Mr. Alfred Njiyela Lumkwana, a dedicated educator with 35 years of experience, was a postgraduate lecturer at Walter Sisulu University’s Faculty of Education Sciences in the Department of Continuing Professional Teacher Development. He has held roles ranging from assistant teacher to school principal and vice-rector. His expertise spans financial management, educational law, human resource management, and school governance. Currently pursuing a PhD, Alfred holds numerous qualifications: B.P.Ed. (Fort Hare), BA Hons. (UNISA), B.Ed. (UNISA), Masters Diploma HRM (Rand Afrikaans Uni.), Postgraduate Diploma in Labour Law (NMMU), M.Ed. (UFS), and M.Ed. (UNITRA). His passion for education drives his commitment to nurturing future teachers.

His academic book entitled Financial Management in Education. Schools need a sound financial management system to achieve their strategic goals and objectives, as it allows them to make the best use of all available resourcesNo school can achieve its goals and objectives if it does not manage its finances properly. This book presents a practical guide to school financial management from both a legal and financial perspective. Strategies to help education officials, governing bodies and staff to manage school finance and resources are the crux of this book. Many non-financial leaders or managers in schools are overwhelmed by the jargon of financial management and avoid their responsibilities in this regard as a result. Moreover, they find themselves dealing with large sums of money when they have little or no knowledge or experience with managing school finance and resources. This book is intended to give much-needed insight into improving financial management in schools. It will help those involved in school finances fulfil their financial responsibilities and obligations to be financially accountable.