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Social protection responses to COVID-19 in Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2021)
Most African countries implemented measures to contain the spread of COVID-19
during 2020, such as restrictions on business activity and travel, school closures and
stay-at-home lockdowns for several months. These ...
Towards a framework for interdisciplinary collaborative online learning spaces
(Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, 2022)
This paper presents the findings from a longitudinal, inter-institutional
Design-Based Research (DBR) study that commenced in 2020 with a focus on
developing design principles for interdisciplinary collaborative ...
Local government revenue leakages through corruption during the Covid-19 pandemic in Africa: The case of Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Zimbabwe has over the years experienced rampant corruption in all sectors of the economy. At local government level, there have been several allegations of corruption in areas such as revenue collection, procurement and ...
Covid-19: An alternative approach to postgraduate supervision in the digital age
(Stellenbosch University, 2022)
Universities globally are facing enormous governmental pressure to increase postgraduate output,
and in turn, contribute to the knowledge economy. This pressure is transferred to research
supervisors, who have to navigate ...
Contagion risk in equity markets during financial crises and Covid-19: A comparison of developed and emerging markets
(Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Press, 2022)
This study compared the impact of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and the COVID-19 pandemic on financial market contagion between developed and emerging markets. A DCC-GARCH model was employed to test the contagion effects ...
Academics in lockdown: A gendered perspective on self-esteem in academia during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown
(MDPI, 2023)
This qualitative research explores the experiences and sense-making of self-worth of 1857
South African women academics during the enforced pandemic lockdown between March and
September 2020; the study was conducted ...
Factors affecting consumer acceptance and use of mobile delivery applications in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2023)
During the 2020 global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, mobile delivery
applications flourished, facilitating consumer access to groceries. Research has shown,
however, that usage remains low in developing countries such ...
The threat of Covid-19 on food security: A modelling perspective of scenarios in the informal settlements in Windhoek
(MDPI, 2023)
Due to the heterogeneity among households across locations, predicting the impacts of stay-at-home mitigation and lockdown strategies for COVID-19 control is crucial. In this study, we quantitatively assessed the effects ...