Monicca Thulisile BhudaDr Monicca Thulisile Bhuda holds PhD holder in Social Sciences with Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) from the North-West University (NWU), with 7 years’ experience of teaching within the IKS, culture and heritage fields. She is a coordinator of a pogramme that focuses on African identities, Heritage and History at the University of Mpumalanga.Furthermore,. She also a culture and heritage lecturer within the same University. Currently as an academic, she has 30 academic publications on IKS and presented 35 abstracts in diverse conferences. She is co supervising students who are registered for master’s degrees in IKS with NWU. She also has been declared a national expert of IKS by the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture in the republic of South Africa and has served in a national panel of experts since 2021 until present. In 2023, she has been awarded by the South African National Heritage Council (NHC) under the category of Voice of heritage. The North-West University in 2023 also awarded her with an alumni excellence award within the education category. She has been featured numerous times on TV, radio and newsletters as an IKS and culture expert. Read More Read Less