Background
Materechera, Simeon Albert was born on August 8, 1958 in Zomba, Malawi. Son of Albert Robert Materechera and Selina Nalingo Kachepa.
Materechera, Simeon Albert was born on August 8, 1958 in Zomba, Malawi. Son of Albert Robert Materechera and Selina Nalingo Kachepa.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, University Malawi, Lilongwe, 1981. Master of Science in Soil Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science, University Adelaide, S.Australia, 1993.
Research officer Tea Research Foundation Central Africa, Mulanje, Malawi, 1981—1982. Junior lecturer University Malawi, Lilongwe, 1982—1984, lecturer, 1985—1994, senior lecturer, 1994—1995, University Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa, 1995—1996. Associate professor Northwest University, Mmabatho, South Africa, 1997—2004, professor soil science, since 2005.
Guest lecturer Agricultural University Norway, 1996. External examiner Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, University North, University Natal, University Zimbabwe, University Witwatersrand, Free State University, University Venda Science & Technology, 1997—2007. Invited lecturer University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1999.
Consultant in field.
Lay preacher Seventh Day Adventist Church, Mmabatho, 1999—2007. Member of Soil Science Society South Africa (associate), Crop Production Society South Africa (associate), Erosion Association South Africa (associate).
Married Ellen Kakhuta Chalo, September 21, 1982. Children: Dalitso, Fenji Margaret, Robert.