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Professor Lisebo Tseane-Gumbi completed her PhD in Geography at the University of South Africa (UNISA), her thesis focused on social responsibility of the tourism businesses in South Africa. She completed her M-Tech in Tourism Management at Cape Penninsula University of Technology (CPUT). She also obtained both her Tourism Management B-Tech and Diploma in Tourism Management at CPUT. In 2004 until 2010, she was employed by CPUT as a lecturer, specializing in tourism development, marketing and management. After CPUT , she worked as a senior lecturer at Walter Sisulu University (WSU). Currently, she is a deputy director, senior lecturer, supervisor and mentor at the North West University (Mahikeng Campus), school of Tourism Management. She published several accredited academic articles and her research interests are social responsibility (Tourism stakeholders), tourist marketing, tourism development, events tourism, and sports tourism and service quality. She is also a co-author of a tourism development text book and environmental conflict and peace building in Africa. She was once a project leader of students’ educational tours and students’ business plan exhibitions. Moreover, she once joined the City Of Cape Town, as an assistant professional officer (APO), within the Tourism Product Development Unit. Her main deliverables at the city were the establishments and support of tourism products within the City. She also participates in external research projects commissioned by various tourism government agencies. Prof Lisebo Tseane Gumbi is further actively involved in several tourism industry committees; she represents the school at the National Tourism Career Expo Steering Committee and North West Women in Tourism.