Ndangwa Noyoo

Ndangwa Noyoo, PhD is a Professor and Director of the Southern African Policy and Development Nexus (SAPDN) in Cape Town, South Africa. He is also a Research Fellow in the Department of Social Work at the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein, South Africa. He was a visiting Professor at the Catholic University in Munich, Germany (2022 - 2023). He previously worked at the Universities of Cape Town, Johannesburg and Witwatersrand. He was also employed by the South African Government in the Department of Social Development as a Chief Director / Social Policy Specialist. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom and Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) from the University of Zambia. He was also a postdoctoral fellow at the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) Paris, France. He has published widely in the areas of social policy, social development, social work, human rights, corporate social responsibility and indigenous knowledge systems, among others.