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Luther Monareng

Dr

Luther Monareng

Lecturer

EMAIL
Monarengl@ukzn.ac.za

TELEPHONE
031 260 8675

BIOSKETCH
Born and raised in Marite C (Tsakani), Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga. 

Education

  • 2026 to present Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
  • PhD, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and visiting research student, University College London (UCL), United Kingdom
  • MSc (Occupational Therapy), University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Hand Therapy, University of Pretoria (UP)
  • BSc (Occupational Therapy), University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)
Affiliations
  • 2022 to present: University of KwaZulu-Natal
  • 2016 to 2021: University of the Witwatersrand
  • 2012 to 2015: Tintswalo Hospital Research Interests
  • Disability, participation, and vocational rehabilitation
  • Self-employment and entrepreneurship for persons with disabilities
  • Informal economy and livelihood development
  • Afrocentric and contextually relevant disability research
  • Hand therapy
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Interested in Afrocentric contextually relevant research such as vocational rehabilitation, self-employment or entrepreneurship for persons with disabilities.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
  1. Monareng, L.L., Soeker, S.M. and Naidoo, D., 2025. Persons with disabilities’ perceptions on self-employment barriers, facilitators and solutions in a rural setting–an exploratory qualitative study. WORK. DOI:10.1177/10519815251330122
  2. Monareng, L.L., Soeker, M.S. & Naidoo, D., 2025, Successful self-employment in microenterprise for persons with disabilities in a rural setting, African Journal of Disability. 14(0), a1564.
  3. Monareng LL, Casteleijn D, Franzsen D. The occupation of self-employment in South African informal microenterprises. South African Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2024 Apr;54(1):22-33. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17195/2310-3383/2024/vol54no1a4
  4. Monareng, L. L., Soeker, S. M., & Naidoo, D. (2023). PROTOCOL: Evidence‐based frameworks used to promote self‐employment with persons with disabilities: A scoping review. Campbell Systematic Reviews,19, e1350. DOI: 10.1002/cl2.1350
  5. BOOK REVIEW: Monareng LL. Book review: Becoming Men. Black masculinities in a South African township. South African Journal of Occupational Therapy. Vol 52 No 3 December 2022. DOI: http:/dx.doi.org/10.17159/2310-3833/2022/vol52n3a11
  6. Monareng LL, Franzsen D, Casteleijn DC, van Biljon H. The application of the Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability to Self-employment in South African informal microenterprises. South African Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2021 Aug 9;51(2):74-81.
  7. Patricia de Witt; Luther Monareng; Aisha Abraham; Safiyya Koor and Rizwana Saber. The article titled “Resilience in Occupational Therapy Students” was reviewed and accepted by the South African Journal of Occupational Therapy and it is due for publication in August 2019.
  8. Monareng, L. L., Franzsen, D., & van Biljon, H. (2018). A survey of occupational therapists’ involvement in facilitating self-employment for people with disabilities. South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 48(3), 52–57. https://doi.org/10.17159/2310-3833/2017/vol48n3a8
  9. Nikerk, M., Dladla, A., Gumbi, N., Monareng, L., Thwala, W. (2014). Perceptions of the traditional health practitioner’s role in the management of mental health care users and occupation: A pilot study. South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 44(1), 20–24
 
  • SELECTED ARTICLES 2026
 
    • publications by Monareng et al.
  1. Dladla G, Jivan N, Mdletshe M, Mkhwanazi NS, Ndlovu NP, Steynberg E, Monareng LL (2026) Experiences and Perceptions of Persons With Substance Use Disorders on Aftercare Services in KwaZulu-Natal. Occupational Therapy International. https://doi.org/10.1155/oti/9598808
  2. Gwala S, Mtshali N, Nene S, Stanley C, Monareng LL (2026) Undergraduate occupational therapy students’ perceptions of their preparedness for splinting in hand rehabilitation: An exploratory study at theUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal. PLoS One 21(2):e0343017.
 
    • Publications self-employment for PWDs by Monareng et al.
 

  1. Monareng, L. L., Soeker, S. M., & Naidoo, D. (2026). Expert Consensus on Components of an Evidence-Based Framework to Facilitate Self-Employment for Persons With Disabilities: A Delphi Study. Occupational Therapy International. https://doi.org/10.1155/oti/4109837.

  2. Monareng, L. L., Soeker, S. M., & Naidoo, D. (2026). Successful evidence-based frameworks for promoting self-employment with persons with disabilities: A scoping review. WORK. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10519815261450166.

  3. Monareng, L. L., Soeker, M. S., & Naidoo, D. (2025). Successful self-employment in microenterprise for persons with disabilities in a rural setting. African Journal of Disability, 14(0), a1564.

  4. Monareng, L. L., Soeker, S. M., & Naidoo, D. (2025). Persons with disabilities’ perceptions on self-employment barriers, facilitators and solutions in a rural setting–an exploratory qualitative study. WORK. DOI:10.1177/10519815251330122.

  5. Monareng, L. L., Soeker, S. M., & Naidoo, D. (2025). Examining self-employment policies for persons with disabilities in South Africa: Perspectives from policy actors. PLoS ONE, 20(9), e0331576. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331576.

  6. Monareng, L. L., Soeker, S. M., & Naidoo, D. (2025). A study exploring procedures used to select and analyse microenterprises for persons with disabilities. PLoS ONE, 20(9), e0332192. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332192.

  7. Monareng, L. L., Casteleijn, D., & Franzsen, D. (2024). The occupation of self-employment in South African informal microenterprises. South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 54(1), 22–33.

  8. Monareng, L. L., Soeker, S. M., & Naidoo, D. (2023). PROTOCOL: Evidence‐based frameworks used to promote self‐employment with persons with disabilities: A scoping review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 19, e1350.

  9. Monareng, L. L., Franzsen, D., Casteleijn, D., & van Biljon, H. M. (2021). The application of the Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability to self-employment in South African informal microenterprises. South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 51(2), 74–81.

  10. Monareng, L. L., Franzsen, D., & van Biljon, H. (2018). A survey of occupational therapists’ involvement in facilitating self-employment for people with disabilities. South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 48(3), 52–57.

 SELECTED CONFERENCES
  1. 2026 August: AFREhealth symposium, Monyonyo, Uganda
  2. 2026 April: WONCA World Rural Health Conference took place in Wellington, New Zealand
  3. 2026 March: World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) congress in, Bangkok, Thailand
  4. 2025 September AFREhealth symposium, Dakar, Senegal
  5. 2025 June: Occupational Therapy Africa Regional Group (OTARG) in Arusha, Tanzania
  6. 2025 February: Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference in Atlanta, Gorgia, United States.
  7. 2024 September: Towards Unity For Health (TUGH) Ubuntu conference in Cape Town, South Africa
  8. 2024 August: AFREhealth symposium, Nairobi, Kenya
  9. 2024 March: Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference in Los Angeles, United States.
  10. 2023 August: Occupational Therapy Africa Regional Group (OTARG) in Windhoek, Namibia
  11. 2022 August: World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) congress in Paris, France
  12. 2019 August: Occupational Therapy Africa Regional Group (OTARG) in Kigali, Rwanda