Adrino Mazenda
Biographic Data
| ID | 4035958 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adrino Mazenda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adrino |
| FAMILY NAME | Mazenda |
| SIGNATURE | MAZENDA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pretoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7739-9097 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Food trade policy coherence for food security in the Southern African Development Community - a case of South Africa
Food insecurity remains a persistent challenge in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) despite the proliferation of regional trade and food-related policy frameworks. This study interrogates how incoherence between food trade policies and broader food system objectives shapes food security outcomes, with South Africa serving as a focal case. Employing a systematic literature review guided by PRISMA protocols, the analysis synthesises…
Food Choice and Diet Quality of Women Fishing Households in Tanzania
The paper analyzed food choices and dietary diversity among 282 women-headed households engaged in small-scale fisheries in Tanzania, using secondary data from the 2021 Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) fisheries survey. Dietary quality was measured using the Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) from a 24-hour recall, and the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) identified underlying dietary patterns. The results show that diets are domin…
Predicting Household Food Insecurity Through a Livelihood lens
Food insecurity remains a persistent challenge in rural Colombia, driven by structural inequalities, livelihood constraints and exposure to shocks. This paper examined the determinants and predictive drivers of household food insecurity using nationally representative data from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM) surveys collected in 2023, covering 2771 rural households. The analysis integrated machin…
Chinese Loans and Africa's Agricultural Investment
Chinese lending to Africa expanded substantially after 2000, with agriculture often presented as a strategic sector in China–Africa development cooperation. This study examined whether Chinese loans to African agriculture reflected a differentiated financing strategy or formed part of a broader development finance portfolio. Using the Chinese Loans to Africa (CLA) dataset (2000–2024), the analysis combined descriptive assessment with Bayesian mul…
Multidimensional Poverty and Deprivation in Informal Settlements
Rapid urbanisation and persistent socio‐economic inequality continue to entrench multidimensional poverty within South Africa's urban informal settlements, with women and female‐headed households experiencing disproportionate deprivation. This study analysed primary household survey data collected in 2023 from 322 households across three informal settlements in Tshwane (Pretoria) using an adapted South African Multidimensional Poverty Index (SAMP…
Towards resilient farming
Multidimensional energy poverty and food insecurity nexus in Gauteng and Western cape provinces of South Africa
Energy poverty and food insecurity are interconnected challenges that disproportionately affect vulnerable populations in low and middle-income countries. The paper utilised the Tobit regression model to examine the relationship between household food insecurity and various socioeconomic factors, and the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) to examine the complex interactions between multidimensional energy poverty (MEP), (measured by the MEP fuzz…
A framework for Made in Africa Evaluation and influence of the African Peer Review Mechanism on policy outcomes
Purpose This paper proposes a framework for operationalising the implementation of the Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) Peer Review Mechanism through the lens of the Ugandan evaluation processes (inputs, activities, and outputs) and the impacts of African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) on policy outcomes. Design/methodology/approach A case study design was adopted, utilising qualitative data collected from 35 participants through interviews and focu…
Improving Stakeholder Harmonisation and Policy Development Processes in the National System of Innovation
The governance of innovation is a major challenge within the broad discourse on the successful formulation and implementation of innovation policy. This study adopted a qualitative research approach and case study design to analyse the policy development processes and stakeholder harmonisation in the South African National System of Innovation (NSI). Interviews were conducted with 30 actors within the NSI. The study's findings about the NSI polic…
Strategies and outcomes in school meal programmes
Purpose The feeding modalities used in school meal programmes – such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and take-home rations – are influenced by various factors, including supply chain constraints and technical challenges in food distribution. The methods of supply sourcing, whether through domestic or foreign food reserves via in-kind donations or purchases, play a critical role in shaping the feeding options provided. Therefore, this study ai…
Urban food insecurity and its determinants among migrant households
This study utilized the Linear Probability Model to examine the determinants of food insecurity among migrant households in the Gauteng City region of South Africa. 13,616 households were selected using random sampling and a cross‐section design. The study findings showed that age and level of education reduce the probability of skipping a meal among internal and international migrant households. Having medical aid is negatively associated with f…
Transcending Multidimensional Poverty Classes in Urban Developing Municipalities
The study draws on the multidimensional poverty index to characterize the poverty status of households in the Gauteng City Region, South Africa. In particular, it applies multinomial logit regression and mediation analysis to determine the factors influencing the transition of poor and vulnerable households into the multidimensionally nonpoor category. Data was obtained from the 2020/2021 Quality of Life Survey on 13,616 households in seven Gaute…
Uber's digital labour platform and labour relations in South Africa
Building project management tools and techniques capacity to drive Information and Communications Technology projects in the Department of Social Development, South Africa
The study investigates the importance of project management tools and techniques (PMTTs) in the success of information communication technology (ICT) projects in the Department of Social Development (DSD) in South Africa. It identifies the challenges of using PMTTs in ICT projects and suggests ways to effectively incorporate PMTTs in ICT project success. The non-probability purposive sampling method was used to identify 16 officials and stakehold…
Coping strategies and food insecurity experiences
Purpose Realities of food insecurity are more pronounced with a specific focus on women in developing countries. The need to understand the varied food insecurity experiences among female-headed agricultural households in such contexts provided the rationale and motivation for this study. Design/methodology/approach The study employed a quantitative cross-sectional approach, drawing on the binary logistic regression to determine the influence of …
Food insecurity and coping strategies of low‐income households in Tshwane, South Africa
This study used principal component analysis to provide targeted policy interventions in response to livelihood coping strategies adopted by low‐income households in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa. The empirical findings are categorized into four food‐coping strategy groups. The first group comprises households that depend on begging and borrowing to survive. The second group comprises households who use credit to purchase food and subsequently…
Revealing Factors Influencing Digital Transformation in South Africa's Social Security Organisations
The study analyses factors influencing digital transformation in South Africa's national social security organisations. Data were collected through semi‐structured interviews with 20 purposefully selected respondents and analysed using thematic analysis. The study found seven factors influencing digital transformation in South Africa's national social security organisations: Legal authority, Policy autonomy, Human resources, Finance, digital data…
Resilience to food insecurity severity among rural, female-headed agrarian households in selected provinces of South Africa
Economic impact of government intervention in response to covid-19 in selected sub-Saharan African countries
This article provides insights into the economic impact of government actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in selected Sub-Saharan Africa countries, purposively selected. A fixed-effect modelling approach was utilised drawing on Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) database from January 21 to September 17, 2020, in South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Uganda. Key findings entail those announcements of government lo…
Upward mobility implications on the aspirant middle class in emerging economies
This article unearths the salient factors that trap the aspiring middle class in their progression towards a stable middle class in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. The study utilises a quantitative case study design, drawing on a sample of 449 aspirants and 578 middle‐class heads of households from the 2021 Gauteng City‐Region Observatory Quality of Life Survey. A binary logistic regression model was used to analyse these salient factors …
Management of records at Statistics South Africa
In South Africa, government departments are under legislative obligations to adopt a systematic and organised approach to the management of records. This is because sound records management is fundamental for good governance and effective and efficient administration of government units. This article analyses records management trends at Statistics South Africa (StatsSA). Qualitative desktop research was used with key legislative and policy sourc…
The invisible crisis
Purpose The purpose of this study is to estimate the determinants of household food insecurity in the Gauteng City-Region, South Africa. This is motivated by the fact that food insecurity remains a key challenge at the household level in South Africa. Furthermore, the Gauteng Province has been rapidly urbanising due to a migrant influx, both locally and internationally. The findings will assist the country in achieving its mandate on the local ec…
Integrating organisational and individual performance management systems for improved foster care service delivery
Despite efforts by the South African government to manage public sector performance, the Department of Social Development (DSD) is facing lawsuits for failing to provide public value to the foster care placement beneficiaries. This article examines the integration of organisational and individual performance management systems to enhance foster care service delivery in Waterberg District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. A parallel convergent mixe…
BRIC Bilateral Direct Foreign Investment Relations with South Africa
This article explores the Brazil-Russia-India-China (BRIC) countries’ bilateral foreign investment relations with South Africa. It analyses investment patterns through the lens of the South African Foreign Investment Policy, and provides recommendations for the country to increase foreign investment from the BRIC. The article utilises a qualitative desktop approach, drawing from extensive literature review on BRICS’ foreign investment relations. …
South Africa-BRIC-Sadc Trade Alliances and the South African Economy
The article discusses the implications of South Africa-Brazil Russia India China-Southern African Development Community (BRIC-SADC) trade alliances on South Africa’s economic growth. The analysis follows the periods in which South Africa is mired by fluctuating exchange rate and rising cost of living, as denoted by the rising consumer price index (CPI). In order to understand the implications, an autoregressive redistributive modelling (ARDL) was…
Transcending Multidimensional Poverty Classes in Urban Developing Municipalities
The study draws on the multidimensional poverty index to characterize the poverty status of households in the Gauteng City Region, South Africa. In particular, it applies multinomial logit regression and mediation analysis to determine the factors influencing the transition of poor and vulnerable households into the multidimensionally nonpoor category. Data was obtained from the 2020/2021 Quality of Life Survey on 13,616 households in seven Gaute…
Resilience to food insecurity severity among rural, female-headed agrarian households in selected provinces of South Africa
Upward mobility implications on the aspirant middle class in emerging economies
This article unearths the salient factors that trap the aspiring middle class in their progression towards a stable middle class in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. The study utilises a quantitative case study design, drawing on a sample of 449 aspirants and 578 middle‐class heads of households from the 2021 Gauteng City‐Region Observatory Quality of Life Survey. A binary logistic regression model was used to analyse these salient factors …
South Africa-BRIC-Sadc Trade Alliances and the South African Economy
The article discusses the implications of South Africa-Brazil Russia India China-Southern African Development Community (BRIC-SADC) trade alliances on South Africa’s economic growth. The analysis follows the periods in which South Africa is mired by fluctuating exchange rate and rising cost of living, as denoted by the rising consumer price index (CPI). In order to understand the implications, an autoregressive redistributive modelling (ARDL) was…
BRIC Bilateral Direct Foreign Investment Relations with South Africa
This article explores the Brazil-Russia-India-China (BRIC) countries’ bilateral foreign investment relations with South Africa. It analyses investment patterns through the lens of the South African Foreign Investment Policy, and provides recommendations for the country to increase foreign investment from the BRIC. The article utilises a qualitative desktop approach, drawing from extensive literature review on BRICS’ foreign investment relations. …
Management of records at Statistics South Africa
In South Africa, government departments are under legislative obligations to adopt a systematic and organised approach to the management of records. This is because sound records management is fundamental for good governance and effective and efficient administration of government units. This article analyses records management trends at Statistics South Africa (StatsSA). Qualitative desktop research was used with key legislative and policy sourc…
The invisible crisis
Purpose The purpose of this study is to estimate the determinants of household food insecurity in the Gauteng City-Region, South Africa. This is motivated by the fact that food insecurity remains a key challenge at the household level in South Africa. Furthermore, the Gauteng Province has been rapidly urbanising due to a migrant influx, both locally and internationally. The findings will assist the country in achieving its mandate on the local ec…
Integrating organisational and individual performance management systems for improved foster care service delivery
Despite efforts by the South African government to manage public sector performance, the Department of Social Development (DSD) is facing lawsuits for failing to provide public value to the foster care placement beneficiaries. This article examines the integration of organisational and individual performance management systems to enhance foster care service delivery in Waterberg District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. A parallel convergent mixe…
Economic impact of government intervention in response to covid-19 in selected sub-Saharan African countries
This article provides insights into the economic impact of government actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in selected Sub-Saharan Africa countries, purposively selected. A fixed-effect modelling approach was utilised drawing on Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) database from January 21 to September 17, 2020, in South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Uganda. Key findings entail those announcements of government lo…
Upward mobility implications on the aspirant middle class in emerging economies
This article unearths the salient factors that trap the aspiring middle class in their progression towards a stable middle class in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. The study utilises a quantitative case study design, drawing on a sample of 449 aspirants and 578 middle‐class heads of households from the 2021 Gauteng City‐Region Observatory Quality of Life Survey. A binary logistic regression model was used to analyse these salient factors …
Uber's digital labour platform and labour relations in South Africa
Building project management tools and techniques capacity to drive Information and Communications Technology projects in the Department of Social Development, South Africa
The study investigates the importance of project management tools and techniques (PMTTs) in the success of information communication technology (ICT) projects in the Department of Social Development (DSD) in South Africa. It identifies the challenges of using PMTTs in ICT projects and suggests ways to effectively incorporate PMTTs in ICT project success. The non-probability purposive sampling method was used to identify 16 officials and stakehold…
Coping strategies and food insecurity experiences
Purpose Realities of food insecurity are more pronounced with a specific focus on women in developing countries. The need to understand the varied food insecurity experiences among female-headed agricultural households in such contexts provided the rationale and motivation for this study. Design/methodology/approach The study employed a quantitative cross-sectional approach, drawing on the binary logistic regression to determine the influence of …
Food insecurity and coping strategies of low‐income households in Tshwane, South Africa
This study used principal component analysis to provide targeted policy interventions in response to livelihood coping strategies adopted by low‐income households in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa. The empirical findings are categorized into four food‐coping strategy groups. The first group comprises households that depend on begging and borrowing to survive. The second group comprises households who use credit to purchase food and subsequently…
Revealing Factors Influencing Digital Transformation in South Africa's Social Security Organisations
The study analyses factors influencing digital transformation in South Africa's national social security organisations. Data were collected through semi‐structured interviews with 20 purposefully selected respondents and analysed using thematic analysis. The study found seven factors influencing digital transformation in South Africa's national social security organisations: Legal authority, Policy autonomy, Human resources, Finance, digital data…
Resilience to food insecurity severity among rural, female-headed agrarian households in selected provinces of South Africa
Towards resilient farming
Multidimensional energy poverty and food insecurity nexus in Gauteng and Western cape provinces of South Africa
Energy poverty and food insecurity are interconnected challenges that disproportionately affect vulnerable populations in low and middle-income countries. The paper utilised the Tobit regression model to examine the relationship between household food insecurity and various socioeconomic factors, and the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) to examine the complex interactions between multidimensional energy poverty (MEP), (measured by the MEP fuzz…
A framework for Made in Africa Evaluation and influence of the African Peer Review Mechanism on policy outcomes
Purpose This paper proposes a framework for operationalising the implementation of the Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) Peer Review Mechanism through the lens of the Ugandan evaluation processes (inputs, activities, and outputs) and the impacts of African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) on policy outcomes. Design/methodology/approach A case study design was adopted, utilising qualitative data collected from 35 participants through interviews and focu…
Improving Stakeholder Harmonisation and Policy Development Processes in the National System of Innovation
The governance of innovation is a major challenge within the broad discourse on the successful formulation and implementation of innovation policy. This study adopted a qualitative research approach and case study design to analyse the policy development processes and stakeholder harmonisation in the South African National System of Innovation (NSI). Interviews were conducted with 30 actors within the NSI. The study's findings about the NSI polic…
Strategies and outcomes in school meal programmes
Purpose The feeding modalities used in school meal programmes – such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and take-home rations – are influenced by various factors, including supply chain constraints and technical challenges in food distribution. The methods of supply sourcing, whether through domestic or foreign food reserves via in-kind donations or purchases, play a critical role in shaping the feeding options provided. Therefore, this study ai…
Urban food insecurity and its determinants among migrant households
This study utilized the Linear Probability Model to examine the determinants of food insecurity among migrant households in the Gauteng City region of South Africa. 13,616 households were selected using random sampling and a cross‐section design. The study findings showed that age and level of education reduce the probability of skipping a meal among internal and international migrant households. Having medical aid is negatively associated with f…
Transcending Multidimensional Poverty Classes in Urban Developing Municipalities
The study draws on the multidimensional poverty index to characterize the poverty status of households in the Gauteng City Region, South Africa. In particular, it applies multinomial logit regression and mediation analysis to determine the factors influencing the transition of poor and vulnerable households into the multidimensionally nonpoor category. Data was obtained from the 2020/2021 Quality of Life Survey on 13,616 households in seven Gaute…
Food trade policy coherence for food security in the Southern African Development Community - a case of South Africa
Food insecurity remains a persistent challenge in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) despite the proliferation of regional trade and food-related policy frameworks. This study interrogates how incoherence between food trade policies and broader food system objectives shapes food security outcomes, with South Africa serving as a focal case. Employing a systematic literature review guided by PRISMA protocols, the analysis synthesises…
Food Choice and Diet Quality of Women Fishing Households in Tanzania
The paper analyzed food choices and dietary diversity among 282 women-headed households engaged in small-scale fisheries in Tanzania, using secondary data from the 2021 Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) fisheries survey. Dietary quality was measured using the Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) from a 24-hour recall, and the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) identified underlying dietary patterns. The results show that diets are domin…
Predicting Household Food Insecurity Through a Livelihood lens
Food insecurity remains a persistent challenge in rural Colombia, driven by structural inequalities, livelihood constraints and exposure to shocks. This paper examined the determinants and predictive drivers of household food insecurity using nationally representative data from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM) surveys collected in 2023, covering 2771 rural households. The analysis integrated machin…
Chinese Loans and Africa's Agricultural Investment
Chinese lending to Africa expanded substantially after 2000, with agriculture often presented as a strategic sector in China–Africa development cooperation. This study examined whether Chinese loans to African agriculture reflected a differentiated financing strategy or formed part of a broader development finance portfolio. Using the Chinese Loans to Africa (CLA) dataset (2000–2024), the analysis combined descriptive assessment with Bayesian mul…
Multidimensional Poverty and Deprivation in Informal Settlements
Rapid urbanisation and persistent socio‐economic inequality continue to entrench multidimensional poverty within South Africa's urban informal settlements, with women and female‐headed households experiencing disproportionate deprivation. This study analysed primary household survey data collected in 2023 from 322 households across three informal settlements in Tshwane (Pretoria) using an adapted South African Multidimensional Poverty Index (SAMP…
Economics (15 works) · Business (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Economic growth (10 works) · Geography (10 works) · Food security (9 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (9 works) · Agriculture (8 works) · Food insecurity (7 works) · Socioeconomics (6 works)