SACMEQ National Research Coordinators

Angola

Mrs. Anabela Lopes Baptista

Botswana

Mr Onkabetse Mmereki Principal Education Officer in the Planning and Research Division of the Ministry of Education and Skills Development.

Kenya

Mr Paul M. Wasanga is the Council Secretary / Chief Executive of the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).

Lesotho

Mr Moeti Lepotho is the Chief Economic Planner in the Ministry of Education and Training.

Malawi

Mr Martin Masanche is a Senior Planning Officer in the EMIS Division of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

Mauritius

Mr Kelvin Ng Wong Hing Director, Pre-Primary and Primary Education

Mozambique

Dr Trindade Nahara (Mr) is the Head of the Curriculum Development Division in the National Institute for Educational Development (INDE) of the Ministry of Education and Culture.

Namibia

Mr Raimo Dengeinge is the Chief Education Officer in the Directorate of Planning and Development in the Ministry of Education, and the Head of the Educational Management Information System (EMIS).

Seychelles

Mr Egbert Benstrong

South Africa

Mr Meshack Q. Moloi is the Director for Systemic Evaluation in the Quality Assurance Division that leads and conducts national and international assessments for South Africa’s Department of Education. He obtained a Masters Degree in Science Education from the University of Leeds, and then spent several years teaching in secondary schools. His research interests have been focussed on the use of formative assessments in order to probe learners’ conceptions and misconceptions in science and mathematics. He was involved in all aspects of the design and implementation of the SACMEQ II and SACMEQ III Projects, and he co-authored the SACMEQ II and SACMEQ III National Report for South Africa.

Swaziland

Mr Jabulane Shabalala is the Director of the Educational Management Information System Unit of the Ministry of Education and Training in Swaziland. He completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of Swaziland, and then followed this with a Masters Degree in Mathematics Education from King’s College and a Masters Degree in Educational Planning and Management from the International Institute for Educational Planning. For several years he taught mathematics and science in secondary schools, and for the past 15 years he has worked in the Head Office of the Ministry of Education and Training. He was Swaziland’s National Research Coordinator for the SACMEQ II and SACMEQ III Projects, and he was the author of Swaziland’s SACMEQ II National Research Report.

Tanzania (mainland)

Dr Edicome C. Shirima (Mr) is Acting Assistant Director in the Inspectorate Department of the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training.

Tanzania (Zanzibar)

Mrs Madina M. Mwinyi is the Director of the Policy, Planning and Research Department in the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training.

Uganda

Ms Lubega Irene Namatovu is a Principal Statistician in the Ministry of Education and Sports.

Zambia

Mr Bupe Musonda is a Senior Statistician in the Directorate of Planning and Information in the Ministry of Education.

Zimbabwe

Mr Peter Muzawazi is the Director of the Policy, Planning, Research and Development in the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture.