Author(s): Emmanuel Inalegwu Akoh, Lawrence Mpele Lekhanya
Social entrepreneurship is gaining popularity as a tool to bring about change and sustainable development globally. Social injustice in South Africa and the lagging behind in effectively using this phenomenon to address socio-economic issues such as poverty and unemployment motivated this literature review. The purpose of this review is to reveal the factors affecting social entrepreneurship as a tool for sustainable development in South Africa. A qualitative research approach using secondary data literature was used. Titles and abstracts of 85 articles were screened, resulting in 65 relevant articles being analysed using the thematic content analysis technique.