OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Development Southern Africa is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-09-01 to 2024-09-01.)

Article	Citations
COVID-19 and African tourism research agendas	87
Food insecurity in South Africa: Evidence from NIDS-CRAM wave 5	31
Technological innovation and economic growth in Southern Africa: Application of panel dynamic OLS regression	25
Botswana nature-based tourism and COVID-19: transformational implications for the future	22
Innovative community ecotourism coping and recovery strategies to COVID-19 pandemic shocks: The case of Mahenye	19
The gendered effects of the Covid-19 crisis in South Africa: Evidence from NIDS-CRAM waves 1–5	17
Doing tourism in Southern Africa amid the coronavirus pandemic: Navigating political, socio-economic and environmental inequalities	16
The COVID-19 pandemic and guesthouses in South Africa: Economic impacts and recovery measures	15
The role of the informal economy in promoting urban sustainability: Evidence from a small Zimbabwean town.	14
Application of virtual reality technologies in the comrades’ marathon as a response to COVID-19 pandemic	13
Business and the SDGs: Examining the early disclosure of the SDGs in annual reports	13
An assessment for enhancing sustainability in rural tourism products in South Africa	12
Residents’ trust in government, tourism impacts, and quality of life: Testing a structural model	12
COVID-19 impacts on tourism: Southern Africa’s experiences	11
Catching up with the constitution: An analysis of National Health Insurance in South Africa post-apartheid	11
Development visions, livelihood realities – how conservation shapes agricultural value chains in the Zambezi region, Namibia	11
A global literature review of the drivers of indiscriminate dumping of waste: Guiding future research in South Africa	11
Spatial patterns of urbanisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A case study of Uganda	10
Class size and learner outcomes in South African schools: The role of school socioeconomic status	10
Environmental degradation and female economic inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa: Effort towards Sustainable Development Goal 5	10
Success indicators among black owned informal Small Micro and Medium Enterprises’ (SMMEs) in South Africa	10
Competitiveness factors influencing tourists’ intention to return and recommend: evidence from a distressed destination	10
The effect of financial development on income inequality in Africa	10
Dark tourism: Growth potential of niche tourism in the Free State Province, South Africa	9
Load-shedding in Kitwe, Zambia: Effects and implications on household and local economies	9

Revisiting the African supermarket revolution: The case of Windhoek, Namibia	8
Analysing the contribution of urban agriculture towards urban household food security in informal settlement areas	8
Formalising E-waste in Ghana: An emerging landscape of fragmentation and enduring barriers	8
Household air pollution and household health in Uganda	8
Age, employment and labour force participation outcomes in COVID-era South Africa	7
Integrating social-ecological systems and global production networks: local effects of trophy hunting in Namibian conservancies	7
Understanding the nexus between savings and economic growth: A South African context	7
Characteristics, enablers and barriers affecting entrepreneurial behaviour for academics in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review	7
Effect of automation on unemployment: The case of Southern Africa	7
Family structure and household well-being: Evidence from South Africa	7
The contribution of services to international trade in Southern Africa	7
How cash transfers activate beneficiaries’ decision-making in livelihood activities: A case of Soweto, South Africa	7
Assessing gender gaps in employment and earnings in Africa: The case of Eswatini	7
A generational catastrophe: COVID-19 and children’s access to education and food in South Africa	7
Financial openness, trade openness and financial development: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa	6
Marginal communities and livelihoods: San communities’ failed transition to a modern economy in Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe	6
Community perceptions on the impacts of Solid Waste Management on Human Health and the Environment in Sub-Saharan African Cities: A study of Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa	6
Mainstreaming poverty, inequality and social exclusion: A systematic assessment of public policy in South Africa	6
Characterisation, definition, and measurement issues of the middle class in sub-Saharan Africa	6
Role of economic development cooperatives in improving the livelihoods of women in Gauteng, South Africa	6
Limitations to community participation in tourism from local people’s perspectives: Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe	6
The Care Dependency Grant for children with disabilities in South Africa: Perspectives from implementation officials	6
The role of regional value chains in fostering regional integration in Southern Africa	6
Regional integration, regional value chains and the automotive industry in Sub-Saharan Africa	5
Household food security in Maputo: the role of Gendered Access to education and employment	5
Decomposition analysis of the Gini coefficient of consumer expenditures in Botswana	5
Determinants of tourism small and medium enterprises financial performance	5
Artificial intelligence and average wages in Southern Africa: A panel VAR approach	5
The impact of COVID-19 in South Africa during the first year of the crisis: Evidence from the NIDS-CRAM survey	5
The impact of financial literacy on risk seeking and patient attitudes of university students	5
Promise or precarity? South African attitudes towards the automation revolution	5
Exploring Humanitarian response strategies in the aftermath of disasters induced by climate change in Zimbabwe	5
Rethinking South Africa’s household energy poverty through the lens of off-grid energy transition	4
Household recycling and Millennials: A case study of the city of Johannesburg, South Africa	4
Working in poverty: Informal employment of household gardeners in Eastern Cape towns, South Africa	4
Wage subsidies and COVID-19: The distribution and dynamics of South Africa’s TERS policy	4
Re-visiting car guarding as a livelihood in the informal sector	4
Stimulating and developing sustainable urban local economies: The role of urban agriculture	4
Employment uncertainty in the era of COVID-19: Evidence from NIDS-CRAM and the QLFS	4
Industrialisation for structural transformation: Economy-wide impacts of agro-processing development in Tanzania	4
Do urban planning and sprawl affect social vulnerability? An assessment of Dar es Salaam	4
The influence of certain factors on South African Small and medium-sized enterprises towards export propensity	4
Assessing the variability of crypto collateral assets in secured lending on the blockchain	4
Determinants and constraints of women’s sole-owned tourism micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Tanzania	4
Entrepreneurial competence and supply chain value creation in local procurement	4