I am passionate about the transformation of social institutions for the liberation of marginalized persons. For this reason, I work with grassroots civil society organizations that are seeking to effect socio-economic and spatial justice, while learning and conversing with international ones for systems change.
Hi, I’m
Inolofatseng Lekaba
Scholar Activist: Epistemic, Socio-economic And Climate Justice
Johannesburg
Summary
Overview
9
years of professional experience
5
years of post-secondary education
7
Languages
Work History
Wellbeing Economy Alliance - WEAll
African Liberation Engagement Co-lead
3 2024 - Current
Job overview
- Community Building: Foster a sense of belonging and engagement among African Liberation Hub's community members, facilitating dialogue, collaboration, and shared learning
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with partners, sponsors, and stakeholders to ensure their active involvement in the African Liberation Hub's initiatives
- Volunteer Management: Recruit, onboard, and support volunteers to contribute effectively to the African Liberation Hub's mission and events
- Event Coordination: Assist in the planning and execution of events, including the 2024 African Liberation Festival, to ensure a positive participant experience
- Feedback Collection: Gather feedback from community members and stakeholders to continuously improve the African Liberation Hub's initiatives and offerings
- Partnership Development: Identify and nurture partnerships that align with African Liberation Hub's mission and values.
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Johannesburg
Lecturer
02.2021 - 12.2023
Job overview
- I lectured Research Techniques for Planning 3A and Advanced Planning Theory 3B
- In this role, I did the expected duties of a course instructor such as designing lesson plans, course content, assessments; evaluating students' progress; teaching; and all related administrative work
- This was all done in the context of Covid-19 and the restrictions placed on in-person contact sessions
- For 2021, most of my duties were performed remotely through various platforms such as MS Teams, Blackboard, Zoom, YouTube, and Telegram
- In the years 2022 and 2023, I adopted a hybrid model as prescribed by the University Teaching and Learning policy
- In addition, I supervised for one honors student in 2022 and 2023.
Wits History Workshop
Part-time Researcher
05.2018 - 01.2019
Job overview
- I was a part of a fantastic team doing an 'ordinary' history project about 'black' Roodepoort West
- We were documenting the narratives of those people classified as black, colored, and Indian who lived in the 'Old Location' in RW and Juliwe (now known as Horizon) before they were forcefully removed to Dobsonville Davidsonville, and Azaadville respectively
- This is an oral history project
- In this role, I facilitated a community mapping project and unstructured interviews, life histories.
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Johannesburg
Assistant Lecturer
07.2017 - 12.2018
Job overview
- In this position, I was the assistant lecturer for Housing Development 2B
- With the guidance of the course main lecturer, I co-designed learning and teaching material
- I had the privilege to deliver a majority of the course content through contact lessons with two groups of second-year students over two semesters
- This was all done in accordance with the University's strategy, policy and procedures
- In addition, I was tasked with assessing the students' learning progress against these set module outcomes.
University of Johannesburg
Research Assistant
07.2017 - 01.2018
Job overview
- I was part of a small team of researchers working on three research projects for the Council of the Built Environment
- I managed the administrative duties of the Maths and Science Education research project under the project head
- My responsibilities included helping design quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments; conducting in-person interviews with participants from different parts of the country; transcribing these audio recorded interviews to text; and doing translation from isiZulu, isiXhosa, and Sesotho to English where necessary
- I was also tasked with analyzing the data collected to produce eligible reports which involved editing work.
Melissa Myambo, PhD
Research Assistant
05.2017 - 12.2017
Job overview
- I joined Dr
- Myambo for a brief time assisting with her research on Cultural Time Zones in Johannesburg and New Delhi
- This research project was based on her theory that there exist invisible barriers that enable or prevent different constituencies from accessing certain city spaces
- In this position I transcribed audio-recorded interviews; conducted ethnographic fieldwork; and organized a very successful one-day seminar and exhibition on the Spatial Transformation of Johannesburg
- The proceedings of this seminar were later published as a book by the title Reversing Urban Inequality in Johannesburg, the chapters of which I edited before sending to Routledge for final edits
- As Dr Myambo's research assistant, I also did administrative work.
City of Johannesburg
Intern town planner
01.2016 - 12.2016
Job overview
- Land use management policy implementation
- Capturing and updating online records on local government land use applications
- Assisting clients with obtaining property information as requested
- Ensuring that internal administrative processes run without unreported cogs
- Participating in spatial planning meetings to establish a consolidated Johannesburg Land Use Scheme of 2018
- Keeping government clients updated on the progress of their land use applications
- Liaising with internal and external partners about land use applications
- Assessing and making recommendations on land use applications submitted to the local authority.
Pegasus Town Planning
Intern town planner
02.2015 - 11.2015
Job overview
Education
University of Johannesburg
PhD from Urban and Regional Planning
02.2022 - 05.2025
University Overview
The Association of Commonwealth Universities & Stellenbosch University
ACU Summer School 2023 from Truth and reconciliation: from apartheid to transitional justice
07.2023 - 05.2023
University Overview
The Association for Research on Civil Society in Africa (AROCSA)
Emerging African scholars PhD workshop from Civil society
09.2022 - 05.2022
University Overview
University of Johannesburg
Master of Arts - MA from Urban Studies/Affairs
01.2018 - 04.2020
University Overview
University of Johannesburg
Bachelor of Technology - BTech from Town and Regional Planning
01.2016 - 04.2016
University Overview
Skills
Research report writing
Awards
Awards
- Golden Key International Honour Society-Lifetime Member
- Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment- Deans Honours Roll
Publications
Publications
- Land tenure reform in South Africa. A decolonial review Decolonisation of South African land tenure systems
- On Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through Coproduction of Knowledge A Case Study of the Makers Valley Partnership
- Mobility Paradigm in Johannesburg Metropolitising in South Africa's peri-urban. The case of Sedibeng Municipality
Timeline
The Association of Commonwealth Universities & Stellenbosch University
ACU Summer School 2023 from Truth and reconciliation: from apartheid to transitional justice
07.2023 - 05.2023
The Association for Research on Civil Society in Africa (AROCSA)
Emerging African scholars PhD workshop from Civil society
09.2022 - 05.2022
University of Johannesburg
PhD from Urban and Regional Planning
02.2022 - 05.2025
Lecturer
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Johannesburg
02.2021 - 12.2023
Part-time Researcher
Wits History Workshop
05.2018 - 01.2019
University of Johannesburg
Master of Arts - MA from Urban Studies/Affairs
01.2018 - 04.2020
Assistant Lecturer
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Johannesburg
07.2017 - 12.2018
Research Assistant
University of Johannesburg
07.2017 - 01.2018
Research Assistant
Melissa Myambo, PhD
05.2017 - 12.2017
Intern town planner
City of Johannesburg
01.2016 - 12.2016
University of Johannesburg
Bachelor of Technology - BTech from Town and Regional Planning
01.2016 - 04.2016
Intern town planner
Pegasus Town Planning
02.2015 - 11.2015
African Liberation Engagement Co-lead
Wellbeing Economy Alliance - WEAll
3 2024 - Current
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