International Journal of Development and Sustainability (IJDS)
Volume 14, Number 5, 2025
ISSN:2186-8662 – www.isdsnet.com/ijds 
Table of Contents
1. Sustaining service delivery: Tackling the rural depopulation dilemma in South Africa
  • Authors: Hlanganani Mnguni
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.63212/IJDS25011101 
  • Pages: ​​​​​413-428

2. Perspectives on the secondhand clothing trade in Kenya: A socioeconomic and environmental analysis
  • Authors: Priscilla N. Gitimu, Caroline Kobia, James K. Wanjohi, Everlyn Wairimu, Lucy W. Gichaga, Carmi Bobwealth-Omontese, Shinina Shani
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.63212/IJDS25042701
  • Pages: ​​​​​​429-447

3. A critical analysis of the interface between inequality and crime in South Africa 
  • Authors: Nokukhanya Neptune Mbonambi
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.63212/IJDS25012201 
  • Pages: ​​​​​​​448-470

4. Navigating early fatherhood: the lived experiences of adolescent fathers in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
  • Authors: A. Ndou, I.A. Ikhile, A.H. Mavhandu-Mudzusi, V.M. Nekhavhambe 
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.63212/IJDS25011601
  • Pages: ​​​​​​​​271-288

5. Servant leadership in the digital age: A conceptual reflection on employee performance in South African municipalities
  • Authors: Beauty Zindi
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.63212/IJDS25021801
  • Pages: ​​​​​​​​​289-313