FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING, RETAIL BUSINESS AND SPORT MANAGEMENT


STAFF COMPLEMENT:

The department has dedicated staff members who are affiliated to professional bodies such as the Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA), the Southern African Institute of Management Scientists (SAIMS) and the Southern African Marketing Research Association (SAMRA).

The curriculum is regularly updated in consultation with various stakeholders included in our advisory boards, specialist consultations and other industry benchmarking initiatives to ensure that the needs of industry are met and reflect contemporary trends across the marketing, retailing and sport management disciplines.


Office of the Head of Department

PROF NOBUKHOSI DLODLO

Head of Department

PhD: Marketing Management


Specialisation: Consumer perceived value in online/digital domains
Personal statement: I seek to serve faithfully and ethically while demonstrating excellence, justice and a graceful posture throughout the journey.

MR RA MASHABA

Administrator

AD: MANAGEMENT & BTECH Business Administration


Specialisation: Personnel Management & General Administration
Personal statement: My mission is to deliver an efficient office and become a responsive and agile problem-solver for the team.

Senior lecturers

DR XD CHAUKE

Senior Lecturer

DPhil: Business Sciences (Marketing)


Specialisation: Green Marketing & Sustainability
Personal statement: My mission is to enhance quality learning, foster intellectual growth in my students, encourage engaged and creative minds through ongoing and daily student-centred active-learning lessons. Achievement of this mission will lead to my students becoming independent and critical thinkers.

DR MANTI MOTALE

Senior Lecturer

PhD: Marketing Management


Specialisation: Consumer studies & Social media marketing
Personal statement: My goal is to provide my students with the very best learning experience/s to hone and elevate their skills.

DR ELMARIE STRYDOM

Senior Lecturer

PhD: Marketing Management


Specialisation: Customer value; Services Marketing and Retailing
Personal statement: My aim is to facilitate each student’s discovery of their ultimate personal value and their potential as future contributors to the world.

DR SUMARI TESNEAR

Senior Lecturer

PhD: Recreation Sciences


Specialisation: Consumer Studies in Leisure (including Sport, Recreation and Tourism)
Personal statement: I strive to facilitate the self-development of youth for self-actualisation to occur. I want people to experience life to the fullest and to become the best they can be.

Lecturers

MS ZINHLE DLAMINI

Lecturer

M Tech: Marketing (Cum Laude)


Specialisation: Cosmetics Retailing
Personal statement: I strive to equip students with skills and competencies wherein they will be able to translate the acquired knowledge into practise.

DR PAULIN LENTEU

Lecturer

D Tech: Marketing


Specialisation: Brand management and digital marketing
Personal statement: My goal is to help our students develop their communities by transferring the most relevant business and skills.

MR PEACE MABASA

Lecturer

Master of Management: Business Administration (Cum laude)


Specialisation: Sport Consumption Motives
Personal statement: As a facilitator, I believe that I am here to not only provide knowledge and insight into the subjects I teach, but to guide, mentor and inspire.

MR THEBE MAGAPA

Lecturer

Master of Business (Marketing specialisation)


Specialisation: Permission Marketing, Direct Marketing and Green Energy Marketing.
Personal statement: My goal is to help students realise their potential through guidance, mentoring and a Student-centred approach.

MR MDUMISO MAZIBUKO

Lecturer

M Tech: Marketing (Cum Laude)


Specialisation: eWOM Credibility
Personal statement: I dedicate my profession to students so they can get quality education.

MR LEGODI PHOKWANE

Lecturer

MCom: Business Management


Specialisation: Marketing strategy, SMEs and social media marketing
Personal statement: My goal is to make a positive contribution to the academic wellbeing of others.

MS BHEKIWE SIMELANE

Lecturer

Master of Management Sciences: Retail


Specialisation: Retailing and Service Quality
Personal statement: I nurture students’ abilities and seek to accentuate their potential by imparting an industry-based perspective, that advances innovativeness, responsiveness and adaptability in the retailing sector.

MS MARGELIZE WILLIAMS

nGAP Lecturer

MComm: Business Management


Specialisation: Retail Business Management
Personal statement: I wish to serve the students and my colleagues through fair and ethical teaching, that can impact and build a closer community beyond our interaction.

MR LWAZI NCOLIWE

Lecturer

MCom: Business Development


Specialisation: Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, Small Business Development and Financial Literacy.
Personal statement: I am dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and ethical values in my teaching. My primary focus is on nurturing the minds of young African students and ensuring that every lesson is centred around their growth and development.

MS MARINA NGOBENI

Lecturer

MComm: Management (Cum Laude)


Specialisation: Social media marketing
Personal statement: I am dedicated to shaping attitudes and influencing perspectives. With a passion for marketing and a commitment to education, I seek to nurture an engaging and supportive learning environment.

MR OSWELL CHIDHUZA

Lecturer

M Tech: Marketing


Specialisation: Digital Sensory Marketing and Consumer behaviour
Personal Statement: I am dedicated to inspiring students and developing the next generation of leaders while promoting effective and competitive marketing practices in and out of the classroom.

MR RAMAANO SEFORA

Lecturer

Master of Commerce in Marketing


Specialisation: Marketing Strategy and Brand Management
Personal statement: My drive is to impart knowledge and knowing that it will be absorbed into the working environment, thus, making a positive difference.

MR ROY SHAMHUYENHANZVA

Lecturer

M. Comm Marketing Management


Specialisation: Social Marketing, Sustainable Marketing & Retailing
Personal statement: I strongly believe in the empowerment of students to realise their full potential, become more knowledgeable and skilled.

Junior lecturers

MR LUCKY MOGWASA

Junior lecturer

BTech: Marketing


Specialisation: Consumer decision-making within retail settings.
Personal statement: My aim is to nurture talent(s) and equip students with the necessary tools to thrive within the corporate landscape.

MS THOLOANA PEU

Junior lecturer

Post-graduate diploma: Sport Management


Specialisation: Sport management & Sport and Recreation
Personal statement: I aim to serve and guide students through empowering them with knowledge and skills necessary for the industry.

MS NOMALANGA DLAMINI

Tutor

PGD: Retail Business Management Masters Student


MR THULANI MAPHANGA

Administrative Assistant

Appointed under the W&RSETA Retail Leadership Chair PGD: Marketing Management


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Mr Richard Akani Mashaba