• Perceptions on fraud and corruption policies and strategies in public procurement within the Western Cape Provincial Treasury (WCPT) 

  Opperman, Sophia Kathleen (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Corruption affects the lives of everyone in South Africa and can thus be characterised as a common enemy. Fraud and corruption especially in the procurement systems is one of the major contributors of ...
• An evaluation of the green scheme programme : a case of the Kalimbeza rice project 

  Subasubani, Joseph Kamwi (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Approximately three out of four people in developing countries such as Namibia live in rural areas. The majority of these rural poor’s livelihoods depend directly or indirectly on agriculture. Therefore, ...
• An investigation into strategy implementation : the case of the Zimbabwe mining development corporation 

  Watungwa, Ostern (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this research was to investigate the challenges to effective strategy implementation at the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC). Strategic planning is argued to have overshadowed the ...
• Furthering new public management principles through financial reforms in post-1999 South Africa 

  Keita, Hawa (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this research is to describe how the reform of public finance undertaken in South Africa since 1999 has furthered the principles of new public management (NPM). The first part of the ...
• Anti-corruption strategies of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) Customs Department at Beitbridge Border Post : a case-based analysis 

  Mundia, Vickson (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Corruption is a global cause for concern due to its negative impact on development. The complex issues surrounding corruption have motivated many researchers, strategists and planners to explore strategies ...
• 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 ...

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