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Management of cultural diversity for performance enhancement: a case study in eThekwini municipality.
(2016)A new democratic South Africa in 1994 led to the final Constitution with transformation of the Public Service to an effective, efficient and economical one in meeting citizens’ needs. Chapter two of the Republic of South ... -
Enhancing disaster risk reduction processes through the nexus of indigenous knowledge and community participation: a case study of uMshwathi Local Municipality.
(2017)Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) are recognised by such global organisations as the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank (WB) and nationally by governments including South Africa. However, African indigenous knowledge ... -
Impact of strategic sourcing in public sector procurement : office of the premier, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)The largest amount of monies budgeted in the Office of the Premier in KwaZulu-Natal, apart from salaries, is accounted for through procurement activities. In the public sector the procurement function can be seen as a ... -
Access to justice : the role of community-based paralegals in community restorative justice in rural KwaZulu-Natal.
(2014)Access to justice in rural KwaZulu-Natal is wholly inadequate, particularly where domestic violence is concerned. Despite the enactment of post-1994 criminal justice statutory frameworks, the majority of women living in ... -
Public participation and service delivery with particular reference to iLembe District Municipality.
(2015)The adoption of effective and efficient service delivery systems by South African municipalities remain the only means through which the basic social and economic needs of local communities can be addressed. Municipalities ... -
A community perception of service delivery: a case study of Impendle local municipality.
(2015)With an ever increasing number of service delivery protests recorded each year, an inquiry into the quality of public service in South Africa might well be overdue. The fact that most service delivery protests have turned ... -
Risk management: a case study in a KwaZulu-Natal technical and vocational education and training college.
(2016)Technical and Vocational Education and Training [TVET] Colleges are expanded post-school education and training institutions which are vital for the delivery of education and training, and considered to be of strategic ... -
A phenomenological investigation into the use of incentives to solicit community participation in heritage policy implementation in post 1994 South Africa.
(2016)This study seeks to explore the extent to which incentives as policy instruments intended to assist implementation are used by public managers in the post 1994 South Africa. It begins by providing the theoretical background ... -
Evaluating the implementation of performance management system in Ugu District Municipality.
(2015)Municipal Integrated Development Plan (IDP). The municipality is required in terms of MSA to promote a culture of performance management among its political structures, political office-bearers and councillors and in its ... -
Stakeholder perspectives on network performance in biometric payment of old age grant recipients : the KwaZulu-Natal case of uMlalazi Municipality.
(2016)WPTPS vi Dissertation Abstract The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) introduced a new BPS in 2012 as a pilot project. In 2013 the Agency embarked on a process of re-registering all social grant beneficiaries. ... -
Determinants of public policy implementation in a decentralised state : the case of the language policy in Kwazulu-Natal.
(2015)This research project is based on the challenges that arise when a policy formulated by one level of government has to be implemented by a different (lower) level of government. This research project explored policy ... -
The processing domestic of violence cases by the department of justice and constitutional development : the case of Ntuzuma Magistrate Court in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)Domestic violence is a universal experience faced in most parts of the world. Many years ago domestic violence was considered a private matter therefore perpetrators were not necessarily brought to justice for their ... -
An investigation of the implementation of the training and development programme in the department of arts and culture, head office : KwaZulu-Natal..
(2016)Training and development of employees is encouragedby the Skills Development Act (97 of 1998) which encourages organisations to develop employees and to instill a culture of learning in the workplace. To further ensure ... -
The effectiveness of the Code of Good Practice in handling the occurrences of sexual harassment in a selected South African Higher Education Institution.
(2016)The study, which examined the effectiveness of the Code of Good Practice in handling sexual harassment in the selected higher education institution (mI), had three main objectives: to ascertain the main provisions of the ... -
Road entry point management systems and and regional integration : the case of Zimbabwe.
(2016)Regions face integration impediments, yet despite statistics showing some regions making significant strides toward integration, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) lags behind. The management and administration ... -
Child support grant and poverty alleviation in Umlazi ward 84: an impact assessment.
(2016)In South Africa, social security forms part of the government‟s poverty-alleviation programme. Section 27(c) of the Constitution of South Africa of 1996 states that everyone, including children, has a right to social ... -
The role of democratically elected coucillors and traditional leaders in service delivery : the case of Ubuhlebezwe municipality.
(2016)The dawn of a free society and first democratic election that were non-racial elections in the mid-nineties resulted in the birth of a new epoch of leadership at the local level of government. The Constitution of South ... -
Equitable share formula and fiscal capacity in municipalities with particular reference to Msunduzi Municipality.
(2015)The apartheid regime left its imprint on South Africa's municipalities with systematic under-investment in municipal infrastructure in black areas. Deprivation of communities with limited access to basic services including ... -
Water service delivery in eThekwini municipality : perceptions and processes in Johanna/Boxwood Road informal settlement.
(2016)Government is expected by its citizens to deliver services with the highest degree of quality and of suitable standards. This results in citizens’ satisfaction and positive perceptions of their government. Any failure ...
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