Academic Citizenship

Journal Managing Editor/ Associate Editor
  1. Managing Editor - Nidan: Journal for the Study of Hinduism. Publisher UKZN. (2003-2007).
  2. Editorial Assistant - Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa. Publisher CSSALL - UKZN (2002-2016).
  3. Managing Editor – Journal for the Study of Religion. Publisher: Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa (2014-2017)
  4. Assistant Editor - Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa. Publisher CSSALL - UKZN (2017-current).
Academic Associations and Committees
  1. Centre for Contextual Theology (CCT): Board Member (2006-2008).
  2. Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa (ASRSA): Secretary (2007-2015).
  3. International Association for the History of Religion (IAHR): Trustee on the IAHR African Trust Fund (2010-2016).
  4. Alternation: International Journal for the Study of Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa, Member of the Editorial Committee (2010-present).
  5. International Association for the History of Religion - Book Series Member of the Editorial Committee (2013-Current).
Public Intellectual Engagements
  1. Lotus FM Talk Show Religion and Diversity (03-08-2004): Panellist
  2. SA FM The After Eight Debate (21-08-2008): Discussant: Fanaticism and Religion: Where do we draw the line? – Krugersdorp Satanic Killing Rituals
  3. Daily News Unbalanced Faith Fosters Fanaticism (22-08-2008). Published  response to Krugersdorp Satanic Killing Rituals
  4. SABC Africa News Religion and Conflict in Africa (07-06-2009): Panellist
  5. E-TV Great Expectations Show Religion and the Family (12-12-2011): Panellist
  6. E-TV Great Expectations Show Modern and Traditional Parenting (Cultural and Religious Perspectives) (15-05-2012): Panellist
  7. Wits Radio – Life Beat Religion in Higher Education Institutions in South Africa (05-12-2012): Panellist
  8. Mail and Guardian Mandela and the Confessions of a Closet Christian (13-12-2013). I was interviewed for the article.
  9. Unisa Radio The Middle East Conflict (Israel-Palestine Conflict) (23-07-2014). Panelist
  10. Unisa Radio Religion in a Digital Era (07-06-2016). Discussant.
  11. Unisa Radio Decolonising the Study of Religion (12-09-2017) Discussant.
  12. Thobela Radio Robotics, AI and Society (03-06-2023) Discussant.
Community Engagement and Outreach
  1. Director: Masakhane Skills, Education, Training & Development Centre (NPO) (1997-2005).
  2. Project Leader: SWEZA Youth Exchange Project between Sweden and South Africa, funded by SIDA/PMU/Assemblies of God (SA) (2006-2008).
  3. Independent Consultant for Department of Basic Education for Religion Studies – Grades 10-12 (2009-2017).
  4. Unisa Chance to Advance Programme ICT Facilitator on designing your own webpages using open-source platforms (2010-2013).
  5. Project Leader: Unisa Community Engagement (College of Human Sciences) Religion, Technology and Civil Society Project - Religion 2.0: Developing a Community-Based Cyber Ethic Model for Online Religious Interaction (2014-2016).
  6. Project Leader: Unisa Community Engagement(College of Human Sciences) Religious Pluralism Project (2014-2016).
  7. Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) – Education Technology Consultant, Unisa School of Business Leadership (2017, 2020-2021).
  8. Project Leader: UNISA Engaged Scholarship Project - Future Minds Bootcamp: Math-Phys-Agric-Acc-AI Skills (2025-2026). 

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