Staff Profiles

PhD (Human Resource Management) University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. UK.

MSc (National Development, Project Planning and Appraisal, University of Bradford, England, UK.

BASS (Public Administration & Sociology) University of Botswana.

Prof Dorothy Mpabanga is Associate Professor in the department of Political and Administrative Studies (PAS) in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Botswana. She teaches at undergraduate and graduate levels including human resource management, organizational theory, public sector management, public policy, research, and project management. Mpabanga has management and administrative experience including 10 years as Director & Deputy Director of the Centre of Specialization in Public Administration and Management (CESPAM). She acted as Head of the PAS department for nine months. Dorothy has vast industry experience for instance 11 years in government as a Project Analyst, 3 years with the central bank of Botswana as a development economist.

Prof Mpabanga’s research focuses on public sector management, HR diversity management, project management, NGO management, higher education management, ICT, governance, leadership, and democracy. She has publications in various book chapters, journal articles including in the Routledge Companion to international Management education and the Public sector Innovation Journal. She has attended various conferences including the African Association of Public Administration and Management (AAPAM), American Academy of Management (AOM), the African Academy of Management (AFAM), British Academy of Management (BAM), Commonwealth Association of Public Administration and Management (CAPAM), European Academy of Management (EURAM) ILA

Public Administration

Human Resource Management

Human Resource Development

Organizational Theory and Organizational Behaviour

Public Sector Management  and Public Sector Reforms

Public Policy Research

Project Management

Human Resource Management

Human Resource Development

Public Sector Management

Diversity Management

Project Management

Public Policy Research and Analysis

NGO Management

Higher Education Management

ICT Development

Governance, Leadership and Democracy

Public Administration

Human Resources Management and Development

Public Policy Research and Analysis

Public Sector Management and Reforms

Security, Defense and Strategic Management

Democracy, Leadership and Governance

Diversity Management

Economic and Development Management

Journals

Mpabanga, D & Sesa, L. (2020) Imperatives: The Five Ps: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnerships & SDGs: The need to Transform Public Administration Management. African Journal of Public Administration and management, Vol. XXVII. No. 2. P44-58.

Mpabanga, D. (2018) Fundamentals, benefits and challenges of whole government approach to reforms strategies: the case of Botswana government. African Journal of Public Administration, Vol. XXV. No. 2. P1-17.

Mpabanga, D. & Rajah, N. (2018) e-government for better government in developing countries. African Journal of Public Administration, Vol. XXV. No. 2. P71-83.

Mpabanga, D. (2016) Performance monitoring and evaluation in Botswana’s public service: Achievements and challenges. Africa’s Public Service Delivery and Performance Review. Volume 4. Issue 1, p. 50-93.

Mpabanga, D & Mokhawa, G. (2013) Is e-voting a possibility for Botswana’s 2014 genera elections

Ph.D (Physics)

Boundary Layer Meteorology

Climatology

Environmental Physics

Classical and Fluid Mechanics

Electreodynamics

Applied Physics

Electrostatics

Electrical Breakdown in gases

High Voltage breakdown in flames

Climatology and Atmospheric Physics

Applied Physics

Climatology and Meteorology

Plasma Physics

1. Mphale K.M., A. Adedoyin, Nkoni G., Ramaphane G., Wiston M. and O. Chimidza (2018) Analysis of temperature data over semi-arid Botswana: Trends and break points. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. doi: 10.1007/s00703-017-0540-y.
2. Letsholathebe D. Mphale K.M. and S. Chimidza (2014) Non-destructive measurement of momentum transfer collision frequency in low temperature combustion plasma. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation Vol. 2014, Article ID 384701, 7 pages
3. Mphale K.M., S.K. Dash, A. Adedoyin and S.K. Panda (2013). Rainfall regime   changes and trends in Botswana Kalahari Transcect’s late summer precipitation Theoretical and Applied Climatology DOI 10.1007/s00704-013-0907-z.    

Currently a PhD Candidate at the University of Pécs in the International PhD (Business Administration) program, Thuso Mphela is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Botswana. His PhD research investigates the relationship between Clinical Governance and Procurement of medicine supplies and health outcomes. Before moving to Hungary on full-time studies, Thuso was a coordinator of the Global Consultancy Program (GCP), an international student consulting project and served as a Business Coach in the Global Business Labs. He has led a team of more than ten researchers in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Botswana chapter. He is currently a member of a multi-nation research team engaged in life-skills, entrepreneurship and sports research project targeting youth, under the auspices of Alliance for African Partnership (Michigan State University). Notable consultancy projects include an evaluation of empowerment policy framework of Botswana, done under the supervision of BIDPA. Thuso is also a founding member of the The European American Migration Platform (TEAMHP). He is self-driven individual, always striving for excellence. He is passionate about community empowerment and sustainability issues. He believes in the meeting of minds and appreciates talent and admires achievers. Above all, he is a passionate academic.

Management, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, Inventory Management, Business Simulation, Operations Management

Public Procurement, Clinical Governance, Health Technology Assessment, Road Transport Safety, Entrepreneurship 

Public Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Transport Management, Entrepreneurship 

Mphela, T. and Shunda, J.P.W. (2018). Can SMMEs Survive in Public Procurement: Lessons from Botswana. Journal of Public Procurement, 18(2), 90-110.

Ganamotse, G.N., Samuelsson, M., Abankwah, R.M., Anthony, T. and Mphela, T. (2017). The Emerging Properties of Business Accelerators:  The Case of Botswana, Namibia and Uganda Global Business Labs. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 3(1), 16–40. 

Mphela, T. (2011). The Impact of Traffic Law Enforcement on Road Accident Fatalities in Botswana, Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 5(1), 264-277. 

Muranda, Z., Mphela, T. and Nyakudya, M. (2011). Entrepreneurship Policy, Enterprise Diversification and the Motivational Factor, Journal of Social Development in Africa, 26(1), 75-106. 

Mphela, T., Nyakudya, M., Muranda, Z. (2010). Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth: Perspectives of Botswana, African Journal of Marketing, 6, 48-76. 

• PhD in Population Studies, University of Botswana, Botswana  (2019)
• MA in Population Studies, University of Botswana, Botswana (2012)
• BA in Humanities (Environmental Science and Archaeology), University of Botswana, Botswana (2001-2005)
• PGDE-University of Botswana, Botswana (2006)

Dr Mpho Keetile is a Lecturer in the Department of Population Studies (DPS)  of the University of Botswana (UB). He has over 5 years’ experience of teaching various Demography & Population Studies courses at UB. Prior to joining the UB, Dr Keetile was a Lecturer at Botho University for 1 year. He was also a secondary school teacher for a period of two years where he was teaching Social Studies. He joined Department of Population Studies in 2013 for a period of four years until the end of his contract in 2017. He later joined the University of Botswana again in January 2020.

Dr Keetile teaches courses on Migration and Globalization, Migration, Urbanization and Development, Population Policies and Programmes, Population Policy of Botswana, Basic Social Science Research Methods, Integration of Population Variables into Development Planning, Introduction to Substantive Demography, and Population, law, policies and Programmes. He has supervised over 20 BA dissertations and 10 post-graduate MA Population Studies students. His main research interests include; Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS, Non-communicable Diseases, Health Systems, Population and Development, Youth and Population Aging.

Dr Keetile has researched and published 21 research articles in internationally reputed journals, has 12 international conference proceedings, 3 chapters in published reports and 1 policy brief. He has been involved in the production of 13 technical reports.

• Social and Health Policy
• Population and Development
• Migration and Globalization
• Migration, Urbanization and Development
• Population Policies and Programmes
• Research Methods

• Non-communicable Diseases
• Health Inequalities
• Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Adolescent and Youth Sexual Reproductive Health
• Health Systems
• Infant & Child Mortality
• Population & Development
• Population Aging
• HIV and AIDS

• Non-communicable Diseases
• Safe Male Circumcision
• Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Adolescent and Youth Sexual Reproductive Health
• Women's Health
• Infant & Child Mortality
• HIV and AIDS

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1. Keetile M. (2020) Patterns and correlates of health risk behaviours among adolescents in Botswana: 2001-2013, Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2020.1752961
2. Keetile, M., Rakgoasi, S.D. (2020). Factors associated with first heterosexual sex; sexual coercion and sexual risk behaviors among adolescents in Botswana. Sex Res Soc Policy (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-020-00454-w
3. Keetile, M., Navaneetham, K., Letamo, G. et al. (2020) Association between childhood socioeconomic status and adult health in Botswana: a cross-sectional study. J Public Health (Berl.)https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-020-01231-0
4. Keetile M. (2020): An assessment of sexual risk behaviours among circumcised and uncircumcised men before and after the implementation of the safe male circumcision programme in Botswana, AIDS Care, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1769830

PhD Entomology

Mandla Mpho is a senior lecturer in the department of Biological Sciences.

My teaching interests combine the areas of entomology, invertebrate zoology, animal diversity and evolutionary biology

My research interests lies within the use of synthetic insecticides to control insect pests and their adaptational responses through development of resistance. Through research, it is my aim to raise awareness about the vital importance of effective use of insecticides and constant monitoring of responses to avoid development of insecticide resistance. I am also interested in the use of plant derived insecticides in the control of insect pests.

Stored product entomology

Insecticide resistance profile in insect pests

Ecology of mosquitoes in the south east district of Botswana

Kgoroebutswe T. K., Makate N., Fillinger U., Mpho M., Segoea G., Sangoro P. O., Mutero C. M., Chanda E., Ntebela D., Mogopa M., Mosweunyane T. and Nkya T. E., 2020. Vector control for malaria elimination in Botswana: progress, gaps and opportunities. Malaria Journal 19:301 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03375-6

Makate, N., Mpho, M and Mosweu, M. 2010. Presence of esterases in Culex mosquitoes at two sites in Southern Botswana. Journal of applied Zoological Research 21 (2), 133-148

Mpho, M. and Seabrook W.D.  Functions of antennae and palpi in the mating behaviour of the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 93 (1), 91-95

Mpho, M., Callaghan, A. and Holloway, G.J. Temperature and genotypic effects on life history and fluctuating asymmetry in a field strain of Culex Pipiens. Heredity 88, 307–312.