PROCEEDINGS OF THE WABER SuDBE CONFERENCE 2024 30 – 31 July 2024 University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa EDITORS Prof. Samuel Laryea, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Prof. Baizhan Li, Chongqing University, China A/Prof. Emmanuel Adu Essah, University of Reading, United Kingdom A/Prof. Sarfo Mensah, Kumasi Technical University, Ghana Prof. Hong Liu, Chongqing University, China Prof. Runming Yao, University of Reading, UK/Chongqing University, China ISBN: 978-0-7961-6032-4 In collaboration with: