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FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE - continuedWith regard to postgraduate programmes, the Faculty is stillworking on its proposal to mount a Master’s programmein Development Studies. In the course of the academicyear, the Faculty’s Postgraduate Programme’s Committeewas reconstituted to work on the proposal. The first draftof the proposed programme has already been tabledand discussed at the Faculty Board. The Committee hasreceived comments from the Board, and it is anticipatedthat a revised version of the proposal will be presented tothe Board during the 2012/2013 academic year.A significant achievement by the Faculty this academicyear has been the hosting of the Faculty of Social ScienceSeminars. The seminars are part of the Faculty’s renewedemphasis on encouraging debate and disseminatinginformation emanating from research and other academicwork being carried out by staff members and otherresearchers and institutions outside UNISWA. Generally,there was a positive response by staff and students from theFaculty and other members of the UNISWA community.Members of staff presented papers on a broad range oftopics, reflecting the disciplines that constitute the coreof the social sciences. The Faculty intends to continuehosting the seminars in the next academic year. Apart fromthe Faculty seminars, departments also held IndependentResearch Project seminars for their students to presenttheir findings before compiling their final project reports.DEPARTMENTSThe Faculty of Social Science consists of five departments.These are: Economics, Law, Political and AdministrativeStudies, Sociology, and Statistics and Demography. Thedistribution of staff by gender and highest qualification ineach department is shown below:ACADEMIC STAFF BY DEPARTMENT, GENDER, HIGHEST QUALIFICATIONS AND RANKECONOMICSName Male Female Highest Qualification RankProf. M. Kongolo √ PhD ProfessorDr. D.F. Dlamini √ PhD LecturerMr. D.K. Dlamini √ MA LecturerMs. W.S. Kamalandua √ MA LecturerMs. T.M. Mbatha √ MA LecturerMr. M.D. Mthembu √ MA LecturerMs. B.P. Simelane √ MA* LecturerTotal 3 4* On Training LeaveLAWName Male Female Highest Qualification RankProf K.A. Acheampong √ LLM Associate ProfessorMr. B.A. Dube √ LLM LecturerMs. M.S. Langwenya √ LLM LecturerMr. D. Mabirizi √ LLM LecturerMr. D.B. Magagula √ LLM LecturerMs. K. Manzini √ LLM LecturerMr. M.J. Manzini √ LLM LecturerM.A. Motsa √ LLM LecturerMr. S. Musi √ LLM LecturerMs. N.S. Shabangu √ LLM LecturerMr. D.M. Vilakazi √ LLM LecturerTotal 7 4REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR 56