Staff Profiles

• PhD General Linguistics and Phonetics, Semantics and Pragmatics, University of Nantes
• MPhil Languages, Linguistics: Didactic communication, analysis and programming of French Foreign Language
• MA Didactics of French Foreign Language (FFL)
• Honors Degree, Didactic analysis and programming of FFL

Nozibonela Torie Malunga- Payet is a Lecturer of French as a Foreign Language for both Undergraduates and Postgraduates at the University of Botswana and has been a member of the French Department since 2010. She obtained her PhD in General linguistics, phonetics, semantics and pragmatics in 2016  an MPhil in Languages, linguistics: didactic communication and programming of French foreign language in 2009, and an MA in Didactics of French foreign language in 2010 from the University of Nantes, France. She also holds an Honors degree Didactic analysis and programming of French as a Foreign Language, obtained from the University of Reunion Island, France in 2008. Prior to that, she had obtained a BA majoring in French and English in 2003 and a Postgraduate diploma in Education in 2004 at the University of Botswana.

Her areas of specialization are Teaching, learning and second and foreign language acquisition, argumentative and lexical semantics, pragmatics, linguistic analysis of discourse, linguistic violence, conceptualization in language acquisition and cross culture.

Malunga-Payet is a sportswoman and volunteer sports administrator having played softball since junior school. She is the current Chairperson of Women in Sports Botswana (WASBO), Gaborone Region, Manager of Bears Softball Club and Secretary of Masters Saints Softball Club. She is of Ndebele, Shona and Chewa ethnic origin and born in Botswana.

• Undergraduate, Proficiency courses of French Foreign Language
• Undergraduate, French for Professional/Business purposes
• Undergraduate, French for International Relations
• Postgraduate, Didactics of French Foreign Language

• Teaching and Learning of French as a Foreign language in Botswana
• Second language acquisition
• Argumentative Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse analysis
•  Face threatening and flattering acts, Politeness, Impoliteness, Image restoration
• Cross-culture and multilingualism
• Teacher training

• French Foreign Language Teaching, Learning and Acquisition

• (2020) Unsatisfactory performance in the JCE French: The role played by the assessing tool, Lonaka JoLT vol 11 No. 1
• (2020) The speech act of Blaming in the French and Setswana sociocultural contexts: semantico-conceptual representations and linguistic realisations
• (2019) Spatial representation bt Batswana learners of French: Route directions in urbain space, Mosenodi Journal Vol 22(2)
• (2017) Representations semantiques des mots ''french'' et ''francophone'' chez les eleves et les etudiants du francais au Botswana
• (2015) Representations semantique et discursive de la femme et violence verbale dans les proverbes tswanas. Revue Signes, Discours et Societes [online], Semantique des Possibles Argumentatifs et Analyse Linguistique du Discours, Hommage to Olga Galatanu

PhD (Nursing), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA

Trauma and Emergency Nursing (Msc), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Family Nurse of Practitioner (Msc), University of Botswana.

Bachelor of Nursing Science, University

Dr. Mamalelala is an emergency nurse, nurse educator, and researcher. Dr. Mamalelala believes that case presentations help facilitate learning and contribute to optimal patient outcomes. She uses simulation training with a case-based approach to help nurses gain the competencies and confidence needed to handle emergencies. Dr. Mamalelala provides feedback, constructive criticism, and remedial work as necessary. Her assessments include case study presentations, tests, and final examinations. She interacts with students through Moodle, email, discussion boards, or telephone. Course evaluation is a continuous process that occurs every semester. Dr. Mamalelala is an active member of several nursing organizations, including the African Federation of Emergency Medicine, Botswana Society of Emergency Medicine, and Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), a nursing honor society. She was one of the technical working group members and the lead nurse for frontline healthcare providers in response to COVID-19 at Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital (SKTMH). Dr Mamalelala's research focus is in emergency patient transport, clinical handover and emergency care quality. She has been involved in Quality Improvement Projects (QIPs) in several areas including 'Service Assessment of Delay in Referrals' , and 'Adoption of a Sepsis Protocol and Improving Emergency Department Management of Sexual Assault Victims.

Advanced skills in Trauma and disaster Nursing Practicum

Clinical teaching in acute Care areas

General nursing courses such as health assessment,  advanced knowledge and skill in adult health 

General nursing Practicum

Emergency Patient Transport

Patient safety and Quality Improvement

escalation in patient care; Handover

Primary health care 

Clinical handover

Patient transport

Mamalelala, T. T., Mokone, D. J., & Obeng-Adu, F. (2022). Health-related reasons patients transfer from a clinic or health post to the Emergency Department in a District Hospital in Botswana. African Journal of Emergency Medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence, 12(4), 339–343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2022.07.014

Mamalelala, T. T., Schmollgruber, S., Botes, M., & Holzemer, W. (2023). Effectiveness of handover practices between emergency department and intensive care unit nurses. African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 13(2), 72–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2023.03.001

Mamalelala, T. T., Holzemer, W., Seloilwe, E. S., Iwu, E., & Kamienski, M. (2023). Experiences of rural nurses with emergency patient transport in a resource limited setting. International Emergency Nursing, 71, 101379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2023.101379

MBA (International) Finance (2010) - Edith Cowan University - Western Australia

International Computing Driver's Licence (ICDL) 2008

PGDE (Business Education) (2007) - University of Botswana

BBA (Marketing) (2006) - University of Botswana

Master in Archives and records Management (MARM)

BA, PGDE (University of Botswana), MA & PhD (Hiroshima University). 

Boga Thura Manatsha hails from Masunga village in the North East District. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Botswana (UB). Manatsha obtained his BA in History and English from UB in 2004 and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) in 2005 at the same institution. Manatsha also holds MA (2008) and PhD (2011), Division of Cultural and Regional/Asian Studies, Hiroshima University, Japan.

Manatsha teaches Civilisation and Modernisation in China and Japan; Colonialism and Independence in South Asia; Ancient and Imperial China; Modern History of China; Introduction to Botswana History; and Administrative History. He sometimes teaches Introduction to International Relations, Foreign Policy and Diplomacy, and The 20th Century Super Powers.

Manatsha’s research primarily focuses on the land question in Botswana; land policy; land conflicts; land law; traditional authorities and their role in land administration. He also researches and publishes on Botswana’s diplomatic/foreign relations with other countries, especially East Asian (Japan, China, South Korea and North Korea). His latest articles focus on Japan-Africa relations and Japan’s resource diplomacy in Southern Africa.

Land related topics; Botswana's foreign policy/diplomatic relations.

Manatsha, BT (2020). "Reflections on the Acquisition of Land by Non-citizens in Botswana". Journal of Land and Rural Studies, 8(2), pp. 185-204.

Manatsha, B.T. (2019). “Chiefs and the Politics of Land Reform in the North East District, Botswana.” Journal of Asian and African Studies, 55(1), pp. 222-237.

Manatsha, B.T. (2019). “Reflections on Botswana’s Tribal Land Act No.1 of 2018.” African Journal of Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, 2 (3), pp. 73-84.

Manatsha, B.T. (2019). “Historicising Japan-Africa Relations.” Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies 33 (1), pp. 1-14.

Manatsha, B.T. & G.B. Sello. (2018). “Botswana-South Korea Relations Under President Ian Khama’s Presidency: 2014-2018.” BOLESWA Journal of Theology, Religion and Philosophy, 5 (1), pp. 188-206.

Manatsha, B.T. (2018). “Japan’s Resource and Energy Diplomacy in Southern Africa: Botswana as a Conduit.” Botswana Journal of Business, 11 (1), pp. 1-16.

PhD-Public Admin/Development Mgt-Royal Holloway University of London 2006.

MA in Development Studies-Public Policy Admin, The Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, 2000.

BSc-Hons Politics and Admin University of Zimbabwe, Diploma in Loc Govt

David is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Botswana from 2008. He is also the Coordinator for the Masters in Public Administration.  He has taught at a number of Universities in the United Kingdom and South Africa. He also worked in Local authorities in Zimbabwe for more than a decade holding various positions up to Chief Executive Officer level.

His most direct research interests centre around local government; public policy analysis, migration and development; food security, women’s involvement in politics especially at local government level. In 2010, he was awarded a grant by the Office of Research and Development (University of Botswana). This grant enabled him to consolidate and elaborate his interest in women in politics and the inherent contestations in governance.

David has engages in theoretical debates and attaches fundamental importance to 'grounding' the theories in real-world conditions. David also maintains active links beyond academe, through periodic consultancies for, and other interactions with, NGOs, international agencies and government departments. For instance, he served as an election observer, serves as an editorial board member of the PULA Journal and Commonwealth Local Government Forum E-Journal.

Postgraduate courses

Research, Policy and Public Interface, International Organisations, Aid and Debt Management, Global context of Public Policy,Theories of International Relations, Local Government,Development Planning, Globalization,Intergovernmental Relations.

Undergraduate courses

Research Methods, The State and Society, Politics of Poverty,Public Policy Analysis,Leadership and Governance,Political Science,Politics and development

Governance in general;

Local government;

Public Administration; Public Policy Analysis

Participation and empowerment,

Capacity building; food security

Gender and politics;

Migration and development; 

Rural and urban development and the inherent contestations 

3 PhDs completed - implementing good governance in Tanzania local government authorities; Explaining political violence in Nigeria and Gender Representation in Administrative Leadership Positions 

Over 10 Masters students completed on migration; gender/political representation, local participation in development

Mandiyanike, D. (forthcoming) THE MARGINALISED MAJORITY – THE CASE OF BATSWANA WOMEN IN LOC GOVT 1999-2019 in Political Transition in Southern Africa: Democratic Consolidation or Change of Façade?

Mandiyanike, D and Musekiwa, N (2015) The role of the diaspora in the success of Zim Asset in Chirisa, I (ed) Towards an Empowered Society and a Growing Economy’? Interrogating the Case of the ZIMASSET Economic Blue-print. UZ 

Musekiwa, N. and Mandiyanike, D. (2018) Public Sector Reforms during a crisis period: The case of Rural Local Authorities capacity building in Zimbabwe. African Journal of Public Admin and Management, Volume XXV no.2

Mandiyanike, D. (2019) Elite Circulation: The Case of Botswana and Zimbabwe, The 4th Annual International Conference on Public Admin & Development Alternatives; Johannesburg, SA

Mandiyanike, D, et al (2017) In search of a citizen participation and stakeholder engagement framework for Zim LAs, JPADA