Prof Richard Mduduzi Mthethwa

# 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: Commerce, Administration and Law

Department: Public Admin

Discipline: Public Admin

Highest Qualification

DAdmin (Public Management) University of Pretoria;

Contact details

Email: MthethwaR@unizulu.ac.za

Phone: 035 902 6487

Campus: KwaDlangezwa

Active Community Engagement & Service-learning work

IASIA,
ASSADPAM,
SAAPAM,
CAPAM.

Research Interest Areas

Public policy,
Policy implementation
Public sector ethics,
Social security
Leadership and Governance

Research Interest Areas

Public policy,
Policy implementation
Public sector ethics,
Social security
Leadership and Governance

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

Intervention Strategies for Students Working with, and Parents and Teachers of, Learners with Special Learning Needs: A Transdisciplinary

M/D Supervision completed (3 or 4 projects)

(Year; Name of student; level of study; status)
3-5 publications that highlight your research:

Gwala FN. “Transforming Graduate Unemployment Through Policy: A Case Study Of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality- KwaZulu Natal” PhD (Completed)

Bonga Blessing Mdletshe “AN INVESTIGATION INTO CITIZEN AGGRESSION ON MUNICIPALITY EMPLOYEE’S PROSOCIAL AND PROACTIVE WORK BEHAVIOUR: A CASE STUDY OF A KWAZULU NATAL MUNICIPALITY” PhD (In progress)

Mandisi Matyana “Assessing the role of Industrial Development Zones in alleviating poverty in South Africa: perspectives from KwaZulu Natal Province” PhD (In progress)

Impactful Research Publications

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

Mthethwa R M; Ndebele NC and Thusi X, 2023. “The Effects and Prospects of Covid-19 in South African Local Government Sphere”. International Journal of Social Science Research and Review, 6 (7):

Gwala, FN, Mthethwa RM and Jili, NN. 2023. “An Analysis of the Factors, Effects and Experiences Associated with High Graduate Unemployment in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality of South Africa”. African Journal of Public Affairs, 14(1): 121 – 151

Matyana M and Mthethwa RM 2022 “Community participation conundrum in the Winnie Madikizela Mandela Municipality integrated development plan: Exploration of an enhanced future”. International Journal of Science and Research 11 (2): 1124 – 1130.

Matyana M. and Mthethwa RM. 2022. “Service delivery disparities at Winnie Madikizela Mandela Local Municipality: prospect and challenges”. International Journal of Science and Research 11 (6): 130 – 135

Mthethwa, RM and Mdletshe, BB. 2022. “The Implementation of the Self-Help Housing Policy in South Africa: A Critical Reflection” in Housing the Poor on the African Continent: Reconsidering Ubuntu Philosophy. MM Masuku, et al. Eds. Cambidge Scholars Publishing

Mthethwa RM and Luthuli C. 2021. “The impact of COVID 19 pandemic on teaching and learning at tertiary institutions: opportunities and challenges”. African Journal of Public Affairs, 12 (3): 91 – 103