Prof. M. Maaza is the Chairholder of the UNESCO-UNISA-IT LABS/NRF Africa Chair in Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies (U2ACN2). He is the chairman of the Nanosciences African Network ( NANOAFNET),

He is the founding member of several continental  platforms including the African Laser Centre (ALC), the African Network for Solar energy (ANSOLE), the African Materials  Research Society (AMRS), the African Physical Society (AFPS),

the African Open Access Nanojournal (Nano-Horizons),...