Table of Contents :

Assessing South Africa's Progress on Sustainable Development Goal 8: Economic Growth and Inequality in Rural Communities Post-Apartheid
Nyasha Alex Hungwe and Ricky Munyaradzi Mukonza5

Contextualising the AIDUA Model: Exploring Ubuntu Philosophy and Marketing Efforts as Drivers of AI Service Robot Acceptance in South Africa
Sarah T Jembere, Padhma Moodley Helper Zhou25


The Development Theories Interlinked with Monitoring and Evaluation: An Epistemological Dialectical Concepts for a Developmental State
B.K. Sebake 75


Enhancing the Provision of Quality Education in Limpopo Province
Motadi Masa Sylvester99


Exploring the Politics of Cultural and Heritage Tourism Development in KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa
Hlengiwe Phetha and Joram Ndlovu117


Government Social Expenditure and Income Inequality in Sub Saharan Africa and its Regions
VotoTewa Papy and Nicholas Ngepah139


Philanthrocapitalism' Paradox: Governance and Development Trajectories in Africa
John Ringson167


Strategic intra-regional trade in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Southeast Asia
Lorainne Ferreira and Ermie Steenkamp187


Newspaper Coverage of Foreign Debts among African Countries: A Perspective of Nigerian Newspapers
John Ayodele Oyewole, Felix Olajide Talabi, Samson Adedapo Bello, Joshua Kayode Okunade, Victor Oluwole Adefemi and Tosin Adesile213


Motor Parks Management System in Nigeria: The Role of the Informal Sector in Urban Governance
Olaolu Peter Oluwasanmi and Omololu Michael Fagbadebo233


The Challenge of E-participation rollout in local government in the City of Tshwane, Gauteng province
Koena Donald Mokgotho and Ngoako Johannes Mokoele255


The Impact of Land and Agrarian Reform on Small and Medium Scale Farmers in South Africa: A Case study of Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces
Khanyisani Khanyile and Joram Ndlovu273


The Zama Zama Gold Rush in Southern Africa: An Act of Poverty Alleviation, Exploitation, or Criminality? A Case Study of South Africa
Masila Joshua Masipa301


Conversations with Male Students at a Rural University in South Africa: Implications for Peace and Development for our Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Samukezi Mrubula-Ngwenya, Saraswathie Govender and Mpho Maotoana319


Economic Complexity and Welfare in Sub-Saharan African Countries
Chuma Maxwele, Godfred Anakpo and Syden Mishi339


The rise of postdoctoral neoliberal ideology in African university: The case of South Africa
Julliet Munyaradzi363


Poverty, Insecurity, and Girl-child Education in Northern Nigeria - What Hope for the Sustainable Development Goal No. 4?
George Chimdi Mbara and Suzanne Graham379

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