City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
After graduating from the University of Pretoria, I lectured at my alma mater for 6 years and then spent the next 23 years in a research capacity, briefly at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) in Johannesburg, and then at the Africa Institute of South Africa in Pretoria. Upon retirement, I initially involved myself in consultancy work and later in conference co-ordination activities. However, more recently, after spending a year as Nelson Mandela Chair Professor at the Centre for African Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India, during which time I reintroduced myself to editorial work (Africa Review and Diaspora Studies), my passion in this field was reignited (I edited the Journal of Contemporary African Studies for a decade during the 1980s). I was involved with Higher Education South Africa (HESA), now renamed Universities South Africa (USAf), serving as Editing Consultant for their in-house News@USAf, USAf Quarterly (a sector-wide, electronic publication aimed at the university system, with constituencies in 25 public, higher education institutions), and some ad hoc publications. I also edit post-graduate dissertations and doctoral theses, as more and more universities now require the posting of these research materials on the internet. Also, in March 2013, I was enlisted as an invigilator for tests and examinations at Varsity College, Pretoria; and in September 2014, I was appointed a Classifier at the Film and Publication Board (FPB) in Centurion, Pretoria. I have worked mainly in the fields of political science and international relations and built up a high level of expertise in African area studies over some 45 years, in the process developing excellent analytical, research, writing and editorial skills. Access details on, and rates for, editing services, consultancy and research, and conference co-ordination at www.africore.org.
Executive Director and Senior Consultant, Africa Consultancy & Research, Pretoria, South Africa: political and socio-economic risk analyses of African countries, primarily Southern, Eastern and North-Eastern Africa. Manager of Africore Editing Services (editing mostly post-graduate dissertations, doctoral theses, and articles for publication in academic journals); Editor, International Affairs Bulletin (1975-1977); Editor, Journal of Contemporary African Studies (1981-1990); Co-Editor, Africa Review (2010-2013); Consulting Editor, Diaspora Studies (2011-2013); Editing Consultant, Higher Education South Africa (renamed Universities South Africa, 2013-2017). Manager of Africore Conference Co-ordinators (now temporarily dormant). Classifier at the South African Film and Publication Board (FPB) from 2014.
Executive Director (1994-99), Head: Academic Programmes (1992-99), Chief Researcher in Politics and International Relations (1988-99), Editor, Journal of Contemporary African Studies (1981-90), Senior Researcher (1978-87), Africa Institute of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa; senior management, programme management, research analyses on African countries, especially in Southern Africa, Eastern Africa and North-Eastern Africa), journal editing, report writing.
Assistant Director, and Editor, International Affairs Bulletin, South African Institute of International Affairs, Johannesburg, South Africa; senior management, research analyses, journal editing, report writing, organising of talks, workshops and conferences.
Lecturer (1971-75), Junior Lecturer (1970), Department of Political Science and International Politics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; lecturing on political systems, African politics, and international relations.