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Staff | African Languages & Literatures

Full-time

Somikazi Deyi
Ms Somikazi Deyi
Lecturer
Tessa Dowling
Dr Tessa Dowling
Senior Lecturer
Wanga Gambushe
Dr Wanga Gambushe
Lecturer
Sanele Ntshingana
Sanele Ntshingana
Lecturer
Rethabile Possa
Associate Professor Rethabile Possa
Associate Professor and Head of Section
Sandile Gxilishe
Emeritus Professor Sandile Gxilishe
Emeritus Professor
Dr Hleze Kunju
Dr Hleze Kunju
Lecturer

IsiXhosa (Faculty of Health Sciences)

Somikazi Deyi
Ms Somikazi Deyi
Lecturer
Amandla Ngwendu
Amandla Ngwendu
Lecturer
Zuki Mlatsheni
Zuki Mlatsheni
Lecturer
Nomonde Ngalo
Nomonde Ngalo
Lecturer
Thuli Skade
Thuli Skade
Lecturer

Swahili

Dr Eliza Mahenge
Dr Eliza Mahenge
Lecturer
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