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Head of Department: Ms Ayesha Mall Tel: 031 373 5143 Fax: 031 373 6734 Email: ayesham@dut.ac.za Location: Durban Campus: City Campus Bio: Ayesha Mall is a the Programme Co-ordinator and lecturer for the Journalism programme in the Department of Media, Language and Communication at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa. Prior to that, Ayesha taught Journalism and Media Studies at Natal Technikon, University of Natal and at Damelin Education Group. Ayesha has a BA Communications degree from Unisa, an Honours degree in Media Studies from the University of Natal, and a Master of Arts degree in Cultural, Communication and Media Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban. Her MA dissertation was on the role and governance of Muslim community radio in South Africa.Ayesha has work in various capacities in media. She worked at broadcast production companies, Chalkface Edutainment and New Wave Productions, as a television producer; researching, scriptwriting and producing inserts and documentaries for various magazine programmes broadcast by the South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC). She headed the news team and produced the current affairs show at a Durban-based community radio, Radio Al-Ansaar.She was the news editor of Africa Perspectives, a monthly newspaper distributed in southern Africa.Currently she delivers research papers at local and international media, communication and journalism related conferences, writes journal papers, book chapters and media industry publication pieces about the media rather than for the media. Her research areas include Community Radio, New Media and Social Media. |
Local Conferences and Workshops
Title of Conference | Year | Venue | Participation * |
1. Roundtable Conference on Communication | 2002 | University of Natal, Durban | Respondent |
2. South African Communication Conference (Saccom) | 2003 | Durban Institute of Technology | Paper Presentation |
3. Journalism Colloquium | 2004 | Rhodes University | Attendance |
4. International Symposium on Islamic Civilisation in Southern Africa | 2006 | University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg | Paper Presentation |
5. World Editors’ Forum/ World Association of Newspapers Conference | 2007 | International Conference Centre, Cape Town | Attendance |
6. Digital Reporting Workshop | 2009 | DUT | Paper Presentation |
7. World Journalism Educators Congress | 2010 | Rhodes University | Paper Presentation |
International Conferences Outside South Africa
Title of Conference | Year | Venue | Participation * |
Mapping the new field of communication for development and social change: Communication, globalization and cultural identities |
2006 | University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Paper Presentation |
International Conference on Multiculturalism and Global Community |
2010 | Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies Tehran – Iran | Paper Presentation |
2nd International SEARCH Conference 2011– New Media Culture and Challenges |
2011 | Taylor’s University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Paper Presentation |
Publications include:
Busting down the door: The participation of sisters in Muslim Community Radio (Journal article – Agenda Journal 2008)
Case Study of Black Economic Empowerment: New Africa Investment Ltd. (Book Chapter – in the book, The Political Economy of Transformation of the South African media 2008)
Not for Twits an article published in The Media magazine 2009.
Ayesha blind peer-reviews journal papers for accredited journals.
She is a member of the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) and the South African Communication Association (Saccom).
Her Twitter handle is @ayesha_mall
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Lecturer: Ms Maud Blose Tel: 031 373 6621 Email: maudb@dut.ac.za Location: Durban Campus: City Campus Qualification(s): Master of Science in Journalism Bio: Maud Blose joined the television production world at the eNews Africa Channel in Johannesburg as a producer and a desk-writer. A Fulbright Scholar, she holds a Master of Science Degree (MSc) in Journalism from Northwestern University in Chicago, USA. During her time at the Medill School of Journalism (Northwestern University), she was awarded an opportunity to be part of CNN International at the Atlanta Headquarters, Georgia. She has been a columnist for two prominent newspapers for five years during which she joined her Alma Mater, i.e. the Durban University of Technology in January 2011, as one of the Journalism lecturers within the Media, Language and Communication Department. She is currently doing her PhD in Culture and Media Studies at the University of KwaZulu – Natal. Her research interests include culture, gender, development, education, e-learning, media and society. Courses Currently Teaching: Media Information Management, Television Production, Contemporary Politics, and Broadcast Television Research and Innovation focus: Her research interests include culture, gender, development, education, media and society, and multi-disciplinary projects using e-learning tools. |
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Senior Lecturer: Dr Mikhail Peppas Email: peppas@dut.ac.za Specialist interest: The Anglo Boer War (1899 -1902). Poetry and Arts for Social Integration with reference to Blind and Deaf culture Electronic Learning Systems (Member of DUT Pioneers+)Currently researching a revisioning documentary on the Battle of Spionkop and the Siege of Ladysmith (Anglo-Boer War). Presented a paper “Filming the Boer War” at The Documentary Tradition International Conference, Dallas, USA in 2006. Memberships: Committee member: Bio: Dr Peppas has a PhD in Visual Anthropology with the focus on Film and Television for Development and Social Change (UKZN). In 1996 joined the Department of Journalism at the Durban University of Technology and teaches Photojournalism, Film, Television and Research Methodology.Originator and station manager of the first community television station in Africa: Greater Durban Television (GDTV). Website: http://www.ecologyandcycling.org Research and Innovation focus: Documentary, Media, War, and Conflict. |
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Senior Lecturer: Adv Robin Sewlal Tel: 031 373 6615 Email: robin@dut.ac.za Campus: City Bio: Advocate Robin Sewlal is Associate Director: Journalism. He is a BA (Law) LLB graduate, and has a Certificate in Labour Law.He lectures Radio I, Court & Crime Reporting, Radio II, Media Law and Investigative Journalism III. His research interests are radio, intellectual property law, media law and corporate law. He was Editor of “150 Bollywood Encounters – the South African Connection” as well as “250 Bollywood Encounters”. He serves on the Institutional Research Ethics Committee (Irec) at the university. |
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Lecturer: Mr Siphumelele Zondi Tel: 031 373 6621 Email: bhekaniz1@dut.ac.za Campus: City Campus Qualification(s): Master of Arts: Media and Cultural Studies (Sussex) Bio: Siphumelele Zondi holds a Master of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies from Sussex University in England. He has vast experience as a lecturer and as a journalist. Zondi is also the creator, senior producer and anchor of a technology and social media news programme called Network on the SABC News Channel. In 2017, he was named as one of the Top 200 Young South Africans by the Mail & Guardian newspaper. Courses Currently Teaching: Media Production III (Television) Research and Innovation focus: Television and New Developments in Digital Media |
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Lecturer: Ms Deseni Soobben Email: desenis@dut.ac.za Member: SACOMM. Output: presented at SACOMM 2009, 2010. International 2012 – paper included in conference proceedings.Deseni Soobben.National Diploma: Photography-Technikon Natal. National Higher Diploma: Journalism: ML Sultan Technikon. BA (Hons) Media & Cultural Studies – University of Natal. MA (Media, Culture & Communication) – UKZN. Experience – Contributor to Afrapix Photo Agency with Omar Badsha, Cedric Nunn, Rafs Mayat – photographs of the emerging UDF, violence torn KZN midlands, civil protest action distributed across the world.Worked at City Press with S’bu Mngadi & Fred Khumalo as staffers. Began teaching at ML Sultan to present DUT.Website: www.desenisoobben.co.za Research and Innovation focus: photography, media, culture & gender. |
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Computer Technician: Mr Senzo Mnomiya Tel: 031 373 6640 Email: senzom2@dut.ac.za Location: Room 130 Campus: City Campus Qualification(s): BTech: IT, NQF 6 Project Management, NQF 5 Investigations and Management of Cyber and Electronic Crimes Bio: Apple Mac & Microsoft Systems: |