Media Room

Rooibos Research Specialists for Interviews


Professor Elizabeth (Lizette) Joubert Professor Elizabeth Lizette Joubert

  • Specialist researcher at the Agricultural Research Council, Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Stellenbosch
  • Extraordinary professor at the Food Science Department, Stellenbosch University
  • Research focus: Processing, composition, bioavailability and antioxidants of Rooibos and other herbal teas
  • Contact details
    • Tel: +27+21 809-3444.
    • Fax:+27+21 809-3430



Professor Jeanine Marnewick

Professor Jeanine Marnewick

  • Manager: Oxidative Stress Research Centre
  • Faculty of Health and Wellness  Sciences; Cape Peninsula University of Technology
  • Research focus: Disease prevention, Rooibos, Honeybush, Indigenous herbal medicines, Oxidative stress-related diseases, Clinical Interventions studies, Antioxidant testing,
  • Contact details:
    • Tel: +27+21 953 8416
    • Fax:+27+21 953 8490



Professor Wentzel (Blom) Gelderblom

Professor Wentzel (Blom) Gelderblom

  • Chief Specialist Scientist
  • Programme on Mycotoxins and Experimental Carcinogenesis (PROMEC) Unit
  • Medical Research Council
  • Extraordinary Professor at the Biochemistry Department, Stellenbosch University
  • Research focus: Carcinogenesis, Toxicology, Drug metabolism.
  • Contact details
    • Tel: +27+21 938-0286
    • Fax:+27+21 938-0260