After graduating from the University of Pretoria, I lectured at my alma mater for 6 years and then spent the next 23 years in a research capacity, briefly at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) in Johannesburg, and then at the Africa Institute of South Africa in Pretoria. Upon retirement, I initially involved myself in consultancy work and later in conference co-ordination activities.However, more recently, after spending a year as Nelson Mandela Chair Professor at the Centre for African Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India, during which time I reintroduced myself to editorial work (Africa Review and Diaspora Studies), my passion in this field was reignited (I edited the Journal of Contemporary African Studies for a decade during the 1980s).I was involved with Higher Education South Africa (HESA), now renamed Universities South Africa (USAf), serving as Editing Consultant for their in-house News@USAf, USAf Quarterly (a sector-wide, electronic publication aimed at the university system, with constituencies in 25 public, higher education institutions), and some ad hoc publications. I also edit post-graduate dissertations and doctoral theses, as more and more universities now require the posting of these research materials on the internet. Also, in March 2013, I was enlisted as an invigilator for tests and examinations at Varsity College, Pretoria; and in September 2014, I was appointed a Classifier at the Film and Publication Board (FPB) in Centurion, Pretoria. I have worked mainly in the fields of political science and international relations and built up a high level of expertise in African area studies over some 45 years, in the process developing excellent analytical, research, writing and editorial skills. Access details on, and rates for, editing services, consultancy and research, and conference co-ordination at www.africore.org.