Dr. Madiseng M Phori is a tourism lecturer at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and holds a Doctor of Management Sciences in tourism from TUT and Master of Management Sciences in hospitality and tourism from Durban University of Technology in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. His research focus includes community-based tourism, sustainable tourism development, heritage and cultural tourism, rural tourism, pilgrimage tourism as well as safety and security in tourism.