Bongane Mzinyane

Bongane Mzinyane

Lecturer

DisciplineSocial Work

EmailMzinyaneB@ukzn.ac.za

Contact Number031-260-2277

CampusHoward College Campus

Office AddressNo.: F218, Memorial Tower Building

Last Updated: 11 months ago

Degrees Held

  • PhD (Social Work), UKZN
  • Master of Social Sciences (Social Work), UKZN
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Public Admin, UNISA
  • Bachelor of Social Work, UKZN

Research Interests

  • Social Work and Crime Management,
  • Disaster Management and Green Social Work
  • Decolonisation and Afrocentrism
  • Therapeutic Jurisprudence
  • Child Justice Issues,
  • Restorative Justice
  • Socio-legal issues
  • Social Work education

Teaching Interests

  • Social Policy and Legislation
  • Child, Youth and Family Centred Work
  • Social Work Practice
  • Social Work Research Methods and Report

Teaching Expertise

  • Social Work and Law
  • Social Policy
  • Child Protection
  • Social Work Practice

Professional Memberships

  • Registered Social Worker (SACSSP) www.sacssp.co.za
  • Member, African Forum For Restorative Justice (AFRJ)
  • Member: Africa Network For Environmental Social Work And Disaster Management (ANESW)

Selected Publications

TRAINING MANUALS

  • Mthembu M. & Mzinyane, B (2024). Effective Communication and De-escalation Techniques (Module 5). In Zibane S, Buthelezi N & Gopal N. (eds.). Crowd Psychology for Public Order Police Officers, Issue 1, UKZN, Durban.
  • Mzinyane B, Mfene, X., Mthembu, M. (2024). Ethical & Legal Considerations in Crowd Management (Module 8). In Zibane S, Buthelezi N & Gopal N. (eds.). Crowd Psychology for Public Order Police Officers, Issue 1, UKZN, Durban.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  • Mzinyane, B.M. (2021). Access to justice for rural young offenders KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Best practices and innovative methods by practitioners when implementing diversion. Presented at the 22nd Biennial Conference of the International Consortium for Social Development. Johannesburg (held virtually), South Africa. https://confsa.eventsair.com/22nd-biennial-conference-of-the-international-consortium-for-social-development/speakers
  • Ngcobo N, Zibane S and Mzinyane B. (2022). Unlearning and co-learning in South African townships: An autoethnographic reflection of social work academics who rendered psychosocial interventions to survivors of KZN floods in times of COVID19. ASASWEI COLLOQUIUM 2022: Social Work Relevance during times of Climate Change and Disasters
  • Motloung S and Mzinyane B. (2022) Adapting the social work curricula for relevance in a South African university: a collaborative autoethnography of social work academics during the #KZNFLOODS. ASASWEI COLLOQUIUM 2022: Social Work Relevance during times of Climate Change and Disasters

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION & LEADERSHIP

  • (2025) Teaching and Learning Coordinator (Programme Coordinator): Bachelor of Social Work
  • (2025) Undergraduate Examinations Coordinator
  • (2024) Community Engagement Departmental Representative
  • (2020-2024), Field Practice Committee member, this Committee interacts with Social Work organizations across the country in order to coordinate the placements and interventions of student social workers

ACADEMIC CITIZENSHIP

  • Peer Reviewer: African Journal for Social Work (Q2)
  • Peer Reviewer: Alternations
  • External Examiner (Higher Degrees)
  • Editorial Board Member (2023-2026). Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
  • Member of Special Interest Group (ASASWEI): Environmental Social Work
  • Member: Africa Network for Environmental Social Work and Disaster Management (ANESW)

Community Engagements

  • Course Developer and Trainer: National SASSETA Project on Crowd Psychology for Public Order Police (2024), under the MA’AT
  • (2022 to date), Board Member, UKZNCORE
  • (2021-2022). Board Chairperson. UKZNCORE is an NPO in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, that renders serves families, youth and children. The organization offers a wide range of social work services including community outreach, therapy, research, amongst other services.
  • (2020-2021), Board Member, UKZNCORE is an NPO in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, that renders serves families, youth and children. The organization offers a wide range of social work services including community outreach, therapy, research, amongst other services.
  • (2013-2015), Secretary, Ladysmith Substance Abuse Forum. The Mayor chaired the forum. It dealt with inter-sectoral collaboration in the war against drug abuse.

Student Supervision