Doctoral Candidates
* To be updated.
Research Officer
kuluart@gmail.com
Nkululeko Mabandla is a research officer at the Centre for African Studies and a doctoral fellow at the Institute for Humanities in Africa. His research interests include the fields of political economy, post-colonial theory, language and history. His current research is on Chinese traders in South Africa's rural towns.
Junior Research Fellow
stsawutshawe@gmail.com
Simphiwe Tsawu is a Junior Research Fellow at the Centre for African Studies and a PhD candidate. His research interests include matters related to rural land claims on conservation areas, co-management of natural resources, and rural development in South Africa. His current research is on Traditional authorities and natural resource management: the case of Dwesa-Cwebe in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.