Tshepo is an Extraordinary lecturer, and his research interests centre on connecting policy and implementation. In his current role, he supports the rendering of agribusiness services in the Western Cape and South Africa through applied research focusing on agriculture and resource economics in order to inform strategic planning and decision-making in the sector. 

Previous roles include Senior Agricultural Economist, Researcher, Policy and Markets Assistant and Trainee Business Analyst. His academic contributions also include supervision of postgraduate students at the University of Stellenbosch in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. He also volunteered as a member of the advisory committee for the Mathematical Science Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programme at CPUT. He contributed to peer-reviewed publications as a lead and a co-author on topics in agriculture, trade and natural resource economics.

Other interests: 

• Flying drones (licensed unmanned aerial vehicle pilot)
• Mountain hiking 
• Reading broadly 
• Keep abreast with developments in the world
• Mentoring upcoming researchers