Isaac Mutelo
High School Education:
High School: Chinyunyu Open Secondary School, P. O. Box 12 Chongwe, Lusaka
Date Graduated: 2006
Highest Standard/Grade Passed: Grade 12
Tertiary Education:
Institution Years Qualification Major(s) Year Graduated
Chongwe College of Education, Lusaka 2007 – 2008 H/Certificate in Education Mathematic and Sciences
St Joseph’s Theological Institute, Cedara 2012 – 2014 Bachelor of Arts (Phil.) Philosophy 2015
University of KwaZulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus, South Africa 2015 Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Philosophy
Religion, Politics 2016
University of KwaZulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus, South Africa 2016 Master of Arts
Philosophy Religion, Politics 2017
University of KwaZulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus, South Africa 2020 PhD in Religion and Political Philosophy
Catholic Univeristy of Zimbabwe 2020-2021, Postgraduate diploma in Education,
Tech Technology University 2022 – January 2024, Postgraduate Diploma in Human Rights, Equality and Environmental Law
Cavendish Univeristy Zambia, June 2023 – present, Master of Laws (LLM)
Other Courses and Workshops
- Attended workshop - Training on Internal Quality Assurance - Joint Quality Assurance Capacity Development Project SADC-QA jointly organised by the Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), German Rector’s Conference (HRK) and University of Potsdam (Germany), from 7 – 14 August 2023, Potsdam, German.
- Attended workshop - Training on Internal Quality Assurance - Joint Quality Assurance Capacity Development Project SADC-QA jointly organised by the Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), German Rector’s Conference (HRK) and University of Potsdam (Germany), from 20 – 25 March 2023, Johannesburg, Southern Africa.
- Attended workshop - Training of Peer Reviewers for Academic and Institutional Audits organised by the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE), from 28 to 30 September 2022, Zimbabwe.
- Attended workshop - Reflections of Teaching Assistants and Academics in Developing a Productive Tutorial Programme, organised by the UKZN Teaching & Learning Office (UTLO) in Durban, South Africa from 19 September 2018.
- Attended a workshop on Islamic studies and interreligious dialogue in Cairo, Egypt from July 8th to 20th, 2013 (Lectures: 21 hours; Discussion on readings: 14 hours; Presentation of the participants research: 4 hours. Total: 39 hours).
- Attended the 2nd International Congress on Islamic Civilisation in Southern Africa in Durban, Republic of South Africa from 4th to 6th March 2016.
Work
Part-time instructor at Domuni Universitas
Lecturer, Arrupe Jesuit University, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Publications
Books and Edited Books
Mutelo, Isaac. Muslim Organisations in South Africa: Political Role Post-1948. Toulouse: Domuni Press, 2023.
Mutelo, Isaac (ed.). Human Rights in Southern Africa: Theory and Practice. Toulouse: Domuni Press, 2024.
Book Chapters
Mutelo, Isaac. Socioeconomic inequalities against women among the Soli people in Zambia. A Feminist Christological response. Denis, Philippe (ed). Faith and Social Crisis, 70-80. Cluster Publications, 2019.
Mutelo, Isaac. ‘The Challenge of Islamic Migrants Today: The Case of Germany.’ Denis, Philippe (ed). Faith and Migration, 76-85. Cluster Publications, 2017.
Mutelo, Isaac. ‘Introduction to Human Rights in Southern Africa.’ Mutelo, Isaac (ed). Human rights in Southern Africa: Theory and Practice, 17-32. Toulouse: Domuni Press, 2024.
Mutelo, Isaac & Lishandi, Steven. ‘The Role of Print and Online Newspapers in Protecting and Promoting Human Rights in Southern Africa: The Case of Zimbabwe.’ Mutelo, Isaac (ed). Human rights in Southern Africa: Theory and Practice, 91-98. Toulouse: Domuni Press, 2024.
Matsimbe, Peter Chikondi., Nazombe, Chifundo Reuben & Mutelo, Isaac. ‘Competing Images of the Girl Child and Ending Child Marriages in Malawi’. Mutelo, Isaac (ed). Human rights in Southern Africa: Theory and Practice, 167-183. Toulouse: Domuni Press, 2024.
Chinama, Tauya., Muzondo, Edward & Mutelo, Isaac. ‘Critical analysis of the Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion: A case of Zimbabwe.’ Mutelo, Isaac (ed). Human rights in Southern Africa: Theory and Practice, 309-317. Toulouse: Domuni Press, 2024.
Mutelo, Isaac & Mgaya, Oswald. ‘The Confluence of Child Rights, Duties and Parentage: The Case of Southern Africa’. Mutelo, Isaac (ed). Human rights in Southern Africa: Theory and Practice, 137-147. Toulouse: Domuni Press, 2024.
Journal Articles
Mutelo, Isaac. “An Examination of the Environmental Impact of Illegal Mining Activities on Land in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia” Journal of Contemporary African Philosophy, vol.4, no.3, November 2023, pp. 18-34.
Mutelo, Isaac. “Interreligious Efforts and Relations among Religions in Zambia: A Review.” Grace and Truth, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 7-23, June 2023.
Tebeli, Lemohang and Mutelo, Isaac. “Applying Aquinas’ Natural Law Theory to the Xenophobia Conundrum in South Africa.” Journal of Contemporary African Philosophy, vol.4, no.2, May 2023, pp. 30-37.
Mutelo, Isaac. “The Nature of Relations between Religion and State: The Case of South Africa”. Journal of Contemporary African Philosophy (JOCAP), vol 2, no. 1, March 2021, 14-27.