Biography
Zingiswa Jojo is a full professor in the department of Mathematics Education at UNISA. Her main research interests include Mathematics teacher education, Conceptual understanding and meaningful teaching of geometric Calculus Concepts, Ethno mathematics and indigenous knowledge relevant to the teaching and learning of mathematics at all levels. She conducts and leads community projects envisaged to empower mathematics teachers with both content knowledge and pedagogy and improve mathematics teaching at all levels mainly in rural areas. She coordinates courses on FET Mathematics Teaching for the Community Training and Development Centre at UNISA. She has published extensively in accredited journals and peer reviewed conference proceedings, presented papers in peer-reviewed conferences in her field, both nationally and internationally. She has successfully supervised 11 students at master level together with 7 PhD students to completion. She serves as the president of the South African Women in Mathematical Sciences Association and a leader of the project on ‘’The Role of Mathematics Education in Women Empowerment.