Volume 7 Number 3 September 2025

Issue DOI: 10.70132/t9255692945

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PAPERS:

1. Analysis of solar and wind energy utilisation in Europe and Africa

Laila Talbi, Mouna Abarkan, Fatima Ezzahra Saber, Ahmed Louardi, Jurga Vestertė, Najiba El Amrani El Idrissi, Joana Katina

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Talbi, L.; Abarkan, M.; Saber, F. E.; Louardi, A.; Vestertė, J.; El Amrani El Idrissi, N.; Katina, J. 2025. Analysis of solar and wind energy utilisation in Europe and Africa, Insights into Regional Development 7(3): 10-22. https://doi.org/10.70132/z8468559752

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2. Challenges in the regulation of water demand planning in South Africa

Tinashe Mukonavanhu, Danielle Nel-Sanders

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Mukonavanhu, T.; Nel-Sanders, D. 2025. Challenges in the regulation of water demand planning in South Africa, Insights into Regional Development 7(3): 23-40. https://doi.org/10.70132/m6942754332

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3. Ineffectiveness in African policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

Hardlife Zvoushe

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Zvoushe, H. 2025. Ineffectiveness in African policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, Insights into Regional Development 7(3): 41-51. https://doi.org/10.70132/e8499555276

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4. Challenges related to accountability in South African public service

Shikha Vyas-Doorgapersad

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Vyas-Doorgapersad , S. 2025. Challenges related to accountability in South African public service, Insights into Regional Development 7(3): 52-68. https://doi.org/10.70132/n5486947758

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5. Experiential marketing and its effects on customer e-satisfaction and customer happiness with online purchases in Mthatha

Lucas Vukethwele, Siphenathi Fihla, Richard Chinomona

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Vukethwele, L.; Fihla, S.; Chinomona, R. 2025. Experiential marketing and its effects on customer e-satisfaction and customer happiness with online purchases in Mthatha, Insights into Regional Development 7(3): 69-82. https://doi.org/10.70132/d4894356469

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6. Optimization of building air conditioning using a hybrid cogeneration system with photovoltaic energy

Salma Sebbaghi, Zineb Aqachmar, Najiba El Amrani El Idrissi, Manuela Tvaronavičienė

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Sebbaghi, S.; Aqachmar, Z.; El Amrani El Idrissi, N.; Tvaronavičienė, M. 2025. Optimization of building air conditioning using a hybrid cogeneration system with photovoltaic energy, Insights into Regional Development 7(3): 83-93. https://doi.org/10.70132/n7563347882

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7. Protest action in the urban peripheries: assessing reconciliation between the community and elites after the protest

Sandile Blessing Mkhwanazi, Mandisi Matyana

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Mkhwanazi, S. B.; Matyana, M. 2025. Protest action in the urban peripheries: assessing reconciliation between the community and elites after the protest, Insights into Regional Development 7(3): 94-103. https://doi.org/10.70132/z4676827477

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8. The circular blue economy in Egypt: opportunities for regional cooperation and integration with Mediterranean countries for sustainable development

Leonardo Piccinetti, Tarek Y. S. Kapiel, Nahed Salem, Trevor Uyi Omoruyi, Alexia Massa Gallucci, Maghraby Khalil Elseify, Alaa A. El-Bary, Mohamed Ramadan A. Rezk

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Piccinetti, L.; Kapiel, T. Y.; Salem, N.; Omoruyi, T. U.; Massa Gallucci, A.; Elseify, M. K.; El-Bary, A. A.; Rezk, M. R. 2025. The circular blue economy in Egypt: opportunities for regional cooperation and integration with Mediterranean countries for sustainable development, Insights into Regional Development 7(3): 104-122. https://doi.org/10.70132/z7939837925

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9. Technical and economic evaluation of photovoltaic panels: a case study based on interdispciplinary approach

Chaymae Taib, Zineb Aqachmar, Najiba El Amrani El Idrissi, Manuela Tvaronavičienė

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Taib, C.; Aqachmar, Z.; El Amrani El Idrissi, N.; Tvaronavičienė, M. 2025. Technical and economic evaluation of photovoltaic panels: a case study based on interdispciplinary approach, Insights into Regional Development 7(3): 123-136. https://doi.org/10.70132/p6943275885

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10. Indigenous knowledge for sustainable agriculture development: banana ripening methodologies from South Africa

Beata Kilonzo, John B. Ochanda Ogola, Ishmael Obaeko Iwara

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Kilonzo, B.; Ogola, J. B.; Iwara, I. O. 2025. Indigenous knowledge for sustainable agriculture development: banana ripening methodologies from South Africa, Insights into Regional Development 7(3): 137-147. https://doi.org/10.70132/p8996699462

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11. Revealing resilience: AI anomaly detection driven design considerations for Cyber Physical Systems supporting critical infrastructures in Small Island Developing States

Amir Mohammed, Daniel Goitia, Sheikh Ahad Ahmad, Craig Ramlal

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Mohammed, A.; Goitia, D.; Ahmad, S. A.; Ramlal, C. 2025. Revealing resilience: AI anomaly detection driven design considerations for Cyber Physical Systems supporting critical infrastructures in Small Island Developing States, Insights into Regional Development 7(3): 148-169. https://doi.org/10.70132/p6489444663

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12. State territory and power relations in South Africa: national unity or oligarchy government fiefdoms?

Johannes Tsheola

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Tsheola, J. 2025. State territory and power relations in South Africa: national unity or oligarchy government fiefdoms?, Insights into Regional Development 7(3): 170-183. https://doi.org/10.70132/p8477964789

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