Browsing by Author "Rogers, Steven"

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    Enabling sustainable development through logistics: a case of Southern Africa
    (2018) Fourie, Gerhard; Rogers, Steven
    Africa, as a continent, requires rapid development in order to catapult the continent into developed status. As decision-makers on the continent acknowledge this, ambitious development goals have been put in place. This research study analysed whether logistics, and more specifically, transport logistics can contribute to sustainable development on the continent, and if so, in which ways and forms this can be implemented. The qualitative study focused specifically on the SADC region trade block within Africa. The research included a case study of a leader in the transport logistics industry. Interviews with the company’s management committee, as well as the management of its top five clients, have been conducted to form the basis of an explorative study. The findings of this study indicate that logistics can contribute to sustainable development within Africa. Three specific areas of impact have been identified, i.e. the role of logistics as enabler of trade on the continent, its contribution to the combat against climate change and its role in social development. The researcher considers the findings in this paper to be significant for sustainable development in terms of their potential value for use by decision-makers in incorporating logistics into their decision-making. More importantly, the potential significant impact that logistics can have on sustainable development, with the formation of strategic partnerships in achieving these development goals, has been highlighted.
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    Poverty Reduction through Access to Financial Services in Rural Areas of Namibia: A Case study of Omusati Region
    (2019) Shaninga, Naemi Simaneka; Alhassan, Abdul Latif; Rogers, Steven
    Poverty is one of the leading challenges that stunt economic development in rural areas of Namibia. Several researchers have suggested that poverty is closely related to access to financial services. Despite many interventions that have been proposed to address poverty in Namibia, more efforts still need to be made to reduce poverty. Poverty rate is still high especially in rural areas. High employment rates, low level of education and inadequate financial institutions are some of the determinants of poverty in Namibia. This study investigated how accessibility to financial services is linked to poverty alleviation in rural areas of Namibia with a special focus on two villages; Onheleiwa and Onelago in Omusati Region by sampling fifty respondents from each village. There are several requirements which are needed by the rural poor to have access to financial services such as educational qualifications, fixed payslips, collateral and business plan were identified as obstacles that hinder access to financial services in rural areas. As a result of these factors, majority of the respondents revealed that they do not meet the requirements to access financial services from institutions such as banks for enterprise innovations. Consequently, poverty remains a serious concern.