South Africa lags behind among other developing and emerging market economies on
business start-ups. Businesses that fail in a year is averaging between 50% and 60%, a …

Extant literature has emphasised the significance of economic development at provincial
and national levels in South Africa. However, there is less emphasis placed on economic …

Municipalities are faced with poverty, unemployment and inequality, to the detriment of
growth and development. As specified in the South African Constitution (1996) …

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) can be viewed as a solution to South Africa's service
delivery challenges while simultaneously increasing its global competitiveness and …

This study is aims to assess the extent to which small enterprises engage in service
dominant logic practices. In this study, data was quantitatively collected from 144 service …

The important role of MSMEs being the largest business sector in its contribution to the
national development is also providing the opportunity of considerable job vacancies …

Abstract Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) are crucial to South Africa's
economy, significantly contributing to job creation and innovation. However, they face …

Many State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in South Africa including South African Airways (SAA)
are facing challenges associated with financial performance resulting in adverse effects on …

The study focused on the insights of municipal officials and community members concerning
the significance of public participation in promoting local economic development at Jozini …

Rapid urbanisation coupled with poor urban governance in most African cities has resulted
in uncontrolled urban sprawl, discordant spatial developments, and informal land …