Africa Centre Mphil students shine at the 9th SAAIDS Conference
The Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management had a record number of accepted presentations for the recent 9th SA AIDS Conference held from 11-14 June 2019 at the Durban ICC. In total, five ex-Mphil students’ research outputs were accepted: Four students were accepted to do oral presentations and one student was accepted to do a poster presentation. […]
Mphil students present their research at Botswana international conference
At the recent 7th Botswana International HIV Conference, former Mphil students Motseiwa Mokalake and Reward Manyathelo presented posters about the research they conducted as part of their Mphil studies. Also in attendance were the Centre’s Ms Renice Williams (Programme Manager) and Prof Johan Augustyn (lecturer). Ms Mokalake’s study was about the reasons why parents are reluctant […]
Mother and daughter obtain PgDip (HIV/AIDS) – in the same year!
The mother and daughter team of Mary Mataranyika and Patsva Madzokere both obtained their PgDip (HIV/AIDS) in March of this year – a first for the Africa Centre! Both mother and daughter hail from Zimbabwe, but are currently working in Namibia. Mary has been employed by the Namibian Government since 2010 at the Ministry of […]
Studying with the Africa Centre has been one of the best decisions I have made.
My name is Juan Romero Gonzalez, and I am from South Africa. I am a Senior Project Manager at Dimagi Social Impact Solutions. Studying both the Postgraduate Diploma in 2019 and then MPhil in 2020 with the Africa Centre for HIV and AIDS Management at Stellenbosch University has been one of the best decisions I […]
Bianca Jacobs, administrative officer
Bianca is a true Stellenbosch local, having lived in the area her whole life. As administrative officer, she takes care of the centre’s finances and operations. She is also the administrator for the PhD programme and personal assistant to the director. For Bianca, the diversity of the students at the Africa Centre is one of […]
Rialdo Alexander, administrative officer
Rialdo is responsible for administering the students from across the continent and even other countries, and from all walks of life, who enrol for the centre’s various academic programmes. Helping students navigate the different processes to complete their studies brings him a lot of satisfaction, with the ultimate highlight seeing them graduate at the end […]
Dr Burt Davis, senior lecturer
Burt, who was born and bred in Somerset West in the Western Cape, teaches both Postgraduate Diploma and MPhil students, including providing research guidance to these students. Walking the journey with them from a vague research idea to something tangible and empirical – and seeing the pride on students’ faces once they have completed their […]
Fanyane Chabalala, programme manager: administration
Fanyane joined the Africa Centre team in January 2022. He is originally from Limpopo and speaks several languages, including Xitsonga, Sepedi, Sesotho, isiZulu, Setswana, Tshivenda and English. Since 2012, Fanyane has gained valuable experience in the higher education sector, mainly at UNISA. He has also filled various supervisory and management positions and has served as […]
The PGDip in HIV/AIDS Management helped me to see HIV/AIDS more holistically
My name is Teboho Mohlabi, and I am from Lesotho. I am the Executive Secretary of the Lesotho Country Coordinating Mechanism I completed my Postgraduate Diploma in HIV/AIDS Management in 2020 in a bid to further my career and enhance my HIV/AIDS knowledge and skills. At a more personal level, I also wanted to ascertain […]
Anja Laas, manager: academic programmes
As academic coordinator, Anja plays a critical role in planning the academic year for the respective postgraduate programmes that the Africa Centre offers. She also manages the day-to-day academic operations. To Anja, engaging with new students every year is one of the highlights of her role; even more so is seeing the difference that completing […]