Staff

Head Of Department
Mr Matthys Potgieter
Mr Matthys Potgieter
Position: Head of Department and lecturer
Department: Zoology
Room: Building 12, Office 0155
Location: South Campus
Phone: +27 41 504 2024
Email: mpotgieter@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: MSc (Zoology); BSc Hons (Zoology); BSc
Responsibilities: HoD, Teaching, Student Development
Departmental Secretary
Yolanda Belani
Miss Yolanda Belani-Jonga
Position: Departmental Secretary Zoology
Department: Zoology
Room: 0156
Location: South Campus
Phone: 041 504 2690
Email: yolanda.belani@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: National Diploma in Office Management and Technology ; B-Tech: Management
Expertise: Administrative and Office Management; Technical and computer proficiency; Academic and Institutional Support
Responsibilities: Departmental Secretary
Academic Staff
Pierre Pistorius
Dr Pierre Pistorius
Position: Senior Lecturer
Department: Zoology
Location: South Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 2710
Fax: 27 41 504 2317
Email: pierre.pistorius@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: PhD
Expertise: Population Ecology, Resource Management, Climate Change, Marine Top Predators
Responsibilities: Lecturing, Research
Gavin Rishworth
Dr Gavin Rishworth
Position: Senior Lecturer
Department: Zoology
Room: Building 12, Office 0153
Location: South Campus
Phone: 041 504 1668
Email: gavinr@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: PhD (Oceanography), MSc (Zoology), BSc (hons; Zoology), BSc (Biological Sciences)
Expertise: benthic ecology, microbialites, estuaries, bioturbation
Responsibilities: Lecturing and Research. Modules taught: ZOOV102 - Principles of Animal Evolution; ZOOV301 - Aquatic Ecology; ZOOV461 - Global Change & Biodiversity. BSc Honours (Zoology) Course Coordinator. SSLiME and Rishearch Team PI (Supratidal Spring-fed Living Microbialite Ecosystems).
My site: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AL3YTPEAAAAJ&hl=en
Prof Nadine Strydom
Prof Nadine Strydom
Position: Professor
Department: Zoology
Room: 0151
Location: South Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 2041
Fax: 27 41 504 2317
Email: nadine.strydom@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: PhD (Rhodes University)
Expertise: Estuarine & Marine Fish Biology and Ecology; Ichthyoplankton Ecology
Responsibilities: Lecturing, Post Graduate Supervision, Marine and Estuarine Research
My site: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/College---University/Nelson-Mandela-University-Fish-Research-2187553098124151/
Marietjie Landman
Dr Marietjie Landman
Position: Senior lecturer
Department: Zoology
Room: Mvezo Building
Location: South Campus
Email: mlandman@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: PhD (Ecology), BSc Hons (Zoology), BSc (Biological Sciences)
Expertise: Terrestrial ecology, Large herbivores, Animal-plant interactions, Wildlife management
Distinguished Research Professor
Graham Kerley
Prof Graham Kerley
Position: Professor, Zoology & Director: Centre for African Conservation Ecology
Department: Zoology
Room: 12-114c
Location: South Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 2308
Fax: +27(0)41 504 1908
Email: graham.kerley@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: B.Sc.(Hons.)(UPE), M.Sc.(Pret), Phd(UPE).
Expertise: Animal-plant and predator-prey interactions, and conservation biology.
Technical Staff
Bry Peters
Ms Bry Peters
Position: Prac Class Technician
Department: Zoology
Room: 073
Location: South Campus
Email: Bryone.Peters@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: MSc. Zoo (SU); H. Ento (RU); B. Ecol (UCT); ND. Anal. Chem (CPUT)
Expertise: Tetramorium quadrispinosum (ant species); Practical classes setup; General entomology; ant and flea behavioural ecology; graphic design applications; Zoology marketing, displays and expos
Responsibilities: Laboratory management and administration; undergraduate ethics applications; seminar coordinator; specimens curation
Mfundo Mpinga
Mr Mfundo Mpinga
Department: Zoology
Location: South Campus
Email: Mfundo.Mpinga@mandela.ac.za
Sibley Levack
Mr Sibley Levack
Department: Zoology
Location: South Campus
Email: Sibley.Levack@mandela.ac.za
Chad Bloemetjie
Mr Chad Bloemetjie
Department: Zoology
Location: South Campus
Email: Chad.Bloemetjie@mandela.ac.za
Sipahle Mabulu
Ms Sipahle Mabulu
Department: Zoology
Location: South Campus
Email: Sipahle.Mabulu@mandela.ac.za