Dr. Motheo Koitsiwe

This South African Scholar Earned Africa's First Ph.D. in Indigenous Astronomy
This South African Scholar Earned Africa's First Ph.D. in Indigenous Astronomy

At a young age, his love for the consumption of stories about the stars and the moon helped him develop his passion for indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) research, specifically indigenous astronomy. Fast forward to 2019, Motheo Koitsiwe made history as the first to receive Africa’s first Ph.D....