Magda Minguzzi-Team Leader of the IKSBEU Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and researcher at the Institute for Coastal and Marine Research (CMR) at Nelson Mandela University. I am also a National Research Foundation of South Africa rated researcher. My field of research is tangible and intangible First Nations’ heritage in South Africa.
Nii Kommey Botchway - Member of the IKSBEU Coordinator of the Graphic Design Program at the Art School of Nelson Mandela University my interest lies in building an appreciation and knowledge of the Afrikan design consciousness found within various cultures on the continent and in the Afrikan diaspora.
Kim Harmse - Member of the IKSBEU Lecturer at Nelson Mandela University School of Architecture and Doctor of Architecture student. My research in the Indigenous Knowledge Systems of the Built Environment Unit explores decolonial approaches to architecture, focusing on Indigenous knowledge and vernacular building traditions.
Lucy Vosloo- Member of the IKSBEU Lecturer at Nelson Mandela University, School of Architecture, Department of Architectural Technology and Interior Design. I have had the privilege to be part of the working group led by Associate Professor Magda Minguzzi since 2016 under the umbrella of the School of Architecture now formalized in 2025 as the IKSBEU unit. My research interests centre on architectural detailing, building technologies, and the preservation and documentation of sustainable indigenous building practices.
Godfrey Damons - Member of the IKSBEU Supervisors: Horticulture Department. First Nation Descendent.
Kawthar Jeewa - Member of the IKSBEU D.Arch Students
Gaob Thomas Augustus Gamtobaqua People - Member of the IKSBEU
Paramount Chief Gail Baatjies ǃGori ǁ Ais Khoi Korana Kraal Chairperson of The National Korana Council Member of the IKSBEU
Gaos Margaret Coetzee Inqua People - Member of the IKSBEU
Gaob Daantjie Japhta Inqua People (Camdeboo) - Member of the IKSBEU
Chief !Garu Zenzile Khoisan Gorinhaiqua Chairperson Western Cape First Nations Collective Member of the IKSBEU
Chief Xam ≠ Gaob Maleiba Damasonqua People - Member of the IKSBEU
Gaob Brato Malgas Inqua People (Jansenville) - Member of the IKSBEU
High Commissioner Samantha Satisfied, Chainouqua Klaas Dorha Tribe - Member of the IKSBEU
Paramount Chief Gert Cornelius Steenkamp, Oeswana People - Member of the IKSBEU
Chief Maureen Thompson, Chainouqua Klaas Dorha Tribe - Member of the IKSBEU
King Christopher Tonyane, Kalahari San - Member of the IKSBEU
Gaos Anne Williams, Gamtouers/Gamktwa People (Thornhill/Loerie area) - Member of the IKSBEU
Chief Wallace Williams, Oeswana Camdeboo - Member of the IKSBEU