Country / Where did you grow up:
Zambia and South Africa (Pietermaritzburg, East London, and Pretoria)
Academic qualifications:
Bachelor of Arts in Law (BA Law UP SA)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB UP SA)
Experience:
I have worked as an Academic Assistant at the Disability Unit of the University of Pretoria, primarily assisting students with disabilities to utilise the reasonable accommodation mechanisms put in place for their academic advancement. I have also worked as Teaching Assistant for the module Language and Study Skills at the University of Pretoria, Mamelodi campus. Here I was primarily tasked with assisting first-year learners in improving their academic research and writing in line with what is required for tertiary-level academics. I have worked as a Production Assistant on two human rights films concerning the rights of older persons and sexual violence against women. I have also written and directed my own short human rights film dealing with gender-based violence.
Academic fields of interest:
I am interested in the right to education of girl children in Africa and the intersectional analysis of socio-economic and political factors that continue to hamper their access to education. I am also interested in investigating the role that creative media can play in advancing or jeopardising pro-human rights initiatives in Africa.
Position prior to the programme:
I was a Teaching Assistant for the module Language and Study Skills at the University of Pretoria, Mamelodi campus. Here I was primarily tasked with assisting first-year learners in improving their academic research and writing in line with what is required for tertiary-level academics
