Volume 7 Number 4 December 2025

Issue DOI: 10.70132/q9366946753

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PAPERS:

1. Impact of social media use on youth

Sixolile Nyusani, Anathi Beauty Mabungela

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Nyusani, S.; Mabungela, A. B. 2025. Impact of social media use on youth, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 10-20. https://doi.org/10.70132/j9343375965

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2. Collaborative practices within supply chain management activities among small and medium enterprises (SMEs): a case study of South Africa

Hluli Ndlovu, Livhuwani G. Nkondo, Ntise Hendrick Manchidi

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Ndlovu, H.; Nkondo, L. G.; Manchidi, N. H. 2025. Collaborative practices within supply chain management activities among small and medium enterprises (SMEs): a case study of South Africa, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 21-33. https://doi.org/10.70132/y686969929

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3. Drivers of choosing entrepreneurship path of final year students: a case study of a university in the Western Cape, South Africa

Nteboheng Patricia Mefi, Samson Nambei Asoba

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Mefi, N. P.; Asoba, S. N. 2025. Drivers of choosing entrepreneurship path of final year students: a case study of a university in the Western Cape, South Africa, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 34-42. https://doi.org/10.70132/e7735278735

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4. Sovereign Wealth Funds and Fiscal Governance in Africa: Insights from Botswana's model

Munashe Matambo

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Matambo, M. 2025. Sovereign Wealth Funds and Fiscal Governance in Africa: Insights from Botswana's model, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 43-59. https://doi.org/10.70132/h7655468994

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5. Consumer protection law compliance in retail: awareness, socio-economic challenges and implications

Mathews Smangaliso Shange, Sandile Mkhize, Steven Kayambazinthu Msosa

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Shange, M. S.; Mkhize, S.; Msosa, S. K. 2025. Consumer protection law compliance in retail: awareness, socio-economic challenges and implications, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 60-70. https://doi.org/10.70132/x8446652243

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6. Impact of external powers on land governance in Africa: critical junctures and the search for social justice

Hardlife Zvoushe

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Zvoushe, H. 2025. Impact of external powers on land governance in Africa: critical junctures and the search for social justice, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 71-83. https://doi.org/10.70132/h5697386974

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7. Data interoperability of health information systems in public hospitals in the Gauteng province of South Africa

Kabelo Given Chuma, Mpho Ngoepe

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Chuma, K. G.; Ngoepe, M. 2025. Data interoperability of health information systems in public hospitals in the Gauteng province of South Africa, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 84-101. https://doi.org/10.70132/z6986464949

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8. Women entrepreneurship in South Africa: peculiarities of stress

Justice Ngonidzashe Muchineripi

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Muchineripi, J. N. 2025. Women entrepreneurship in South Africa: peculiarities of stress, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 102-115. https://doi.org/10.70132/b6273472929

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9. Drivers of Artificial Intelligence adoption in township small businesses in South Africa

Bramwell Kundishora Gavaza

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Gavaza, B. K. 2025. Drivers of Artificial Intelligence adoption in township small businesses in South Africa, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 116-129. https://doi.org/10.70132/c9883956762

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10. Governance and entrepreneurship: a cross-national study of business start-up intentions

Takawira Munyaradzi Ndofirepi, Renier Steyn

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Ndofirepi, T. M.; Steyn, R. 2025. Governance and entrepreneurship: a cross-national study of business start-up intentions, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 130-144. https://doi.org/10.70132/f9598282679

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11. Frontiers of entrepreneurship education: interdisciplinarity need revealed by a case study

Nteboheng Patricia Mefi, Samson Nambei Asoba

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Mefi, N. P.; Asoba, S. N. 2025. Frontiers of entrepreneurship education: interdisciplinarity need revealed by a case study, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 145-153. https://doi.org/10.70132/x2738566794

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12. Inclusive adoption of circular economy in Egypt: communication and stakeholder engagement among low- and middle-income communities

Leonardo Piccinetti, Maghraby Khalil Elseify, Donatella Santoro, Anna Piccinetti, Anas Khasawneh, Mohamed Ramadan A. Rezk

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Piccinetti, L.; Elseify, M. K.; Santoro, D.; Piccinetti, A.; Khasawneh, A.; Rezk, M. R. 2025. Inclusive adoption of circular economy in Egypt: communication and stakeholder engagement among low- and middle-income communities, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 154-175. https://doi.org/10.70132/a8272892652

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13. Student criminal victimisation: a case of South Africa

Anathi Beauty Mabungela, Davids Denver, Sixolile Nyusani, Sonwabiso Gwabeni, Musawenkosi Lamla

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Mabungela, A. B.; Denver, D.; Nyusani, S.; Gwabeni, S.; Lamla, M. 2025. Student criminal victimisation: a case of South Africa, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 176-188. https://doi.org/10.70132/x5236984833

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14. Exploring the challenges and complexities of E-government operationalisation in Lesotho

Alouis Chilunjika

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Chilunjika, A. 2025. Exploring the challenges and complexities of E-government operationalisation in Lesotho, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 189-202. https://doi.org/10.70132/m6293726784

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15. Insights into challenges of single motherhood in academia: cases from Lithuania, Türkiye and United Kingdom

Rūta Latinytė

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Latinytė, R. 2025. Insights into challenges of single motherhood in academia: cases from Lithuania, Türkiye and United Kingdom, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 203-221. https://doi.org/10.70132/y4885534233

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16. Private healthcare in times of pandemics in South Africa: Does affordability and class matter?

Mokoko Piet Sebola

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Sebola, M. P. 2025. Private healthcare in times of pandemics in South Africa: Does affordability and class matter?, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 222-230. https://doi.org/10.70132/b3329539583

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17. An experimental analysis of artificial intelligence (AI) use for traffic monitoring in urban environments

Kateryna Hazdiuk, Yuliana Bilak, Liliia Shumyliak, Luboš Cibák

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Hazdiuk, K.; Bilak, Y.; Shumyliak, L.; Cibák, L. 2025. An experimental analysis of artificial intelligence (AI) use for traffic monitoring in urban environments, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 231-250. https://doi.org/10.70132/n2454482348

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18. Trade Unions and Industrial Democracy in Zimbabwe’s Health Sector

Victor Kudakwashe Mapuvire, Ricky Munyaradzi Mukonza

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Mapuvire, V. K.; Mukonza, R. M. 2025. Trade Unions and Industrial Democracy in Zimbabwe’s Health Sector, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 251-261. https://doi.org/10.70132/q3336775373

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19. Evaluating the socioeconomic consequences of trade liberalisation and privatisation (1994–2024) in post-apartheid South Africa

Cwenga Mayekiso, Musawenkosi Lamla

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Mayekiso, C.; Lamla, M. 2025. Evaluating the socioeconomic consequences of trade liberalisation and privatisation (1994–2024) in post-apartheid South Africa, Insights into Regional Development 7(4): 262-277. https://doi.org/10.70132/j4269338243

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