Sewele Ndzimandze

Sewele is a trained and licensed mental health professional with extensive experience in clinical, counselling, and psychosocial service delivery across medical, community, correctional, and humanitarian settings. He holds a Master of Health Sciences degree in Clinical Psychology, which was completed in 2025, and has a strong foundation in evidence-based psychological assessment, intervention, and ethical practice. He obtained his academic training in psychology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where he completed both his Bachelor of Psychology degree in 2014 and his Honours degree in Psychology in 2015. He subsequently completed his Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology through the University of South Africa, with the programme concluding in 2025. His academic training emphasized psychological assessment, psychotherapy, research methodology, ethics, and multicultural competence. Professionally, Mr Ndzimandze has accumulated several years of experience working as a Psychological Counsellor in diverse and high-demand environments. He has provided individual and group-based psychological services at Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), His Majesty’s Correctional Services, Family Health International (FHI360), and the Public Sector HIV/AIDS Coordinating Committee (PSHACC), where he also served in Employee Assistance Programme and communications roles. His work has included mental health screening, crisis intervention, trauma-informed counselling, psychoeducation, wellness programming, and multidisciplinary collaboration. His clinical training includes internship experience as an Intern Psychological Counsellor at Linamandla Medical Center in Mbabane from January to June 2018. He later completed his formal Clinical Psychology internship rotations in South Africa, serving as an Intern Clinical Psychologist at RK Khan Hospital in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, from January to June 2025, and at King Dinuzulu Hospital Complex from July to December 2025. During these placements, he gained supervised experience in psychological assessment, diagnosis, formulation, and psychotherapy within hospital-based and specialist mental health services. Mr Ndzimandze is recognized for his strong interpersonal skills, ethical sensitivity, and ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. He demonstrates a nonjudgmental and compassionate therapeutic stance, strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, and a high level of professional self-awareness. His clinical interests include adult mental health, trauma, wellness and EAP services, and integrated care within multidisciplinary systems. He is fluent in SiSwati, English, isiZulu, seSotho, and seTswana, which enhances his capacity to deliver culturally responsive psychological services. He is a Swazi national, holds an approved visa status in South Africa, and possesses a full driving licence.