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Turi kumwe (we are together) : a transdisciplinary exploration of the Burundian specialty coffee sector and its sustainability challenges
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Coffee is considered as a pioneering example of sustainable production and trade amongst tropical commodities because of its rich history of alternative trading practices and movements. The most common ...
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Facilitating cooperation in transdisciplinary research and evaluating its role in SenseMaker® for a developing world context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Complex social-ecological issues pose serious threats to global development as their presence permeate borders, ecosystems and cultures. This holds particular precedence in the developing world, where ...
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Exploiting renewable energy opportunities through integrated regional power systems: Analysis of institutional perspectives on barriers in Southern Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Renewable energy resources are abundant, but the opportunities presented by such sources of energy for power generation have not been fully exploited, particularly using an integrated regional approach, ...
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Towards energy leapfrogging in sub-Saharan Africa : exploring strategic investment as a way to increase access to finance among mini-grid energy service companies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The aim to extend national grids as an avenue for universal electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa failed extensively over the past few decades. The high cost of extending national grids coupled with ...
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Exploring food system transformation in the greater Cape Town area
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Globally, the food system is plagued by unsustainable food production practices and social injustices that render many of the world’s population vulnerable to food insecurity. Fundamental re-organisation ...
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An assessment of the relevance of environmental management accounting for sustainability in Zimbabwe’s extractive industries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) has taken centre stage in companies with high environmental impacts, as literature reveals. The aim of this study was to assess current and potential relevance ...
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Sustainability and sustainable development as the making of connections : lessons for integrated development planning in South Africa
(South African Planning Institute, 2006-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Africa’s many developmental problems (poverty and environmental degradation) have to be solved in a sustainable way. However, the complex, multi-dimensional concepts of ‘sustainability’ and ‘sustainable ...
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the implementation process of the inclusive education policy in two schools in the Kavango East Region in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The schools in the Kavango East Region of Namibia are faced with challenges to comply with the inclusive education policy of (2013) because of the limited resources which are not equally distributed across ...
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Exploring resilience capacities through the art of storymaking: the case of food innovators in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This project explores the potential of storymaking as a novel methodology for developing insight into the ways in which a small selection of social innovators are working to shape change in the food system ...
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Assessing the implementation of the National Youth Service Programme in the Gauteng Province, Department Of Roads and Transport
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The aim of this study was to assess the implementation of the National Youth Service Programme (NYSP) in the Gauteng Province, Department of Roads and Transport. A study of this nature was vital, given ...
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How changing organisational culture could support the retention of designated groups in the South African public sector : a systematic review
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Organisational culture has a strong effect on the retention of employees. It is therefore important for organisations to determine the aspects of this culture that influence employee retention and turnover ...
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Public participation in parliament : perspectives on social media technology (SMT)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Public participation is encouraged in democracies to heighten decision-making, transparency, accountability and good governance. Globally, the trend to increase and enhance public participation is growing ...
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Collaborative governance: a holistic approach to managing the methamphetamine problem in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Public institutions in South Africa are increasingly required to respond effectively to serious societal problems. The year-on-year increase in the abuse of methamphetamine over the last decade in the ...
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Assessing the Ward Committee System: The case of Greater Kokstad Municipality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Public participation is a key aspect of developmental local government. Flowing from this, a ward committee system was introduced in South Africa, as a conduit for driving public participation programmes. ...
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Creating enhanced capacity for Local Economic Development (LED) through collaborative governance in South Africa
(ARMG publishing, 2017)The complexities of the twenty-first century have paved way for the emergence and proliferation of cross boundary collaboration in the lexicon of localised and territorial development. Collaborative governance is increasingly ...
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The role of the developmental state in Northern Ethiopia’s Raya Valley Groundwater Irrigation Project: an institutional economics perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Ekonome, politici en burokrate aanvaar nie meer die konvensionele mening dat die vryemark (neoliberale) ontwikkelingsmodel die enigste model is wat minder ontwikkelde ekonomieë kan transformeer en ...
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Analysing challenges facing smallholder farmers and conservation agriculture in South Africa : a system dynamics approach
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)Smallholder farmers in South Africa find it challenging to participate in the modern economy. Most of these farmers have limited access to credit and insurance, and to markets in which to sell their produce. This paper ...
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Improved decision-making on irrigation farming in arid zones using a system dynamics model
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2013-11-27)The Sandveld region in the Western Cape is a low rainfall area dominated by agricultural production using groundwater resources. The rise in agricultural production in the Sandveld has led to questions regarding the region’s ...
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An analysis of the independence the Special Investigating Unit as an anti-corruption agency in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Arguments relating to anti-corruption agencies have grown in prominence over the last two decades. These arguments have been largely related to the various international agreements binding countries on ...
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Designing for informal contexts : a case study of Enkanini sanitation intervention
(Chinese Institute of Design, 2016)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Increasing social agency in the design profession corresponds to the call for greater participation of science in solving complex social problems. We analyse the complex problem of informal urban sanitation ...
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System dynamics modelling of the power sector in Mauritius
(De Gruyter Open, 2016)ENGLISH SUMMARY : A system dynamics model has been developed for the power sector of Mauritius, which captures a range of complex interactions between the economic, social and environmental aspects of the national economy, ...
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Moving towards integrated policy formulation and evaluation : the green economy model
(De Gruyter Open, 2016)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The mainstreaming of concepts related to the Green Economy, an action-oriented approach to reach sustainable development, has increased demands for integrated models that can shed light on the complex ...
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The potential value of the Realist Evaluation Method in programme impact evaluations in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In the context of the development of a coherent country-driven monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system in the South African public sector underpinned by the policy outlining the Government-Wide Monitoring ...
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The philosophy of public administration - a holistic approach : an introduction for undergraduate students
(SUN PRESS, 2004)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Book blurb: The philosophy of public administration covers all aspects of the process of public administration as an instument of serving the public. It does so by providing a complete framework for ...
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Strategic management support technologies in the public sector
(SUN ePRESS, 2003)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This report summarises the need for and potential applications of selected user-friendly, state-of-the art, electronic policy support tools to promote more successful strategic policy management in the ...
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Local government finance : a comparative study
(SUN MeDIA Stellenbosch, 2016)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: In a multi-sphere system of government, such as the constitutional system in South Africa which is characterised by cooperative government, effective financial intergovernmental relations ...
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Ethics and professionalism : the battle against public corruption
(SUN PRESS, 2004)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Book blurb: Immoral, unethical conduct of politicians and public officials is a grobal scourge of the present day. The South African Government is leading the battle against corruption in the public ...
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Innovation capability and adoption of innovation in Namibia's road freight transport industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Freight transport costs and prices in Namibia are among the highest in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Yet, the country’s road transport development agenda is premised on ...
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Sustainability and financial implications of the Labour Relations Amendment Act No.6 of 2014 for Western Cape health services outsourcing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Labour Relations Amendment Act No. 6 of 2014 was gazetted during August 2014, and came into effect on 1 January 2015. This amendment act and specifically sections 198A and 198B changes the manner in ...
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Creating shared value: An exploratory case study assessing the shared value that a company is creating through a protected area and its unique relationship with local communities
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: With the world’s population continuously growing, extreme pressure has been placed on the unsustainable drain of the earth’s natural resources. There is an increasing trend from a range of stakeholders ...
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