Zerish Zethu Nkosi is a professor at Unisa and the executive dean of the college of human sciences, where she is responsible for the strategic leadership of the institute. She is passionate about teaching and learning, and has focused much of her time and energy on mentoring young academics and providing students with support. She believes helping others has helped her get her to where she is today.
She has a string of degrees and diplomas in the nursing field, which is quite an accomplishment for someone who grew up in KwaMashu township, north of Durban, and she says that this…