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Presentation: African indigenous astronomy and calendar making by Dr Motheo Koitsiwe

African indigenous astronomy is one Discipline of Competency of the broader African Indigenous Knowledge Systems negated by the modern education system including researchers and policymakers. There is evidence of indigenous astronomy and calendar making that can be found among the Batswana, Zulu, Vhenda, Khoisan, Shona, Dogons of Mali, etc. Mkhulu Nsingisa in his book Kemet/African Royal Calendar indicates that African indigenous cultures in the African continent affirm September as the month of the new beginnings. That is demonstrated by the way they name the months, seasons, and time in the African calendar. Dr Motheo Koitsiwe is the Director of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University. He is a qualified indigenous knowledge systems lecturer, researcher and supervisor of IKS postgraduate students (M & D). Dr Koitsiwe was the first coordinator of the Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (BIKS) which is a four (04) years professional degree registered with the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and approved by the Council for Higher Education (CHE). This presentation was held on 11 July 2024 at the Namibia Scientific Society. Related links: PowerPoint slides of the presentation: ► https://www.namscience.com/publicatio... ► Southern African Calendar breakdown with Mkhulu Nsingiza:    • Southern African Calendar breakdown with M...   Follow Astronomy at Namibia Scientific Society ► Website: https://astronwg.wordpress.com/ ► Facebook:   / astro.nwg   ► WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaEo... Follow us on ► Website: www.namscience.com ► Facebook:   / nam.scientific.society   ► Twitter:   / namsciencesocie   ► Instagram:   / namibia_scientific_society   ► WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaDQ... Please note: The opinions expressed during presentations, films or events are not necessarily in accord with ours.