Media Department academic elected to SACOMM executive committee
ELECTED: Dr Blessing Makwambeni
Friday, 19 September 2025
Senior Lecturer in the Media Department, Dr Blessing Makwambeni, has been elected to the executive committee of the South African Communications Association (SACOMM).
Makwambeni will serve as the Chair of the Communication Science Stream.
SACOMM is the biggest communication association in the country and brings together academics from across the region.
“I feel humbled by the trust reposed on me by fellow academics in the region. I do not take for granted the responsibility given to me by SACOMM to steer the field of Communication Science at a time when the tide brought by new digital technologies and most particularly AI is sweeping across our field,” he said.
“I also see my elevation as a form of recognition for CPUT and the work I have been doing in terms of expanding the frontiers of knowledge in my field through my research.”
Written by Ilse Fredericks
Email: Frederickskennediji@cput.ac.za
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