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ABOUT THE HSRC
HSRC Review - Volume 7 - No. 3 - September 2009

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MR COLLEN MAKOMANE

Mr Collen Makomane, was appointed as a senior programmer in Knowledge Systems (KS). He holds a BSc in Mathematical Statistics at the University of Limpopo. Before joining the HSRC he worked as assistant director of the Health Research unit at the national Department of Health.

DR PELIWE MNGUNI

Dr Peliwe Mnguni, a research specialist in the Democracy and Governance programme, joined the HSRC from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and the Swinburne University of Technology in Australia where she was a lecturer in leadership and organisation dynamics. She obtained a doctorate in leadership and organisation dynamics from Swinburne University of Technology and an MA in Social Research Methods from the University of Melbourne.

MR THOLANG MOKHELE

Mr Tholang Mokhele has joined the Geographical Information Systems unit in Knowledge Systems (KS) as a PhD research fellow. He obtained a BSc in Environmental Sciences and an MSc in Geographical and Environmental Sciences from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). He previously worked as a GIS and remote sensing demonstrator and tutor at UKZN, Durban.

DR PETER NJUHO

Dr Peter Njuho was appointed as a senior research specialist in the Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health (SAHA) research programme. He holds a PhD from Kansas State University and an MSc from North Carolina State University, USA, both in Applied Statistics. Before joining the HSRC, Dr Njuho worked as a senior lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg Campus).

DR WHADI-AH PARKER

Dr Whadi-ah Parker was appointed as a senior researcher in KS. She holds a BSc in Medicine (Hons) in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Cape Town, and a PhD in Medicine from the University of Cape Town. Previously she was a post-doctoral fellow of the University of the Western Cape, based in the Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Unit at the South African Medical Research Council.

DR NELIA STEYN

Dr Nelia Steyn, a chief research specialist in KS, holds a Master's in Public Health at the University of Cape Town, and a PhD in Community Health at the University of Stellenbosch. Before joining the HSRC she was the interim director of the Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Unit at the Medical Research Council.

PROFESSOR JOSEPH TEFFO

Professor Joseph Teffo, who was appointed as a research director in the Democracy and Governance programme, holds a Bachelor of Law (LLB), and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of the North (now the University of Limpopo), and a Licentiate in Philosophy at the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium). Before joining the HSRC he was executive dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Limpopo.

MR FREDERICK TSHITANGANO

Mr Frederick Tshitangano, a GIS technician in geographical information systems in KS, holds a B.EvnSc from the University of Venda. Before joining the HSRC he was a senior GIS officer at the Municipal Demarcation