University of Venda

Research Interest
Cereal Science and Technology – composition, value addition and processing of African cereal grains; Nonalcoholic cereal beverages; Food fermentation; Processing of other tropical plant foods – fruits and vegetables. “Plants and the amazing small molecules that they produce ...... may offer us the key to achieving a more ambitious goal: Living long and living well”..... Maroon, 2009.

Membership to societies
- Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Food Science & Technology (NIFST)
- Professional member of Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Chicago, Illinois
- Professional member of American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC)
- Professional member of South African Association for Food Science & Technology (SAAFoST)
- Member of Nigerian Society of Microbiology (NSM)

Mr. H Silungwe (Lecturer)
Dip. Agric. Eng. (UNZA), BSc(Agric)(UNISWA), Higher Diploma Sales & Marketing (UK); M.Sc.Agr. Eng. Tech. (Food Processing) (UCD) Ireland.
Tel: +27 15 962 8226
Email: Henry.Silungwe@unive.ac.za

Experience:
Mr. H Silungwe has more than 20 years work experience in Research, more than 8 years of was in the Government research department and more than 10 years lecturing and management experience at Tertiary level. He has supervised more than 8 honours degree students in food Science and technology and 3 B.Sc Agricultural economics degree students. He has served in various capacities including, Chairperson of Curriculum development committee at Fort Cox College of Agriculture and Forestry, Head of Academic section and Total quality management and quality assurance.

Research Interests:
- Evaluation of Beta-carotene among the sweet potato cultivars produced in Limpopo Province
- Rheological Properties of foods
- Sensors in food processing
- Computer vision in evaluation of the quality of foods
- Sensory Analysis

Membership to societies
- Professional member of South African Association for Food Science & Technology (SAAFoST)

T E Kgatla (Lecturer): BScFST (Univen), Master of Nutrition (UL)

Mr. M E Mashau (Junior Lecturer)
Binst. Agrar (Food Processing)(Pret)
Tel: +27 15 962 8080
Fax: +27 15 962 8598/4749
E-mail: mashaum@univen.ac.za

Experience:
Member of South African Association of Food Science and Technology. Studying towards MSc Food Science and Technology. The research project involves the investigation of the effect of cultivars, age (maturity) and cooking methods on the quality attributes of sweet potato products.

Field of Expertise: Food Safety, Quality assurance and Hygiene, Nutrition and
Food chemistry/biochemistry.

Mr. Takani Takhalani (Pilot Plant Manager)
B.A.(Biol) (Univen), BInstAgrar (Hons) (Food Processing) (Pret), MInstAgrar (Food Processing) (Pret), STD (Veco), PPM (Unisa).
Tel: +27 15 962 8079
Fax: (015) 962 8598/ 4749
E-mail: thakhani@univen.ac.za

Field for Expertise: Fermentation Technology, Food Process Design and Food Machinery.

Research Interests: Upgrading of Indigenous food Processing Technology and Marketing

Mr. D Beswa (Chief Lab Technician)
ND Food Technology(CPUT); B.Tech. Food
Technology(TUT); MTech: Food Technology(UJ).

Tel: +27 15 962 8080
Fax: +27 15 962 8598/4749
E-mail: Daniso.Beswa@univen.ac.za