Teaching and presentations
Teaching and presentations
2025 November, 19th :Presented a paper: theme: AmaXhosa Traditional Religion and Spiritual awakening of ukuthwasa: The intertwined
Syncretic Relationships with Christianity and Health Care System. International Conference in Cape Town (17th to 19th November,
2025). Organized by Centre for studies on new religions. Main theme: Spirituality, Religion and New religious Movements.
2025 October: 27th to 30th Nigeria hybrid conference: Sub theme: Call and Training of functionaries in Africana. Title of presentation:
Ukuthwasa as the spiritual training process for Xhosa functionaries, and the healing identity construction process.2025 September, 24.: Webinar Presentation: Main theme: Traditional religions and medical systems in South Africa: Philosophy,
practice, identity and interactions with Christianity and the Health Care System. Sub theme: AmaXhosa: Philosophy, , religion,
spirituality, Christianity and divination system in the modern times. Kyoto, Japan
2025: 19thAugust : Theme: Southern Africa: Doctrine, theology and rituals: Cleric on Xhosa. Webinar presentation organized by the
Academy of African indigenous Religions, Theology and Arts (AAIRTA), Lagos, Nigeria
: February : External Examiner: Master’s thesis: University of Johannesburg, Department of Anthropology: Topic: Expressions of spirituality in contemporary South Africa: An ethnographic exploration of Eastern Meditative techniques and Southern African Bantu healing practices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. February, 2025
Internal Examiner, Mini Master’s thesis: University of Free State, Department of Religion Studies. Research Topic: UNDERSTANDING OF WORSHIP IN AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CHURCHES: A CASE STUDY OF THE EMMANUEL CHURCH OF GOD IN ZION, 2024.
Presented at the University of Free State, Department of School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences for the first- and second-year students. Topic: on 20th July, 2023. Topic: Influence of spirituality, cultural diversity, and cultural sensitivity within the Health Care environment
Conducted a Table Talk at the University of Free state, Department of Religion studies on the 28th June, 2022. Topic: Intersections between religion, culture and identity. What could be done by students with a calling?
Presentation accepted at an international conference at the University of Free State, Department of Religion studies. Conference on 26th -28th October, 2022: theme - The African heritage: Conceptual images of Africanness at the turn of Coloniality. Presentation successfully made.
Workshop presentation at The Embodied Jung Conference in The Novacella Abbey, South Tyrol, Italy. Conference date: 8-11th September 2022
Presented at Table talk on: African Christianity: interface between religion, culture and Christianity on the 29th June 2022, hybrid presentation; At the University of Free State: Department of Religion Studies.
Attended, presented papers and chaired presentations at more than 50 conferences including 15 international conferences (2004-2019.
External Examiner (1999 – 2020). For postgraduate students’ thesis for various universities – Masters and Doctorate thesis.
Time on task Lecture (2016-2017). Psychopathology lectures for Honors’ Students in Psychology. University of Fort Hare, SA
Lecture on How Traditional Healers in South Africa manage HIV.AIDS for visiting students from Western Michigan University Public Health program (2015 & 2016). University of Fort Hare, Alice, SA.
Guest Lecturer (2016). How is HIV/AIDS managed in South Africa Brahma Kumaris Global spiritual university; Mt Abu Global Hospital, Gurataj, India
Guest Lecturer (2016). HIV AIDS management in SA: Traditional healers and community services including student preparation for community services. The M.S. University of Baroda, Gurataj, India.
Guest Lecturer-two plenary presentations (on White paper post school Education and on enhancement of Student support and development and success in the transforming Higher Education. Southern African Federation for Student Affairs and Services in Higher Education conference, Durban, South Africa
Chairing conference presentations at various conferences 2000 – 2014.
Guest Lecturer (2010). “, A New Alternative Approach to promoting early HIV/AIDS Status Disclosure. University of Free State, Bloemfontein, SA
Guest Lecturer (2010). Chair PhD panel session for a PhD candidate. University of Free State, Bloemfontein, SA.
Guest Lecturer (2004). Three lectures: On the healing roles of African women” and that of traditional healers in particular (Class WS201); phenomenological experiences of being immersed into two worlds - Christianity and the ancestral spirits (Students and Staff various faculties); and graduate seminar on research methods: quantitative and Qualitative: ethnographic Writing (Anthropology-530 graduate group). University of Iowa State, USA.
Lecturer advanced 4 year Diploma in General, Midwife, Psychiatry and Community Health Nursing (1988 – 1991), Charlotte Searle Nursing College, Port Elizabeth, SA.
Part time Lecturer (1991-1995). Research project supervision and lecture support to 2nd and 3rd year level of Psychology students, Psychology Clinic, University of Port Elizabeth, SA.
Workshop presenter (1997). Gender based Violence management, national and international management engines and strategies for Student and NGO’s , at University of Fort Hare, Alice, SA.
Guest Lecture (1995). Leadership for Student Representative Council, Walter Sisulu University, Queenstown Branch.
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