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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 ... -
Science potential for development in Africa not yet fully realised
(ASSAf, 2021-05-28)Radhamany Sooryamoorthy is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. His field of interest is the contribution of science to development in Africa compared to ... -
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 ... -
South Africa's contested transition to energy democracy : lessons and struggles from the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : South Africa is uniquely positioned in the unfolding global energy transition and the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), launched in 2011, has made South Africa ... -
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 ... -
Cooperative governance and local economic development in selected small towns in the Western Cape Province
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : 21st-century complexities paved the way for an emerging need for a robust approach on localised and territorial development concerns. Advances in collaborative/cooperative governance increasingly attract ... -
Practice, practitioners, and praxis of audit committees in South African local government : a case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Local government in South Africa faces many challenges including negative audit outcomes, reported corruption, weak financial and performance management, and lack of legal compliance. Through research, ... -
Xenophobic violence and criminality in the KwaZulu-Natal townships
(AOSIS, 2019-04-23)This study’s focus on the xenophobic violence in South Africa is topical, mostly concentrating on the economic competition between foreign nationals and local people as a root cause. Whilst the South African government’s ... -
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 ...
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