Ms. Ndzalama Cleopatra Mathebula

Assistant Lecturer
Name: Ndzalama Cleopatra Mathebula
Location: B-Ring 237 Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
DPIR Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Relations Staff  Staff Members

Contact Details:
Tel: 011 559 2896

Email: ndzalamacleopat@uj.ac.za

About Ms. Ndzalama Cleopatra Mathebula

Ndzalama Cleopatra Mathebula is an Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Politics and International Relations. She is also an Associate Editor for the Journal of World Affairs: Voice of the Global South.  Her research niches include energy and mineral resources, African political economy, political risk analysis, and international relations. Ndzalama holds a bachelor’s degree in Humanities, an Honours degree in Politics and International Relations, and a Master’s degree from the University of Johannesburg. She is currently pursuing her PhD with the Wits School of Governance, focusing on energy communities in the African continent. She teaches Foreign Policy and previously served as a tutor in the department.

Ndzalama has recently published a book titled  Debt Crisis and Sovereign Risk in Africa. She also holds membership with the Institute of Risk Management South Africa and has participated in conferences, webinars, and TV interviews as a political commentator and panellist.

Recent publications

Book

• Mathebula, N. C. 2025. Debt Crisis and Sovereign Risk in Africa. New York. Routledge.

Book Chapter

• Ndzendze, B., & Mathebula, N. 2025. Self-sufficiency, Disengagement and the BRI: Comparing the US, Brazil, and China in African Energy. In: Manga Edimo, R.M., Rajaoson, J. (eds) China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-80400-7_3

Journal  Article

• Mathebula, N. C. (2025). How does a development model shape energy policy? A case of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition and the National Development Plan. Polityka Energetyczna – Energy Policy Journal, 28(2), pp.151-168.