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.

VACANT

Administrator

Specialisation: Personnel Management
Personal statement: TBA

Senior lecturers

DR LEHLOHONOLO MASITENYANE

Senior Lecturer

D Tech: Marketing

Specialisation: Relationship and Services Marketing
Personal statement: My aim is to assist students to develop the passion and ability to become lifelong learners.

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 in order 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

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 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.

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.

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 guide students with industry-based skills that empower them to be innovative, responsive and adaptable in the retailing sector.

MR PEACE MABASA

Lecturer

Master of Management: Business Administration

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.

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 them the most relevant business and skills.

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.

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.

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