Bongani Mgijima is the Director of the Stellenbosch University Museum in South Africa. Bongani has worked in various capacities in the field of museums, heritage, and tourism for more than 24 years. He, together with Charmian Plummer, was instrumental in the establishment of the Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum, which remains one of the first and few community-based museums in South Africa. Bongani also managed Worcester Museum and Albany Museum. Bongani holds the following degrees: a bachelor’s degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Museum and Heritage Studies from the University of the Western Cape, a Masters degree in public administration, and a second Masters degree in Future Studies from Stellenbosch University. Bongani is a PhD candidate in Museum and Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria.