Faculty Management

Executive Dean

Prof Sudesh Rathilal

Position: Executive Dean
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 3955
Email: Sudesh.Rathilal@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  Bsc Eng (Chemical)(UDW, 1995) , MsC Eng (UKZN, 2004), PhD (Chemical Engineering)(UKZN, 2011)
Expertise: Water Treatment , Process Modelling

Deputy Dean

Prof Dalenca Pottas

Position: Deputy Dean
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 9100
Email: Dalenca.Pottas@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  BSc (PU CHE), BSc(Hons) (PU CHE), MSc (RAU), PhD(RAU), MIITPSA
Expertise: Health Informatics

DOS: Engineering

Prof Theo van Niekerk

Position: Director for the School 
Department: Mechatronics
Phone: 041 504 3103
Email: Theo.vanNiekerk@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  DTech Electrical Engineering; BSc Electrical Engineering

HOD: Engineering

Prof Farouk Smith

Position: Head of Department
Department: Mechatronics Engineering
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 3567
Email: Farouk.Smith@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: : BSc (Physics, UCT), BSc Engineering in Electrical Engineering (UCT), MSc in Electrical Engineering (UCT), and PhD in Electronic Engineering (Stellenbosch University). Pr. Eng. (Electrical), Senior Member of the IEEE, and a C2-rated researcher with the NRF.

HOD: Electrical Engineering

Mr Grant Phillips

Position: HOD: Electrical Engineering
Department: Electrical Engineering
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 3519
Email: Grant.Phillips@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: Pr Tech(Eng) ,B Tech (Elec Eng)(PET), M Tech Elec Eng(PET)

HOD: Industrial Engineering

Prof Ann Lourens

Position: HOD: Industrial Engineering
Department: Industrial Engineering
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 9124
Email: Ann.Lourens@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  NH Dip Prod Mgt, MBA(PET), DBA (NMMU) MSAIIE, ASE

HOD: Marine Engineering

Dr Howard Theunissen

Position: Head of Department
Department: Marine Engineering
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 2011
Email: Howard.Theunissen@mandela.ac.za 
Qualifications:  PhD Engineering Management; M Tech (Mechanical Engineering), Certificate in Naval Architecture (Lloyds Maritime Academy)
Expertise: Marine Engineering

HOD: Mechanical Engineering

Prof Hannalie Lombard

Position: HOD: Mechanical Engineering
Department: HOD: Mechanical Engineering
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 3824
Email: Hannalie.Lombard@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  PhD (Plymouth University Faculty of Technology)

DOS: Information Technology

Dr. Sue Petratos

Position: Director of School - School of IT
Department: School of Information Technology
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 3638
Email: Sue.Petratos@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  NDip Comp Dat Proc, NH Dip Computer Systems, MDip Tech IT (PET), PhD (NMMU)

HOD: Applied Technologies

Mrs Annelise du Preez

Position: HOD: Applied Technologies
Department: Applied Informatics
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 3143
Email: annelise.duPreez@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  B Com (Ed) (UPE)

HOD: IT Management & Governance

Dr Tapiwa Gundu

Position: HOD: IT Management & Governance
Department: School of Information Technology
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 3907
Email: tapiwag@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: PhD (UFH), MCom (UFH), BSc Honours (UFH), BSc (UFH)
Expertise: Information Security, Project Management, Data Science

HOD: Network Engineering

Prof Kerry-Lynn Thomson

Position: HOD: Network Engineering
Department: Network Engineering
Location: North Campus
Email: Kerry-Lynn.Thomson@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  N Dip IT (PET); B Tech IT (PET), M Tech IT (NMMU); D Tech IT (NMMU); PMIITPSA
Expertise: Human Aspects of Information and Cyber Security, Information Security Awareness and Education, Communication Networks, Cisco Instructor

 

HOD: Software Engineering

Dr Melissa Makalima

Position: HOD: Software Engineering
Department: Information Technology
Phone: 041 504 3196
Email: Melissa.Makalima@mandela.ac.za

Qualifications:  NDip IT, BTech IT, M Tech IT, PhD IT

DOS:School of the Built Environment and Civil Engineering

Mr Wayne Draai

Position: DOS:School of the Built Environment and Civil Engineering
Department: Building and Human Settlement Development
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 3076
Email: Wayne.Draai@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  NDipl Building, NHD Surveying, MDP (Unisa), MSc Built Environment

HOD: Building and Human Settlement Development

Ms Emma Ayesu-Koranteng

Position: HOD: Building and Human Settlement Development
Department: Building and Human Settlement Development
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 3550
Email: Emma.Ayesu-Koranteng@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  MSc Built Environment Project Management, BTech Quantity Surveying, BTech Construction Management and ND Building
Expertise: Construction Health and Safety, Emerging contractor development

HOD: Civil Engineering

Mrs Yonela Madyibi

Position: HOD: Civil Engineering
Department: Civil Engineering
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 3202
Email: yonela.madyibi@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  BTech Civil Engineering

HOD: Construction Management

Mr Christopher Allen

Position: HOD: Construction Management
Department: Construction Management
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 2155
Email: Chris.Allen@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  B.Bdg.A; MSc(BE); ICIOB

 

HOD: Quantity Surveying

Mr Roy Cumberlege

Position: HOD: Quantity Surveying
Department: Quantity Surveying
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 3020
Email: Roy.Cumberlege@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  BSc (QS), MSc (CE), PrQS, PMAQS, MRICS
Expertise: Quantity surveying: construction cost consultant

DOS: Architecture

Mr Andrew Palframan

Position: Director
Department: Architecture
Location: South Campus
Phone: 041 504 2719
Email: Andrew.Palframan@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  M.EESI(KTH Stockholm), B.Arch (UPE), B.BdgA (UPE), Pr.Arch. 21451
Responsibility: Final Year M.Arch Studio
Expertise: Design; Theory

 

HOD: Architecture

Dr Jean-Pierre Basson

Position: Head of Department: Architecture
Department: Architecture
Location: South Campus
Phone: 041 504 2244
Email: jpbasson@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  MSc (Construction Management) (NMU), M.Arch (prof) (NMMU), BAS (NMMU), ATCL (Guildhall), ITCL (Guildhall)

HOD: Architecture and Interior Design

Mr Hyacinthe Tonga

Position: HOD: Architecture and Interior Design
Department: Architectural Technology & Interior Design
Location: South Campus
Phone: 041 504 3517
Email: Hyacinthet@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  PrArch 26740605 SACAP, MArch Professional NMU, BAS NMU