Category Governance & Institutional Advisory

Behavioural Economics and Knowledge Management in African Resource Systems: A New Way to Understand Infrastructure Failure – by Dr. Kefentse Mzwinila

Across Africa, systems used for management of land administration, natural resources, and public utilities often underperform despite significant investment. Traditional explanations focus on infrastructure gaps, funding constraints, or policy weaknesses. However, in my opinion such challenges demonstrate a deeper structural issue: resource system failure is…

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…

Why Land Governance Fails in Africa: Trust, Behaviour, and Broken Information Systems – by Dr. Kefentse Mzwinila

Land governance in Africa remains one of the most persistent development challenges. Despite reforms, digitisation efforts, and legal restructuring, land disputes continue to surface across regions. From my analysis, the issue is not simply legal complexity, It is structural. Land systems are not…

African Resource Governance Failure: Why Land, Natural Resources, and Sustainability Systems Keep Breaking Down – by Dr. Kefentse Mzwinila

Across Africa, governance debates around land, natural resources, and sustainability are often treated as separate policy domains.Land reform is discussed in one space. Environmental governance in another. Sustainability in another. But from my experience, on the ground, these are not separate systems. The systems are…