Masters Degrees (School of Public Leadership)
Recent Submissions
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Assessment of City of Cape Town's energy efficiency programmes within its internal operations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The global climate crisis requires urgent action beyond the current policy framework and commitments, as currently made by a number of countries through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ...
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Energy infrastructure transition in urban informal households in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)South Africa possesses an abundance of solar energy resources that can be used to provide various energy services. The multiple fuel use model is evident in urban informal households and the fuel types and energy carriers ...
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Accessing South African food system value-chains: constraints faced by smallholder farmers and conservation agriculture
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The potential of scaling productive practices on sustainable farming systems, such as conservation agriculture (CA) and smallholder farmers (SHFs), for food security in South Africa remains under-investigated. ...
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Implementation evaluation: a case study of the city of Cape Town’s investment incentive policy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Changes in the global economy have compelled economies (countries, regions, cities, etc.) to take more creative measures to attain the economic growth necessary to sustain their populations. One of these ...
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Fiscal sustainability and the South African financial management challenge at national government level
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The South African government is confronted with hard choices on how to harness financial management reforms while reducing costs associated with financial misconduct. The purpose of this thesis is to ...
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The development and assessment of the mayoral dashboard performance monitoring system in the City of Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : South Africa’s negotiated transition to a democracy in 1994 was hailed by many as an exceptional example of a peaceful democratisation process. The Constitution adopted in 1996 was widely endorsed as a ...
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An analysis of the intended and unintended consequences of the demilitarisation of the Finance Management Division in the Department of Defence
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : When the researcher joined the Finance Management Division (FMD) of the Department of Defense in 2009 it was clear that there was a sense of dissatisfaction amongst some of the staff members. She discovered ...
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The effect of legislative compliance on infrastructure service delivery: the case of Matatiele Local Municipality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : South African municipalities are faced with a backlog in infrastructure service delivery. The ineffective delivery of basic services has been blamed on a number of factors, including limited municipal ...
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A system for integrated environmental management in local authorities to inform departmental decision-making: the case of Hessequa Municipality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) provides for a range of principles, tools and ideologies and is rolled out on an international level. There are various versions of IEM, and generally they have ...
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Assessment of alignment of Training, Development and Personal Development Plans of South African Parliament employees: A case study of the Research Unit
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Parliament is an organ of State that performs oversight over the Executive; consequently, it is crucial for Members of Parliament in their various committees to be well informed on the programmes and ...
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An Analysis Of Indigenisation And Economic Empowerment In Zimbabwe.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Zimbabwe’s Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Programme, (IEEP), is one of similar programmes implemented by most former colonies meant to address socioeconomic inequalities. It falls within the same ...
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An evaluation of oversight and accountability by the fourth Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Internationally oversight and accountability are regarded as two sides of the same coin, which are essential in ensuring that the electorate receives public value through service delivery and good governance. ...
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The South African hemp story : saviour crop or business as usual
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT:This study, presented in the form of two journal articles, seeks to understand the barriers to initiating a viable, inclusive and sustainable hemp industry in South Africa. Production of the crop has ...
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Towards a “new moment” in Life Sciences Education: Facilitating critical complexity thinkers in South African secondary schools
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The global polycrisis, particularly ecological degradation and humans’ estrangement from nature, is an epistemological crisis that has been created by an industrial, mechanistic and reductionist way of ...
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A Critical Evaluation of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) Section 24G: Retrospective Environmental Authorisation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: After the publication of groundbreaking texts such as “Silent Spring” (Rachel Carson, 1962), “The Tragedy of the Commons” (Garrett Hardin, 1968), and “The Population Bomb” (Paul Ehrlich, 1970), environmental ...
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The impact of transformational leadership on performance management : a South African local government case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of transformational leadership on performance management in South African local government through a case study of the Chris Hani District Municipality ...
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Opportunities for integrating Sustainable urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) in informal settlements as part of stormwater management
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The lack of stormwater drainage systems in South Africa’s informal settlements has negative implications for human life and livelihoods due to flooding, resultant relocation, and the increased potential ...
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The Sustainability Institute’s Cookbook: Recipes for Food and Community Building
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The Sustainability Institute in Stellenbosch South Africa is an institution dedicated to teach and promote sustainable development through different courses. Postgraduate, Masters and even PhD courses ...
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Understanding co-production through sanitation intervention case studies in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: I argue that informal urban sanitation is a complex problem that is best understood through a transdisciplinary (TD) approach. This is because the TD approach provides a multi-dimensional methodology for ...
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Sustainable mining communities post mine closure: Critical reflection on roles and responsibilities of stakeholders towards local economic development in the City of Matlosana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The South African gold mining industry is in decline, with available ore bodies mostly depleted. With ever increasing costs and a depressed gold price, most mines are struggling to remain viable, with ...
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Incorporating an Earth Jurisprudence approach into South African environmental law for the protection of endangered species : options and challenges
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many South African species and habitats are threatened by various human activities including illegal poaching of species such as rhinos, which is threatening the survival of the species. This study explores ...
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A critical assessment of key datasets and approaches with which to determine the resource requirements of future urbanisation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: It is now generally agreed that in order to avoid the severe threats posed by the “global polycrisis” of climate change, ecological degradation, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, food insecurity, income ...
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Leadership for Innovation: A South African Public Library Case Study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Change is constant and the ability of public libraries to innovate and adapt to change is critical to stay relevant and competitive in a technology-driven world where people are finding faster, smarter, ...
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Intermediaries and learning in sustainability-oriented urban transitions: a transdisciplinary case study from Stellenbosch Municipality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: This thesis explores the role of intermediaries and learning in sustainability transitions at the urban scale and deploys a particular transitions perspective in a transdisciplinary case study of the ...
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Employee perception on the implementation of the Performance Management System in the Amatola Water Board – Eastern Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The introduction of a new democratic South Africa in 1994 has brought many challenges in the public sector. Much effort has been applied to redress the imbalances of the past, but the past challenges remain ...
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Identifying and managing the social, economic and environmental effects of gated developments in Jamestown, Stellenbosch
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: As urbanisation increases, crime and the feeling of insecurity are becoming more prevalent in South African towns. As a consequence, exclusionary developments have become an important form of development. ...
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An assessment of the performance appraisal process in Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Employees’ performance appraisal is one of the most commonly used management tools in South Africa. It is also one of the most researched topics. However, few studies have been completed on how the process ...
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Performance management of community police forums in the Western Cape: a case-based analysis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Since the early 19th century, many organisations have implemented performance management because it leads to improved organisational results, as indicated in numerous articles and journals. This study ...
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An exploration of the contents of an integrated household energy safety policy for South Africa's informal settlements
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Energy is the lifeblood of our national and household economy. Every day millions of people use energy to cook light and heat their homes and to conduct a variety of other household chores. In the process ...
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Food Security and Urban Agriculture in Stellenbosch: a Case Study of Policy Failure
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The surface of the Earth is dominated by human activity placing pressure on biodiversity and its capacity to ensure a safe and stable environment for human food production. At this stage the Earth is ...
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