Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha-Chipungu Author

Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha-Chipungu is a professor of Town and Regional Planning at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She is also a SARChI chair for inclusive cities supported by the National Research Foundation and South Africa City Networks. As a practitioner, she is a member of the National Planning Commission appointed by the President of the Republic of South Africa. Prof. Magidimisha-Chipungu is the Academic Leader in the Planning and Housing Discipline at the University of Kwazulu-Natal and a board member of the South Africa Council of Planners.

Lovemore Chipungu holds a PhD in Town and Regional Planning, a Master’s Degree in Rural and Urban Planning as well as a Bachelor of Science Degree (Honours) in Rural and Urban Planning. He is an active member of the Zimbabwe Institute of Regional and Urban Planners as well as a Corporate Member of the South African Planning Institute. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and books; and his areas of interest are in housing policy, land-use planning and urban design.