Name	Mr Macdonald Rammala
	Highest qualification	Master of Laws (LLM), University of South Africa
	Position	Researcher
	Contact details	rammamn@unisa.ac.za
	Research interests/expertise	Law, politics, traditional affairs, governance, development, human rights, and international affairs
	Current projects	Pursuing a PhD in Public Policy and International Affairs at the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs (UNISA)

Short biography

Macdonald Nkhasho Ryke Rammala is an interdisciplinary researcher in Law and Social Sciences at the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs. Since 2016, he has led the renowned NRF-recognised Lekgotla La Batho Research Project, earning multiple awards.

Selected publications

• Book chapter (Chapter 4): Violence Prevention Through Transformative Mediation in South Africa, edited by Andreas Velthuizen and Sokfa John (2026). Anthem Press, ISBN: 9781839997631
• Rammala, M. N. R., & Benson, B. (2024). Social justice for peace: Towards the complementarity of criminal justice systems-The case of the San communities of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Global Change, Peace & Security, 35(2), 185–201.
• Rammala, Macdonald Nkhasho Ryke, Mpho Mark Matlala, and Tsegai Ghebretekle Berhane. 2023. “Traditional Dispute Resolution through Lekgotla: The Approach of the Bakgatla Ba Mosetlha in the North West Province of South Africa”. Journal of Law, Society and Development 10 (July).
• Matlala, M., & Rammala, M. N. R. (2022). Le Re Le Ma-Afrika, Baena Ma-Africa Tena ? The unAfrikan Policing Tactics Used During the COVID-19 Lockdown in South Africa. International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity, 18(1), 69–91.
• Rammala, M. N. R. (2021). Lekgotla and Idiomatic Expressions in Traditional Dispute Resolution: The Case of Makapanstad, North West Province, South Africa. International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity, 16(1), 220–241.
• Ghebretekle, T. B., & Rammala, M. (2018). Traditional African Conflict Resolution: The Case of South Africa and Ethiopia. Mizan Law Review, 12(2), 325–347.