Staff Profiles

1. (2006)-Ph.D. Educational Studies (Cultural Studies in Education)

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA

2. (2003)-M.A. in International Affairs (African Studies/Politics)

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA

3. (2002)-B.Sc. in Education, Ohio University, Athens, USA

Professor Agreement Lathi Jotia is currently a Professor at the University of Botswana in the Department of Languages and Social Sciences Education. He is also the current Acting Dean of the School of Graduate Studies. He has previously taught at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA and at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA. Prof. Jotia is a former Honorary Professor at the University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Africa. Prof. Jotia is a vibrant scholar and researcher whose research interests are in the area of Education and Multiculturalism, Deep Democratic Theory, Transformative Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Globalization and Education and in Politics of Developing Areas. He has been the In-Country Director for collaborative research projects between the University of Botswana and the University of Central Florida since 2011. He has won several research grants for exchange programmes from Fullbright-Hayes and USA Department of State Federal Research Award which were used in international collaborative research.  Prof. Jotia has published widely in the area of Democracy and Education and to date he has three (3) published books, six (6) book chapters, more than twenty (20) journal articles and he has presented about thirty-seven (57) research papers at both local, regional and international education conferences. He is a versatile scholar and a robust intellect who believes in the discourse of education for emancipation and transformation

Driven by Critical Theory and Democracy and Education Intellectual Orientation, Professor Jotia facilitates courses in the following areas:

1. Globalization and Education

2. Introduction to Development Issues

3. Education for Self Reliance

4. Education and Multiculturalism

5. Contemporary Issues in Social Studies

6. Curriculum Design

7. Introduction to Development Issues

Professor Jotia's research revolves around the following:

1. Democracy and Education

2. Politics of Developing Areas

3. Globalization and Education

4. Education and Neo-Liberalism

5. Education in Emerging Areas

6. Education and Pragmatism

7. The North-South dialectics and Education

8. Education and Study Abroad Programmes

Professor Jotia is a passionate scholar who believes that Post-Graduate Studies should drive innovative research which is community oriented. He has supervised research projects in the following areas:

1. Citizenship Education and Gender Disparities

2. Pedagogies in the Social Studies

3. Diversity, Multiculturalism and Civic Education

4. The Social Studies and the advancement of Democratic Education

5. The Social Studies and Environmental Education Curriculum

1. Jotia, A.L., Biraimah, K. L & Kurtz, B. (2020). Transformative Study Abroad Programs in Emerging Nations: Moving Toward Equitable Global North-South Partnerships. Theory into Practice. ISSN: 00405841 https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2020.1739954  
2. Jotia, A.L. (2018).  The role of social media in freeing Botswana from state control of the media. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 36 (2) 264-278.
3. Dube, V. R. and Jotia, A.L. (2017). Democratic engagements in the Social Studies Classroom: perceptions from four junior secondary schools in Kgatleng Region of Botswana. Mosenodi Journal, 20 (2) 49-64.
4. Jotia, A. L. & Sithole, B. M. (2016). Pragmatizing democratic education in Botswana through business education: Countering the scourge of the diploma disease. Cogent Education, 3(1). http://cogentoa.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2331186X.2016.1189482
5. Jotia, A.L. & Biraimah, K.L. (2016). Developing Research Partnerships in Emerging Nations: Bridging the “North

BSc (University of Botswana), MSc (University of Missouri-Rolla), MBA (University of Botswana), PhD (University of the Witwatersrand)

Dr Tlhabologo M Kabomo is a Lecturer in Physical Chemistry. His academic interests are in the areas of synthesis of materials for catalysis, polymers and chemical education. His current research includes finding alternative ways of reducing the environmental burden of plastics and coal fly ash disposal by converting them into useful and value-adding materials. He also works on nanofibrous material for water treatment. Dr Kabomo is passionate about public science awareness and often publishes articles in the local newspapers discussing science and technology issues with an impact on our daily lives.

Polymer Chemistry

General Chemistry

Physical Chemistry (in particular Thermodynamics, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics)

Synthesis of materials for catalysis

Polymers

Chemical education

Catalytic pyrolysis of waste plastic

Polymeric nanofibers for water purification

Conversion of coal fly ash to aluminosilicates (zeolites and geopolymers) and their uses

T. M. Kabomo, A Look into How First Year Chemistry Students at the University of Botswana Use their Prescribed Textbook, African Journal of Chemical Education 2019, 9(2) 126 – 142.

T.M. Kabomo, M.S. Scurrell, The effect of protonation and oxidation state of polyaniline on the stability of gold nanoparticles, Eur. Polym. J. 2016, 82, 300–306.

T. M. Kabomo, M. S. Scurrell, Synthesis of gold–polyaniline nanocomposites by complexation, Polym. Adv. Technol. 2016,27 1195–1203.

T. M. Kabomo, M. S. Scurrell, The Effects of Ring Substituents in Aniline on the Reactivity of PANI with Hydrogen Tetrachloroaurate and the Dispersion of Gold Nanoparticles, Polym. Adv. Technol., 2016, 27, 759–764.

T. M. Kabomo, M. S. Scurrell, The Au-PANI System: Synthesis and Catalytic Properties of Nanogold, Z. Phys. Chem. 2015 230,199–210.

Bsc Land Economy (Copperbelt University, Zambia), Msc Real Estate (University of Pretoria, RSA) and RICS Professional Member.

I am a Chartered Valuation Surveyor with over 14 years of practical experience in property valuation, management and development in Botswana. I graduated with a BSc degree in Land Economy from Copperbelt University in Zambia and a MSc. Real Estate from University of Pretoria in South Africa. A Lecturer in Property Valuation, my research interest includes; housing provision, land tenure systems, plant and machinery valuation practice in developing countries.  

Applied Property Valuation, Research Methodology and  Value & Risk Management

Housing, Land Tenure Systems, Plant and Machinery Valuation Practice in Developing Countries

Kampamba J, Kachepa S, Nkwae B, Matlhogojane N. G, Outule T., (2018) "Housing delivery to the low income in Botswana", International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, Vol. 11 Issue: 2, pp. 356-385, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-06-2017-0059

"A critical analysis of the role of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in housing provision in Gaborone, Botswana". Kampamba J., Nkwae B., Adeyemi A., Kachepa S., & L. Ntebele. Real Estate Finance (Aspen Publishers Inc). Spring 2019, Vol.35 Issue 4 p295-317. 

“An Evaluation of the Relevance of Current Traditional Leases in Commercial Properties as Compared to Green Leases” Kampamba J., Kachepa S., Lu S., Sexton M., Majingo M. & Abednico W. (Horizon Research Publishing). Advances in Economics and Business Vol. 8(4), pp. 234 – 242.

Kampamba, Kachepa, Majingo, & Mogale, 2018) An Analysis of the Green Building Concept as a Business Case in Botswana An Analysis of the Green Concept in the Built Environment in Gaborone,

1. Degree of Masters in Archives and Records Management (MARM)

2. Bachelor in Library and Information Studies (BLIS)

3. Diploma in Library and Information Studies (DLIS)

Mr. Khutsafalo Kadimo is the Medical Librarian for the University of Botswana, Faculty of Medicine with focus on systematic review service, Information literacy teaching (reference management software’s, database and effective web searching), Research support (with collaborations). Mr Kadimo is a certified Walters Kluwer trainer and Mendeley software advisor. He has published in a number of journals and also reviewed papers for a few academic journals such as BMC Medical Education and Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR). His research areas include information literacy, mobile device implementation in teaching, learning and research and health information technologies including health informatics. Apart from working for the university library Mr Kadimo is also serving as the secretary for Botswana Library Consortium, Member of Free Open Source Software (FOSS) and Country Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) Copyright Coordinator. Also, a member of both the Botswana Library Association, Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA) – Nigeria chapter and Network of African Medical Librarians (NAML).

Professional training: CE401 Developing a Systematic Review Service CE702 Introduction to Systematic Reviews for Librarians DIGITAL LIBRARY PRACTICES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Information Literacy

Information literacy, mobile device implementation in teaching, learning and research and health information technologies including health informatics

1. Kadimo, K., Kebaetse, M. B., Ketshogileng, D., Seru, L. E., Sebina, K. B., Kovarik, C., & Balotlegi, K. (2018). Bring-your-own-device in medical schools and healthcare facilities: a review of the literature. International journal of medical informatics, 119, 94-102.

More Information: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9613-4393

BSc, MSc, PhD (Mathematics)

Optimization

Optimal Control

Numerical Analysis

Differential Equations

Nonlinear Programming

Global Optimization

Calculus of Variations

Optimal Control

Numerical Analysis

Monotone Nonlinear Equations

1. Kaelo, P., Mtagulwa, P. and Thuto, M.V., A globally convergent hybrid conjugate gradient method with strong Wolfe conditions for unconstrained optimization, Mathematical Sciences (Springer) 14(1) (2020), 1--15

2. Koorapetse, M. and Kaelo, P., Self adaptive spectral conjugate gradient method for solving nonlinear monotone equations, Journal of the Egyptian Mathematical Society 28:4, 2020.

3. Mtagulwa, P. and Kaelo, P.,  An efficient modified PRP-FR hybrid conjugate gradient method for solving unconstrained optimization problems, Applied Numerical Mathematics 145 (2019), 111--120.

4. Kaelo, P., A Hybrid Nonlinear Conjugate Gradient Method for Unconstrained Optimization Problems, Pacific Journal of Optimization 12(4)  (2016), 847--859.

5. Ali, M.M. and Kaelo, P., Improved particle swarm algorithm for global optimization, Applied Mathematics and Computation 196(2) 2008, 578--593.

PhD (TRS -Philosophy (Metaphysics)

MA in Theology and Religious studies (Philosophy (Metaphysics)

PGDE (Moral Education and History)

BA in History and TRS-(Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies)

Makotoka Kahaka is a lecturer in the Department of Languages and Social Sciences at the Faculty of Education, University of Botswana. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Theology and Religious studies in the Faculty of Humanities, University of Botswana. His PhD work focused on African Personhood and identity within the general area of metaphysics in philosophy. Dr Kahaka teaches several courses on Moral Education and Pedagogy including: Theory of Moral Education; Approaches to teaching Moral Education; and Curriculum Design in Moral Education. His research interest is situated in the field of Metaphysics and Ethics, with a special focus on moral and metaphysical personhood, religion and Ethics.

Moral Education

Ethics (Moral philosophy)

Philosophy of Religion

Personhood and identity

Moral Education

Ethics

Philosophy of Religion

Psychology in Religious Education

Kahaka, M., and Ikpe, I. B., (2020) Disability and the Theorizing of Personhood. In James N. Amanze and Fidelis Nkomazana (eds), Disability is not Inability: A quest for inclusion and participation of people with disability in Society, Mzuni Press.

Kahaka, M., (2019) Personhood and the Cosmos: Exploring Some Similarities Between Traditional African and Western Conceptions of Personhood. Journal of Philosophy, Culture and Religion; Vol 47 (2019) 32-37.

Kahaka, M., & Dinama B., (2018) A survey of folk intuitions about the Physical Criterion of Personal Identity among some philosophically laypeople. Cross-Currents (An International Peer-Reviewed Journal on Humanities & Social Sciences); 4(5): 130-138. ISSN: 2394-459X.

Kahaka, M., Nhete, T., Dinama, B. (2017). The Teacher Trainees’ Viewpoints on Demonstration/Modelling as a Mentoring Tool. Journal of Education and Practice; Vol.8, No.25, 2017: 2222-1735.

MComm (Economics)

Zibanani Kahaka is a lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Botswana (UB). Prior to joining UB Ms Kahaka worked as an Economist with the Ministry of Finance & Economic Development. 

Ms Kahaka's research focus is on international trade issues particularly trade facilitation & e-commerce, trade & industrial policy. Her other research interests include economic planning & development as well as economic transformation. She also serves as a member of the Botswana National Trade facilitation committee under the Ministry of Investment Trade & Industry.

International Trade, Techniques of Planning, Transport Economics, Macroeconomics & Microeconomics

International Trade issues, Economic Development issues

International trade, Economic development, Public policy

1. Kahaka. Z, Motshegwa. B, Malema.B.W, (2018). Navigating Botswana’s Economic Development Trajectory since Independence: Successes and Challenges. 11th International Conference on “Priorities for the future: good governance, health and safety, social justice and economic equity”. 26-28 June 2018, UB Conference Centre, Gaborone, Botswana.

2. Kahaka. Z, (2017) Private Sector Participation in promoting Economic progress in SubSahara land locked developing countries (SSA-LLDCs). International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, Vol 2(12).

 3. Bakwena. M, Kahaka. Z. (2014) The Botswana National Information and Communication Technology Policy and Economic Diversification: How have we fared thus far? Botswana Notes and Records, Vol 45.

4. Kahaka. Z, Motlaleng. G.R. (2012) Appropriate Trade Policy for Botswana’s Economic Diversification. International Journal of Afro-Asian Studies,Vol. 3(2).