College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2020 88 new sTaff aPPoinTed in 2020 Professor Danie Meyer was appointed as Professor: School of Public Management, Governance and Public Policy in the College of Business and Economics, operative from 1 November 2020. Danie has, over the past 30 years, specialised and consulted in development economics, public management and governance, and policy development across all levels of government. His contribution to public policy improvement is reflected in over 100 accredited articles since 2013, 820 citations and an h-index of 14. His research focus is on the formulation and application of tools to measure regional and local economic development. Before he joined UJ, Prof Meyer was a full professor at NWU in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences where he was Director: TRADE Research Entity, and chaired the Scientific Committee, served on the Faculty Board Executive Committee and Senate Research and Innovation Committee. sTaff aChievemenTs • Dr Sydney Mufamadi was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s as Envoy to Zimbabwe for State deliberations. He was also appointed at UJ as the Chairman of the Board of the Public and Environmental Economics Research Centre (PEERC). • Dr Sydney Mufamadi as former Chairperson of the High-Level Panel of an Inquiry to the State Security Agency (SSA). He provided expert testimony to the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. • Prof Danie Meyer was appointed on the review panel of the Slovak Accreditation Agency for Higher Education. The purpose of the review panel is to assess the accreditation of all universities in Slovakia. • Prof Mohamed Jahed served as a board member of the NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF). The NBF is an independent non-profit organisation that coordinates private sector efforts aimed at Africa’s economic growth and development in alignment with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) thematic areas. • Two staff members, Dr Shana Mavee and Dr Tasneem Majam obtained their PhDs in 2020. Dr Sydney Mufamadi Prof Mohamed Jahed Prof Danie Meyer Dr Shana Mavee Dr Tasneem Majam
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