Zuzingcebo G. Ntombela is a lecturer in the field of Microbiology at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), Kwa-Dlangezwa campus. He received his B.Sc. (Hons) in Biochemistry and Microbiology, his M.Sc. in Microbiology, and his Ph.D. in Microbiology at the same university. Before his current position, he was a Senior Laboratory Assistant in the Biochemistry and Microbiology Department at UNIZULU. His research interests are wastewater purification using biological methods and nanotechnology.