Mr Ngqapheli Obadia Mchunu
Mr Ngqapheli Mchunu is a PhD research trainee in the Development, Capable and Ethical State. He holds a master?s degree in Political Sciences. He specialises in matters of governance and state institutions, corruption, public sector ethics, service delivery and public opinion research. Currently, Mchunu is enrolled for a Doctoral programme in Political Science at Stellenbosch University where he is examining the challenges facing South Africa?s corruption fighting institutions in a dominant party state (2004-2019) using the province of KwaZulu-Natal as a case study.
Experience and special projects: During his master?s studies, he held an intern position at the Human Sciences Research Council he was involved in high-level research projects for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), the office of the Presidency, the Electoral Commission and the National Development Agency (NDA). He is competent in both qualitative and quantitative social sciences research methods including questionnaire design, data collection and analysis.
Publications: ? Mchunu, N. and Dlamini, S.I., 2020. Wavering Ethical Leadership and Local Governance: KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. Journal of Public administration, 55 (1), pp. 62-81. ? Gordon, S. Roberts, B. Struwig, J. Mchunu, N. Mtyingizane, S & Zondi, T., 2020. Size Does Matter: The Relationship between Perceived Immigrant Group Size and Attitudes towards Foreign Nationals. South African Journal of Demography. 20 (1), pp. 28-56. ? Mchunu, N., 2019. Corruption perceptions and their effects on young graduate?s attitudes towards public sector recruitment processes and trust in public institutions. A quantitative exploration of students from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the KwaZulu-Natal department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. African Journal of Public Affairs. 11(3), pp. 59-78. ? Gordon, S., Struwig, J., Roberts, B., Mchunu, N., Mtyingizane, S. Radebe, T. 2018. What drives citizen participation in political gatherings in modern South Africa? a quantitative analysis of self-reported behaviour. Social Indicators Research. 141 (2), pp.791-808. ? Roberts, B.J., Bohler-Muller, N., Struwig, J., Gordon, S.L., Mchunu, N., Mtyingizane, S. & Runciman, C. 2017. Protest blues: public opinion on the policing of protest in South Africa. SA Crime Quarterly. 62, pp. 63-80
Social Norms and Behaviour tracking: Measuring Attitudes to Corruption in SA - (GIZ)
The objective of the project is to provide credible evidence-based data that promotes a shared understanding of let drivers and enablers of corruption....
The Impact of and Amendments to the Political Party Funding Act 6 of 2018 (PPFA)
To access the Implications of the Operationalisation of the Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (PPFA) drafted by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA, M....
The 2021 Social Unrest in South Africa: Primary survey-based research
With reference to the unrest in KZN and Gauteng and its far-reaching social and economic impacts on the country, this research is to better understand....
Wentworth: A Social Economic and Political History
This study aims to examine transformations in social, economic and political circumstances and the impact of these changes on one urban community ??? ....
Synthesis evaluation of State Capacity - Focus on DGs & HoDs
The system under which DG's and HoD's operate including but not limited to leadership, skills, configuration, processes and functioning, employment co....
The Evaluation of the National Education Trust (NECT)
The purpose of the evaluation is to conduct an evaluation of the NECT on behalf of FREF (through Tshikululu Social Investments), a core funder of the ....
DMV: Needs Assessment amongst Military Veterans of the RSA, and their Dependent's
PHASE 1 1. Survey of relevant reports, legislation, and literature on MVs. 2. In-depth interviews (5 to 10) with key members of DMV and MV association....
Assessment of the implementation and enforcement of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC)
Development of rating metrics / scorecard to objectively assess South Africa's compliance with Articles 5, 6, 8 and 10 of the AUCPCC design and imple....
UJ-HSRC Covid-19 Democracy Survey
The main aim of this UJ-HSRC COVID-19 Democracy Survey was to provide critical social data with which to understand public perceptions of the economic....
Limpopo 2020: Evaluating Armed Forces Day
The main aim of this study is to determine the impact of Armed Forces Day 2020. Armed Forces Day will be held in Limpopo on 21 February 2020 and a co....
Public Officials Skills and Capacity Audit
The purpose of the project is to conduct a skills and capacity audit to understand the capacity realities and support requirements of entry, mid and s....
Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST) project
a) Identify how transparency and accountability within the current systems for delivering and procuring infrastructure needs to be improved at a natio....