Dr. Asanda-Jonas Benya

senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology

Asanda Benya is a senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cape Town. Her research has been published in labour and feminist journals, and focuses on women in mining, gender and the extractive industries, labour and social movements, social and economic justice. Dr. Benya's work has earned prestigious recognition, including the Ruth First Award in 2015, and the Labour Media in 2010. She has received fellowships such as the African Humanities Program (AHP) fellowship in 2019 and the Atlantic Fellowship on Racial Equity (AFRE) in 2018. Additionally, she serves as an editorial board member of the Ubuntu Dialogues Project and was also part of the South African Labour Bulletin’s Board. She is also a board member of several national NGOs such as the Surplus People Project, the Bench-Marks Foundation’s Independent Problem-Solving Service Advisory Board, and Workers World Media Production.