Mr. Khayelihle Excellent Khumalo

# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation

To achieve and maintain the University’s vision and mission, the research and innovation division contributes mainly by promoting the research related goal of the institution which is: to drive growth in UNIZULU research and Innovation

Faculty : Humanities and social sciences

Department : African Languages and Culture

Discipline :IsiZulu

Contact details

Email : khumalok@unizulu.ac.za

Phone :035 902 6160

Campus : KwaDlangezwa Campus

Research Interest Areas

Language planning and policy
African Indigenous Knowledge System
Teaching and learning in Higher Education
Heritage

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

Ukufundwa kwezili zesiNtu ngezikhathi zokhuvethe eNyuvesi yaseZululand.

Active Community Engagement & Service-learning work

Unizulu-King Cetshwayo District Content Workshop for Grade 10-12 Economics Educators (2021).

Teaching Interest Areas

Poetry
Semantics
Novels
Heritage

Active Research Projects

A quest for an Afro-centric post-schooling curriculum in South Africa

M/D Supervision completed (3 or 4 projects)

2022: Nonjabulo Biyela-Honours student
2022: Lungisani Mdletshe -Honours student

Impactful Research Publications

(Author(s); Year; Title; journal / publisher)

K.E. Khumalo (2023); An analysis of Covid-19 Narratives in Staffrooms of Selected school Teachers in UMhlathuze District, Kwazulu-Natal. Africa Century Editions (ACE).

K.E. Khumalo (2023) A quest for an Afro-centric post-schooling curriculum in South Africa. Journal Of African Education.

K.E. Khumalo and Z.G. Buthelezi (2021): Exclusion of Indigenous Languages from the NCV Curriculum: An Ingredient in a Recipe for the Destruction of Culture and Identity. Centre for African Languages (CAL) University of Zululand