Position: Director and Professor
Tel: +27 (021) 959 3959
Email: rhall@plaas.org.za

Professor Ben Cousins
Qualifications: BA in Sociology and Geography (UNISA, 1982), DPhil in Applied Social Science (University of Zimbabwe, 1997)
Position: Emeritus Professor [PLAAS founder and former director 1995-2009, former DST/NRF SARChI Research Chair in Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies 2010-2019]
Email: bcousins@plaas.org.za

Full biography on PLAAS website

Professor Mafa Hara - NRF C-rated Researcher (2018-2023)

Position: Professor
Tel: +27 (021) 959 3772
Email: mhara@plaas.org.za

Professor Moenieba Isaacs

Position: Academic Coordinator and Professor
Tel: +27 (021) 959 3721
Email: misaacs@plaas.org.za

 
Dr Farai Mtero

Position: Senior Researcher
Tel: +27 (021) 959 3731
Email: fmtero@plaas.org.za

 
Dr Phelela Ngcingwana

Position: Senior Researcher
Tel: +27 (021) 959 3731
Email: pzamchiya@plaas.org.za

Mr Nkanyiso Gumede

Position: Associate Researcher
Tel: +27 (021) 959 9276
Email: pngcingwana@plaas.org.za

Mr Cyriaque Hakizimana

Position: Researcher
Tel: +27 (021) 959 3735
Email: chakizimana@plaas.org.za

Bahihah Mohamed

Position: Finance and Operations Manager
Email: bmohamed@plaas.org.za
Tel: +27 021 959 3785
 

Bilkees Desai

Position: Finance and Operations Manager
Tel: +27 (021) 959 3785
Email: bdesai@plaas.org.za

Donovan Delpaul

Position: Senior Finance Officer
Email: ddelpaul@plaas.org.za
Tel: +27 (021) 959 3738
 

Deshnee Subramany

Position: Communications Manager
Email: dsubramany@plaas.org.za
Tel: +27 (021) 959 3730

Andile Cele

Position: Communications Officer
Email: acele@plaas.org.za
Tel: +27 (021) 959 3730
 

Carla Henry

Position: Senior Administrator
Email: chenry@plaas.org.za
Tel: +27 (021) 959 3727

Joy van Dieman

Position: Administrator
Email: jvandieman@plaas.org.za
Tel: +27 (021) 959 3726

Emmanuel Ogbuabo

Position: Senior Student Assistant
Email: eogbuabo@plaas.org.za
Tel: +27 (021) 959 3733

Jenine Otto

Position: Office Assistant