Masters Degrees (School of Public Leadership)
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Understanding Cape Town’s food system through grassroots innovations and social-technical transitions theory
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The current food system has a negative impact on human wellbeing and on environmental boundaries. Within this context, it is understood that technological fixes will not be enough to address social and ... -
Employee performance management and development system at the Kwa-Zulu Natal Provincial Department of Public Works
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The argument presented in this study is that the tough economic climate has made it more critical for the South African government to improve the performance of the departments and the quality of services ... -
An assessment of public participation in the law-making and other activities of the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Public participation in democratic processes is essential in promoting democracy and is a critical ingredient for promoting good governance and accountability. Since the democratic elections in 1994, it ... -
An assessment of regional integrated development planning in Eswatini
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Regional integrated development planning was incorporated into policy to equally distribute development among administrative regions and rural and urban areas in Eswatini. While the goal was to reduce ... -
Do communities really have a say? The implementation of public participation in the liquor regulatory process: A case study of uMgungundlovu District
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study was motivated by the researcher’s interest in the implementation of the new liquor policy in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, with specific regard to the public value and meaningfulness of the ... -
An exploration of the performance management and development system in the department of education in the Eastern Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The Department of Education is a government department that is given a constitutional mandate to educate learners by equipping them to become better citizens in the future and to increase the country’s ... -
A community model for water-energy-food security nexus development: cultivating sustainable livelihoods and an adaptive comanagement approach in rural Mozambique
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Mozambique is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. In its 2019 Human Development Index, the United Nations Development Programme ranked Mozambique 180 out of 189 qualifying ... -
Evaluation of environmental impact assessments in coastal management : a case of the Erongo region in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The world is currently faced with many environmental issues like land degradation, deforestation, biodiversity loss as well as the overutilisation of natural resources as a result of unsustainable human ... -
An analysis of high staff turnover at Namibia Roads Authority
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The objectives of the research were to investigate how labour turnover is affecting service delivery at the Roads Authority and to make recommendations on strategies to mitigate high staff turnover at the ... -
An assessment of informal sector income tax as a means of enhancing public value : Lessons from Kenya Revenue Authority
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The vitality and growth of small to medium-size enterprises together with advancements of the Kenyan economy shows the need for government to respond appropriately in terms of revenue generation. The ... -
Assessment of the perception and understanding of the performance management system at the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Using state assets in an effective, efficient and economical way in order to provide quality services to the community is key in the public sector. In order to manage performance in the public sector, a ... -
Governance challenges in distance education : a case study at the Centre for Open And Lifelong Learning (Coll) the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Distance education increasingly acquires popularity as a platform for education delivery as it conduits the education divergence globally. The nature of the learning process poses challenges, unique and ... -
Evaluating the Namibia Youth Credit Scheme (NYCS) entrepreneurship programme : the case of the Walvis Bay beneficiaries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The evaluation of the outcomes of a programme against its intended objectives is critical. The focus of this study was to evaluate whether the objectives of the Namibia Youth Credit Scheme (NYCS) ... -
Introducing public private partnerships to implement natural resource management projects: a case study of the Land User Incentive, Groot Marico
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The study examined the possible introduction of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the development, management and maintenance of ecological infrastructure assets and explores the Land User Incentive ... -
Collaborative governance : a holistic approach to creating safer communities in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The need for safer communities is on the rise in South Africa. This is evident through sporadic spates of local community lockdowns whereby key roads were closed for incoming and outgoing traffic as a ... -
Evaluating the impact of training and development on customer service in Namibia : the case study of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Training and development is one of the essential areas of personal and professional growth and makes a meaningful contribution to institutional growth if it is managed well. This study evaluated the ... -
Exploring Talent Management Processes and their Effect on Talent Retention within the Western Cape Department of the Premier (DotP)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : A critical success factor and essential value-creating resource, which is an imperative internal resource for every single organisation is talent (high-potential individuals). The number of organisations ... -
Investigating the global renewable energy revolution : a transitions perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Fossil fuels have helped to shape cultural, technological, environmental and economic spaces, which to date have governed human existence. Fundamental to society’s development is the excessive extraction ... -
Investigating the appropriateness of consolidation loans to mitigate household over-indebtedness in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Household over-indebtedness has increased in South Africa, raising concerns over the socio-economic conditions of the middle class. Research shows that an increase in unsecured credit is not directly ... -
A critical analysis of ecotourism and good environmental governance in the Cederberg Complex
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Protected areas are special areas dedicated to conserving nature separate from human pressures. Over the years, this conservation tool has become increasingly popular due to its multiplicity of functions ...
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