{"id":15,"date":"2021-11-21T15:14:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T15:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/index.php\/services\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T04:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T04:20:07","slug":"committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/index.php\/committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Steering Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15\" class=\"elementor elementor-15\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83746e8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"83746e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09faee3\" data-id=\"09faee3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7152a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7152a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steering Committee<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6d7cdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6d7cdd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42224f1\" data-id=\"42224f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2afb961 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2afb961\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05c3509\" data-id=\"05c3509\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce8be9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce8be9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Prof-ES-van-Eeden-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1590\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Prof-ES-van-Eeden-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Prof-ES-van-Eeden-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ec23a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6ec23a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/isrh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bionote-Elize-S-van-Eeden-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Elize van Eeden<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is an NRF-rated professor of History and specializes in regional history in multidisciplinary contexts.\u00a0 She is Deputy Director of the School of Social Sciences at the Vanderbijlpark campus, North-West University, South Africa.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ORCID Number:<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4852-5522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4852-5522<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-974285a\" data-id=\"974285a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb315b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb315b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Prof-M-Mubai.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2699\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Prof-M-Mubai.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Prof-M-Mubai-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446e730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"446e730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Marlino_Short-Bio_RHSSA.pdf\">Marlino Eug\u00e9nio Mubai<\/a><\/strong> is Assistant Professor of History at Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique (EMU) and Research Associate in the Department of Heritage and Historical Studies at Pretoria University, South Africa. He also serves as Deputy Director for Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at (EMU).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ORCID Number:<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0170-9279\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0170-9279<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bf3f3e\" data-id=\"0bf3f3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a60f994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a60f994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dr-T-Moloi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1637\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dr-T-Moloi.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dr-T-Moloi-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a0a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25a0a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/T-Moloi-short-biography-2023.pdf\"><strong>Tshepo Moloi<\/strong><\/a> is a senior lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Johannesburg.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ORCID Number:<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7004-3992\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7004-3992<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3db5c1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3db5c1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30d4c9c\" data-id=\"30d4c9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33eaf87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33eaf87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dr-S-Dlamini.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1621\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dr-S-Dlamini.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dr-S-Dlamini-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83a6a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c83a6a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Shokahle-Bio-for-RHSSA.pdf\"><strong>Shokahle R. Dlamini<\/strong><\/a> is a senior lecturer and Head of Department at the University of Eswatini (UNESWA), Department of History. She is also a senior research associate of the University of Johannesburg.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ORCID Number:<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7924-1506\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1377-3718<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c99fd0c\" data-id=\"c99fd0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cde0633 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cde0633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dr-J-Hlongwana.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1625\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dr-J-Hlongwana.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dr-J-Hlongwana-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfee625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfee625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/J-Hlongwana-Bio.pdf\"><strong>James Hlongwana<\/strong><\/a> is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History at Great Zimbabwe University.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ORCID Number:<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7938-9017\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7938-9017<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91b1b16\" data-id=\"91b1b16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7ee4ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7ee4ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dr-A-Tembo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1595\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dr-A-Tembo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dr-A-Tembo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4872d89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4872d89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A-Tembo_Bio-note.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Dr Alfred Tembo <\/b><\/a>is lecturer in African History in the Department of Historical and Archaeological Studies at the University of Zambia.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ORCID Number:<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7938-9017\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2831-4741<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-046ae55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"046ae55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e1b2b0\" data-id=\"8e1b2b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1220fbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1220fbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mr-E-Coetzee.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1638\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mr-E-Coetzee.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mr-E-Coetzee-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c668f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96c668f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/EC-Coetzee_Bio-note-links.pdf\"><strong>Emile C. Coetzee<\/strong><\/a> is a lecturer in History at the North-West University\u2019s Mahikeng Campus. He completed his MA degree (at NWU Vaal) about the alleged corruption committed in the South African Defence Force and Department of Defence from 1957 to 1964. He is enrolled at the same NWU campus for his PhD in History.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ORCID Number: <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8507-9384\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8507-9384<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22582f3\" data-id=\"22582f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8594c52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8594c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dr-M-Akawa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2974\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dr-M-Akawa.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dr-M-Akawa-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d35ab7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d35ab7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a title=\"Dr M Akawa-Shikufa CV\" href=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dr-Martha-Akawa-Shikufa_CV.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Martha Akawa-Shikufa<\/strong><\/a> is the Associate Dean, at the School of Humanities, Society and Development, at the University of Namibia. She is also a member the Faculty of Education and Human Sciences Faculty of Management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fce0a1d\" data-id=\"fce0a1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe170e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbe170e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prof-MMM-Bolaane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2987\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prof-MMM-Bolaane.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prof-MMM-Bolaane-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f32132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f32132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prof-Maitseo-MM-Bolaane_CV.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Maitseo MM Bolaane<\/strong><\/a> is an Associate Professor at the University of Botswana.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ORCID Number:<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7251-2940\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7251-2940<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7d3d5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7d3d5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a96e9a1\" data-id=\"a96e9a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5108a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d5108a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prof-V-Nyawo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3009\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prof-V-Nyawo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prof-V-Nyawo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237ab07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"237ab07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prof-Maitseo-MM-Bolaane_CV.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vongai Nyawo<\/a><\/strong> is a Professor of History, and the Director of Research and Postgraduate Studies. She is assigned a temporary seat as conference organiser and overseer of the hosting the 2026 conference at the Great Zimbabwe University.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ORCID Number:<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2603-2273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2603-2273<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f85c7bb\" data-id=\"f85c7bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e1593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4e1593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Y-Strydom.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1643\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Y-Strydom.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhssa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Y-Strydom-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520d117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"520d117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Yolandi Strydom<\/b><\/p><p>Administrative Coordinator for the RHSSA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column 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