Shelter Thelile Nene is an assistant lecturer in the Department of Business Management at the University of Zululand, South Africa. She holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the same institution and is currently pursuing a PhD in the field. With over five years of research experience, Ms. Nene has published in peer-reviewed journals and focuses her work on economic policy analysis, inclusive growth, health and population dynamics, and remittance flows. She has presented her research at several international conferences. In addition to her academic work, she actively mentors’ young scholars and is a member of the African Econometric Society and the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP).