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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
RichardChinomona
holds aPhD inBusinessManagement
from the National Central University of Taiwan, an MSc in
Economics from the University of Zimbabwe, a Masters of
Business Administration from Zimbabwe Open University
and a Masters of Public Administration from the University
of Fort Hare. Currently, he is an Associate Professor and
Head of the Marketing Division at the School of Economics
and Business Science at University of the Witwatersrand.
He has received numerous academic distinctions,
fellowships and awards and has authored or co-authored
45 articles published in DHET accredited journals.
Yusuf Justin Holcraft
is a management consultant
and business turnaround specialist. From the UK, Yusuf
Justin has worked in senior positions throughout Europe
for Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble, and entered the
business turnaround field in SA in 2005. In this capacity he
has worked with companies in the engineering, services,
FMCG and NGO environments. His speciality is a practical
approach to business improvement, focusing on delivering
against customer requirements while streamlining the
internal delivery process. He is a sought-after management
facilitator, as well as being a professional musician.
Chengedzai Mafini
holds a D.Tech in Business from the
Vaal University of Technology (VUT), an MSc in Strategic
Management from Chinhoyi University of Technology in
Zimbabwe and an Advanced Diploma in Higher Education
from the University of the Free State. He has spent the
greater part of his academic career at VUT, where he
lectures supply chain management courses at both
undergraduate and post graduate levels. He has written a
number of research articles which have been published in
accredited journals; and has presented papers at several
national and international academic conferences.
Khathutshelo (Mercy) Makhitha
is HOD: Marketing and
Retail Management at the University of South Africa, She
has worked as a senior lecturer at the Vaal University
of Technology and as a lecturer at the University of
Johannesburg. She holds a PhD in Marketing Management
from the University of Pretoria, MCom Bus Management
from the University of Johannesburg, BCom Hons in
Business Economics from the University of Witwatersrand
and BCom from the University of Venda. She has published
on marketing and supply chain related topics in accredited
journals and has industry experience in sales andmarketing.