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Corridors of Clarity: Four Principles to Overcome Uncertainty Paralysis in the Anthropocene
(2020-11)Global environmental change challenges humanity because of its broad scale, long-lasting, and potentially irreversible consequences. Key to an effective response is to use an appropriate scientific lens to peer through the ... -
The legal public–private partnership framework and policy implementation in Uganda
(2020-10)Background: This article is based on a multidimensional empirical research study investigating aspects of the suitability of the public–private partnership environment of Uganda for road infrastructure development. The ... -
Institutionalising social dialogue: a micro-foundational perspective of the national economic and labour council of South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study examined The National Economic and Labour Council (Nedlac) of South Africa, from a micro-foundational institutional perspective, within a multi-layer framework, and in so doing, identifies the ... -
Effectiveness of municipal public accounts committees in fiscal oversight: a case study of Sakhisizwe Municipality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In the local government sphere, the committee that plays the oversight role such as the PAC in the National Assembly and the Provincial Legislature is the Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC). The ... -
Political will to fight corruption in the South African public service : an ethical political leadership perspective in line departments
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study explores the attribute of political will and ethical political leadership traits in fighting corruption in the South African public service. Despite institutional, legislative, and policy ... -
The effect of technological advancement on human resources performance : a case study of the office of the Prime Minister, Republic Of Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study examines the use of performance management techniques in the public service, focusing on the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) of Namibia. Furthermore, the study seeks to establish the effects ... -
Assessing the maturity of financial management practices in the judicial inspectorate for correctional services
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Globally and in South Africa, there has been widespread debates on public financial management with a particular emphasis on financial accountability. These debates include the issue on how to improve the ... -
Department of Environmental Affairs investigating the potential use of public private partnerships to fund green building initiatives : the case of the Department Of Environmental Affairs
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This research case study examines the Department of Environmental Affair’s (DEA) Head Office green building project using Public Private Partnership (PPP) as a funding strategy. Semi-structured interviews ... -
Mitigation of financial losses from small-scale embedded electricity generation in Drakenstein Municipality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : South Africa has seen an increase in interest in alternative clean energy in recent years from higher-end electricity consumers, mainly due to environmental concerns, the load capacity of the country’s ... -
The effect of negative human behaviour on contract management in local government in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Management with good standards, clear roles and responsibilities, accountability and the institutionalisation of an effective system has become very challenging within municipalities and the public sector. ... -
The relationship between organisation strategy and the organisational design : the case of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (Western Cape Region)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This research paper presents the explored relationship between organisational design and organisation strategy. Some organisations and managers do not consider the two concepts as inter-related or ... -
An assessment of the perceived effectiveness and efficiency of the school maintenance strategy in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In recent years the condition of social infrastructure has been reported on various media platforms. The condition of social infrastructure in some sectors has reached a point where it compromises the ... -
Investigating household food security during Covid-19 pandemic in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality with specific reference to the Freedom Park informal settlement
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The achievement of universal access to food appears to be a global challenge, thereby jeopardising all efforts in meeting developmental goals implemented by countries. Nationally, South Africa is seen as ... -
Investigating governance for urban river restoration : the case of the Kuils River, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Urban river restoration is an expanding practice of environmental management. As experienced in urban rivers globally, the Kuils river’s socio-ecological dysfunction has surpassed the stage of posing ... -
Media(ted) climate change in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya : reimagining the public for engagement
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. The rise in global temperature observed in recent decades poses high risks to social and natural systems. It also has exacerbating effects on existing ... -
Exploring the non-pecuniary costs of the administrative burden of public procurement : a case of the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Understanding non-compliance to legislation that governs procurement in public entities requires knowledge of how rules are experienced by those who implement them. This study is an exploration of the ... -
Trust and organisational performance : a grounded theory approach for a South African district municipality
(AOSIS, 2019-06-26)Orientation: A key role of local government in providing transparent, honest, accountable, efficient and effective service delivery to the communities they serve is determined by a number of plans, designs, actions and ... -
Chefs as change-makers from the kitchen : indigenous knowledge and traditional food as sustainability innovations
(Cambridge University Press, 2019)Projections of a burgeoning population coupled with global environmental change offer an increasingly dire picture of the state of the world's food security in the not-too-distant future. But how can we transform the current ... -
Towards resilient African cities : shared challenges and opportunities towards the retention and maintenance of ecological infrastructure
(Cambridge University Press, 2019)There are significant challenges to retaining indigenous biodiversity and ecological infrastructure in African cities. These include a lack of formal protection and status for remnant ecologically functional patches rendering ... -
Collaborative natural resource governance for biodiversity and livelihoods around protected areas : a dual case study of Kaingu and Kaindu, Zambia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Spurred by increasing environmental problems, research about the contribution of natural resources governance to the conservation of biodiversity and the betterment of the lives of rural communities has ...