Staff

Head of Department
Mr Ntsikelelo Breakfast
Prof Ntsikelelo Breakfast
Position: Head of Department
Department: History and Political Studies
Room:  0609 (South Campus)
Location: South Campus
Phone:  0415044258
Email: Ntsikelelo.Breakfast@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications:  BAdmin (Political Studies), BA Honours (Political Science), M.A (Political Science), PhD
Expertise: Political development, Sociology of Development and Development Studies, Conflict Management and Resolution, Political Economy, Strategic and Security Studies, SA’s Local Government, Political Theory and Sociology of Race.
Responsibilities: Teaching, curriculum design and development, supervision of post-graduate students, publishing and academic engagement
Administrative Staff
Sisandavm
Mrs Sisanda Mtshengu
Position: Secretary
Department: History and Political Studies
Room: 0611
Location: South Campus
Phone: 041 504 4842
Email: Sisanda.Mtshengu@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: Adv Diploma: Business Studies
Bulela
Ms. Bulela Salman
Position: Postgraduate Programmes: Administrator
Department: History and Political Studies
Room: Main Building , Floor 6, Room 11
Location: South Campus
Phone: 041 5041378
Email: bulela.salman@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: Diploma: Public Relations Management
Academic Staff
Nomalanga Mkhize
Prof Nomalanga Mkhize
Position: Associate Professor (Post-Graduate Co-Ordinator)
Department: Sociology & Anthropology (incorporating History)
Location: South Campus
Phone: 27 41 5044083
Fax: 27 41 5044276
Email: nomalanga.mkhize@mandela.ac.za
Expertise: Land and Agrarian questions, 19th Century South African History, Gender and Language, Youth Subcultures
Ongama Mtimka
Dr Ongama Mtimka
Position: Lecturer
Department: Political and Governmental Studies
Room: 1_0145
Location: South Campus
Phone: 0415044819
Fax: 0866553235
Email: ongama.mtimka@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: PhD (Political Studies)
Expertise: Political economy, international political economy, party systems and party politics
Responsibilities: Lecturing, Research, Module Development
Giovanni Poggi
Giovanni Poggi
Position: Lecturer (South Campus)
Department: History and Political Studies
Room: Main Building , Floor 6, Room 7
Location: South Campus
Email: giovanni.poggi@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: BA International Studies; BA Hons Political Science; MA Political Studies
Expertise: African politics; political philosophy and ideology; democratisation studies; comparative politics; developmental political economy; political culture and inclusive citizenship
Responsibilities: Lecturing at undergraduate & postgraduate levels; research and research supervision; undergraduate programme coordinator; events and seminar coordination; social media and website management; BA General programme advisor
Ms. Danielle Barnes
Ms. Danielle Barnes
Position: Lecturer: South Campus
Department: Political and Governmental Studies
Room: 0608
Location: South Campus
Phone: 041 504 1192
Email: Danielle.Barnes@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: M.Phil South African Politics and Political Economy
Expertise: South African politics and political economy, international relations, racial stereotypes
Responsibilities: Lecturer: South Campus
Prof Phakama Ntshongwana
Prof Phakama Ntshongwana
Position: Professor (Social Policy): South Campus
Department: History and Political Studies
Location: South Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 1247
Fax: 27 41 504 1368
Email: Phakama.Ntshongwana@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: DPhil Social Policy
Expertise: Policy Analyst
Vusumuzi Kumalo
Dr Vusumuzi Kumalo
Position: Lecturer
Department: Faculty of Arts
Room: 0606
Location: South Campus
Phone: 041 504 4514
Fax: 041 504 4514
Email: Vusumuzi.Kumalo@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: PhD
Expertise: My research explores struggles for African economic independence, along with struggles for African independent education through time and space, I am also involved in land restitution matters.
Responsibilities: Teaching
My site: https://africasacountry.com/2021/08/the-exilic-geographies-of-the-south
Thomas Terblanche
Thomas Terblanche
Position: Lecturer
Department: Political and Governmental Studies
Location: South Campus
Email: Thomas.Terblanche@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: MA (Political Studies)
Expertise: South African and African 20th Century political history, international relations, Ancient history, sociology of religion, history of displacement
Responsibilities: Lecturing, Research, supervising, History programme co-ordinator