Dzvinka Kachur

Dzvinka joined the Centre for Sustainibility Transitions team in 2019 researching energy in Africa, with a specific interest in nuclear energy. Prior to this, Dzvinka was part of the Community Development Resource Association in Cape Town focusing on Monitoring and Evaluation and the UNDP team in Ukraine dealing with radiation safety and community development at the Chernobyl-affected areas. She also has four years’ lecturing experience at the National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy" and research experience at the University of Oxford. Dzvinka holds degrees from the University of Oxford (MSc) and the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (MSc).

Ukrainian book and chat club launches at the Central Library, Cape Town

Dzvinka Kachur Books and writers 2025-08-07

"When we discussed the idea of the book and chat club, we imagined books as a way for people to connect – a way to say 'hello' from South Africa to Ukraine. That’s how this project was born."

Stories from Stellenbosch and Kharkiv: Dzvinka Kachur and Hannah Yanovska (3 March 2022 at 09:50)

Dzvinka Kachur, Hannah Yanovska Opinion 2022-03-03

"They bomb in the evening. And with bags in hand, we go down from the tenth floor to the subway."

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