Staff Profiles

PhD in Applied Linguistics

-Communication & Academic Literacy Skills for Engineering & Technology.

-Professional Communication & Report Writing Skills for Engineering & Technology.

Teaching Methodologies in English as a Second Language.

Masters Student Supervision: Topic- Teaching & learning Oral Communication Skills in French as a Foreign Language in Botswana Private Secondary Schools.

1. Mothudi, T.H. & Bosman, H.J. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT): Perceptions about implementation by some teachers in Botswana’s Junior Secondary Schools. In, South African Journal of Language Teaching (SAJLT). Vol. 49. No. 1, pp105-139. 2015.
2. Mothudi, T.H. Infusing Communicative Strategies into the Teaching of Technical Communication Skills: Prospects and Constraints. In, BOJAL (Botswana Journal of Applied Linguistics). Vol. 1. Pp81-100. 2003.
3. Shine, S.J. &  Mothudi, T.H. Integrating B. Ed. (design and Technology) and Engineering Curricula—The Botswana Experience (Proceedings of an International symposium on “Engineering Partnership for Sustainable Development”). July 27-29, 1998. Dar-ES-Salaam, Tanzania. Pp271-280.
4. Ketlogetswe. C & Mothudi, T.H. Botswana’s Environmental Policy on recycling Operation. In, International Journal of Resources, Conservation and Recycling. Vol. 44 / 4. Pp333-342. 2005.

PhD (University of Edinburgh), MSc (University College London), BSc (Hons) (University of East Anglia)

Graduated with BSc (Hons) in Environmental Sciences with main interest in Quaternary Climate. She then worked for the National Museum, Archaeology Division and later studied MSc in Environmental Archaeology. In 2000 I joined the University of Botswana as a Lecturer in Archaeology but specifically Environmental Archaeology. I later pursued and successfully completed PhD in African Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and came back to Botswana to continue teaching and research in the field of Landscape Archaeology.

I am an accredited CRM specialist who is actively involved in Heritage Management projects. I have undertaken archaeological impact assessment (AIA) and mitigation consultancy works in the country and also partnered with other Heritage specialists in the region. I have led consultancy project teams on water pipeline and road construction, mineral prospection and mining as well as being involved on trans-border projects working towards ascertaining Outstanding Universal Value (OuV) of World Heritage Sites.

I  provide external examination services to universities in Southern Africa and Europe.

I provide Mathematics tuition for Kalamare Primary School pupils in the Central District of Botswana. The involvement in this endeavour has seen the pupils’ overall performance improve more than 4 folds in just two years.

Specifically teaches Environmental and Landscape Archaeology, Quantitative methods for archaeologists and Heritage Management. Course Modules include; Geoarchaeology, African Archaeology, Archaeology of Botswana and Southern Africa, Environmental Archaeology, Bioarchaeology, Archaeological Theory, Public Archaeology and Heritage Management, GIS and Quantitative Techniques in Archaeology.

My research focus is in Landscape Archaeology of Botswana and the region. My interest is in understanding past human behaviour through their continuous use of landscapes as an immediate dimension for their daily life activities through studying material cultural and non-cultural remains and how the landscape influenced settlement choices. The themes include: Iron Age Archaeology, Archaeological Landscapes and Geochemical analysis of cultural materials in Shashe Limpopo Basin and Makgadikgadi.

Late Iron Age in the Shashe Limpopo Basin

Landscape archaeology of the Motloutse Valley

Klehm, C., Barnes, A., Follett, F., Simon, K., Kiahtipes, C. and Mothulatshipi, S., 2019. Toward archaeological predictive modeling in the Bosutswe region of Botswana: Utilizing multispectral satellite imagery to conceptualize ancient landscapes. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 54, pp.68-83.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2019.02.002.

Mothulatshipi, S.M. and Thabeng, L.O., 2015. The archaeology of Leshongwane site in eastern Botswana. Botswana Notes and Records, 45, pp.126-137.

Mothulatshipi, S.M. and Merlo, S., 2013. Long-term histories of land use and rapid urbanisation of rural areas: A case study of Gaborone and its hinterland. Botswana Journal of Technology, 22(1), pp.40-48.

Mothulatshipi, S.M., 2009. Landscape archaeology of the later farming communities of the Shashe-Limpopo Basin, Eastern Botwsana: land use diversity and human behaviour. PhD thesis. University of Edinburgh. https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/28672

• Ph.D., Statistics (on study leave)
• M.A., Statistics, University of Botswana
• B.A., Statistics & Economics, University of Botswana

1. Statistical Computing 
2. Mathematical Statistics 

1. Computational Statistics/Statistical Computing
2. Data Mining 
3. Machine Learning 
4. Environmental Statistics 

1. Wilson Moseki Thupeng, Boikanyo Mokgweetsi, Thuto Mothupi, Posterior Predictive Checks for the Generalized Pareto Distribution Based on a Dirichlet Process Prior, American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics. Vol. 8, No. 6, 2019, pp. 287-295. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtas.20190806.20
2. Thuto Mothupi.,Wilson Moseki Thupeng.,Baitshephi Mashabe & Botho Mokoto.(2016).Estimating Extreme Quantiles of the Maximum Surface Air Temperatures for the SirSeretse Khama International Airport Using the Generalized Extreme Value Distribution.American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics.Vol.5, No.6,2016, pp.365 375.doi:10.11648.j.ajtas.20160506.16.html
3. Arnab, R., & Mothupi.T(2015).Randomized response techniques: A case study of the riskybehaviors’ of students of a certain University. Model Assisted Statistics and Applications 10(4):421–30, 2015.DOI:10.3233/MAS-150344

Jan 2004 - May 2008 - Ph.D. in Public Administration - Cleveland State University (Ohio)

Sept 1998 - Sept. 1999 - MSc.:Development Administration & Planning - University College London (London)

Aug. 1992 - June 1996 - Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (Public Admin. & Political Science)

I joined the university on 2nd May 2002 as a Lecturer (Public Administration). I was promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer on 26th April 2012 and served as Head of Department of Political and Administrative Studies from 1st July 2015 to 12th July 2018. I have also served as a Departmental Academic Advisor and the Coordinator of a Master's degree programme (i.e. Master of Research and Public Policy) which is a collaborative programme offered in fourteen universities in seven African countries.

I am currently serving as the Coordinator of University of Botswana Democracy Research Project (DRP) and I teach undergraduate and post-graduate courses as indicated under "Teaching Areas"

Public Policy Development (undergraduate and graduate courses)

Public Policy Analysis

Development Administration

Public Finance

Public Enterprises Management

Strategic Planning and Management

Organizational Theory and Practice

I am mainly interested in issues pertaining to public sector reforms and change management, public sector ethics, local government administration, privatization and leadership.

I have so far, published seven (7) peer-reviewed journal articles, six (6) peer-reviewed book chapters, one peer-reviewed working paper, three research reports and one non-refereed book. This brings the total number of publications to eighteen (18).

I am currently supervising eight Master's degree students who are focusing on a wide variety of topics such as Performance Management in Public Organizations; the participation of people with disabilities in the public policy process; Culture, Rehabilitation of Prisoners and Public Policy; the relationship between Policy Makers and Researchers and others.

I also supervise four Ph.D. candidates. I am the lead supervisor for two of them and I am the second supervisor for the other two

1. Mothusi, B., (2020), Integration and Inclusivity: Fundamentals for the Transformation of Governance and Public Administration in Africa, African Journal of Public Administration and Management, Vol., XXVII, No. 2, pp 14-24
2. Mothusi, B. & Mpabanga, D., (2020), “Botswana’s Perspective of Managing Public Sector Behaviour” In Mello, D.M. (ed), Ethics in the Public Sector, Van Schaik Publishers, Pretoria, pp 125-137
3. Mothusi, B., Molokwane, T. & Ruele, L.N. (2018), Civil society and the Public Policy Process: The case of NGOs in Botswana, Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives, Vol. 3. Issue No. 2., pp 129-141,
4. Mothusi, B. Lekorwe, M.H. & Pitso, M. (2016), Leading Reform and Organisational Change: The Botswana Public Service Experience, African Journal of Public Administration and Management, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, pp 65-74  

BA: Economics and Accounting: University of Botswana

MA Economics: University of Botswana

Mphil. Economics University of Kent at Canterbury, UK

Gaotlhobogwe Motlaleng is an Associate Professor  in the Department of Economics at the University of Botswana. His research interest are Exchange Rate Policy for Economic development, Globalization, International trade and macroeconomic  analysis.

Development, Macroeconomics, Exchange rate economics

Exchange rate Economics, Development and Policy analysis and Macroeconomic development

International trade, Development and Exchange rate issues

 (2019) Impact of Exchange rate on Agricultural and Manufacturing Trade Balance in Botswana. IDR Vol.16(1) p1-19

(2017). Foreign Exchange Market Efficiency in Botswana. Review of Economic and Business Studies Vol. X(1). P103-125