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Assistant Lecturer
Name: Ndzalama Cleopatra Mathebula
Location: B-Ring 237 Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
DPIR Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Relations Staff听 Staff Members
Contact Details:
Tel: 011 559 2896
Email:听ndzalamacleopat@uj.ac.za
About Ms. Ndzalama Cleopatra Mathebula
Ndzalama Cleopatra Mathebula听is an Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Politics and International Relations. She is also an Associate Editor for the Journal of World Affairs: Voice of the Global South. 听Her research niches include energy and mineral resources,听African political economy, political risk analysis, and international relations. Ndzalama holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Humanities, an Honours degree in Politics and International Relations, and a Master鈥檚 degree from the 欧美福利100000 of Johannesburg. She is currently pursuing her PhD with the Wits School of Governance, focusing on energy communities in the African continent. She teaches Foreign Policy and previously served as a tutor in the department.
Ndzalama has recently published a book titled听 Debt Crisis and Sovereign Risk in Africa. She also holds membership with the Institute of Risk Management South Africa and has participated in conferences, webinars, and TV interviews as a political commentator and panellist.
Recent publications
Book
- Mathebula, N. C. 2025. Debt Crisis and Sovereign Risk in Africa. New York. Routledge.
Book Chapter
- Ndzendze, B., & Mathebula, N. 2025. Self-sufficiency, Disengagement and the BRI: Comparing the US, Brazil, and China in African Energy. In: Manga Edimo, R.M., Rajaoson, J. (eds) China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Journal听 Article
- Mathebula, N. C. (2025). How does a听development model shape energy policy? A听case of South Africa鈥檚 Just Energy Transition and the National Development Plan.听Polityka Energetyczna 鈥 Energy Policy Journal, 28(2), pp.151-168.
