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Rural communities and water governance: understanding participatory processes for catchment management in the upper Umzimvubu catchment.
(2021)Catchment areas play an essential role in water provisioning since catchment areas are the river's source. The management of the catchments is fundamental for good water quality and sustained availability. In the water ... -
Assessing the benefits of empowering rural women through local economic development initiatives in Port St. Johns Municipality.
(2018)South Africa is viewed as one of the developing countries in Africa. Regardless of the advancements recorded, the local impact of the broad development is as yet needing. This may be because of the inheritances of the ... -
Knowledge, attitude and practice of community policing forums within the eThekwini Municipality.
(2015)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Assessment of CRDP in empowering women at uMhlontlo Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province.
(2017)Most rural areas of South Africa are characterised by abject poverty, low levels of literacy amongst adult women, under-utilisation of natural resources, compromised access to socio-economic infrastructure, non-availability ... -
Government housing subsidy : exploring the administration processes in the dispensation of title deeds in Kwa-Mashu.
(2017)The low-cost housing scheme was an initiative of the new government soon after the first democratic election in 1994. Since then the demand for low-cost housing is ever escalating and the government has never managed to ... -
Evaluating the impact of monitoring and evaluation on performance in the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board.
(2017)The objective of the study was to determine the impact of monitoring and evaluation on improving public sector performance and enhancing accountability, good governance, efficiency and effectiveness, with a focus on the ... -
An assessment of the monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for water service delivery : a case study of Ugu District Municipality.
(2017)This study provides an assessment of the role of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms at Ugu District Municipality in relation to the delivery of water services. Ugu District Municipality is located in KwaZulu-Natal’s lower ... -
Public administration processes towards self-determination : a case of Ndwedwe rural women and the Zibambele project.
(2017)The Zibambele programme is a KwaZulu-Natal poverty alleviation project initiated by the Department of Transport (DoT) with its recruitment pool dominated by rural women who are female-heads of households. The project creates ... -
Adherence to performance management system framework by the Solid Waste Management Division within the Umdoni Municipality.
(2018)Municipalities are obliged by the Constitution to provide services in an efficient, effective and accountable manner. However, Local Government in South Africa has been characterised by inefficiency and marred by public ... -
The effectiveness of public service delivery : evidence from the uBuhlebezwe Local Municipality waste management system.
(2017)The global campaign around the sustainability of the environment has resulted in much emphasis being placed on actions that can save people and the environment. Waste management is vital in this era of sustainability and ... -
An investigation of the implementation of training and development in the KwaZulu-Natal Office of the Premier.
(2017)The objective of the study was to establish how training and development programme is implemented in the KwaZulu-Natal Office of the Premier. The availability of highly skilled public servants in South Africa remains a ... -
The association of political will with performance of selected municipalities in South Africa.
(2015)The study aimed to establish the association of political will with performance: a study of selected Municipalities in South Africa in the wake of continued service delivery lapses. The review of literature revealed that ... -
Project co-ordinator's perceptions to the implementation of land restitution in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)In 1994 the South African democratic government introduced the Land Reform Programme (LRP), which was aimed at redressing the imbalances of the colonial and apartheid past. The LRP is designed to provide equitable redress ... -
Employee fraud and prevention strategies at universities in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)The results of continuing global research, including this study, have found that employee fraud is ubiquitous. An analysis of the crime statistics relating to fraud in South Africa reflects a similar picture. This study ... -
Learner support in open distance learning at Unisa, KwaZulu-Natal : a developmental state perspective.
(2015)When the African National Congress (ANC) came into power in 1994, it was important to relook at the operations of the Public Administration and governance domain in South Africa. Many sectors in all spheres of government ... -
Integrated development planning as a means to facilitate public participation in George Municipality.
(2016)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Women's representation and participation in the era of decentralisation.
(2015)The issue of women has been very complex when it comes to representation and decentralisation of power by governments in democratically organised societies. Decentralisation has been associated with good governance, as it ... -
A qualitative analysis of South African television food advertisements in light of childhood obesity concerns.
(2016)Childhood obesity rates have been increasing internationally. One of the contributing factors towards this increase is food advertisements that children are exposed to which persuades them to either buy or request the ... -
A phenomenological study of the employment experiences of persons affected by acquired brain injuries (ABI) in South Africa.
(2015)The rationale for conducting this study is, firstly, to encourage people with Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI) to become aware of employment prospects and, secondly, to provide organisations with recommendations on how they ... -
An exploration of public administration processes in alleviating poverty through child support grants: the case of Mthonjaneni Local Municipality.
(2015)Poverty remains one of the key challenges for most South Africans and government continues to devise interventions, such as the Child Support Grant, that can address poverty at household level. This study sought to evaluate ...
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