Mandela-Rhodes Scholar Ayanda Khala is a Performance Studies lecturer and doctoral researcher at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) where she also serves as Golden Key International Honours Society chapter co-Advisor and executive member of the university staff union. Historically, Khala’s experience in theatre education includes teaching at Wits University, the University of Pretoria, Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa and Maru-a-Pula School in Gaborone, Botswana. She has also served as Programme Director at theatre-based NPO, Themba Interactive. Her contribution includes festival curation and participation in programmes focused on performance studies, human rights and social justice advocacy.
