People

The SARChI is composed of the following team of staff members, post-doctoral, PhD and Master’s students, and part-time graduate student assistants.  The team is working towards meeting the aims and objectives around applied poverty reduction assessment which fall under its current research themes.

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First team meeting for SARChI (2016) [team photo: 2016]

 

First meeting of the SARChI Team in 2015 (Photo credit : Judith Shier)
First meeting of the SARChI Team in 2015 (Photo credit : Judith Shier)

2016

NRF/DST South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Applied Poverty Reduction Assessment / Professor

Sarah Bracking
Sarah Bracking

SARChI Research Manager

Kathleen Diga
Kathleen Diga

SARChI Post Doctoral Fellow (2016)

 

 

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Dr Celestin Mayombe

 

SARChI Post Doctoral Researcher (2014/2015)

Sithembiso Myeni
Sithembiso Myeni

Research Coordinator / Junior Researcher

Stephen Olivier
Stephen Olivier

        SARChI Senior Researcher

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Okem Andrew

 

SARChI PhD Students (2014/2015/2016)

Danford Chibvongodze
Danford Chibvongodze
Fikile Rouget
Fikile Rouget
Zibo Mpongwana
Zibo Mpongwana

Master’s Students (2016)

Shanaaz Rademeyer

Master’s Students (2014/2015)

Amy Benn

Kwazi Makhanya

Junior Researcher (2016)

Siyabonga Ntombela
Siyabonga Ntombela

 

Current SARChI Graduate Student Assistants (2016)

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Mfundo Mdletshe

Phindile

Phindile Pearl Ngubane

Ntando

Ntando Ninela

 

Smanga Mkhwnazi

 

 

 

School of Built Environment and Development Studies Staff

Glen Robbins (Firm Survey Project – 2015/2016)

Myriam Velia (Firm Survey Project – 2015/2016)

Mvuselelo Ncgoya (Climate Change & Poverty Reduction project – 2015/2016)

 

 

SARCHI ALUMNI

Former SARChI Graduate Student Assistants

Ayanda Tshabalala
Ayanda Tshabalala
Lelethu Keke
Lelethu Keke
Mandy
Mandy Lombo
Mbali Mthembu
Mbali Mthembu
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Precious Shezi

 

Malcom
Malcom Munyaradzi Chiororo

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Unathi Beku

Researcher

Nduta Mbarathi

Jana Rogoll

Audrey Chiedza

Ciza Mukabaha

Former Senior Researcher (ECD Informal Centres Project) (2016)

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Heidi Attwood

Former SARChI Research Coordinator (D’RAP) (2016)

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Bahle Mazeka

 

SARCHI ALUMNI (What are they doing now?) 

  • 2015 – Dr S Myeni is Lecturer at Housing within the School of Built Environment and Development Studies at UKZN
  • 2015 – Ms A Jukuda works for the National Research foundation
  • 2015 – Mr P Ramike works with Gauteng Social Development department
  • 2015 – Ms R Kara is pursuing her PhD at Rhodes University
  • 2015 – Ms I Harber worked as a Programme Coordinator for Oxfam Australia (in Durban office)
  • 2016 – Ms M Lombo works as a content moderator for the National Department Health B-wise mobi youth portal in Johannesburg
  • 2016 – Ms P Shezi – now works with the Farmer Support Group, UKZN (PMB campus)