Ethel Manyaka

Scholar, Consulting Writer and Researcher

Ethel Manyaka, a former journalist and public representative member of the South African Press Council, is a scholar, writer, and researcher. Her interests span across communications, gender, strategy and medical anthropology. Recent addition to her academic topics includes international relations, foreign policy and diplomacy.

Ethel has contributed to media and public affairs and has been published and quoted in various South African publications.

She is an active speaker, facilitator and moderator for UN Women initiatives and listed on the UN Women’s International Women’s Day Directory.

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