Dr Sithembiso Myeni

Dr Sithembiso Myeni

Dr Sithembiso Myeni graduated from Durban University of Technology (Diploma in Public Management and Bachelor of Technology in Public Management), then University of KwaZulu-Natal (Master of Development Studies), and the University of Manchester (PhD in Development Policy and Management). His areas of broad interests are political parties, local governance, gender and politics, state reform and service delivery. Before joining UKZN, he was a principal investigator in a collaborative research project on women and political parties for the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs – SA (NDA –SA).

From 2004-2007, Sithembiso worked as a researcher on several research projects for the CGE, such as the 2005 Gender Opinion Survey, HIV/AIDS and the Elderly, Widowhood, and Women and Local Governance. He is also participating in ongoing field research with Prof Bracking, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, UK, on black economic empowerment policy and economic justice, which is exploring the views of businesspeople on how government policy is working with respect to helping historically disadvantaged people in the private sector