Contact Info

Office 8(2), A Block Building

Phone: +27 35 902 6395

Dr MS Nkwanyana

Senior Lecturer

Qualifications:

STD (Eshowe College) Travel & Tourism (RAU), Hons in Education, MNGT Law (UP), MRT (UNIZULU), PhD, UNIZULU

About

Dr Mildred Samukelisiwe Nkwanyana is currently a lecturer, teaching Tourism Research A and B; Introduction to Recreation, and Recreation management to undergraduate and postgraduate students at the University of Zululand, Main campus. She supervises postgraduate students in the Department. She has attended international and local Conferences i.e. LARASA (Leisure and recreation association of Southern Africa- 2018), Tourism Innovation in Uganda-2019, HSS Online Conference-2020. She has published research papers in DHET accredited journals and has presented some of her papers in local and international conferences. She plays an active role in community engagement projects such as PALAR and Trans Atlantic project.

Research Interests

  • Cultural heritage tourism
  • Tourism Management
  • Pilgrimage-Religious
  • Recreation and Leisure

Professional Memberships

  • Member: ATLAS (Association for Tourism and Leisure Education and Research)

Research Databases / Publications

  1. Samukelisiwe Nkwanyana, Ikechukwu. O. Ezeuduji, Antonia Thandi Nzama. (2016). Cultural heritage tourism in South Africa: Perceived a Panacea for rural development. Acta Universitatis Danubuis Oeconomica, Vol 12 (6).
  2. Samukelisiwe Nkwanyana (2018).Conserving cultural heritage and the usage of indigenous knowledge: A case study of the Zululand District, Municipality, and KwaZulu-Natal. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure. Volume 7 (2) ISSN: 2223-814X
  3. Samukelisiwe Nkwanyana, Usanda Bekebu and Sifiso Mhlongo (2018). Evaluating tourists’ expectations and experiences visiting the Royal Natal National park and Game Reserves in Southern Drakensberg, KwaZulu- Natal. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure. Volume 7 (4) ISSN: 2223-814X
  4. Samukelisiwe Nkwanyana (2020). Recreation and Leisure in Promoting Social inclusion: A reflection of documented theory, African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, Volume 9(2) ISSN: 2223-814X
  5. Samukelisiwe Nkwanyana and Denis Xulu (2020). Indigenous knowledge incorporating pastoral healing and pilgrimage tourism: The case of Ngome Marian Shrine. Pharos Journal of Theology, Volume 101 (32) ISSN 2414-3324
  6. Samukelisiwe Nkwanyana and Thamsanqa Njiyela (2021). The Sanctity of Emmaus Pilgrimage Heritage Site: The Case of Abbot Francis Pfanner. Pharos Journal of Theology, Volume 102 (24) ISSN 2414-3324