André de Villiers Professor, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Anthony Gachanja Professor of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya Catherine Ngila Deputy Vice Chancellor, Riara University (on leave of absence) and Ag. Executive Director, The African Academy of Sciences, Nairobi, Kenya Egmont Rohwer Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Pretoria, South Africa Harald Pasch Professor and SASOL Chair in Analytical Polymer Science, Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Lucky Mokwena Divisional Manager, Central Analytical Facilities, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Luke Chimuka Professor of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Madelien Wooding UPLC-IMS-HDMS Facility Manager, Department of Chemistry, University of Pretoria, South Africa Marian Asantewah Nkansah Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana Nelson Torto Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research Science and Technology, Government of the Republic of Botswana