Experience

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  University of Cape Town

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Postdoctoral Researcher: Climate Change, Poverty, Inequality, Sustainable Development

    • Aug 2020 - Present
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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  Western Cape Education Department

  • Educator

    • Jan 2008 - Present

    A researcher with interests in urban land tenure, urbanization, social policy, migration and services delivery. An experienced educator with both high school and tertiary education systems. A committed community activist who uses the medium of theatre to tell stories and promote youth participation in development projects.

  • Lead Teacher

    • Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

    As a Lead teacher, my duties were to train Creative Arts teachers on current CAPSsyllabus. Specific focus on teachers teaching Senior phase in both primary and highschools. The training took place between 2013 and 2014 during school holidays.

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  Institute for Poverty

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Graduate Student Researcher

    • Oct 2013 - Dec 2016
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    I am part of a research team which is currently working on two Water Research Commission-funded projects, titled:a. Social Protests and Water Service Delivery in South Africab. Land Tenure and Tenancy, Water and Sanitation Development in South Africa ; allprojects are based in South AfricaAs part of PLAAS researchers, my duties and responsibilities include: To identify relevantliterature sources, Literature review reports, Field research reports, Conference presentationsand report writing, PLAAS Seminar paper and presentation, Writing Funding proposals,Participation in project workshops, meetings, field trips and other activities.Furthermore, my research interests include development planning, governance and servicedelivery.

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  Part-time Actor/Playwright/Director

  • Actor/Playwright/Director

    • Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

    Some Highlights: Acted in the Film: The Tunnel (2009)*Also directed Shakespeare Classics Macbeth and Julius Caesar with shows at ArtsCape (September 2011 and 2012) and Kirstenbosch Gardens (January 2012), andmost recently Julius Caesar at Darling Theatre in the West Coast, Romeo and Juliet(July 2013) Artscape, Romeo& Juliet (July, 2014, September 2014, Artscape andSomerset West Playhouse) and Africa Unite, Artscape (August 2014)*Wrote and directed several Environmental Plays under the City of Cape Town’s YouthEnvironmental School Project (YES) between 2008-2013.

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  Institute for Social Development, University of Western Cape

  • Western Cape, South Africa

  • Assistant Lecturer/Tutor

    • Jan 2010 - Jun 2011
    • Western Cape, South Africa

    As an Assistant Lecturer for Social Policy module my key duties and responsibilities included:Assist in teaching of Masters and Honours Students; Mark weekly tests and record the marks;Provide feedback on work covered to the Institute for Social Development and Provideconsultation sessions for students who required extra help with assignments and researchprojects.

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  Creative Consulting and Development Work (NGO).

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Field Officer

    • Apr 2011 - Apr 2011
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    This was conducted during the month of April, as part of monitoring and evaluation ofdifferent project which had taken place in the 2010.My main duties and responsibilitieswere to: Conduct research through telephonic interviews and one-on-one withparticipants of the Cape Film Commission and Cape Arts and Craft master classes;Record and analyse data using SPSS and Microsoft Excel. Finally I had to submit awritten report at the end of the project.

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  Ministry of Education Zimbabwe

  • Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwe

  • Teacher

    • Aug 2003 - Apr 2006
    • Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwe

    As an educator my key responsibility is to teach Geography and English for different levels at the school I amemployed. In addition, my core duties are to Plan and teach lessons on a daily basis;Keep records of learner attendances as well as recording work covered ;Assist theschool in developing policies and ensure the key performances areas are covered;Ensure discipline as well assist learners wherever necessary; Mark NationalExaminations for ZIMSEC; Engage the community on issues affecting education andcollaborate in their general development

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  Shape-Zimbabwe NGO

  • Student Volunteer

    • Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

    Facilitate and contribute to thorough programmatic and financial gap analysis in key prevention,treatment, care and support areas for HIV/AIDS; Coordinate and facilitate planning andimplementation of a participatory effectiveness/efficiency for key prevention, treatment, care andsupport programmes.