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Assoc. Prof 

Mdiniso­, Joyce Mnesi

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department: Anthropology & Development Studies
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9618-4956
Research Interest(s): Rural development, Socio-economic development, Eco-tourism, Environmental management.
Active Community Engagement: Member of XX ISA Congress of Sociology Association
Biography: Assoc. Prof Joyce M. Mdiniso is employed as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zululand. She has published and co-published with various authors and postgraduate students in both national and international accredited journals. She has reviewed book chapters and journal articles, presented papers, and chaired sessions at local, national, and international conferences. Assoc. Prof Mdiniso has supervised and successfully graduated postgraduate students at Honours, Master’s, and PhD levels. She has also been involved in notable international collaborative projects, including the Erasmus+ SUCSESS Project and the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund Project. Her excellence in academia has been recognised through several awards, including the Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards for Teaching and Learning (2019), Supervision (2021), and Community Engagement (2023), as well as the 2025 Faculty Excellence Award in Supervision at the University of Zululand.
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    Assessing the sustainability of agricultural projects towards improving rural livelihood in South Africa
    2021
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    The agricultural projects are regarded as the key instrument in improving rural livelihood by creating employment opportunities, improving economy and food provision. This qualitative study on the sustainability of agricultural projects was conducted in Msinga Local Municipality. The data was collected through the use of five focus group discussions with agricultural cooperatives who were sampled using the purposive sampling method. The qualitative data was analyzed through the use of content analysis. The critical aspects of the findings reveal that the sustainability of agricultural projects in the Msinga area face many challenges, such as disease outbreak, and conditions of climate change and as a result they need a support from the government to improve their livelihoods. There is a need to provide lessons to the rural farmers about ways of adapting to the climate change by strictly aligning with the national climate change adaptation strategy of the Republic of South Africa.
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    Drivers of corruption and its impact on Africa development: critical reflections from a post-independence perspective
    2022
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    There is an increase in the high level of corruption in Africa. Consequently, the continent is labelled: third world, underdeveloped and developing, despite Africa‘s endowment in human and natural resources. Political commentators dubbed ‗dark continent‘, and ‗failed states‘ to describe Africa. Therefore, this paper adopts Cressey‘s Fraud Triangle Model to explore corruption drivers such as; pressure, opportunities, and rationalisation. It argues that polygamy, extended family, unrealistic goals, and lavish lifestyle(s) contribute to corrupt practices. Moreover, conceiving an idea that one cannot be caught during a fraudulent act and the ability to justify corrupt practices were identified. Further, exploration reveals that even prostitution is far better than corruption since the former only ‗kills‘ individuals, but the latter is ‗genocide‘ and kills the masses. Corruption ‗slaughter and murder‘ aspirations and dreams of citizens discourage investors and FDI. Skilled labours leave the country, which causes brain drain and plunges the country into underdevelopment. The paper further argues that the UN conventions of 2005, which aims to fight corruption, institutions and organisations such as the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Transparency International, World Bank and other watchdogs and agencies against corruption should spread their tentacles to curb and ameliorate corrupt practices on the continent. Good governance, media freedom, democracy and democratisation principles such as rule of law, checks and balances, separation of powers and transparency, probity and accountability should be nurtured and rooted in Africa. The paper maintains that implementing such suggestions can take Africa to the next level of economic growth and development. This paper adopted sampling desktops research. Therefore, the paper recommends that anti-corruption institutions should be strengthened, and media and whistleblowers must be urged to voice corrupt practices at appropriate channels. Adhering to these measures, it is likely African continent may witness her share of economic growth and development
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    Transition to emergency online learning in SA: reflection of historically black universities
    2022
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    The year 2020 witnessed an unprecedented and rapid change in education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has forced almost all learning institutions to make an abrupt transformation to a remote learning pedagogy due to health precautions to control the spread of COVID-19 and save the academic year. Despite the evidence that remote learning makes work easier, this new content delivery method caught most universities off guard, especially those referred to as Historically Black Universities in South Africa. An in-depth literature review of the existing body of knowledge was applied to investigate HBUs and their ability to navigate the transition from face-to-face learning to remote teaching and learning. Results indicate that lecturers and students in HBUs encountered several challenges in adapting to remote teaching & learning due to constrained resources and severe lack of access to data and skills in using teaching and learning technologies. Therefore, it is recommended that academic staff undergo technology-related professional development to ensure successful integration and improved pedagogical practices. Additionally, improvements in ICT infrastructure among HBUs post-COVID-19 remain critical and should be considered in the transition to online teaching and learning.
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