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Financial sector development and economic growth in the Southern African Development Community region

open access: yesJournal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2019
Orientation: The relationship between financial sector development and economic growth has been the subject of intense debate for some time. The debate has received substantial attention in both empirical and theoretical literature and remains ...
Sanderson Abel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulating Autonomous Weapon Systems: Searching for African Solutions to Regional and Global Problems

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), while offering strategic advantages in warfare, pose significant ethical, legal, and security risks, especially for countries in the Global South. This article examines how a philosophical perspective, rooted in African ethical and political thought, can enrich regional and global debates on regulating ...
Ezenwa E. Olumba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

DETERMINANTS OF AGRICULTURAL TRADE OPENNESS, AND THEIR LINK TO ECONOMIC GROWTH: A CASE OF SADC COUNTRIES FROM 2000 TO 2021

open access: yesPrizren Social Science Journal
This study evaluates the determinants of agricultural trade openness, exports, and their link to economic growth in the SADC region, using secondary panel data from 2000 to 2021.
Sekedi MABATHA   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Brain Drain and Productivity Growth: Evidence From South Africa, 1947–2019

open access: yesEconomics of Transition and Institutional Change, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 605-631, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper provides empirical evidence of how high‐level human capital outflow could affect TFP‐based economic development and vice versa. The concern of potential endogeneity between brain drain and economic development is addressed directly.
Johannes Fedderke, Xiaodi Dong
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Financial Inclusion and Economic Growth: The Moderating Role of Institutions in SADC Countries

open access: yesInternational Journal of Financial Studies
The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between digital financial inclusion and economic growth in the SADC countries, while exploring the crucial moderating role of institutions.
Christelle Meniago
doaj   +1 more source

Economic value of in‐season information from N‐rich strip‐based nitrogen recommendations for winter wheat

open access: yesAgrosystems, Geosciences &Environment, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2026.
Abstract Nitrogen overapplication remains a persistent challenge in winter wheat production, contributing to low nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), higher production costs, and increased environmental externalities. Sensor‐based nitrogen management systems, such as the nitrogen‐rich strip (NRS), were developed to provide in‐season information on crop ...
Enoch Adom   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health Diplomacy in Africa: Prospects, Obstacles, and the Way Ahead

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Africa faces a complex and evolving health landscape marked by endemic diseases, emerging infectious threats, fragile health systems, climate change, and geopolitical pressures. In this context, health diplomacy has become an important mechanism for fostering collaboration, mobilizing resources, and advancing collective health ...
Majani Edward
wiley   +1 more source

Empirical Analysis of the AfCFTA in the SADC Region: Evidence using the PPML Estimation Technique

open access: yesInternational Journal of Business, Economics, and Social Development
The challenges that small countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) face towards the successful implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) have not been adequately empirically tested to establish if there ...
Ngonidzashe Chiranga
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Ecological Connectivity for Loxodonta africana Across Transfrontier Conservation Areas in Southern Mozambique

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
We present the first spatially explicit assessment of ecological connectivity for African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) in southern Mozambique, spanning the Great Limpopo and Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Areas. By integrating Resource Selection Function with landscape connectivity analysis, we provide spatially explicit prioritization of ...
Francesca Romana Trezza   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food Preferences and Nutritional Adequacy in Urban Informal Settlements: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Urban informal settlements often face challenges related to food insecurity and poor nutritional adequacy. This study examines food preferences and dietary diversity among households in informal settlements in Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng, South Africa. Methods A cross‐sectional survey was conducted with 367 households.
Adrino Mazenda, Hayley Boks
wiley   +1 more source

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