Walter Joseph Joseph KAMBA

Background

Kamba, Walter Joseph was born on September 6, 1931 in Zimbabwe. Son of Joseph Mafara and Hilda Kamba.

Education

Bachelor, University Cape Town, Republican of South Africa, 1954. Bachelor of Laws, University Cape Town, Republican of South Africa, 1957. Master of Laws, Yale University, 1963.

Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Dundee, Scotland, 1982. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Rhode Island, 1991. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Natal, Southern Africa, 1995.

Doctor of Letters (honorary), Stuart University, Australia, 1995. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Zimbabwa, 1998. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Stellenbosch, Southern Africa, 2000.

Career

Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Comparative Law and Jurisprudence, University of Dundee 1969-1980, Dean Faculty of Law 1977-1980. Legal Adviser ZANU (Public Finance) 1977-1980. Professor of Law, University of Zimbabwe, Vice-Principal 1980-1981, Vice-Chancellor since 1981.

Vice-Chairman Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation 1980-1987, Chairman since 1987.

Trustee Zimbabwe Mass Media Trust since 1981, Conservation Trust of Zimbabwe 1981-1987, Zimbabwe Cambridge Trust since 1987. Executive Committee and Budget Review Committee Association of Commonwealth Universities 1981-1983.

Chairman since 1986, Executive Board Association African Universities since 1984. Chairman Electoral Supervisory Commission since 1984, Kingston"s (Booksellers and Distributors) since 1984, Association of Eastern and Southern African Universities.1984-1987.

Chairman Council United Nations University.

Tokyo 1985-1987. Vice-President Institute Association of Universities 1985-1990, President. Trustee, African-American Institute (New York) since 1985.

Achievements

• Walter Joseph Kamba has been listed as a noteworthy university administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board Governor's Rauche House College Harare since 1980. Working Party on Future Policy of Association of Commonwealth Universities. Council; Council United Nations University for Peace, Costa Rica 1982-1986, University of Zambia since 1982, Commonwealth Standing Committee on Student Affairs since 1982, United Nations University, Tokyo 1983-1989, Zimbabwe National Commission, for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization since 1987, Board of Governors Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies since 1982.

Institute Board, United World Colleges 1985-1987, Board of Governors, Institute Development Research Centre, Canada since 1986, National Committee Law and Population Studies Project since 1986, Swaziland University Planning Commission 1986, Board, Commonwealth of Learning 1988, Institute Committee Study of Education Exchange since 1988.

Interests

• Tennis, theater.

Connections

Married Angeline Saziso Dube, 1960. Children: Dennis (deceased), Mark, Julian.

Father:

Joseph Mafara

Mother:

Hilda Kamba

Spouse:

Angeline Saziso Dube

child:

Mark Kamba

child:

Dennis Kamba (deceased)

child:

Julian Kamba