Rate My Professor Sehlule Sibanda

Sehlule Sibanda holds a PhD from the University of the Western Cape and is affiliated with the Department of Political Studies in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the same institution. His doctoral thesis, completed in 2020, is titled “Terrorism and military intervention under the principle of the Responsibility to Protect: The case of Boko Haram.”

Sibanda’s research focuses on international politics, including the securitization of African immigrants in South Africa. In 2026, he co-authored the article “The securitization of African immigrants in South Africa” with Chidochashe Nyere, published in Frontiers in Political Science. He has also contributed to public discourse on related topics, including a 2023 co-authored opinion piece on alleged human rights violations and their potential impact on peacekeeping operations. Sibanda maintains an ORCID profile (0009-0007-8002-094X) listing his affiliation with the University of the Western Cape in Political Studies.