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Full Professors

Professor Ronney Ncwadi

Position:  Professor of Economics
Department:  Economics
Room:  Main Building Room-0922
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2205
Qualifications:  PhD in Economics
Expertise: Macroeconomics, Public Finance and Applied Econometrics

Prof Leward Jeke

Position:   Head of Department - Economics
Department:  Economics
Room:  Main Building Room-0904
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 1145
Qualifications:  PhD in Economics
Expertise: Financial economics; Macroeconomics; Monetary economics; Econometrics

Prof Syden Mishi

Position:   Director of the School of Economics, Development Studies and Tourism
Department:  Economics
Room:   Main Building Room-0918
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 4607
Qualifications:  Doctor of Commerce in Economics (University of Fort Hare), MCom Economics (University of Fort Hare), BCom Economics- Financial Markets (cum laude, University of Fort Hare) and BCom Economics and Business Management (cum laude, University of Fort Hare).
Expertise: Applied microeconomics; microeconomics theory; behavioural and experimental economics; game theory; industrial organisation; institutional economics; finance

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Professor Andrew Phiri

Position:   Associate Professor
Department:  Economics
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2650
Qualifications:  PhD in Economics
Expertise: Macroeconomics, Applied econometrics, Financial economics, Monetary economics, International economics.

Professor Thobekile Qabhobho

Position:   Associate Professor
Department:  Economics
Room:  120
Location:  Second Avenue Campus
Phone:  041 504 1147
Qualifications:  PhD in Economics
Expertise: International Trade, International Finance, Applied Econometrics, Monetary Economics, and Macroeconomics
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SENIOR LECTURERS

Dr Weliswa Matekenya

Position:   Senior Lecturer
Department:  Economics
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2795
Qualifications:  PhD in Economics
Expertise: Economic Development Transport Economics Environmental Economics Public Economics Issues related to FDI

Dr Noluntu Dyubhele

Position:   Senior Lecturer
Department:  Economics
Room:  Main Building South Campus Room-0906
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 1141
Qualifications:  PhD in Economics
Expertise: Economics – education and training, Regional development, Sport management

LECTURERS

Ms Corean de Bruyn

Position:   Lecturer
Department:  Economics
Room:  Room 150, Admin Building, George Campus
Location:  George Campus
Phone:  044 504 5571
Qualifications:  Mcom Economics
Expertise:Agricultural development

Dr Siyasanga Dingela

Position:   Lecturer
Department:  Economics
Room:  Main Building-Room 0914
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 4110
Qualifications:  PhD in Economics
Expertise: Macroeconomics, Applied econometrics, Investment and Financial economics

Mr Clifford Johnson

Position:   Lecturer
Department:  Economics
Room:  131
Location: Second Avenue Campuss
Phone:  041 504 1404

Ms Cwayita Mpuku

Position:   Lecturer
Department:  Economics
Location: Second Avenue Campuss
Phone:  041 504 1143
Qualifications:  Mcoms
Expertise:Microeconomics, Econometrics, Competition policy and Regulation

Ms Zintle Sikhunyana

Position:   Lecturer
Department:  Economics
Room:  132
Location: Second Avenue Campuss
Phone:  041 504 1541
Qualifications:   Mcom Economics

Ms Sharon Tessendorf

Position:   Lecturer
Department:  Economics
Room:  South Campus, Main Building, 9th floor, Room 19
Location: South Campus
Phone:  041 504 3799
Qualifications:  MCom in Economics
Expertise:Economics Education, Economics of Education, Environmental Economics, Labour Economics
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Nomonde Tshabalala

Position:   Lecturer
Department:  Economics
Room:  0905
Location: South Campus
Phone:  041 504 4117
Qualifications:   Public finance, Microeconomics, Economics of Development

ASSOCIATE LECTURER

Mrs Genevieve Pereira

Position:   Lecturer
Department:  Economics
Room:  132
Location: Second Avenue Campus
Phone:  041 504 1020

ADMINISTRATORS

Ms Dedre Erasmus

Position:  Administrative Assistant
Department:  Economics
Location: South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2205
Phone:  041 504 2644
Qualifications:   BAHons Cum Laude (NMMU)
Expertise:Word processing, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, Afrikaans Language: Applied Linguistics

Ms Judy Keir

Position:  Administrative Assistant
Department:  School of Economics, Development & Tourism
Room:  0921
Location: South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2209

ADJUNCT PROFESSORS

Prof Pierre le Roux

Position:   Emeritus Professor
Department:  Economics
Location: South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2205
Phone:  041 504 2644
Qualifications:   PhD (Vista)
Expertise:Austrian economics, Econometrics

Prof Charles Wait

Position:   Emeritus Professor
Department:  Economics
Room:  0907 MB
Location: South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2205
Phone:  041 504 1663
Qualifications:   DComm (Stell)
Expertise:International economics, Public economics, Regional economics
My site:Austrian economics, Econometrics

POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS

Dr Godfred Anakpo

Position:   Post-Doctoral fellow
Department:  Economics
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  061 731 3986
Qualifications:  PhD Economics
Expertise:Applied microeconomics, behavioural and experimental economics, development, Social well-being, Poverty, Inequality, health and agricultural economics, applied econometrics, and policy and informal sector research.s

Dr Izunna Anyikwa

Position:   Post-Doctoral fellow
Department:  Economics
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  083 957 1643
Qualifications:  PhD Economics MCom Economics
Expertise:Financial markets, investment, development finance, international trade, development economics, applied econometrics and macroeconomics.

Dr Raimi Rasaq

Position:  Post-Doctoral Fellow
Department:  Economics
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  068 727 9980
Qualifications:  PhD in Economics
Expertise: Development Economics, Applied Econometrics and Macroeconomics

Ms Nach Marida

Position:  Post-Doctoral Fellow
Department:  Economics
Location:  Second Avenue Campus
Phone:  068 727 9980
Qualifications:   PhD in Development Finance

 




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