Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Frequently used acronyms and abbreviations -- Introduction. The Southern African Nordic Centre and the Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities for critical interventions -- The political economy envisaged by the new SDGs -- The need for an alternative political economy -- The capturing of the academy -- Multinational corporations and their role as global social actors -- BRICS and knowledge -- SANORD's contribution to developing an alternative -- Global democracy, sustainability and work for all -- Notes -- PART I: CHALLENGES -- Chapter 1 - Disability in southern Africa: Insights into its magnitude and nature -- Defining disability -- Disability in southern Africa -- An alternative data-collection method -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 - Facilitating access to higher education for students with disabilities: Strategies and support services at the University of Botswana -- The context -- The University of Botswana -- Research methods -- Data analysis -- Findings -- Discussion and recommendations -- Note -- References -- Chapter 3 - Access and equity for students with disabilities at the University of Malawi: The case of Chancellor College -- Background -- Theoretical and conceptual frameworks -- Literature review -- Research questions -- Research design and methodology -- Findings -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 - Promoting research in resource-challenged environments: The case of Malawi's Mzuzu University -- Theoretical framework -- Research incentives -- The challenge of finding appropriate incentives -- Justifying monetary incentives for academic research -- Non-monetary incentives -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References.

Chapter 5 - 'The path of the mother is trodden by the daughter': Stepping stones for entry into the middle class in South Africa -- Narratives and micro-storia -- Theory and conceptual frameworks -- Why the middle class matters: historical lessons and future prospects -- Coping with patriarchy and apartheid: woman power in historical context -- Towards transformation: politics and gender equality -- Mothers and empowerment -- Social and political preoccupations -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 - Using solar energy to enhance access to ICTs in Malawi -- Malawi's national psyche: a commitment to sharing and an enthusiasm to participate -- Electricity generation and distribution in Malawi -- General attitudes to ICTs -- The development of a national ICT infrastructure and ICT education initiatives -- Solar energy and rural development -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7 - Software engineering in low- to middle-income countries -- The role of ICT in achieving the SDGs -- Continuous software engineering -- Challenges for low- to middle-income countries -- An agile software development model for low-income countries -- A recommended skills training programme -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8 - Climate-change awareness and online media in Zimbabwe: Opportunities lost? -- The severity of climate change: a Zimbabwean perspective -- Climate-change coverage in Zimbabwe's mainstream media -- Climate-change coverage by government and civil society in Zimbabwe -- Community access to new media -- New media use by environmental institutions -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- PART 2: COLLABORATIONS -- Chapter 9 - Culture meets culture at a distance -- Course preparation -- Some background on Namibia -- The aim and structure of the course -- The course begins -- Outcomes.

Examinations and course completion -- Theory meets practice -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 10 - The Consortium of New Southern African Medical Schools: A new South-South-North network -- A new consortium emerges -- The educational context -- Educational strategies -- Innovative admissions policies -- The conundrum of 'standards' and 'standardisation' -- Developing research infrastructure -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 11 - International collaboration for pedagogical innovation: Understanding multiracial interaction through a time-geographic appraisal -- The time-geography framework -- The Grahamstown case study -- Results -- Concluding comments -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12 - Rethinking access to higher education in Malawi: Lessons from the Malawi Institute of Management's collaborations with universities in the United Kingdom -- Background -- The collaborating partners -- The delivery model -- The benefits of collaboration -- Overcoming challenges linked to virtual learning environments -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- About the contributors -- Back cover.