School of Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science

Prof Sileshi Fanta Melesse Associate Professor 033 260 5610 Melesse@ukzn.ac.za PhD (Statistics), MSc (Statistics), MSc (Applied Statistics), MSc (Biostatistics) Statistics  Pietermaritzburg Campus Prof Sileshi Melesse is an Associate Professor in School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science. He holds three MSc degrees in different areas of Statistics and a PhD in Statistics from UKZN. He has

Thabo Lephoto Lecturer 033 260 5785 LephotoT@ukzn.ac.za PhD (Statistics), MSc (Statistics), BScHons (Statistics), BSc (Operations Research) Statistics Pietermaritzburg Campus Thabo Lephoto is a Developmental Lecturer and an Applied Statistics Doctoral student. He has interests in environmental, biological and microbiological data that can help policy makers during interventions. Thabo has interacted with practitioners in education, microbiology, biology

Mr Jahvaid Hammujuddy Lecturer 031 260 8153 hammujuddy@ukzn.ac.za MSc, BScHons Statistics Westville Campus Jahvaid was employed as a tutor on the Durban campus of the former University of Natal. He then worked as an applied biostatistician after completing a Master’s degree. Jahvaid lectures at all levels, supervises Honours and Master’s projects. He is a member

Dr Faustin Habyarimana Senior Lecturer 033 260 5784 habyarimanaf@ukzn.ac.za PhD, MSc, BSc Statistics Pietermaritzburg Campus Dr Faustin holds a PhD in statistics and MSc in applied mathematics. He has over 15 years of experience in teaching  at undergraduates and postgraduate level. He has published a number of papers in accredited journals and continue to do so.  He is actively involved in   supervising PhD and Masters students in a plethora of research

Prof Retius Chifurira Associate Professor 031 260 8732 chifurira@ukzn.ac.za PhD (Statistics), MSc (Statistics), BSc Hons (Statistics), BSc (Mathematics & Statistics), PGDip, Dip Ed Statistics Westville Campus Prof Chifurira has more than 20 years of teaching experience and has emerged as a researcher in the field of applied statistics. He has been involved in the teaching, and designing

Ms Nombuso Zondo Lecturer and Researcher 031 260 8503 zondon@ukzn.ac.za MSc , BScHons, BSc Statistics Westville Campus Miss Zondo is a lecturer in the discipline of Statistics. She has a passion for teaching statistics and its application in life matters. Research interests Her research interests include Statistics in Education and Statistical Modelling. Just as it

Prof Henry Godwell Mwambi Associate Professor 033 260 5614 mwambih@ukzn.ac.za PhD, MSc, BScHons (Mathematical Statistics) Statistics Pietermaritzburg Campus Prof Henry Godwell Mwambi has taught theory and applied statistics courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His main application areas are in the biological and health sciences, particularly modelling population and disease dynamics. At the University

Professor Michael Murray Associate Professor 031 260 1013 murraym@ukzn.ac.za PhD, MSc Statistics Westville Campus Prof Murray interests include time series analysis, econometric modelling with specific application in the area of structural equation modelling and latent variable modelling. He has also published articles in the field of statistical education. Research profiles ResearchGate

Ms Arusha Desai Lecturer 031 260 7020 desaia@ukzn.ac.za MSc, BScHons Statistics Westville Campus Ms Desai has over 15 years of experience in the field of Statistics. Her areas of interest are in Sampling Theory and Astrostatistics. She is also a member of the South African Statistical Association Research profiles ResearchGate

Dr Oliver Bodhlyera Senior Lecturer 033 260 5613 Bodhlyerao@ukzn.ac.za PhD, MSc (Statistics), BSc Hons Statistics Pietermaritzburg Campus Dr Oliver Bodhlyera holds an MSc in Statistics and Operational Research and has been a lecturer at UKZN since November 2009. He researches on mixed models and clustering based on kernel density estimation. Research Profiles ResearchGate ORCID Scopus