Bernard Lama Ngota

Highly motivated educator and leader with 19 years of teaching experience, 4 years as a department head, and 5 years as a branch manager in retail distribution. Additionally, I have 3 years of experience as a part-time lecturer and researcher at a university. My expertise spans project management, strategic management, teaching, and research, as well as business management, operations, and team leadership. I possess a unique blend of academic and industry experience, with a proven track record of driving student success, improving educational outcomes, and leading high-performing teams. Skilled in project management, marketing, financial management, strategic planning, and team leadership, fostering collaborative environments and driving continuous improvement.

• Shareholder and board member of 3B AQUA BUSINESSES INT’L SARL Cameroon. Term: January 2018 – December 2023.
• Member of the Fantastic 11 football club Mthatha Term: January 2008 – Present.
• Member of the South African Council for Educators (SACE) – Reg No: 11176651 Term: May 2006 – Present.
• Member of South African Teachers Union (SATU) Ngqeleni Branch Eastern Cape Term: May 2018 – Present.
• Deputy President of the South West Cameroonian Association of Eastern Cape – South Africa Term: May 2023 – Present.

• Courses presented:
• Course: Introduction to marketing management, Level: Second year students, Self-developed: Yes
• Course: Advanced financial management, Level: Third year students, Self-developed: Yes
• Course: marketing research/research methods, Level: Honours students, Self-developed: Yes
• Course: Business management, Level: First year students, Self-developed: Yes

• 2022 – Present: Departmental Head for Agricultural Sciences, Life Sciences and Natural Sciences
• 2022 – Present: Director and owner of MultiChannel Pty (Ltd) Cameroon
• 2009 – Present: Head of School timetable and Assessment Committee
• 2014 – 2021: Deputy Chairperson of the Life Sciences Committee – O.R. Tambo Costal District.
• 2012 – 2021: Member of the Life Sciences examination committee in the OR Tambo Coastal District - Eastern Cape Department of Education.
• 2012 – 2014: Examination coordinator at Department of Education Libode.
• 2008 – 2014: Cluster Leader at the Department of Education Libode District.
• 2009 – 2022: National Marker - National Senior Certificate examination
• 2011: Provincial Moderator – Department of Education Eastern Cape
• 2011 – 2015: Auditor general of the Cameroonian Association in the EC Province.
• 2006 – 2011: Deputy President of the Cameroonian Association in the EC Province.
• 2021 – Present: Deputy President of the South West Cameroonian Association in the Eastern Cape - SA

• Reviewer of Articles for The Following Journals:
• Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (SAJESBM)
• Reviewer of Articles for The Following Conferences:
• Internation Business Conference (IBC)
• Social Sciences International Research Conference (SSIRC)

• PGSP – Research Supervisor Support and Development (RSSAD) 2 April 2025 – 23 July 2025.
• RCD - EdHeroes Global Forum 2025: Technology and Innovation in Education: 10 July 2025.
• RCD - Online workshop Coding Qualitative Data (Repeat): 9 October 2021
• RCD - Online Advanced level workshop on Qualitative Research Methodology with Atlas.ti: 1-2 July 2021
• RCD - Online Intermediary level workshop training on Qualitative Research Methodology with Atlas.ti 14-17 June 2021
• RCD - Online workshop Introduction to Qualitative Research Coding with Atlas.ti software: 20-21 May 2021
• RCD - Online workshop Are we all still here? Remote supervision of doctoral students: 14 September 2020
• RCD - Online workshop Guiding the theoretical framework and structuring a doctoral thesis: 28-29 September 2021
• RCD - Online workshop on The Role of Intercultural Competence in Postgraduate Supervision: 3 November 2020
• RCD - Online workshop on Finding your gap and making the case for your question: 7 July 2020
• RCD - Introduction to Qualitative Research Coding with Atlas.ti software: 13-14 August 2020
• RCD - online workshop Research Design and Methods on the 13-15 April 2021
• Step-by-step guide to prepare a successful paper for publication: Springer nature Heidelberg, Germany, 23 June 2020
• RCD - Online workshop Introduction to Qualitative Research Coding with Atlas.ti software: 14-15 May 2020
• RCD - Workshop and training on Using STATISTICA for Quantitative Data Analysis: 18-20 June 2019
• RCD - Proposal Writing, Research Design and Thesis Writing (Repeat) on the 4-26 April 2018
• RCD - Training on conference/journal manuscript paper writing and publication workshop by Directorate of Research, Innovation and Development, East London, South Africa: 12-15 August 2017
• RCD - Training on conference/journal manuscript paper writing and publication workshop by Directorate of Research, Innovation and Development, East London, South Africa 10-13 March 2017
• RCD - Training on conference paper writing and publication capacity workshop for researchers by Directorate of Research, Innovation and Development, East London, South Africa 2-4 October 2016.
• RCD - Faculty Research Seminar for the Faculty of Commerce and Administration by Faculty Research Committee and the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Development, Mthatha, South Africa 16-17 October 2016.
• RCD - Training on Scientific Article Writing & Grant Proposal Writing for Humanities, Education, Management and Law Researchers by Directorate of Research, Innovation and Development, Polokwane, South Africa 21-22 October 2016.
• RCD - Introduction to Statistic Analysis workshop for post-graduate students by the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Development, Mthatha, South Africa 15-16 October 2015.
• RCD - Faculty Research Seminar for the Faculty of Commerce and Administration by Faculty Research Committee and the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Development, Mthatha, South Africa 11 October 2015.

• Ngota, B.L., Smith, E. E., and Deliwe, A.P. (2026). Push-Pull Forces influencing migration: African immigrant entrepreneurs in south africa. Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship Research, 7(1), 169–186. https://doi.org/10.34001/jmer.2026.10.05.4-75
• Ngota, B.L., Smith, E. E., and Deliwe, A.P. (2025). Essential Resources that African Immigrant Entrepreneurs Access to Start Up their Business in South Africa. Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship, 10(2), 123–142. https://doi.org/10.24191/jibe.v10i2.6062
• Ngota, B.L., Smith, E.E and Deliwe, A.P., 2025. Understanding the importance of home-country skills of African immigrant entrepreneurs in South Africa, Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 13(2), 47-61.
• Ngota, B.L., 2020. Advancing the contextual factors impeding the development of aquapreneurship in Cameroon, Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 8(3), 65-82.
• Ngota, B.L., Mang’unyi E.E. and Rajkaran, S., 2019. “African immigrant entrepreneurship: A catalyst for skills transfer”, Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, Volume 25, Issue 2, 1-20.
• Ngota, B.L, Rajkaran, S & Balkaran, S & Mang’unyi, E.F., 2019. “African immigrant entrepreneurs in South Africa: Exploring their economic contributions”, Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 7(4), 33-56.
• Mang’unyi, E.E. and Ngota, B.L., 2018. “Linkage between Small-Scale Aquaculture and Rural Households’ Socio-Economic Effects: A Cameroonian Case Study”, International Journal of Agricultural education and Extension, 4(1), pp.140-150.
• Ngota, B.L., Mang’unyi E.E., and Rajkaran S., 2017. “Explaining contextual factors impeding African immigrant entrepreneurs’ progression in selected SMEs: Evidence from a local municipality in South Africa”, South African Journal of Business Management, 49(1), pp.1-9.
• Ngota, B.L., Rajkaran, S., Balkaran, S & Mang’unyi, E.E., 2017. “Exploring the African immigrant entrepreneurship – job creation nexus: A South African case study”. International Review of Management and Marketing, 7(3), pp.143-149.
• November 2025 Ngota, B.L, Smith, E.E & Deliwe, A.P., “Immigrant entrepreneurial ecosystems in South Africa: Unlocking the resilience of African immigrant entrepreneurs against all odds”. A paper presented at the Social Sciences International Research Conference (SSIRC), The Radisson Blu, Umhlanga, South Africa (Hybrid), 5 – 7 November 2025, pp 101 – 114. [Full paper published in proceedings]
• September 2024 Ngota, B.L, Smith, E.E & Deliwe, A.P., “Exploring how African Immigrant Entrepreneurs Acquired Skills that Prepared them for Entrepreneurship in Host Countries: A South African Case Study”. A paper presented at the seventeenth International Business Conference (IBC), Protea Hotel by Marriott Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province, South Africa, 22 – 25 September 2024, pp 732 – 756. [Full paper published in proceedings]
• May 2017 Ngota, B.L, Sookdhev Rajkaran, Sanjay Balkaran & Mang’unyi, E.E., “African immigrant entrepreneurs in South Africa: Exploring their economic contributions”. A paper presented at the seventeenth Annual Conference of the South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province South Africa, 03 – 05 May 2017. [Abstract published in proceedings].
• October 2016 Ngota, B.L & Rajkaran, S., “Challenges facing Small Businesses owned by African Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Mthatha, O.R. Tambo District Municipality.” A paper presented at the 2nd UNIVEN-WSU International Research Conference Galvanising development through research and innovation, Polokwane, Limpopo Province South Africa, 5 to 7 October 2016. [Abstract published in proceedings].