Dr Lindiwe Kunene popularly known as Malindi, brings almost two decades of knowledge and skill in Business Management and Entrepreneurship. She lectures and researches Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs), Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, and Creative Industries Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy.
Dr Kunene has published her research both nationally and internationally. Most of her publications relate her field to the development economics context of Africa. As such, she has become part of various advisory voices in numerous spaces in government structures on SMME development.
With almost two decades in Higher Education, Dr Kunene has researched and been part of engagements on Higher Education student development challenges in her field, inside and outside the classroom.
Dr Kunene mentors entrepreneurs at different stages of their ventures. With her extensive knowledge of Enterprise Supplier Development within BBBEE legislation in practice and theory, she has been able to guide organisations and assist entrepreneurs through it and continues to do so.
She is a former Convener for Students’ Entrepreneurship Development at EDHE (Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education), a national entrepreneurship development initiative for students in South African Higher Education institutions. She is an active member of the Student Entrepreneurship Committee at UKZN, which operates under the leadership of the Research and Innovation DVC to develop and support student businesses. She is skilled in organisational governance leadership; she serves on various Boards.
