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Mr Mpiana Kalula

Doctoral Student

mpiana-kalula@yahoo.co.uk

Affiliation
Doctoral Student, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa

Address

23 Leonhof Building

Vlei Street/Kingsmead Avenue

Bellville

7530

South Africa

 

Contact

mpiana-kalula@yahoo.co.uk

 

 

Biosketch

Mr. Kalula holds a BA Honours degree (D R Congo) and a Masters degree in Administration (Public Policy: Management Programmes development: University of the Western Cape, South Africa). He is busy with his doctoral studiesin Public Management (Cape Peninsula University of Technology: South Africa) with a special interest in Gerontology.

 

 

Key research/capacity building interests

 

Research Interests

  • Intergenerational relationships between older persons and grandchildren, as well as own adult children living in the same household.

  • HIV/AIDS and consequences in the life of older persons in South Africa and Africa in general.

Key methodological skills

  • Qualitative and qualitative methods

Current/planned research

 

  •  To investigate how infected HIV children could affect older carers
  •  To investigate the socio-economic impact of the old age pension in the pensioner household within selected areas of South Africa