People

Professor Themba Maseko is the Acting Head of the Wits School of Governance. He joined the School as the Director of Executive Education in January 2022 after...

Dr Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa is a senior lecturer, holding a PhD in Migration and Displacement from the University of the Witwatersrand’s African Centre for...

Associate Professor Kambidima Wotela is an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholar and a William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Fellow. He studied demography and...

Professor Kwandiwe Kondlo spent 10 years as a Professor of International Political Economy in the Department of Politics and International Relations at...

Professor Adebayo O. Olukoshi is a Distinguished Professor. He completed his first degree in International Studies at the Ahmadu Bello University and his...

Professor Robert Van Niekerk holds a BA (English) & BA Hons (Industrial Sociology) from the University of Cape Town, an MSc (Social Policy) from the London...

Professor David Everatt has over 30 years of experience in applied socio-economic and development research, political and governance reform, M&E design and...

Geci Karuri-Sebina, Associate Professor at the WSG holds a Bachelors’ degree in Computer Science and Sociology (Iowa); Master's Degree in Urban Planning and...

Heidi Brooks is an Associate Professor at the Wits School of Governance. She holds PhD and Masters degrees in Political Studies from the University of...

Adjunct Professor Alex van den Heever presently holds the Chair of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the University of the...

Murray Cairns is a principal tutor and joined the WSG in 1997 as finance manager and remained on the administrative staff of the School in various capacities...

Dr Kagiso “TK” Pooe is a senior lecturer focusing on five specialist Public Policy themes. Firstly, Local Economic Development which focuses on initiatives...