College of Business and Economics Annual Report 2017 9 ENLARGEMENT OF OUR INTELLECTUAL FOOTPRINT ON OUR CONTINENT Our growing intellectual footprint in Africa is demonstrated by the project, led by Dr Sydney Mufamadi, on the war on terror in the Horn of Africa, which entailed interviews with peace-making practitioners from the African Union (AU) and AUaccredited diplomats from China, France, Kenya and the USA. The Centre for Public Management and Governance, led by Prof Christelle Auriacombe, has achieved national recognition as a local government advisory and training institution. Productive collaborators include the Institute of Local Government Studies of Ghana, the Uganda Local Government Association, the Rwanda Association of Local Government Authorities, and the City of Johannesburg. New partnerships were formalised with the University of Zimbabwe, the University of Mauritius, the University of Botswana and the HO Polytechnique Ghana. OPERATING CONTEXT OUR MISSION The CBE envisages combining the innovative strengths of its legacy faculties in pursuit of a globally competitive Pan-African agenda. OUR OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Unemployment is the most pressing socioeconomic problem facing South Africa. About 75% of potentially economically active South Africans under 24 are faced with a life of continued poverty and despair. It is against this backdrop that the CBE enables and empowers 5 664 enrolments in continuous education programmes, 16 796 residential undergraduates, and 5 664 postgraduate enrolments to forge a desirable future. Table 1 provides a snapshot of the overall CBE profile. EMPLOYEE PROFILE Stakeholders include all who have an interest in and are affected by the College. Key internal stakeholders are staff who are pivotal in conveying the College brand. Therefore, the management of talented academic, administrative and support staff is the Dean’s first priority. COLLEGE STAFF PROFILE The CBE consists of 332 academic members of staff among whom 151 lecturers, 124 senior lecturers, 28 associate professors and 29 professors. There are also 94 academic administrators, and 52 operational staff. Academic staff include 45% academics from designated groups and 19 international members of staff from African origin. Some 39% of academic staff holds doctorates. ACADEMIC STAFF DEVELOPMENT Six lecturers achieved their doctorates and seven were promoted in 2017. Colleagues continued to contribute as editors of journals, serve on ministerial committees, and receive awards for best papers, lifetime achievements and fellowships for intellectual contributions. A total of 44 academics participated in the Accelerated Academic Mentorship Programme. From 2013 to 2017, the number of National Research Foundation (NRF) rated researchers increased from 3 to 17. Husain Coovadia Jonathan Streng Dr Sydney Mufamadi Monique Keevy Prof Christelle Auriacombe
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