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Evaluating the impact of asset management in the water industry : a case study of East Rand Water Care Company (ERWAT)

Mhlongo, Thabani (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

The asset management process and strategy has been adopted and implemented within the public sector. Although the National Treasury developed the Capital Asset Management Guidelines to assist with the development and ...
An assessment of the process and institutional requirements of monitoring and evaluation systems in government : a case study of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture

Mtshali, Jephrey Mfuniseni (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research study was motivated by the apparent disparities and incoherence in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in government departments in South Africa. An in-depth study was undertaken with the ...
A preliminary assessment of the implementation of the rehabilitation programme for offenders in the Boksburg management area

Dlamini, Fikile Gladys (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Increasingly, concerns are being raised about the growing incidents of recidivism in South Africa. Of great concern is that reoffending often involves serious crimes such as murder, rape, robbery and ...
Investigating social grant payment methods for old age grant recipients in the Western Cape

Dowman, Charles Sydney (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The research focuses on social assistance within the context of the developmental state. In South Africa, the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No.13 of 2004) makes provision for the administration of ...
Assessing diversity management within the Western Cape Department of Community Safety

Bovana, Lindelwa Priscilla (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

South Africa has committed itself to social transformation: institutional transformation through the removal of racism and sexism in all legislation, business, employment practices, service delivery and interpersonal ...
Transparency in supply chain management : a South African local government case analysis

Mhlongo, Nozipho Felicity (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to assess transparency in Supply Chain Management (SCM) at local government. The case study of eThekwini Municipality as an institution at the local sphere of government was ...
The significance of supply chain management with regard to the attainment of value and strategic objectives for municipalities within South Africa : a case study

Bent, Reginald Anthony (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Supply chain management (SCM) in the public sector in general, as well as the municipal sphere in particular, has received increasing prominence over past few years. Although the focus is mainly due to ...
An evaluation of the Masupa-Tsela Youth Pioneers Program implemented by the Eastern Cape Department of Social Development and Special Programs within Mhlontlo Local Municipality

Xalisa, Qaqamba Yvonne (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since the advent of democracy in South Africa, the government has prioritized youth development in the country. The strides made by government include setting up institutional arrangements, developing policies ...
Career opportunities in sustainability-related fields

Hattingh, Elize (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The impact of the econom ic turndown in 2008, brought sustainability issues to the forefront of public debate as the realities of climate change, and society’s response to it, gain higher visibility. ...
Investigating the viability of rural housing finance as a vehicle for the creation of sustainable human settlement in Moletlane village – Lepelle Nkumpi municipality

Mthethwa, Zamukuhle William (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The need for sustainable human settlements, particularly for the poor, is crucial in South Africa (SA). This is because of the apartheid spatial constructs that segregated the black population groups ...
Ecological food sense : connections between food waste flows and food production in Enkanini Informal Settlement, Stellenbosch

Mollatt, Michelle Claire (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In situ Informal Settlement Upgrading (ISU) was explored in this thesis, focussing on its relevance to waste service upgrading options immediately available and practically implementable for residents ...
The effectiveness of Community Development Workers (CDWs) as change agents in their pursuit of a holistic approach to development : a case study of CDWs in the Western Cape

Martin, Wilhemina (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since its inception the Community Development Worker Programme (CDWP) seeks to promote cooperative governance within the context of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework. In pursuit of a holistic ...
Extractivism and transition in Africa : opportunities and challenges

Huber, Maria (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Existence of natural resources in majority of African countries has been identified to support further development due to continuously increase in commodity revenues. However, the resource curse presents ...
Developing a sustainability benchmarking system : a case study of the provincial government Western Cape’s immovable asset assessment pilot project

Meiring, Casper Johannes Knoetze (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Building structures have a major impact on the quality of the macro-climates of the world, in particular in terms of pollution and environmental costs associated with their creation, operation and ...
Understanding ethics in sustainability transitions : towards social learning for sustainable food systems

Robertson, Christian Anton (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis explores the importance of an appropriate understanding of ethics in sustainability transitions. Through a conceptual analysis, it finds that the dominant understanding of modernist ethics is ...
Sustainable regional development : developing a sustainability assessment framework for district and metropolitan integrated development plans

Gardener, Roy Dudley (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Achieving the goal of sustainable development (SD) and sustainability has proven to be a difficult task, inter alia, because some definitions of the terms are fuzzy and ambiguous and are interpreted ...
The integration of school garden activities, the classroom and the feeding scheme : a case study of two primary schools in Tigray, North Ethiopia

Blom , Sofie Clara (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In an increasingly complex world where food security remains a challenge in many areas and especially Africa; it is essential to educate children about food – from production to consumption; and to ...
Seed politics : an exploration of power narratives in the South African seed industry

Swanepoel, Stefanie Rae (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study (Seed politics: An exploration of power narratives in the South African seed industry) attempts to unravel the contradictory power relations shaping South Africa’s seed system and to explore ...
Towards a sustainable incremental waste management system in Enkanini: a transdisciplinary case study

von der Heyde, Vanessa (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As the global population grows and more countries industrialise, waste streams will grow proportionately. Current waste management practices and product manufacturing processes dictate that a large ...
An exploratory analysis of youth leadership development in South Africa : theoretical and programmatic perspectives

Van Niekerk, Petrus (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A major societal challenge in post-1994 South Africa is that of questionable public leadership and the scarcity of ethical and effective leadership. Coupled with this are high expectations from the public ...

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