Short Bio

Mthembeni Mkize is a Cluster Leader, Discipline of Architecture at the School of Built Environment and Development Studies, College of Humanities, University of KwaZulu Natal.

Before he came in this position he was Director in-charge of Pretoria practice – Brink Stokes Mkhize Architects, Landscape Architects and Urban Planners.

Mr Mthembeni Mkhize, is one of the leading Business Executives in the Design, Manufacturing and Services industry in South Africa. He has beaten all the odds of his social background to contribute towards helping low-income communities to progress from being unemployed and unskilled labourers to becoming a skilled, scientific and technically skilled labour force.

He emerged from a poor education system to be an architect, urban planner, housing specialist, scientific researcher, intelligent transport systems (ITS) specialist, industrialist, trainer in the technical profession and has been the key person in establishing numerous businesses to alleviate unemployment within previously disadvantaged communities.

Track Keynote Speech: The Impact of 2010 FIFA World Cup on Durban

The paper will explore the issues related to the impact of 2010 FIFA World Cup on the City of Durban, South Africa, Particularly post the event. Major events of this magnitude are likely to have a significant impact on the future life of the cities that are continuously positioning themselves as ‘World Class Cities”