Masters Degrees (Development Studies)
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Key drivers & effects of corruption in rural areas: a case study of Jozini local municipality.
(2018)Corruption in post-apartheid South Africa continues to remain a critical challenge and obstacle to rural development. Each and every day in rural South Africa, myriad public officials are reported to have been implicated ... -
Recycling value chain reality: exploring the lived experiences of primary collectors in eThekwini Municipality.
(2018)Waste management is still a challenge for both developed and developing world. Municipalities find waste management difficult to manage. In South Africa, there are high rates of unemployment and poverty. The government is ... -
Student’s perceptions regarding the extent to which schooling has prepared them for university education in the case of University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)This study investigated student’s perceptions regarding the extent to which schooling prepared them for university education in the case of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Preparing learners or pupils to become university ... -
South African educational state resources allocation for special needs learners: a case study of Inkanyiso Special Needs School in Vryheid.
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Exploring social media networks as an agent to encourage secondary abstinence and condom use to prevent HIV infection among black female students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus.
(2018)In South Africa, unprotected heterosexual intercourse is the leading cause of HIV/AIDS among the youth. An estimated 410 000 women from the age of 15 are living with HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS, 2016). This leaves the heavy burden ... -
Notions of place and identity formation amongst recent graduates in South Africa: a case study of Umlazi Township.
(2018)The study sought to explore notions of place and identity formation amongst recent graduates in South Africa. It focused on the meaning graduates ascribed to places and why it is important for identity formation. Primarily, ... -
A critical assessment of the experiences of Nigerian migrants resident in Durban, South Africa.
(2018)International migration is on the rise. Propelled by political conflict, economic crises, environmental challenges and infrastructure collapse in many countries, people are resorting to migration as a survival strategy and ... -
Women’s perspectives and experiences of climate change with specific focus on drought in Kwa-Ngwanase, KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa.
(2018)Climate change and drought are increasingly being discussed in South Africa, with many places being affected by the lack of seasonal rainfall. South Africa has some of most progressive policies in the world, yet most of ... -
Challenges in water provision in Mbulwane area of uMvoti Municipality.
(2018)Clean water provision is a challenge around the world. The aim of this study was to explore the challenges to water provision in Mbulwane area of uMvoti Municipality. The study sought to explore water provision, challenges ... -
Perceptions of beneficiaries regarding the usefulness of social grants in the case of the uMsunduzi Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)This study explored social grants beneficiaries’ perceptions of the usefulness of social security nets in alleviating poverty and addressing social inequality in uMsunduzi Municipality. It analysed the cost of social ... -
Banking on agriculture:an assessment of Absa Bank’s Shared Growth Strategy for Agriculture.
(2018)The study assesses whether Absa Bank lives up to its Shared Growth Strategy for Agriculture. The objectives of this study are to examine how Absa Bank is supporting and contributing strategically to the development of the ... -
A critical analysis of self-built housing as a model for peri-urban areas: the case of uMzinyathi, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)The world is rapidly urbanizing and irrepressibly so. Since the late 1950s, urbanization has had a tremendous effect on developing countries globally, at varying rates of change where some have experienced more rapid ... -
Exploring health and variation of work place informality of women working within the informal sector in central Durban.
(2019)The informal sector serves as a poverty reduction platform that provides paid employment for those who do not have adequate education and skills to obtain or sustain a “formal” employment or livelihood. Women ... -
An investigation of learner-centered education in a large class developing country setting: evidence from Lilongwe, Malawi.
(2018)The study investigated the implementation of Learner-Centred Education (LCE) in a larger class defined as having more than sixty learners. LCE requires learning to be participatory, active, reflective, and thought provoking. ... -
The influence of volunteer tourism in decision making and daily functioning of child and youth care centres in Port Shepstone, KZN.
(2018)ABSTRACT Volunteer tourism is the fastest growing segment of tourism in South Africa. It mainly comprises of travellers from first world countries seeking to do voluntary work in destination countries as part of their ... -
Service delivery protests in Mpofana Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)South Africa has been experiencing a rising tide of protests since 2000. While some argue that the reasons for the protests is the lack of service delivery, others argue that, in fact, it is the quality of service that is ... -
An investigation into solid waste management: a case study of the New England landfill site in Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu-Natal South Africa.
(2018)This research study examines the impact of solid waste management systems in a residential area through a case study of the New England Landfill in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. The theoretical framework is based on the ... -
A critical analysis of land tenure reform from a gender perspective in South Africa: a focus on women in rural Kwa-Zulu Natal, the case of UMnini Trust Traditional Authority Area; eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.
(2018)The study set to examine land tenure reform from a gender perspective in South Africa, focusing on women in the rural areas of Kwa-Zulu Natal, particularly using uMnini Trust Traditional Authority Area within eThekwini ... -
Governance and service delivery: assessing the impact of public management decentralization at eThekwini municipality: a study of Sizakala centres.
(2017)Public administration scholars have for long proposed that most public services benefited largely from economies of scale and should be produced by one government serving a metropolitan area. This view was modified by ... -
Investigating the implementation of the expanded public works programme in the Ethekwini Municipality, KZN.
(2019)Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) is a cross cutting programme that is implemented by all the spheres of the government including private enterprises. It is a programme which draws a massive number of the unemployed ...
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