Lindela Ndlovu

Lindela Rowland Ndlovu (died 18 November 2015) was a Zimbabwean biochemist and Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Science and Technology. He was also a founding member of the Zimbabwe Academy of Science and served as the Honorary President of the South African Academy of Animal Science.^[1]

He served as a Professor of Animal Science at the University of Limpopo in South Africa, and for nine years was Dean of Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Zimbabwe.^[1] He spent several decades in the United States studying animal science.^[2] Ndlovu earned his PhD degree in 1985 at the University of Guelph, in Ontario, Canada.^[3]

In 1995, Ndlovu helped initiate a research project with J. D. Reed from the University of Wisconsin into the ecological biochemistry of proanthocyanidins.^[4] In 2007, he was the recipient of the Gold Medal for Research from the South African Academy for Animal Science.^[1]

Death

He died suddenly at Gallen House Medical Centre, Bulawayo, on 18 November 2015.^[2][5]

Bibliography

• Lindela Rowland Ndlovu; Joseph Francis (1997). Performance and Nutritional Management of Draught Cattle in Smallholder Farming in Zimbabwe. University of Zimbabwe Publications. ISBN 978-0-908307-62-3.
• Lindela R. Ndlovu (1991). Goat Development in Zimbabwe: Prospects and Constraints. Department of Animal Science, University of Zimbabwe.

References

1. Frans Swanepoel; Aldo Stroebel; Siboniso Moyo (2010). The Role of Livestock in Developing Communities: Enhancing Multifunctionality. AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. pp. 195–. ISBN 978-0-86886-798-4.
2. "Former Nust Vice Chancellor Prof Ndlovu Dies". Radio VOP. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
3. Dissertation Abstracts International: The sciences and engineering, University Microfilms (1986), page 4077.
4. Research Partnerships: Issues and Lessons from Collaborations of Ngos and Agricultural Research Institutions. International Institute of Rural Reconstruction. 1999. ISBN 978-0-942717-73-0.
5. "Ex-NUST Vice Chancellor, Ndlovu dies". ZBC. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.