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Team

Research, teaching, admin and support staff

Professor Suren Pillay
Prof Suren Pillay
Head of African Studies and Linguistics and Director for the Centre of African Studies
Horman Chitonge
Prof Horman Chitonge
Professor
Dr Duane Jethro
Dr Duane Jethro
Lecturer- African Studies
Zuziwe Msomi
Dr Zuziwe Msomi
Lecturer
Noma-Afrika Maseti
Noma-Afrika Maseti
Centre for African Studies Administrator
Yolande Isaacs
Yolande Isaacs
Administrative Assistant- African Studies

Associates

Honorary, associate and adjunct members

Colin Darch
Dr Colin Darch
Honorary Research Associate
Saul Dubow
Prof Saul Dubow
Honorary Professor
Toyin Falola
Prof Toyin Falola
Honorary Professor
Mahmood Mamdani
Prof Mahmood Mamdani
Honorary Professor
Rajend Mesthrie
Emeritus Prof Rajend Mesthrie
Honorary Professor
Lungisile Ntsebeza
Emeritus Prof Lungisile Ntsebeza
Honorary Professor

Students

Postdoc fellows and postgraduate students

Ahmet Sait Akcay
Ahmet Sait Akcay
PhD candidate
Aydın Erdoğan
Aydin Erdoğan
PhD candidate
Esma Karadag
Esma Karadag
PhD candidate
Nhlanhla Moyo
Nhlanhla Moyo
PhD candidate
Dr Sidney Netshakhuma
Dr Sidney Netshakhuma
CAS Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr Hayley Roberts
Dr Hayley Roberts
CAS Postdoctoral Fellow
Clemence Rusenga
Dr Clemence Rusenga
CAS Postdoctoral Fellow
Kwasi Sarfo
Kwasi Sarfo
PhD candidate
Dr Evans Shoko
Dr Evans Shoko
CAS Postdoctoral Fellow
Zakhele Shongwe
Zakhele Shongwe
PhD candidate
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Tabot Ashu
PhD candidate
Dr Simphiwe Tsawu
Dr Simphiwe Tsawu
CAS Postdoctoral Fellow
Fatma Yildiz
Fatma Yildiz
PhD candidate
Chiedza Zharare
Chiedza Zharare
PhD candidate
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