “Integrating parallel structures for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in Southern Africa Development Community”. He is the current chairperson of the Disaster Risk Science Scientific Committee in the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management. Since joining the ACDS in 2015 Prof Nemakonde has published a several peer reviewed papers and book chapters and supervised several Ph.D. and Masters’ students. Livhu’s research interests include disaster risk governance, climate change adaptation, systems thinking and building community resilience.</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-in field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts in</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1596" hreflang="en">Natural Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-visit field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Visit</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1387" hreflang="en">Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-orcid field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-3458-5575">https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-3458-5575</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-visit-fsd field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Visit</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1493" hreflang="en">School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-media field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other Media</div> <div class="field--item"><p>Research Gate: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Livhuwani-Nemakonde-2/research" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Livhuwani-Nemakonde-2/research</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-visit-f field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Visit</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2005" hreflang="en">Natural and Agricultural Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-linkedin field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/livhuwani-nemakonde-479501114">https://www.linkedin.com/in/livhuwani-nemakonde-479501114</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-physical-address field--type-text-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Physical Address</div> <div class="field--item"><p>Potchefstroom Campus, Building E4, Office 117B)</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-telephone-number field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Telephone Number</div> <div class="field--item">018 2991671</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-e-mail-main field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">E-mail</div> <div class="field--item">24539155@nwu.ac.za</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/news.nwu.ac.za/files/files/experts/download.jpeg" width="699" height="697" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-photo-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Livhuwani David Nemakonde</div> Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:22:06 +0000 BELINDA BANTHAM 28203 at https://news.nwu.ac.za Japie Greeff https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/japie-greeff <span>Japie Greeff</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/32504" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">BELINDA BANTHAM</span></span> <span>Thu, 06/17/2021 - 16:57</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2211" hreflang="en">Artificial intelligence</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Dr</div> <div class="field field--name-field-job-title field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Lecturer</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Japie</div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Greeff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1240" hreflang="en">Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p style="margin-bottom:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I have almost 20 years of experience spanning electronic engineering, software development and education in the South African context where I have worked for a variety of companies, from research institutions to startups and corporate software giants to my current position as lecturer at the North-West University. I serve as the subject chair for computer science and information systems on the Vaal Triangle campus and I lead a research sub program in the Optentia research unit on technology, capability and functioning. The bulk of my research has been in the realms of engineering education, serious games and gamification. In my MTech research I focussed on test fixtures for high volume manufacturing and developed a reliability based model for the selection of test probe receptacles and in my PhD I focussed on capstone project modules in engineering education and how they can be enriched through gameful design with a focus on self-determination theory. I have knowledge of software development, product development, serious games, artificial intelligence, engineering education and electronics.</span></span></span></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-visit field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Visit</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1712" hreflang="en">Optentia Research Focus Area</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-physical-address field--type-text-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Physical Address</div> <div class="field--item"><p style="margin-bottom:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Office G39, Building 8</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1 Hendrick van Eck Blvd</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Vanderbijlpark</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1900</span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-telephone-number field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Telephone Number</div> <div class="field--item">016 910 3286</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-e-mail-main field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">E-mail</div> <div class="field--item">Japie.greeff@nwu.ac.za</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/news.nwu.ac.za/files/files/experts/Japie%20Greef%281%29.jpg" width="150" height="225" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-photo-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Japie Greeff</div> Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:57:52 +0000 BELINDA BANTHAM 27403 at https://news.nwu.ac.za Ncobile Nkosi https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/ncobile-nkosi <span>Ncobile Nkosi</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/32504" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">BELINDA BANTHAM</span></span> <span>Mon, 06/14/2021 - 13:49</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1106" hreflang="en">Environmental Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Ms</div> <div class="field field--name-field-job-title field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Lecturer</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Ncobile</div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Nkosi</div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1240" hreflang="en">Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p style="text-align:justify; margin-bottom:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I would describe myself as a physical geographer with a detailed understanding of atmospheric sciences and geomorphology. However, I have a deep appreciation of human geography and its impact on the physical part of geography. The title of my MSc study was “Quantifying particulate emissions from domestic burning in the KwaDela Township, Mpumalanga”. The Human geography section included having to characterise solid fuel use in a residential area. BSc Honours in geography and environmental management modules included Earth observation and remote sensing, Air pollution, Applied GIS, Introduction to environmental management, Environmental management and Honours Project. My medium-term goal is to be an Environmental science doctor. I am pursuing my Doctoral degree at the North-West University with the proposed title: Characterising dust emissions in Southern Africa. I am a young career scientist who would like to stay in Academia and hopefully get a B or A NRF rating.  </span></span></span></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-in field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts in</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1968" hreflang="en">Energy Management</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-visit-fsd field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Visit</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1493" hreflang="en">School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-twitter field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/swatiKween">https://mobile.twitter.com/swatiKween</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-facebook field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://free.facebook.com/ncobile.nkosi.967?refid=8">https://free.facebook.com/ncobile.nkosi.967?refid=8</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-linkedin field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ncobile-nkosi-80980abb/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ncobile-nkosi-80980abb/</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-physical-address field--type-text-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Physical Address</div> <div class="field--item"><p>Mahikeng Campus, building A12, first floor, room 112</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-telephone-number field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Telephone Number</div> <div class="field--item">018 389 2357</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cellphone field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Cellphone Number</div> <div class="field--item">060 771 9765</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-e-mail-main field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">E-mail</div> <div class="field--item">Ncobile.Nkosi@nwu.ac.za</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/news.nwu.ac.za/files/files/experts/picture1.jpg" width="413" height="494" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-photo-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Ms Ncobile Nkosi</div> Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:49:51 +0000 BELINDA BANTHAM 27374 at https://news.nwu.ac.za Juaneé Cilliers https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/juane%25C3%25A9-cilliers <span>Juaneé Cilliers</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/32504" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">BELINDA BANTHAM</span></span> <span>Mon, 10/29/2018 - 13:15</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1702" hreflang="en">Green planning</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1704" hreflang="en">Sustainable development</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Prof</div> <div class="field field--name-field-job-title field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Associate Professor</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Juaneé </div> <div class="field field--name-field-job-role field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Chair Urban and Regional Planning</div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Cilliers</div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1240" hreflang="en">Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Prof Juaneé Cilliers is currently the Head of the Urban and Regional Planning group at the North-West University, as well as programme leader of research program 7 (in the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management) for Sustainable Development, Planning and Implementation. She holds a MSc and PhD in Urban and Regional Planning, as well as a MCom in Economics. She is a professional registered Urban Planner at the South African Council for Planners and rated researcher at the South African National Research Foundation. She has an established publication record and is part of various research teams locally and internationally (Bauhaus University in Germany, Wageningen University in the Netherlands, Leuven University in Belgium, Namibia University of Science and Technology in Namibia). She has good collaborative networks with the South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN), the International Society of Urban and Regional Planners (ISoCARP), and the UN-Habitat (through the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning project). She specialises in Green Planning and Sustainable Development. She has demonstrated the ability to work across disciplines, professions and institutions in producing research and knowledge. At Aug 2018 she had published 41 journal papers, 57 conference papers, 8 chapters in books and 8 books. She supervised 29 MSc Students, 10 PhD Students and 2 Post-doctoral fellows (by Aug 2018). She is an editorial associate for the accredited journal Town and Regional Planning and host of a weekly environmental talk on a national radio station (RSG, Omgewingspraatjies). </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-or-website field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Blog or Website</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=17091910">http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=17091910</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-url-google-scholar field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=BC8idsYAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao">Google Scholar</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Media</div> <div class="field--item"><p>Prof Juaneé Cilliers<br /> Urban and Regional Planning Research Group -<br /> Subprogram: Spatial Planning, Development and Implementation<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKrpLUw40uI&amp;index=31&amp;list=PL6doaQTA4_APSanSWOrV1Lkm4BPY6ppji">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKrpLUw40uI&amp;index=31&amp;list=PL6doaQTA4_AP…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-physical-address field--type-text-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Physical Address</div> <div class="field--item"><p>Office 13, Building E4</p> <p>Potchefstroom Campus</p> <p>North-West University</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-telephone-number field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Telephone Number</div> <div class="field--item">018 299 2400</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cellphone field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Cellphone Number</div> <div class="field--item">083 414 3939</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-e-mail-main field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">E-mail</div> <div class="field--item">juanee.cilliers@nwu.ac.za</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/news.nwu.ac.za/files/files/experts/k_2.jpg" width="300" height="450" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-photo-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Juaneé Cilliers</div> Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:15:37 +0000 BELINDA BANTHAM 21124 at https://news.nwu.ac.za Leandri Kruger https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/leandri-kruger <span>Leandri Kruger</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/32504" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">BELINDA BANTHAM</span></span> <span>Mon, 10/29/2018 - 13:11</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1093" hreflang="en">Disaster studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Me</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Leandri</div> <div class="field field--name-field-job-role field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Junior Subject Specialist</div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Kruger</div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1240" hreflang="en">Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Leandri Kruger’s career started in 2012 at the African Centre for Disaster Studies (North-West University) where she mainly contributed as a researcher for various international and national research projects, and as a lecturer for post graduate students. She is also the Programme Manager of the Postgraduate diploma in Disaster Risk Management, and has published in numerous journal articles and books. In 2012 she obtained her Masters degree in Geography and Environmental Management (cum laude) from the North-West University (NWU).  She is currently busy with her doctoral studies in Geography and Environmental Management focusing mainly on the contribution of Disaster Risk Assessment (DRA) to improved Social Impact Assessment (SIA) in South Africa. In addition to teaching she has also been involved with numerous social impact assessment projects with particular expertise in renewable energy projects. Since 2017 she was also elected the North-West Branch Chair of the International Association for Impact Assessment - South Africa (IAIAsa). Her research interests are in Social Impact Assessments, disaster risk reduction, sustainable development and socio-ecological resilience.</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-media field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other Media</div> <div class="field--item"><p><strong><u>Publications:</u></strong></p> <p>- <strong>Hildebrandt, L</strong>. 2012. Significance and status of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) in a South African context. (Msc. Geography and Environmental Management- NWU).</p> <p>- <strong>Hildebrandt, L</strong>. and Sandham, L.A. 2013. Social Impact Assessment: the lesser sibling in the South African EIA process? <em>Journal: Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 48 (2014): 20-26.</em></p> <p><em>- </em>Van Niekerk, D.,  Coetzee, C, Botha, D., Murphree, M.J., Fourie. K., Le Roux, T.,Wentink, G., Sharoma, B., <strong>Kruger, L.,</strong> Genade,K., Meyer, S., Snyman, E. 2014. Planning and executing scenario based simulation exercises: Methodological lessons. <em>Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.</em></p> <p>- <strong>Kruger, L.</strong> 2016. Timing of agricultural production in hazard prone areas to prevent losses at peak risk periods: A case of Malawi, Madagascar and Mozambique. <em>Jamba: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 8(2), Art, #179, 9 pages.</em></p> <p>- Mathews, J.A., <strong>Kruger, L.</strong> &amp; Wentink, G.  2018.  Climate-smart agriculture for sustainable agricultural sectors: The case of Mooifontein. <em>Jamba: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies</em>.</p> <p>- <strong>Kruger, L.</strong> &amp; Sandham, L.A. 2018. Social Impact Assessment: Critical perspectives of the ‘lesser sibling’ by South African SIA practitioners. <em>South African Geographical Journal </em>(Accepted).</p> <p>- Shaamhula, L., Fourie, K. &amp; <strong>Kruger, L</strong>.  2018.  The use of Indigenous knowledge in Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) toward floods: Informal settlements surrounding Oshakati Town, Namibia.  <em>Disaster Prevention and Management </em>(Accepted).</p> <p><strong><u>Books/Chapter Contributions:</u></strong></p> <p>- Van Niekerk, D. &amp; <strong>Hildebrandt, L.</strong> 2013. Human and environmental security: Transboundary protection of biodiversity, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction (<em>In</em> Kotzé, L.J. and Marauhn, T. Transboundary Governance of Biodiversity. Berlin: Brill.).</p> <p>- Coetzee, C., Van Niekerk, D. &amp; <strong>Kruger, L</strong>. 2018. Building disaster resilience on the edge of chaos – A systems critique on mechanistic global disaster reduction policies, frameworks and models. (<em>In</em> Kendra, J.M., Wachtendorf, T. and Knowles, S.S. The new Environmental Crisis: Hazard, Disaster, and the challenges ahead). (Accepted for publication).</p> <p>- Van Niekerk, D., Nemakonde, L., <strong>Kruger, L.</strong> &amp; Genade, K.  2018.  Community Based Disaster Risk Management. (<em>In </em>Rodriguez, Trainor and Donner. Handbook of Disaster Research) (Accepted for publication).</p> <p><strong><u>Research Reports:</u></strong></p> <p>- Van Niekerk, D., Coetzee, C., Becker, C., <strong>Hildebrandt, L</strong>., Fourie, K., Annandale, E., Shoroma, B. and Snyman, E. Disaster Risk Reduction investment in Africa (2000-2010).</p> <p>- Van Niekerk, D., Coetzee, C., Becker, C., <strong>Hildebrandt, L.,</strong> Fourie, K., Annandale, E., Shoroma, B., Snyman, E., Murphree, M.J. and Wentink. G. 2013. Methodology for determining disaster risk reduction investments in Africa. UNISDR. Nairobi.</p> <p>- Van Niekerk, D., Coetzee, C., Becker, C., Annandale, E., Murphree, M.J., <strong>Hildebrandt, L.,</strong> Fourie, K., Shoroma, B., and Snyman, E. 2013. Cost Effectiveness of disaster risk reduction investment in the Health and Education Sectors (Horn of Africa). UNISDR. Nairobi.</p> <p>- Van Niekerk, D., Botha, D., Spies, D., Coetzee, C., Murphree, M.J., <strong>Hildebrandt, L.,</strong> Fourie, K., Shoroma, B., Wentink, G., Annandale, E. and Meyer, S. 2014. Research Report on the Contribution of Specific Agricultural Activities to increase Resilience of Small – Scale Farmers in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique:</p> <p>Study 1.  Role of small-scale irrigation systems in increasing household food security</p> <p>Study 2.  Role of farmers’ associative mechanisms in increasing farmer resilience to natural hazards</p> <p>Study 3.  Role of appropriate crop varieties to reduce crop exposure to hazards</p> <p>Study 4.  Promotion of good cropping techniques to mitigate the impact of natural hazards (and facilitate an early recovery)</p> <p>Study 5.  Timing of production in hazard prone areas to prevent losses at peak risk periods.</p> <p>- Van Niekerk, D., Prinsloo, V., Botha, D., Spies, D., Coetzee, C., Becker, C.,</p> <p>Annandale, E., Murphree, M.J., Kruger, L., Fourie, K., Shoroma, B.</p> <p>Wentink, G., and Meyer, S. 2014. The contribution of selected DIPECHO</p> <p>agricultural interventions to resilience building in Malawi, Mozambique</p> <p>and Madagascar. FOA.</p> <p>- Coetzee, C., Van Niekerk, D., Murphree, M.J., Becker, C., Hildebrandt, L., Shoroma, B., Fourie, K., Annandale, E. and Shapiro, M. 2014. <em>Feasibility study on the decentralisation and institutional capacity development for the Directorate Agricultural Disaster Risk Management</em>. Pretoria: DAFF.</p> <p>- Van Niekerk, D., Murphree, M.J., Prinsloo, V., Lunga, W., <strong>Kruger, L</strong>., Bredenkamp, P.W., Nemakonde, L. &amp; Coetzee, C. 2016. Regional Assessment on Ecosystem-based </p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-physical-address field--type-text-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Physical Address</div> <div class="field--item"><p>E4, 1<sup>st</sup> Floor, Room 122.</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-telephone-number field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Telephone Number</div> <div class="field--item">018 299 1006</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cellphone field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Cellphone Number</div> <div class="field--item"> 082 447 1455</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-e-mail-main field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">E-mail</div> <div class="field--item">20768222@gmail.com</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/news.nwu.ac.za/files/files/experts/IMG-4042.JPG" width="225" height="300" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-photo-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Mrs Leandri Kruger</div> Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:11:26 +0000 BELINDA BANTHAM 24316 at https://news.nwu.ac.za Sarina Claassens https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/sarina-claassens <span>Sarina Claassens </span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/32504" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">BELINDA BANTHAM</span></span> <span>Mon, 10/29/2018 - 12:56</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1700" hreflang="en">Soil microbiology</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Prof</div> <div class="field field--name-field-job-title field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Associate Professor</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Sarina </div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Claassens </div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1240" hreflang="en">Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>My research focus is in soil microbiology with application to environments affected by different land-uses, including mining and agriculture. Inevitably, the study of any component of the soil ecosystem leads to a study of the broader soil environment. The research therefore includes aspects of soil biology and biochemistry and are published in journals with a multidisciplinary scope. A key perspective of my research is that the environmental issues we face today requires investigation that offers practical and applicable ways forward and thus not all research should be fundamental. In this context, the research also aims to evaluate methodological approaches and to propose modifications that will facilitate standardised application and interpretation of data. Another important outcome is the application of analytical techniques typically used as a scientific measure, in a way that is relevant and practical for non-scientific stakeholders responsible for soil management.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-url-google-scholar field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=3DV1IPIAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao">Google Scholar</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-physical-address field--type-text-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Physical Address</div> <div class="field--item"><p>School of Biological Sciences</p> <p>Building E6, Room 215</p> <p>North-West University</p> <p>Potchefstroom Campus<br /><br />  </p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-telephone-number field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Telephone Number</div> <div class="field--item">018 2992321</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-fax field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Fax</div> <div class="field--item">018 2992330</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-e-mail-main field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">E-mail</div> <div class="field--item">sarina.claassens@nwu.ac.za</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/news.nwu.ac.za/files/files/experts/pngSarina%20Claassens_2016%20%281024x927%29.png" width="300" height="271" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-photo-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Dr. Sarina Claassens </div> Mon, 29 Oct 2018 10:56:48 +0000 BELINDA BANTHAM 21125 at https://news.nwu.ac.za Frank Winde https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/frank-winde <span>Frank Winde</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/32504" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">BELINDA BANTHAM</span></span> <span>Mon, 10/22/2018 - 08:20</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1106" hreflang="en">Environmental Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Prof</div> <div class="field field--name-field-job-title field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Professor</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Frank</div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Winde</div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1240" hreflang="en">Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Frank is a German citizen and came to SA as part of the Excellence Programme of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina investigating waterborne uranium migration in mining areas of Germany, South Africa, Australia and Namibia.</p> <p> </p> <p>As former head of the Rewatering Research Programme of the South African gold mining industry in the Far West Rand Winde is intimately familiar with mining-related environmental challenges. Winde and the Mine Water Re-Search Group he founded led a number of high-profile investigations into mining-related risks including the highly publicised study on AMD risks in central Johannesburg (‘Winde Report’), impacts of peat mining on water flow and quality, uranium contamination in the Wonderfonteinspruit and its impact on the water supply of Thlokwe, heading the international Specialist Task Team on remediation of radioactive mine legacy sites on behalf of the National Nuclear Regulator, and being appointed co-chief assessor for evaluating Phase VII of the International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO.</p> <p>Since 2016 Winde chairs the IGU Commission of Water Sustainability. He is reviewer for over 30 ISI-listed scientific journals and frequently advises national and international science funding bodies as well as governmental departments, municipalities, industry as well as civil society on scientific issues.</p> <p>The MWRG, in collaboration with the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the WHO and the HZDR in Germany, currently investigate effects of uranium exposure in gold mining areas of the Witwatersrand on the burden of disease in affected residents.</p> <p>Jointly supported by the German and South African Academies of Science Winde, in 2017, organised an international conferences on the sustainable use of abandoned mines focussing on the innovative solutions. At this conference Winde and his team presented first results of a study supported by Eskom and Sibanye-Stillwater exploring the use of deep level mines for generating and storing energy.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-or-website field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Blog or Website</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="http://www.igu-water.org">http://www.igu-water.org</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-visit-fsd field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Visit</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1493" hreflang="en">School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-media field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other Media</div> <div class="field--item"><p style="margin-left:36.0pt;"><strong>Recent papers (2014-2018)</strong></p> <p style="margin-left:36.0pt;"><strong><em>Use of abandoned mines</em></strong></p> <p style="margin-left:36.0pt;">Kaiser F, Winde F, Erasmus E (2018): Storing energy in disused mines: comparing pumped water- and compressed air-based technologies. International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering, Inderscience Publishers, ISSN online: 1754-8918, ISSN print: 1754-890XIJMME-manuscript no160290, <a href="http://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijmme">http://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijmme</a></p> <p style="margin-left:36.0pt;">Conference on abandoned mines in the SADC region (conference report): doi <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2018/0025">http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2018/0025</a></p> <p style="margin-left:36.0pt;">Winde F, Kaiser F, Erasmus E (2017): Exploring the use of deep level gold mines in South Africa for underground pumped hydroelectric energy storage schemes. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 78, 668-682, <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.116">http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.116</a></p> <p style="margin-left:36.0pt;"><strong><em>Uranium-related health risks</em></strong></p> <p style="margin-left:36.0pt;">Winde F, Brugge D, Nidecker A, Ruegg U (2017): Uranium from Africa – an overview on past and current mining activities: re-appraising associated risks and chances in a global context. Journal for African Earth Sciences, 129, 759-778, doi: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2016.12.004</p> <p style="margin-left:36.0pt;">Winde F, Erasmus E, Geipel G (2016): Uranium contaminated drinking water linked to leukae-mia – revisiting a case study from an arid sheep farming area in South Africa. Science of the Total Environment, 574, 400-421, doi 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.035</p> <p style="margin-left:36.0pt;">Winde F (2016): Uranium pollution in South Africa: past research and future needs. Croation Geographical Bulletin (Hrvatski Geografski Glasnik), 77/2, 33−53, <a href="http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=toc&amp;id_broj=12342&amp;lang=en">http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=toc&amp;id_broj=12342&amp;lang=en</a></p> <p style="margin-left:1.0cm;">Schonfeldt SJ, Winde F, Albrecht C, Kielkowski D, Liefferink M, Patel M, Stoch L, Whitaker C, Schüz J (2014): Health effects in populations living around the uraniferous gold mine tailings in South Africa: gaps and opportunities for research. Cancer Epidemiology, 38, 628-632, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25023081">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25023081</a></p> <p style="margin-left:1.0cm;">Furlow, Bryant (2014): Mining pollution: a legacy of contamination. Lancet Oncology, published only 11 April 2014 (news); <a href="http://www.thelancet.com/oncology">www.thelancet.com/oncology</a>; <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(14)70157-3)">http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(14)70157-3)</a></p> <p style="margin-left:36.0pt;"><strong><em>Karst hydrology</em></strong></p> <p style="margin-left:1.0cm;">Schrader A, Winde F (2015): Unearthing a hidden treasure: 60 years of karst research in the Far West Rand. South African Journal of Science, 111 (5/6), <a href="http://dx.doi.org/1017159/saja.2015/20140144">http://dx.doi.org/1017159/saja.2015/20140144</a></p> <p style="margin-left:1.0cm;">Schrader A, Erasmus E, Winde F (2014): Determining hydraulic parameters of a karst aquifer using unique historical data from large-scale dewatering by deep level mining – a case study from South Africa. Water SA, 40 (3), 1-15</p> <p style="margin-left:1.0cm;">Schrader A, Winde F, Erasmus E (2014): Using impacts of deep-level mining to research karst hydrology – a Darcy-based approach to predict the future of dried-up dolomitic springs in the Far West Rand goldfield (South Africa). Part 1: a conceptual model of recharge and inter-compartmental flow. Environ Earth Sci, DOI 10.1007/s12665-014-3263-0</p> <p style="margin-left:1.0cm;">Schrader A, Winde F, Erasmus E (2014): Using impacts of deep-level mining to research karst hydrology – a Darcy-based approach to predict the future of dried-up dolomitic springs in the Far West Rand goldfield (South Africa). Part 2: predicting inter-compartmental flow and final groundwater tables. Environ Earth Sci, DOI 10.1007/s12665-014-3298-2</p> <p style="margin-left:1.0cm;"><strong><em>IHP (Phase VII) review report </em></strong></p> <p style="margin-left:1.0cm;">Jones JAA, Winde F (2014): Evaluation Report of the International Hydrological Programme Phase VII (2008-2013). In: UNESCO (2014): Evaluation of Phase VII (2008-2013) of the International Hydrological Programme, June 2014. <a href="http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002280/228062E.pdf">http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002280/228062E.pdf</a></p> <p style="margin-left:1.0cm;"> </p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-telephone-number field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Telephone Number</div> <div class="field--item">+27 (0) 16 910 3447</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cellphone field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Cellphone Number</div> <div class="field--item">0724059561</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-e-mail-main field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">E-mail</div> <div class="field--item">frank.winde@nwu.ac.za</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/news.nwu.ac.za/files/files/experts/frank%202.jpg" width="300" height="450" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-photo-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Professor Frank Winde</div> Mon, 22 Oct 2018 06:20:19 +0000 BELINDA BANTHAM 24245 at https://news.nwu.ac.za Bokang Ncube https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/bokang-ncube <span>Bokang Ncube</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/32504" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">BELINDA BANTHAM</span></span> <span>Mon, 09/17/2018 - 12:16</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1676" hreflang="en">Statistician</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Mr</div> <div class="field field--name-field-job-title field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Lecturer</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Bokang </div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Ncube</div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1240" hreflang="en">Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>I am currently employed on a temporary basis by the North-West University teaching undergraduate (first year) and post graduate (honours) modules: Introductory Statistics and Multivariate Analysis. 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