Prof Sibali is currently working as a Dean of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture and Full Professor at the University of Fort Hare. In 2018 and 2020 he was awarded research funding grants by the Department of Trade Industry and Competition (DTIc) under Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP) and National Research Foundation (NRF) under Competitive Support for Unrated Researchers (CSUR) respectively. His research efforts were acknowledged by being awarded with a “Million and Half Million Rand Club - Research and Innovation Virtual Awards in 2021 by the University of South Africa. Prof Sibali research work has made a positive impact to our societies as results obtained contributed to new knowledge or addition of new knowledge to the existing one. Results of his research work have been presented at several conferences and in international and local journals - high impact factor journals. He has supervised Doctoral and Masters Students to completion. His wide-ranging areas of research interest include chemical pollution monitoring and assessment in the environment (water and bio-water, air and soil).