Director Profile

Prof Learnmore Kambizi attained his BSc degree from Cuba in 1998 before enrolling for Masters and PhD degrees at the University of Fort Hare which he completed in 2004. His PhD focused on Ethnobotanical studies of plants used for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections in South Africa. He went on to pursue a postdoctoral fellowship within the fields of Ethnobotany & Phytomedicine. He was as a Lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe in 2005, University of the Free State, South Africa in 2007 and Walter Sisulu University as a Senior lecturer until 2011. He moved to Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa where he is now a Full Professor of Botany. In his academic journey to date, he has hosted 4 postdoctoral fellows and supervised 7 PhD, 16 master’s and numerous Honours students. In addition, he has edited and published books, numerous articles in peer reviewed journals and presented at many national and international conferences. He recently edited a book titled “Food Security and Nutrition: Utilizing Undervalued Food Plants”. He is a South African National Research Foundation rated researcher. He also collaborates with Traditional Medical Practitioners in conjuction with the South African Research Council as an advisor. In 2015, Prof Kambizi was appointed the first Director of African Centre for Herbal Research based in Nigeria, a position he holds to date.