Alumni: Where are they after qualifying?
From time to time our alumni send us information about where they have landed up. We then post this information here.
Our students go on to work in a wide variety of situations – in South Africa, and internationally. Some work for local NGOs, research institutes or local and national government, others for international NGO’s or government think-tanks. A proportion go on to study further, locally and abroad.
If you want to have your information posted on this page, or wish to update an entry, please email zondim6@ukzn.ac.za
Miss Lungisile Shange (Masters in Population Studies 2017)
She is currently working as a Research Assistant at the Centre for Visual Methodologies for Social Change and she is hoping to do a PhD at the School of Built Environment and Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Mr Siyabonga Ntombela (Development Studies, 2017)
He holds a Master in Development Studies degree plus is currently registered for a PhD with the School of Built Environment and Development Studies. His Master’s qualification managed to secure a lecturer post with School of Social Sciences, International and Public Affairs Cluster teaching Political Philosophy to undergraduates and providing supervision to Honours students. (ntombelas@ukzn.ac.za)
Ms Thembalethu Shangase (Development Studies, 2017)
Ms Thembalethu Shangase is currently working as a research consultant at ikapadata. ikapadata (www.ikapadata.com) is a survey research and data science company specializing in social research, M& E and market research. at ikapadata Thembalethu is responsible for the management of research projects in the development sector. Within this space she was responsible for designing questionnaires, undertaking focus groups, managing fieldwork, data analysis, compiling research reports and client presentations. Miss Shangase is reachable via email: mzhangase@gmail.com
Zinhle Mthembu (Development Studies, 2017)
She is a Lecturer at the University of North-West, Mafikeng Campus in the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences under the Department of Development Studies. She is lecturing final year students and also supervising Honours students. Before she joined NWU, she was working at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), in the HIV/AIDS, STIs and TB (HAST) Unit, Cape Town Office as a Supervisor for The Fifth South African HIV, Behaviour and Health Household Survey (SABSSM V). She is currently busy with her PhD proposal. She can be contacted at: mzinhle2@gmail.com
Taygen Edwards (Population Studies, 2017)
She is currently employed at the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies (AHRI) working as a junior researcher on a cluster randomised controlled trial that aims to jointly treat perinatal depression, enhance parenting and improve child developmental outcomes.
Maryking M Masebo (Population Studies 2013)
Currently lecturing at Chancellor College, the biggest of the four constituent colleges of the University of Malawi.
I am teaching Population and Healthy Geography in the dept of Geography and Earth Sciences.
Before joining the university, I was teaching Geography and Social and Development studies at secondary/high school.
Thanks SDS/UKZN. I am enjoying my work.
Maryking M Masebo (MA Population Studies)
Natashya Kristanna Pillay
(Population Studies, 2010), is enjoying the working world after graduating on her 24th birthday. In 2011, she worked at Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD) – a UNAIDS Collaborating Centre. During that time she continuedher associationat the School of Development Studies, producing a few academic publications. Thereafter, she served as National M&E Officer for the U.S President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), for one of its donor organisations, Childline South Africa. Since 2013, she has been part of the Democratic Alliance first as the National Contact Centre Manager, and more recently National Manager of Memberships, Volunteers, Activists and Statutory Obligations. She can be contacted on natashyakpillay@gmail.com
Farzana Alli (Population Studies cum laude, 2012)
…is currently working in the field of monitoring and evaluation at the Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health (MaTCH) Unit in Durban. She previously worked as a research consultant/researcher for various organizations including Oxfam, PEPFAR, HEARD and the Medical Research Council of South Africa. She is currently pursuing a PhD in population studies at the School of Built Environment and Development studies. She can be contacted at alli.farzana@gmail.com
Mohammed Vawda
(Population Studies, 2012)
Sarah Montgomery (nee Hobbs) (Development Studies 2007)
Sarah is working at CAFOD in London as their Economic Justice Policy Analyst.She isspecifically looking at the role that small and micro enterprises play within economies and at what an enabling environment that would best suit their needs (from their perspectives) would look like. She added this to a blog recently. http://cafodpolicy.wordpress.com/2013/07/09/what-would-thinking-small-look-like-in-global-value-chains/
Zack Zimbalist (Development Studies, cum laude, 2012)
Zack is a PhD candidate in African Studies at Johns Hopkins, Washington DC.His PhD topicwill most likely berelated to labour and migration in South Africa, and as a result will keep him connected to South Africa. He can be contacted on ZZIMBAL1@jhu.edu
Loveness Satande (Development Studies, 2009)
…dida one year internship at the Health Economics HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD). Currently employed as Program Coordinator by the American International Health Alliance, Twinning Centre Regional Office, a USA based NGO in Pretoria, working to advance global health by helping communities and nations with limited resources build sustainable institutional and human resource capacity(refer to www.TwinningAgainstAIDS.org).Her main role is to keep abreast of all program activities and maintain close contact with partners, volunteers, and other collaborators. ‘I am grateful to the School of Development Studies for making me reach this far’. she says. Shecan be contacted on lsatande@aiha.co.za
Anthea Dallimore (Development Studies, 2000)
Anthea has been awarded a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science. The title of the doctoral thesis is ‘Banking on the Poor: Savings, Poverty and Access to Financial Services in Rural South Africa’. She is currently working as an independent consultant, and can be contacted at: antheadallimore@webafrica.org.za
Michiel Arnoldus (Development Studies 2008)
Michiel Arnoldus is an economic development consultant who works mostly in Africa. Originally he was trained as a business economist and worked for five years in strategy and marketing in the corporate world. After completing his Masters in Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2007 he started working as an Economic Development Consultant. In 2008 he joined the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam, where he helped organisations such as the World Bank, IFAD, NGOs and embassies with the design and implementation of economic development programs. He was also responsible for the investment strategy and evaluation of investment opportunities for an €14 million investment fund for SMEs in Africa and Latin America with the potential to alleviate poverty by creating jobs and opportunities for small farmers. In addition he has developed a number of practical training modules on business plan development, market research, branding and value chain analyses, for development practitioners, university students and staff, farmer organisations and entrepreneurs.
In 2012 Michiel started his own consultancy company: Sense. Bridging the gap between business and development is his specialty. His belief is that if we want a more secure livelihood for people in developing countries we need to nurture entrepreneurs and help them to build self-sustaining businesses, that offer jobs and opportunities to small farmers, emerging commercial farmers & Small and Medium Sized companies. In order to do so Michiel is working with entrepreneurs in Africa, and tries to build partnerships between Businesses in Africa and Europe and Development programs.
Catherine van de Ruit (Development Studies)
has completed her PhD in Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. The title is ‘The Institutionalization of AIDS Orphan Policy in South Africa.’
Steven Lawrence Gordon (Population Studies cum laude 2011)
is currently a researcher at the Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery (DGSD) programme within the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). DGSD is dedicated to addressing key national, regional and international questions of service delivery, development, democratisation, the state, citizenship, crime and corruption. Steven Gordon is currently working with the longstanding South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) projects to help build a body of research and knowledge on these issues. He has a great appreciation and admiration for the School where he acquired the skills and competencies necessary to perform his current duties. Steven Gordon is currently exploring the prevalence of xenophobia in South African society for his doctoral studies. He can be contacted at sgordon@hsrc.ac.za.
Melhiku Tiruneh (Development Studies 2009)
is working in Ethiopia as Project Officer for a pan-African NGO called The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) (www.africanchildforum.org). His job is to manage the Information Hub, a platform for the exchange and dissemination of information and networking among organisations, experts and advocates for the rights and welfare of the child. The InfoHub also has a resource centre as well. He can also be reached at tiruneh@africanchildforum.org or melhiku@gmail.com.
Thorin Roberts (Population Studies 2004)
is currently Project, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager for an early childhood development NGO called TREE, based in Durban. He writes that he’s satisfied with the job which challenges the width and breadth of his skills set, a great deal of which has its roots in his training and experiences with the School of Development Studies. He can be contacted at maxlagoon@gmail.com
