Monicca Thulisile Bhuda

Dr. Monicca Thulisile Bhuda holds PhD holder in Social Sciences with Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) from the North-West University (NWU), with 6 years’ experience of teaching within the IKS, culture and heritage fields. I am a coordinator of a programme that focuses on African identities, Heritage and History at the University of Mpumalanga.Furthermore, I am also a culture and heritage lecturer within the same University. Currently as an academic, Ihave 24 academic publications on IKS and presented 31 abstracts in diverse conferences. I am co supervisingstudents who are registered for master’s degrees in IKS with NWU. I have also been declared a national expert ofIKS by the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture in the republic of South Africa and I serve in a national panel ofexperts as the youngest member. In 2023, I have 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 me with an alumni excellence award within the education category. I have been featured numerous times on TV, radio and newsletters as an IKS and culture expert.

Publications

The Process Towards Cannabis Commercialization by Indigenous Communities for Medicinal Purposes in South Africa
The Process Towards Cannabis Commercialization by Indigenous Communities for Medicinal Purposes in South Africa
Monicca Thulisile Bhuda. © 2023. 15 pages.
The possibilities of legalizing cannabis for commercial use in South Africa is investigated in this study using desktop research from documents, newsletters, and existing...
Decolonising and Humanising Pedagogies in South African Postgraduate Education: Lessons From Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Decolonising and Humanising Pedagogies in South African Postgraduate Education: Lessons From Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Mothusiotsile Edwin Maditsi, Monicca Thulisile Bhuda. © 2023. 21 pages.
Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) have been marginalized in higher education institutions that have mostly followed Western paradigms of teaching, learning, and research. The...
The Importance of Underpinning Indigenous Research Using African Indigenous Philosophies: Perspectives From Indigenous Scholars
The Importance of Underpinning Indigenous Research Using African Indigenous Philosophies: Perspectives From Indigenous Scholars
Monicca Bhuda, Motheo Koitsiwe. © 2022. 26 pages.
This study uses secondary data to discuss views of indigenous scholars on the importance of using African indigenous philosophies as underpinnings for indigenous research in...