The SARIMA committee are all VOLUNTEERS and elected by the SARIMA membership to provide strategic direction and oversight, ensuring that the organisation fulfils its objectives and creates value for the benefit of its members and the broader R&I community within the SADC region.
Anna Matros-Goreses
President
Executive Director: Research, Innovation and Partnerships, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia
Emilia Afonso Nhalevilo
Past-President
Rector, Pungue University, Mozambique
Doug Sanyahumbi
President-Elect
Independant, Malawi
Nnenesi Kgabi
Vice-President – Research Management
Director: Research Support, North-West University, South Africa
Mandy-Lee Pietersen
Vice-President – Innovation and Technology Transfer, Innovation Fund Manager, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Sidney Engelbrecht
Vice-President – Africa Engagement
North-West University, South Africa
Retha Visagie
Committee Member
Manager: Research Integrity, Directorate: Research Support, University of South Africa, South Africa
Eleni Flack-Davison
Committee Member
Legal Adviser and Research Compliance Manager, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Thato Tantsi
Committee Member
Senior Research Manager: External Grants, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
Ruwaida Mohideen
Committee Member
Intellectual Property Officer, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Gift Mehlana
Committee Member
Acting Executive Director , Research and Innovation, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Dineo Masokoane
Committee Member
Senior Innovation Support, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Chrispin Kaphaika
Committee Member
Technology Transfer Officer, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi
Mandy Jampies
Co-opted Committee Member
Senior Officer, University of the Free State, South Africa
