Johanna Mavhungu works as a media researcher at the Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership (SPI) at Rhodes University. In her work as a researcher she is involved in research that looks at trends in Media Management, producing data and knowledge that  helps in developing the training of Media Management courses. Johanna attended the University of the Witwatersrand where she achieved a first class honours certificate and then graduated with Honours in Dramatic Arts. After graduating, she worked as a tutor in film, visual and performing arts at Wits University. While pursuing her postgraduate studies, Johanna worked with Ochre Media as a researcher for broadcast television programmes on community development, such as Soul City, which increased her involvement with media, research and development communication.

At the SPI she has worked and collaborated on research projects with the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), the Open Society Foundation for South Africa (OSF-SA) and the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA). She is now working on her MA in Arts and Culture Management through Wits.

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