Category Applied Economics

A Monograph of why Natural Resource Governance Fails in Africa Despite Abundance – by Dr. Kefentse Mzwinila

Africa is one of the most resource-rich regions in the world, yet governance outcomes often do not reflect such an abundance. Thecontradiction is pervasive and continues to attract global attention. Such a resource paradox does not guarantee development outcomes. Instead, many systems experience inefficient extraction, weak coordination, and environmental degradation. A…

How behavioural economics and knowledge management failures—not infrastructure or technology—drive poor performance in Africa’s public utilities sector – by Dr. Kefentse Mzwinila

The behavioural economics problem no one in management is really talking about… Africa does not have a data problem anymore. That much is clear. Water. Electricity. Transport. Telecoms. Public utilities are now filled with dashboards, KPIs, reports, and “real-time” systems. And yet…Performance is…