Ndangwa Noyoo

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor at Southern African Policy and Development Nexus (SAPDN)

This paper revisits Esping-Andersen's welfare regimes typology and applies it to the South African context. To argue its case, it refers to and uses the construct of colonialism of a special type. The paper notes that unlike other African countries, Esping-Andersen's framework resonates with South Africa's social policy and welfare regime because o...

The paper discusses the World Bank’s and International Monetary Fund’s Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1980s and 1990s. Most countries in this region did not demonstrate autonomy in regard to national economic management and public policy processes, but acquiesced to the economic austerity prescriptions of the i...

This book examines the culture of wanton violence in protest actions in South Africa. It brings forth social science analyses and perspectives as well as solutions. It argues that social science solutions are rarely sought when violent protest actions erupt in South Africa. It is always law and order perspectives which dominate in the discourse on...

This chapter argues that South Africa’s protest culture, which is typified by inter alia: wanton violence, looting, the destruction of property and loss of life, needs to be changed by State and civil society interventions, that focus on the basic needs of communities and engender their self-reliance. It further observes that such violent and destr...

The notion that housing is the bedrock of the social and economic development of families and communities is well acknowledged in all societies. From a social development and social policy perspective, this conceptual paper provides a compelling argument about the dividends that accrue from integrating housing and education planning. The rights to...

This paper argues for the inclusion of indigenous social security systems in post-colonial African countries' social policy endeavours. It contends that in most cases, African political actors and policy-makers do not consider these indigenous forms of social protection when they are developing social policies for their respective countries, and th...

The chapter discusses international social work in the arena of global development.

Public Lecture

This seminar discusses social work and international development as well as the financing of projects on a global level.

The purpose of this paper is to examine South Africa’s comprehensive social protection system and the social wage which is provided by the state. It is informed by a much broader research study that was spearheaded by the Department of Social Work at Taiwan National University which focused on global social welfare regimes, particularly placing emp...

This paper seeks to challenge the 'ivory tower' mentality that seems to typify most of Africa's academics in the 21 st Century. Its main argument is that African academics are not playing their critical role of transforming Africa's socioeconomic and political conditions for the better, through activism. Thus, it contends that they have failed to b...

The presentation discusses global social work against a backdrop of globalisation. It argues that we need to anchor global social work on the encapsulating and enveloping phenomenon of globalisation. It also calls for a decolonised social work that is underpinned by indigenous forms of care.

The paper teases out the nexus between social policy and spatiality in post-apartheid South Africa, where space is still being defined by colonial and apartheid imperatives.

In this chapter we examine online education in South Africa’s institutions of higher learning during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as part of our effort to highlight the opportunities, challenges, and prospects for this type of education in the country. We use the backdrop of South Africa’s Fourth Industrial Revolution (4th IR) agenda as a w...

This chapter explores the situation of the family in South Africa during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and nationwide lockdown. It uses an exploratory methodology to unearth and examine some of the forces which had impacted on the family during the pandemic. To do this, we analyze secondary data sources to gain insights into the situation of...

Este volumen cuestiona las formas tradicionales de crear conocimiento en la investigación sobre migración y se propone a descentralizar el sesgo eurocéntrico del país receptor y explorar los procesos de migración Sur-Sur proporcionando perspectivas del país de origen sobre la migración. El libro está dividido en secciones sobre Perspectivas, Experi...

This book exposes corruption and malpractices at the University of Cape Town (UCT), which the author witnessed during his tenure as a Head of Department (HoD) there, before he was ousted by a group of lecturers in his department. The former had been aided and abetted by senior administrators at the faculty level. It is a personal account that is ev...

Interested authors may kindly send an abstract (around 300 to 500 words) with 5 keywords and authors bio on or before September 25th, 2023 to Dr. Koustab Majumdar at koustabm@ranchi.rkmvu.ac.in (cc to rajendra.baikady@mail.huji.ac.il). Please indicate “The oxford Handbook of Global Indigenous Studies: Abstract Proposal” as your email subject line....

This chapter explores how the notion of human rights and the practice of social care could further be embedded in an African way of life. Even though there appears to be a broad acceptance of social work as a human rights profession in many African societies, social work seems to be in dissonance with the deeply rooted cultural practice of kinship...

This chapter is based on a desktop research study that focused on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Zambia, which had and continues to have a negative impact on the country’s public hospitals. Indeed, after the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, many people were hospitalised for treatment and palliative care. Thus, a sharp rise in COVID-19 c...

Em conjunturas de crise financeira, muitos governos nacionais foram obrigados a negociar acordos com o Fundo Monetário Internacional para receber empréstimos; em contrapartida, tiveram de adotar um Programa de Ajuste Estrutural. Porém, a austeridade fiscal prolongada prejudicou bastante as políticas sociais nos respectivos países. Este texto aprese...

Housing delivery in South Africa continues to dominate conversations on human rights and social development. Using a social development lens, this paper presents the findings of a qualitative study that aimed at exploring the housing

This review summarises and chronicles inputs from several speakers who attended a conference titled: Will the Welcome ever Run Dry?: Interrogating the Hierarchy of Human Categories – The Case of Ukrainian Refugees in Europe. The conference interrogated the refugee crisis which had been precipitated by Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine. It was...

Migration in post-colonial Africa: A dialectical enquiry

In their old age, senior citizens require adequate housing that promotes their wellbeing, and this study seeks to examine the impact of housing location on older adults' safety, security and psychosocial wellbeing. This qualitative study utilised semi-structured interviews to collect data from nine older persons residing in Alexander, North of Joha...

Semester Lecture

Seminar on “Aggression and Violence”

We interrogate in this chapter migrations and social transformations in the recent past, from Africa to Europe. Using Discourse Analysis, we examine the foregoing issues from a social work perspective. The chapter particularly focusses on African migrants because of the positionality of the authors. It brings into sharp focus some of the assertions...

This presentation is about the multifaceted tragedy taking place in Ukraine, not only are there deaths and destruction to properties, but we see another tragedy taking place, one of racial relations. More specifically at the Ukrainian-Poland border. In the media we are witnessing an immense amount of support provided to Ukrainian refugees by the gr...

Presently, many countries in the Global South are increasingly recognising the critical role that social assistance programmes play in poverty reduction and the strengthening of the livelihoods of vulnerable groups. This trend has been gaining momentum in Africa, especially in the last decade, with many countries implementing social assistance prog...

Presently, many countries in the Global South are increasingly recognising the critical role that social assistance programmes play in poverty reduction and the strengthening of the livelihoods of vulnerable groups. This trend has been gaining momentum in Africa, especially in the last decade, with many countries implementing social assistance prog...

This paper analyses the role of copper mining in Zambia and examines the country’s over-reliance on this mineral, which is still its main export. Despite this industry being a colonial construct, it remains mostly unaltered in contemporary times, with foreign actors largely benefitting from it at the expense of Zambians, especially the working clas...

This paper analyses the role of copper mining in Zambia and examines the country’s over-reliance on this mineral, which is still its main export. Despite this industry being a colonial construct, it remains mostly unaltered in contemporary times, with foreign actors largely benefitting from it at the expense of Zambians, especially the working cl...

This chapter serves as the conclusion to the whole book, which covers different regions around the globe. In this regard, it proffers global perspectives to social development’s responses to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and how the world was impacted by this virus. In essence, it examines a multiplicity of issues pertaining to COVID-19. It m...

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across the globe disrupted the daily activities of all countries and plunged them into states of emergency as they instituted measures to curb its spread. Countries were forced to make the difficult choice of either protecting their economies or keeping their citizens alive. As the virus spread, most...

This chapter critiques Western development paradigms that have been utilised by African countries for decades in their quest to develop themselves in the post-colonial era. The former have been touted by Western development institutions and theorists for many years as the most effective modalities for advancing the continent. The discussion argues...

This book is a novel contribution to academic discourses on the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and how it has impacted societies globally. It proffers an overview on the social development and political measures, from both the Global North and Global South, to prevent COVID-19's spread. It illuminates major social, political and economic challenges...

Trabajo social Globalización y Descolonialidad. Una mirada desde sud africa

This was a colloquium that focussed on wanton violence in South Africa.

This presentation discusses how social development can be re-invented for the attainment of a developmental state in South Africa while using social policy as the main vehicle for the aforementioned.

Many of the authors of this book wanted to provide scholarly work about this book’s focus: the development and evolution of social welfare and social work in Southern Africa. They took cognisance of the challenges they faced in teaching social welfare and social work in their respective countries due to, among others, a lack of information about...

This chapter critically examines Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Zambia and argues that it has been unnecessarily heavily skewed, for decades, towards the mining sector. Although laudable, this approach is narrow and has militated against a comprehensive approach to CSR in the country. In arguing its case, the discussion looks at the state...

This book is written by Southern African social welfare, social work, social development, social security and social policy academics, practitioners and advocates who have varying degrees of experience. The chapters are examined through different theoretical lenses and historical perspectives. The book focuses on the pre-colonial period – a golden...

This book is written by Southern African social welfare, social work, social development, social security and social policy academics, practitioners and advocates who have varying degrees of experience. The chapters are examined through different theoretical lenses and historical perspectives. The book focuses on the pre-colonial period – a golden...

This book is written by Southern African social welfare, social work, social development, social security and social policy academics, practitioners and advocates who have varying degrees of experience. The chapters are examined through different theoretical lenses and historical perspectives. The book focuses on the pre-colonial period – a golden...

In a situation of balance of payment or public finance crisis, countries and governments have to face a hard choice between default on external debt or an IMF loan. Between a rock and a hard place most in the past have chosen the IMF loan. The agreements with the IMF are conditional on the adoption by the loan recipient country of a structural adju...

This paper critically analyses international social work against a backdrop of increasing global upheavals and uncertainties. Presently, there are shifting worldwide trends which seem to be threatening and eroding the established global norms and standards that have been in existence in the last 73 years. Some of these new shifts are viz: ultra-nat...

COVID-19 and Poverty in South Africa

The purpose of this section is to conclude and summarise the book’s discussions and arguments which were presented in its various chapters. The contents in the different chapters cover various issues that impinge upon human relationships, ranging from racism, gender-based violence and families, to health care, among others. Its main premise was to...

When South Africa became a democratic country in 1994, and after it opened its borders to the rest of Africa and the world, the number of sub-Saharan immigrants also increased due to various reasons. Previously, in the colonial and apartheid eras, immigrants from other African countries were mainly miners and migrant labourers, who came to the coun...