Dr Sibusiso Nkomo

Sibusiso brings deep expertise in research and teaching across African governance, public policy, and media. He has held positions as a research associate and visiting academic at the University of Cape Town’s Centre for Social Science Research and the Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa, and was a doctoral fellow at the Archive and Public Culture Research Initiative. His policy work engages with democratic governance and sustainability, and his scholarly work focuses on the political thought and intellectual history of media in Southern Africa.

Prior to joining CISL, Sibusiso worked in political research and polling at Afrobarometer, and before that held roles at Good Governance Africa and Stellenbosch University. He began his career in journalism, contributing to The Sunday Independent, Cape Argus, and Cape Times.

Sibusiso holds a PhD from the University of Cape Town, a MA from the University of the Witwatersrand,Johannebsurg and completed his undergraduate studies at Stellenbosch University.​​

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