From its origins in 1910 the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) has been characterised by striking asymmetries in policies, levels of development and administrative capacity. Following the demise of apartheid in 1994, the five member countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Cases and Issues -- Figures -- Tables -- Plates -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part 1: Introduction and Contexts -- 1. Introduction: Call for Sustainability / Saarinen, Jarkko / Becker, Fritz / Manwa, Haretsebe / Wilson, Deon -- 2. Tourism Development...

"Southern Africa's maritime interests are considerable: its oceans and ports are essential to the wealth of the region, are crucial for trade and are an important source of employment, food and energy. However, regional governments do not place sufficient attention on the Blue Economy and its...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Cases and Issues -- Figures, Tables and Plates -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part 1: Perspectives on Cultural Tourism -- 1. Introduction / Manwa, Haretsebe / Moswete, Naomi / Saarinen, Jarkko -- 2. Cultural Tourism in Southern Africa: The Role of Local...

This study investigates the association between infrastructure development in China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to southern Africa, using a propensity score matching-difference-in-difference (PSM-DID) regression. The empirical examination is based...

This paper examines the key determinants of firm growth in three Southern African countries of Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia and assesses whether exporting activity and use of information communication technology play any role in growth of the firms. The paper uses data collected by the World...