Socio-ecological-economic reflections on the impacts of COVID-19 in Africa

Volume editor
Willie Chinyamurindi
Volume editor
Philani Moyo

Synopsis

This scholarly book magnifies reflections from young scientists in South Africa, Africa, and beyond on the COVID-19 pandemic. With contributions by upcoming scientists, it provides a synopsis of socio-ecological-economic views on the impact of COVID-19.
Through its chapters, the book takes a multidisciplinary approach to reflecting on what it was like to be a scientist during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each chapter reimagines science from the viewpoint of its discipline, offering insights from the perspective of young scientists that could benefit other scholars, academics, and policymakers.

Chapters

  • Chapter 1
    COVID-19 vaccine nationalism, hesitancy and misgovernance in South Africa
    Philani Moyo
  • Chapter 2
    Improving urban sustainability through slum intervention amidst COVID-19-related pandemics and thereafter
    Chioma Agatha John-Nsa
  • Chapter 3
    Access to information is crucial to people with disabilities: A case of COVID-19 in South Africa
    Lieketseng Ned
  • Chapter 4
    The African informal sector: Framing a path amidst the difficulty
    Motshedisi Sina Mathibe, Willie Chinyamurindi
  • Chapter 5
    Precarity as a way of life? COVID-19 and its implications on youth transitions in South Africa
    Aubrey Mpungose, Sithembiso Lindelihle Myeni
  • Chapter 6
    COVID-19 revealed South Africa’s need to circularise its economy
    Sershen, Anshu Padayachee, Suveshnee Munien, Urmilla Bob
  • Chapter 7
    Repositioning the oral health professions post-COVID-19
    Razia Z Adam, Natalie Gordon, Ronel Maart, Haly Holmes, Saadika Khan
  • Chapter 8
    The TVET sector and economic rebound implications in the world of work
    Anthony Tolika Sibiya, Nceba Nyembezi, Dagogo William Legg-Jack
  • Chapter 9
    Post-COVID-19 world of work for early-career mothers in academia: The remote working model
    Motshedisi Sina Mathibe
  • Chapter 10
    COVID-19 triggered flexible working arrangements in Zimbabwe: A systematic literature review
    Nhamo Mashavira, Patience Mabika
  • Chapter 11
    Reimagining South African education post-COVID-19: Shifting towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution
    Hlengiwe Ndlovu, Lunga Lawrence Ngogela
  • Chapter 12
    Teaching and research in the central African subregion post-COVID-19
    Justine Germo Nzweundji, Innocent Awasom
  • Chapter 13
    Reimagining knowledge production and dissemination post-COVID-19
    Franca Nneka Alaribe Nnadozie, Daisy Chioma Nwaozuzu
  • Chapter 14
    Ecology in the wake of a zoonotic pandemic
    Aliza le Roux
  • Chapter 15
    An analysis of risk communication strategy during COVID-19: A case of Twitter in South Africa
    Liezel Cilliers
  • Chapter 16
    Social media and misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
    Moeketsi Kali, Yonas T Bahta

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