Governance Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa

Nirmala Dorasamy is an NRF rated Professor in the Department of Public Management and Economics at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), Durban, South Africa.

• Introduction.- Chapter One: Governance challenges in the Public Sector Management in Africa.- Chapter Two: COVID-19 and Social Alteration Challenges.- Chapter Three: Devastating Economic Challenges and Potential Opportunities of COVID-19 pandemic in the Petroleum Industry Sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).- Chapter Four: Reinvigorating the Okavango Delta Through E-Tourism and Localization- Chapter Five: The syndemic of HIV, gender inequality and poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic among women in South Africa.- Chapter Six: COVID-19 Regulations and the Inequality Gap in Education and Housing in South Africa.- Chapter Seven: Covid-19, Poverty, and Inequality: Implication on the Egyptian Economy.- Chapter Eight: Covid-19 ramifications in Lesotho: A poverty perspective.- Chapter Nine: Livelihoods or Health? The contradictions and socio-economic impact of Covid-19 Lockdown on informal traders in Harare, Zimbabwe.- Chapter Ten: Poverty and Inequality as Sources of Community Fragility during COVID-19 Lockdown in Zimbabwe’s Urban Spaces.- Chapter Eleven: Reinforcing Governance Imperatives in post-COVID-19 Africa.