Assistant Lecturer, BSc; (MSc. Student in Estates Management, Dar es Salam)
Phone: +265888570726. Email: Chingamtolo.c@mzuni.ac.mw; carolinechingamtolo@gmail.com;
Caroline Chingamtolo Banda formerly worked as Estate Management Officer in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. Her research interests are property taxation and land governance
Isaac Matidza is a lecturer in estates management. He is a member of Surveyors Institute of Malawi (SIM). He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb)-UK. A holder of Bachelor of Science in Land Management – Estate Management obtained from Mzuzu University, a Master in Business Administration from Harbin Institute of Technology in China. He joined the Department in 2015. Courses taught are: property valuation and land economics. Research interests include real estate marketing, consumer behaviour, and property valuation & taxation.
Recent Publications & Conference Papers:
Manda, M. and Matidza, I., 2017. A Tracer Study of 2011–2015 Graduates from the Land
Management Programme at Mzuzu University. Journal of Education and Society in Southern
Africa, 3(3), pp.45-67.
Matidza, I., Ping, T. and Nyasulu, C., 2020. Use of digital marketing in estate agency industry in Malawi. E-Learning and Digital Media, 17(3), pp.253-270.
Loudon Luka is an internationally experienced Urban Planner with fifteen years working experience in Melbourne, Australia, and six years as a practicing planner in Malawi. He is a chartered member of the Planning Institute of Australia, a member of the Victoria Planning Law Association (Australia) as well as President of the Malawi Institute of Physical Planners (2016-2020). He holds a Bachelor of Education Degree specialising in Urban Geography obtained from the University of Malawi, a Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Planning, as well as a Master of Urban Planning degree obtained from the University of Melbourne in Australia. He has taught Urban and Regional Planning courses in the Department since August, 2014 and was head of the Department from July 2018 to July 2020. His research interests vary from urban governance, regional planning, land reform, planning law, to issues of sustainability within the broad field of urbanisation.
Recent Publications & Conference Papers
Luka, L (2010), ‘The case for improved governance as a tool for sustainable urban development in Malawi’. Paper presented at the 46th International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP), Nairobi, Kenya, 10 August 2010. Available at www.isocarp.net/Data/case_studies/1664.pdf.
Luka, L (2018), ‘Urbanisation Challenges in Malawi’. Paper presented at the Planning Africa Conference held in Cape Town on 17 October 2018. Available at www.planningafrica.org.za
Bakera, A.T, Luka, L. and Malele, V. (2019), ‘Contemporary teaching methods in civil engineering education’. Paper presented at the Innovation, Science, Engineering and Education (ISEE) Africa Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, 1 February 2019. Available at www.isee-africa.com/workshops
Felix Moses Tembo is a lecturer in Land Surveying and currently a PhD student at Mzuzu University. He holds MSc degree in Climate and Society from Mekelle University-Ethiopia, BSc in Land Surveying from University of Malawi-The Polytechnic and a diploma in GIS from University of Twente (ITC)-The Netherlands. He is a member of Surveyors’ Institute of Malawi (SIM). He has been involved in various research and consultancy work with both local and international organizations.
Recent Publications & Conference Papers:
Tembo F, Tewodros T, Singini W (2018). Perceptions and choices of adaptation measures for climate change among teff (Eragrostis tef) farmers of Southeast Tigray, Ethiopia. J. Agric. Ext. Rural Dev. 10(1):11-19.
Mr. Lucky Kabanga
Lecturer
Lecturer, BSc (Geology), MSc (Real Estate), MSc (Land Admin), Cert (Property Valuation), (PhD student in Construction Economics and Management, UCT, South Africa)
Lucky Kabanga is a Lecturer in Estate Management at Mzuzu University’s Built Environment Department. He is a registered valuer and full member of Surveyors Institute of Malawi in which he has served as general secretary. He has worked with Blantyre City Council starting as estates management officer through senior estates officer, chief estates officer to acting director of planning and estates services department before joining Mzuni in 2006. He is currently pursuing a PhD in construction economics and management at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Recent Publications & Conference Papers:
Kabanga, L., & Mooya, M. M. (2017). Compensation Theories and Expropriation of Customary Property Rights: A Critical Review. Paper presented at the Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE) Conference 2017, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Kabanga, L., & Mooya, M. M. (2017). Assessing compensation for customary property rights in Malawi: the case of Mombera University project. African Journal of Rural Development, 2(4), 483-496.
Kabanga, L., & Mooya, M. M. (2018). Compensation Theories and Expropriation of Customary Property Rights. Journal of African Real Estate Research, 3(2), 87-106.
Kabanga, L., & Mooya, M. M. (2018). Expropriation, Compensation and Impoverishment of Project Affected People: Case of Mombera Public University Project in Malawi. Paper presented at the Developing a sustainable professionalism in surveying & relevant education in the Commonwealth, 29th November–1st December 2018 Lusaka–Zambia Lusaka, Zambia.
Tschirhart, N., Kabanga, L., & Nichols, S. (2016). The convergence of HIV/AIDS and customary tenure on women’s access to land in rural Malawi. SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, 12(1), 134-146. doi:10.1080/17290376.2015.1124049.
Tschirhart, N., Kabanga, L., & Nichols, S. (2018). Equal Inheritance Is Not Always Advantageous for Women: A Discussion on Gender, Customary Law, and Access to Land for Women in Rural Malawi. Gendered Perspectives on International Development: Working Papers (310), 0_1-16.
Kamlomo, D. and Kabanga, L. (2016) Evaluation of Local Governance Institutional Structures and Community Participation in Local Economic Development: A Land Use Planning Perspective. Local Development Fund, Technical Support Team, Lilongwe Malawi.
Mr Amos Kalua
Lecturer
RIBA, ASHRAE – Lecturer, BSc. (Arch), MEng. (Arch). MSc. (Arch), (PhD Student in Architecture, Virginia Tech, USA)
Amos Kalua is a Chartered Architect of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture obtained from the University of Malawi, a Master of Engineering Degree in Architecture obtained from the Harbin Institute of Technology in China and a Master of Science Degree in Architecture obtained from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (USA) where he is presently pursuing a PhD. in Architecture. He has taught Building Technology courses in the Department since September, 2009. His research interest is within the broad domain of sustainable construction. Presently, his work focuses on the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in architectural design. Previously, he has done research and published on green buildings, building energy consumption, building envelope thermal design and indoor air quality.
Kalua, A (2011) Adaptation of Building Roof Pitches for Sustainability in Urban Poor Communities in Malawi: The Case of Mzuzu City. A Paper presented at the National Symposium on Climate Change & the Environment. Lilongwe, Malawi. October 2011.
Dominic Mike Kamlomo holds an MSc degree in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) obtained from Heriot-Watt University- Edinburgh, Scotland and currently he is a PhD student at Mzuzu University. He is a Chartered Physical Planner with The Malawi Institute of Physical Planners. He has over 20 years of practice in land use planning. Dominic is a Senior Lecturer and for the past ten years he has been lecturing in Physical Planning at Mzuzu University. He has been involved in various research and consultancy work with local and international organizations. His research interest is Sustainable Urban Transport Planning.
Recent Publications & Conference Papers:
Kamlomo, D. and Kabanga, L. (2016) Evaluation of Local Governance Institutional Structures and Community Participation in Local Economic Development: A Land Use Planning Perspective. Local Development Fund, Technical Support Team, Lilongwe Malawi.
Manda, M., Kamlomo, D., Mphande, C., Wanda,, Msiska, O., Kaunda, J. and Kushe, J. (2016), Karonga town: Growth and risk profile, Mzuzu University.
Wanda, M., Manda, M., Kushe, J., Msiska, O., Mphande, C., Kamlomo, D. and Kaunda J, (2017) Using Citizen Science Approach to monitor water, sanitation and hygiene Related Risks in Karonga Town, Malawi, African Journal of Environmental Sciences and technology, Vol. 11(6), pp. 304-323, June 2017 DOI: 10.5897/AJEST2017.2308
Assoc Prof. Mtafu A. Z. Manda
Associate Professor & HOD
Dr. Mtafu Manda.BSoc Sc, PgD (Housing), Pgd (Pop) MSc (Planning), PhD (Planning).Assoc. Prof of Planning & Head of Department.
Mtafu Manda obtained his first degree from University of Malawi, a Post-graduate diploma in population studies from University of Botswana, a Post- graduate diploma in housing from Institute of Housing Studies (I.H.S) at Erasmus University (Netherlands), a Master of Science degree in planning from University of London at UCL’s Development Planning Unit (DPU). He obtained his PhD in urban planning from the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He has managed several research programmes related to sustainable urban development and disaster risk management. He is a fellow member of the Malawi Institute of Physical Planners (MIPP) which he served on different occasions as its Honorary Secretary and as its President. He once served on the Steering committee of African Association of Planning Schools (AAPS). He worked in the Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development both as a planner and as a capacity building expert in the Land Reform Programme. He also worked as a planner in the Secondary Centres Development Programme (SCDP). He has been involved in several consultancy assignments for the government including leading the preparation of the National Urban Policy, National Housing Policy, and the Land use Planning & Development Management Guidelines and Standards. He was central to the founding of Malawi Urban Forum (MUF) and co-founded the Centre for Community Development (CCODE). He also founded the Urban Research & Advocacy Centre (URAC) a research group focused on action research to provide evidence for advocacy. Research interests are: global south urbanism, cross-border / borderland complexities and urban policy especially in relation to urban services delivery, housing, informality, disaster risk reduction, green spaces, land governance and food systems.
Recent Publications & Conference Papers:
Manda, M (2014) Bicycle Taxis in Mzuzu City: A Business Venture Misunderstood in Duminy, J.; Watson, V.; Andreasen, V.; Lerise, F.; and Odendaal, N.(eds) Planning and the Case Study Method in Africa, Basingstoke, Palgrave MacMillan
Manda, M (2014) ‘Where there is no local government: Addressing Disaster Risk Reduction in a Small Town: Case of Karonga in Malawi,’ Environment & Urbanization, Vol. 26 No. 2 pp. 1-14
Adelekan, I.; Cassidy, J.; Manda, M.; Matyas, D.; Mberu, B.; Parnell, S.; Pelling, M.; and Vivekananda, J. ( 2015) ‘Disaster risk and its reduction: an agenda for urban Africa,’International development planning review, Vol.37 No.1, pp.33-43 http://online.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3828/idpr.2015.4
Manda, M. (2016). ‘Growth Centres as a strategy for Rural Development, ‘in LDF Discussions on Local Economic Development in Malawi: Compendium of Studies, Lilongwe, LDFTT
Manda, M. and Wanda, E. (2017). ‘Understanding the nature and scale of risks in Karonga Town, Malawi,’ Environment and Urbanisation Vol. 29 No 1 pp.1-18
Wanda, E.; Manda, M;Msiska, O; Kamlomo, D; Kushe, J; Mphande, C and Kaunda, J (2017) ‘Analysis of governance of water, sanitation and hygiene (wash) in Karonga Town, Malawi,’ International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. Vol. 26. Pp.69-77. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.09.034
Manda, M. & Matidza, I (2017) Tracer Study of Mzuzu University Land Management Students, 2010-2015, Education and Society in Southern Africa, No 3. Pp45-67.
Hayley, L.; Pelling, M.; Adelekan, I.; Dodman, D.; Issaka, H.; Johnson, C.; Manda, M.; Mberu, B.; Nwokocha, E.; Osuteye, E.; and Soumana Boubacar, S. (2018) ‘Towards Risk-Sensitive and Transformative Urban Development in Sub Saharan Africa,’ Sustainability Vol 10 , 10 No 2645 pp.1-21 https://doi:10.3390/su10082645
Allen, A.; Koroma, B.; Manda, M.; Osuteye, E.; and Lambert, R. (2019) ‘Urban risk readdressed: Bridging resilience-seeking practices in African cities,’ in Burayid, M.A; Allen, A; Twigg; & Wamsler, C (Eds) The Routledge Handbook of Urban Resilience, London, Routledge
Hayley, L.; Barcena, A.; Adelekan, I.; Dodman, D.; Issaka, H.; Johnson, C.;
Manda, M.; Mberu, B.; Ezebunwa, M.; and Osuteye, E. (2021). ‘Uncertain pasts and risk sensitive futures in sub-Saharan urban transformation.’ In: Keith, M; Aruska, A; Santos, de S. and Parnell, S. (editors) African Cities and Collaborative Futures. Manchester, University Press
Manda, M (2017). ‘Customary Land Tenure Rights in Malawi: The Other Side’ presented at the Role of the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia in Enhancing Socio-Economic and Political Development Processes in Malawi and Beyond International Conference held at Grand Palace Hotel, Mzuzu 20-21 January 2017
Manda, M and Kushe, J (2016). ‘Mainstreaming DRM in Curricula at Mzuzu University’ presented at the National Disaster Risk Management Conference held at Crossroads Hotel, Lilongwe, 30-31 May, 2016
