Department of Public Administration and Management

Ms M Khanya

College of Economic and Management Sciences
School of Public and Operations Management
Department: Public Administration and Management
Lecturer
Tel: 012 429 6168
E-mail: phutimp@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • Masters of Public Administration (UNISA)
  • Honours in Public Management and Governance (University of Johannesburg)
  • BA Politics (University of Johannesburg)

Currently teaching

  • Foundations of Public Administration (PUB2601)
  • Local Government Finance: Systems (PUB2612)
  • Policy Studies (PUB3720)

Fields of academic interests

  • Human Resource Management
  • Local Government Finance
  • Public Policy
  • Leadership and Ethics
  • Public Administration & Management

Field of Specialisation

  • Human Resource Management
  • Public Policy
  • Local Government Financial Management

Journal articles

  • Mudau, J., Mokgokong, M.J. and Khanya, M.P. 2021. Gerontocracy and the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Public Sector Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Perennial Problem. European Journal of Economics, Law and Social Sciences. ISSN 2519-1284
  • Khanya, M.P. 2021. Teacher Turnover in the Tshwane South District. Master’s Thesis, University of South Africa

Paper presentations

  • South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM)- 27 September- 01 October 2021: Policy Development and neoliberalism in post-1994 South Africa: A symbiotic affair”
  • International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) conference 22-26 July 2019: South African Perspectives on Turnover and Retention Strategies 2019 South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM)- 18-22 May
  • Integrity Management: The case of Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Public Sector Ethics, Trust and Values 2018 School of Public Administration & Management (SPMA) conference 25-16 October
  • Paper presentation on Teacher Turnover in the Tshwane South District between 2013-2015

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • 2022   Young Academics Programme
  • 2021   UNISA CEMS
  • 2019   NRD Thuthuka Staff Development Bursary
  • 2019   Training and Resources in Research Ethics Evaluation
  • 2016   Postgraduate Development Fellowship

Projects

  • Managing Integrity: causes, consequences and remedies for Public Service Corruption
  • Masters research project: Factors that led to the turnover of teachers who resigned voluntarily from the profession in the period 2013-2015 in Tshwane South District.

Other

  • Qualified Moderator (2017)
  • Qualified Assessor (2016)
  • Certificate in Research Methodology (Spring School for Postgraduate students, 2014)