These are challenging times across the world – as we are reeling from the impact of COVID-19, we also have to manage the diverse challenges that are so akin to the dilemmas of our time. In such times, as throughout history, stories and fiction do not only captivate as sources of entertainment but also provide gems to encourage us to adapt and persevere. One such example is a quote from the well-known work by Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring. When Frodo remarks that “I wish it need not have happened in my time”, Gandalf replies, “So do I … and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us” (Tolkien 1981:82).

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Dealing with Diverse Challenges on the African Continent: Covid-19 and Beyond
Thean Potgieter

The use of Systems Thinking for Housing Delivery in South Africa
Thomas Ramovha

Balancing Socio-Economic Drivers of Development in Uganda: Towards Good Economic Governance for Inclusive Development
Firimooni Rweere Banugire, Professor of Economics and Management

Political Economy of Elections and Voting Behaviour in Ghana’s Fourth Republic, 1992-2020
Gbensuglo Alidu Bukari, PhDpolitical economist and lecturer

Analysing the Implementation of the Water Supply and Sanitation Policy of 2008: A Case Study of the Onhimbu Informal Settlement, Outapi, Namibia
Gabriella Loteni Nguluwe and Charles Keyter

Inclusão da Pessoa Com Deficiência Nas Políticas Públicas de Emprego em Moçambique
Domingos Carlos BatoneConsultor, Investigador e Docente universitário

Facilitating Personal Development and Collaborative Action Learning: A Reflection on the Emerging Management Development Programme of the National School of Government
Milly Paile, Johnny M. Pietersen

When Reform Triggers Reform: An Examination of the Proposed (Public) University Governance Reforms in the Rwendeire Visitation Committee Report
Lazarus Nabaho and Juanita Fennell

Policing in Nigeria: A Socioeconomic, Ecological and Sociocultural Analysis of the Performance of the Nigerian Police Force
Tope Shola Akinyetun

Abstracts of Articles in this Edition

Notes on Selected New Books for Readers and Students on African Affairs
Thean Potgieter