Staff Profiles

1. Higher National Diploma in Science (Applied Biology)

2. Certificate of Competence in Occupational Hygiene Courses:

- occupational health and safety

 - Basic Principles in Occupational Hygiene

 - Measurements of Physical Stressor

- Thermal Environment    

MSc Strategy Management

Post Grad. Diploma (Monitoring and Evaluation)

Post Grad. Certificate (Enterprise-wide Risk Management)

Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences (Economics and Accounting majors) 

Ms Ndadi is a business development expert whose experience spans across the areas of entreprenuership development, management consulting, strategy, development financing as well as risk management. In addition to teaching Entreprenuership and Business Management courses, she manages the Business Clinic which is a unit within the Faculty of Business mandated with inculcating entreprenuership culture within the university;additionally the university through the Business Clinic supports industry business development by providing training, consultancy(advisory) &research services. Ms Ndadi, who is an accredited trainer, also provides advisory on economic empowerment, sustainability and prosperity issues. Through working with various stakeholders (both private and public), she continues contributing towards national women and youth development work. Ms Ndadi is an accredited business management consultant with the UNDP Business Supplier Development programme; a programme which contributes to private sector development by building capacity for SMEs to supply bigger markets as well as developing value chains within the key economic sectors, such as agriculture, textile, mining, and manufacturing.

Having previously worked in the NGO space, private and parastatals sectors, Ms Ndadi has a wealth of experience in industry&community engagement, stakeholder relationship management, project management, and managing diversity; an experience which extends to her students interaction

Business Management

Entreprenuership 

Management Consulting 

PhD, English Language and Literature, University of Cape Town (2001-2005)

MA, English, University of Alberta, Canada (1992-1995)

Post Graduate Diploma, University of Botswana (1990-1991)

BA English and Environmental Science (1986-1990)

Dr Ndana Ndana has been with the University of Botswana where he has taught in the literature section of the Department of English since 1991. He became  senior lecturer in 2008 and is currently serving as Head of Department up to April 30, 2021.  His publications include journal articles, book chapters, edited books, and translations on literature in English, and indigenous languages and cultures. 

African literature

Oral Literature

English Literature

His research interests include English, African and Oral Literature, and  multiculturalism.

 English literature: racism, colour prejudice, foreignness &  aggression in Shakespeare

Children's stories

Ndana, N. & Chebanne, A. (2017). Chiikuhane. In Kamusella, T. & Ndhlovu, F. (eds.). The Social and Political History of Southern Africa’s Languages. UK: Palgrave Macmillan pp 44-55.

Ndana, N. (2011). The Indigenous Praise Poetry of the Veekuhane: Culture, Memory and History: CASAS Book Series No. 83. Cape Town: SED Printing Solutions.

Ndana, N. (2008). “From Mafikeng to Stratford: Sol Plaatje’s Court Interpretation, Translation of Shakespeare and Cross Cultural Currents.” Bagwasi, M.M., Alimi, M.M. & Ebewo, P.J. (eds.). English Language and literature: Cross Cultural Currents. New Castle upon Tyne:. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Ndana, Ndana. (2005). “A white man’s Native language”: Sol Plaatje, William Shakespeare, Translation and the Setswana Orthography.” PULA: Botswana Journal of African Studies. 19 (2), 168-176.

PhD Scholar/Reader in Anatomical Pathology University of Cape Town

MSc Cellular Pathology, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK 

BSc Medical Science, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia

Obtained PhD in Anatomical Pathology from University of Cape Town, 2020. Joined UB as a lecturer in 2011 to date.  Graduated with an MSc Cellular Pathology form University of the West of England, Bristol, UK in 2007

MSc in Cellular Pathology thesis was entittled Comparative study of cancer cells stained with fluorescently labelled magnetic particles incorporated into commercially available assays. University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom. Graduated with a BSc Medical Science, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia in 2000. BSc Medical laboratory Science Reserch projected was on Demonstration of Mucosubstances of a coded colon.    

First appointed as an Assistant Medical laboratory Scientist in 2000. Joined Forensic Pathology in 2000 as a Histology Scientist where  and Established forensic Pathology Histology Laboratory. Other achievements includes Job profiling for cadres of Anatomical Pathology Technology and Artisans. Lead Histology Scientist and Administration Officer and Teaching a Module on Basics of Forensic Pathology Investigation

Basic and Special Histological Techniques

Immunohistochemical  technics

Molecular diagnostic in Cytology and Histology

Basic Pathology

Cellular and Anatomical Pathology

Pricision and Personalized Medicine 

Medicals Science

Cancer Biology 

Cancer Diagnostic

Rantshabeng P, Kasvosve I, Ndlovu A, Gaseitsiwe S, Moyo S. Prevalence of high-risk human papilloma virus in women with high-grade squamous cell intraepithelial lesions in Botswana using Abbott RealTime HPV assay. PLoS One. 2019 Jan 30;14(1):e0211260. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211260. PubMed PMID: 30699172; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6353155.

Patricia S. Rantshabeng, Sikhulile Moyo, Natasha O. Moraka, Andrew Ndlovu, Iain J. MacLeod, Simani Gaseitsiwe and Ishmael Kasvosve1 Prevalence of oncogenic human papillomavirus genotypes in patients diagnosed with anogenital malignancies in Botswana. BMC Infectious Diseases (2017) 17:731

Bachelor of Science Honours Degree (Biological Sciences)

MSc Degree in Environmental Health (Sub category: Environmental Microbiology and Molecular Biology)

PhD Microbiology

Introductory Microbiology and Stored product Entomology

General Microbiology

Bacteriology

Environmental Microbiology

Antimicrobial resistance

Microbial and chemical water quality

Bioprospecting for alternative antimicrobial compounds

Clements, T., Rautenbach, M., Ndlovu, T., Khan, S. and Khan, W. 2021. A metabolomics and molecular networking approach to elucidate the structures of secondary metabolites produced by Serratia marcescens strains. Frontiers in Chemistry, 9.

Mamba, F.B., Ndlovu, T., Mbizana, S., Khan, W. and Gule, N.P. 2021. Antimicrobial and biodegradable materials based on ε‐caprolactone derivatives. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 49903.

Ndlovu, T,. Rautenbach, M,. Khan, S and Khan, W. 2017. Variants of lipopeptides and glycolipids produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa cultured in different carbon substrates. AMB Express. 7(109): 1-13.

Havenga B, Ndlovu T, Clements T, Reyneke B, Waso M and Khan W. 2019. Exploring the antimicrobial resistance profiles of WHO critical priority list bacterial strains. BMC Microbiology, 19:303.

Ndlovu, T., Le Roux, M., Khan, W. and Khan, S., 2015. Co-detection of virulent Escherichia coli genes in surface water sources. PLOS ONE. 10(2).

FCCA, FCMA, CGMA,CISA, CIA,CFE,ACIS,DipIFRS

A qualified Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA), Chartered Management Accountant (FCMA), Chartered Secretary (ACIS), a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) possessing extensive experience in financial accounting, financial management, management accounting, risk management, and internal auditing with a wide range of experience in internal controls fraud risk management, taxation, entrepreneurship, and small business management.

Financial Accounting

Cost Accounting

Business Finance

Financial Management

Management Accounting

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PhD - Telemedicine, MSc. Computer Science, Hons. Socio-Informatics, BSc. Computer Science, Health Informatics Specialist

Senior Lecturer in Computer Science and Coordinator for the eHealth Research Unit at the University of Botswana. Background in health informatics, with specific training and expertise in socio-informatics, Computer Science and Project Management. Currently, holds a PhD in Telemedicine with UKZN in SA. Devoted most of the past 8 years working on health informatics research and capacity building initiatives in Botswana. Previous work focused on telemedicine and health informatics initiatives within resource-constraint environments. Also served as a Project Manager in 2014 for the implementation and scale-up of a Mobile Telemedicine solution (also known as Kgonafalo) under the Botswana Ministry of Health and Wellness, a research lead in 2015 on a telemedicine project funded by Microsoft Corporation, utilizing Television (TV) White Space technology to augment traditional broadband internet connectivity within healthcare facilities in Botswana and recently served as a research coordinator for a national school eye screening program (PEEK Vision) which was piloted on over 12,000 school going kids in Botswana. I am part of a team which completed the President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funded Grant for Informatics and Telemedicine in Botswana where we built Capacity and Sustainable Programs in Health Informatics and Mobile Telemedicine through implementation of sustainable national scale-up models for telemedicine solutions as well as sustainable capacity building. 

Operating Systems, Systems Programming, Digital Health

Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, eHealth, Telemedicine, Health Informatics, eHealth Interoperability, Data Science

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1. Ndlovu, K., Mars, M. & Scott, R.E. Interoperability frameworks linking mHealth applications to electronic record systems. BMC Health Serv Res 21, 459 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06473-6
2. Ndlovu, K., Scott, R.E. & Mars, M. Interoperability opportunities and challenges in linking mhealth applications and eRecord systems: Botswana as an exemplar. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 21, 246 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01606-7
3. Ndlovu K, Mars M, Scott RE. Development of a conceptual framework for linking mHealth applications to eRecord systems in Botswana. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Oct 15;21(1):1103. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-07134-4. PMID: 34654432; PMCID: PMC8518885.
4. Ndlovu K, Mars M, Scott RE. Validation of an Interoperability Framework for Linking mHealth Apps to Electronic Record Systems in Botswana: Expert Survey Study. JMIR Formative Research. 2023 May 2;7:e41225.

Advanced Diploma in Secretarial Studies