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Masters Degrees (School of Public Leadership)
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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 ... -
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, ... -
National parks as economic engines : an overview of economic research methods for a developing country : Case Study : Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The objective of this study is to consider and attempt to better understand the various methods which can be used to measure economic impacts of a National Park to a developing country’s economy. Through ... -
Does the South African renewable energy programme exclude black woman owned businesses?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The main aims of this thesis were to investigate and critically evaluate the participation of Black women owned businesses (BWOBs) within the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer ... -
The legislative framework pertaining to seabird rehabilitation centres in South Africa : importance to seabird conservation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Seabird rehabilitation centres play a critical role in the conservation of seabirds in South Africa. There has been an increase in the decline of seabirds globally including in South Africa, mainly from ... -
Developing a turnaround strategy for municipal public assets in the Langeberg Municipality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: This study focuses on municipal public assets and on challenges that the Langeberg Municipality experiences when effectively managing public facilities where a lack of resources and continuous repair and ... -
An implementation evaluation of the Eastern Cape rural development strategy : agrarian transformation and food security
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : It is more than six years since the launch of the Eastern Cape Rural Development Strategy/Ilima Labantu (ECRDS) which was seen as a catalyst for rural development in the province. The ECRDS came as a ... -
Towards developing retention strategies: A study on the professional and administrative ataff of the Namibian Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The purpose of this study was to develop retention strategies for the professional and administrative staff of the Namibian Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (MoEAC). To fulfil this objective, the ... -
Challenges to the implementation of business process re-engineering of the recruitment process in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The purpose of the study was to evaluate the implementation of the recruitment process in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) after business process re-engineering (BPR). The recruitment ... -
An evaluation of the implications of the revised HIV deployment policy on the healthcare service of the South African National Defence Force
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) implemented a new HIV/AIDS deployment policy after the verdict in the court case between the SANDF and the labour unions. In terms of the verdict, the court ... -
An assessment of the challenges faced by King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in respect of the provision of electricity services
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The correlation between electricity and economic growth is evident, as is electricity’s importance in the development process. Its capacity to improve people’s lives cannot be denied. This study assesses ... -
Gender equality and the advancement of women into senior management positions : assessing the perceptions of the diversity and gender initiatives section of the City of Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-02-22)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Gender equality is a contentiously broad subject, influenced, and cemented by subjects and actions that occur universally in domestic and industrial spaces. Traditionally, sociocultural theories inherently ... -
An exploratory study of the Directorate of Customs and Excise’s perceptions about the performance management system of the public service in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Performance management refers to a continuous communication process between staff and supervisors to assist, unleash potential and improve organisational performance. The purpose of this study was to ... -
Exploring the benefits and challenges of indigenous foods in an African context using a case study of community gardens in the Western Cape of South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Research suggests that the benefits and value of indigenous foods within the South African context have not been fully utilised. Their potential value to the South African food system and food security ... -
Tool selection in South African integrated environmental management : comparing cost benefit analysis and simple multi-attribute ranking technique in terms of sustainability-thinking principles
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The goal of this study was to add to the body of knowledge on tool selection for environmental managers in South Africa. To this day, tools in Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) are not being applied ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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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