Staff Profiles

Pelaelo S. Pelaelo is a Lecturer in Finance. He has a B’com degree from University of Botswana and an MBA from Barney School of Business, University of Hartford, CT in United States . He lectures on various courses in Corporate Finance, Financial Markets and Finance Theory.  He supervises undergraduate research projects and MBA Dissertations. His research interests are Capital structure decisions, Health Finance and Financial Risk Management. 

Business Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Markets and institutions, Finance Theory 

Corporate Finance, Financial Markets and Health Finance

Bank Competition and Efficiency, Financial Distress and Credit Card Default, Money laundering

Pelaelo P. S & Swami, B.N. & (2001). “Financial Institutions as Facilitators of Economic Growth: Case Study of Botswana”, .  Africa Journal of Finance and Management, The Institute of Finance Management, Dar Es Salaam, 10 (1), 8-22 (ISSN: 0856 – 6372).

Swami, B.N. & P.S. Pelaelo (2010) “Growth Strategy, Old & New, Case Study of Botswana”,Journal of International Economics, Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India 1(1),63-82

Pelaelo., P.S., Okurut, F.N., Yinusa, D.O., Bonu, V., Swami, B.N., and A. Sethibe (2009) , Problems and Prospects of Micro Health Insurance: Case Study of Itekanele MHI Company in Botswana Pro MHI Africa; EU- African University Network. University of Cologne (pp13-37)

BSc Geography (Hons) (First) University of Sheffield, UK

PhD Geography, University of Sheffield,Sheffield UK

BEAPA - PEAP

Jem Perkins has over twenty years of experience in Botswana and southern Africa. He first came to Botswana in 1988 to do his PhD on the environmental and social impact of cattle keeping in the eastern Kalahari.

He returned to Botswana in 1992 and worked at UB (ES) for 8 years, before working as an environmental consultant for 5 years, before returning to ES at UB.

Introduction to Environmental Science (ENS 101)

Rangeland Monitoring and Management (ENS 312/412)

Masters level teaching in Rangeland ecology and management, land use planning and wildlife management.

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Co-existence between wildlife and livestock, wildlife management, CBNRM, sustainable development, sand rivers (Environmental flows), climate change adaptation, EIA

Very broad but typically emphasis is on biophysical aspects of the Project - as above

Perkins, J.S. (2020) Take me to the River along the African drought corridor: Adapting to climate change BJAAS 14, (1) p.60–71

Perkins, J.S. (2019) ‘Only Connect’: Restoring Resilience in the Kalahari Ecosystem. Journal of Environmental Management. Volume 249, 1 November 2019, 109420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109420

Perkins, J.S. (2018) Southern Kalahari piospheres: Looking beyond the sacrifice zone. Land Degrad Dev. 2018;1–7. DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2968

Perkins, J.S. (2018) The complex issue of big game trophy hunting  Letters - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/20/the-complex-issue-of-big-game-trophy-hunting

Perkins, J.S. (2018) Southern Kalahari Piospheres: Looking Beyond the Sacrifice Zone. Land Degradation and Development, Volume 29, Issue 9, p. 2778-2784

Perkins, J.S. (1996) Botswana: Fencing out the equity issue. Cattleposts and cattle ranching in the Kalahari Desert. ‘Journal of Arid Environments. 33 pp 503-517.’

Doctor of Laws (LLD)(Pretoria), LLM Cum Laude (UWC & Amsterdam); LLB (Honours) (UZ)

Dr Jimcall Pfumorodze is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Law, University of Botswana. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Honours Degree from the University of Zimbabwe, a Master of Laws (LLM) (Cum Laude) from the University of Western Cape and University of Amsterdam and a Doctor of Laws (LLD) Degree from University of Pretoria. His research interest is on the interaction between International Economic Law and Development. More specifically, he focuses on International Investment Law, Finance Law and Trade Law as well as Intellectual Property Law. His list of publications are at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jimcall_Pfumorodze

International Investment Law

International Finance Law

International Trade Law

Intellectual Property Law

International Investment Law

International Finance Law

International Trade Law

Intellectual Property Law

Commercial Law

International Investment Law

International Finance Law

International Trade Law

Intellectual Property Law

1. Fombad CM and Pfumorodze J,(2019) Law of Delict, Botswana, Kluwer Law International
2. Pfumorodze J (2018) Insurance Law: Zimbabwe. In International Encyclopaedia of Laws: Insurance Law, 2nd Ed. Kluwer Law International (2018).
3. Pfumorodze J and Prof MM De Gama (2016)  Balancing Foreign Investment Protection and Environmental Protection under South African Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) in Dekker I et al (edn) Bridging the Gap between International Investment Law and the Environment” Eleven International Publishing, The Netherlands.
4. Macharia-Mokobi E and Pfumorodze J (2013) Advancing refugee protection in Botswana through improved refugee status determination African Human Rights Law Journal 152-177.
5. Pfumorodze J (2011) WTO TRIPS flexibilities and access to essential medicines in Southern Africa, University of Botswana Law Journal p 87-102.
6. Pfumorodze J (2011) WTO Remedies and Developing Countries Journal of International Trade law and Policy 89-98