Professor Mziwoxolo (Mzo) Sirayi

Prof Mzo Sirayi is the academic and visionary leader of the faculty. His academic experience commenced with three years as a high school teacher; a year as a college of education teacher, more than 15 years as a university lecturer, postgraduate students’ supervisor as well as examiner; and years as part of university management in various capacities. During these periods, Prof Sirayi has received numerous accolades and published extensively. He was a faculty senior researcher during 2012. He is also involved in a wide-range of community engagement activities and projects.

Prof Sirayi obtained a PhD in Dramatic Arts (registered with The English & Comparative Literature) in 2001 at the University of Fort Hare. His thesis entitled “The Pre-colonial Tradition of Black South African Drama and Theatre,” makes him the first scholar to have done research on pre-colonial indigenous drama in South Africa. Read more