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The negative impact of rural-urban migration in KwaDukuza Municipality.
(2020)The South African unemployment rate is currently at 29% (Statssa, 2019). This means that South Africa has a high rate of unemployment. Economists have indicated that of every four people, three are job seekers. The purpose ... -
Assessing the impact of privatising the solid waste collection in the KwaDukuza Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal Province.
(2020)According to Schedule 5b, of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996, waste management is an essential service to be provided by local government. Failure to deliver proper services could lead to an unhealthy ... -
The roles of traditional leaders and ward councillor in service delivery: a case of Ward 4 of Umdoni Local Municipality.
(2019)The study focused on the roles played by traditional leadership and the ward councillor in service delivery in ward 4 of Umdoni Local Municipality. The study further explored the roles played by traditional leadership in ... -
Positioning local government in global affairs through international city-to-city agreements: perspectives from eThekwini Municipality.
(2019)International city-to-city (IC2C) agreements can be perceived as influential mechanisms for maintaining peace and cooperative learning relationships amongst cities in different nations across various continents. These IC2C ... -
Evaluation of disaster risk reduction initiatives at eThekwini Municipality’s Disaster Management Unit.
(2019)In recent times eThekwini Municipality has experienced various kinds of disasters such as storms, fires and floods or heavy rains. This exposes communities’ especially vulnerable communities to extreme risks including ... -
Ethical leadership and financial performance: a case study of Harry Gwala District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Province.
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Assessment of the implementation of local economic development in local government: a case study of uThukela District Municipality.
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Analysing the intricacies of performance management systems in the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport and Recreation.
(2020)Since the dawn of democracy in 1994, the first democratic government has been transforming public service delivery. To this end, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996, and other legislative frameworks, ... -
Exploring the effects of public sector outsourcing on support service workers: the cases of two outsourced companies in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)Evidence found in the literature suggests that New Public Management is among the most important approaches to effect reform in the public sector by promoting reliance on the private sector for the delivery of services. ... -
Perspectives on good governance and transformational leadership: exploring financial viability in Okhahlamba Local Municipality.
(2019)The South African public sector experiences a multitude of challenges, particularly due to maladministration, corruption, and unethical and amoral leadership practices. This leads to the haemorrhaging of public finances ... -
Exploring the implementation of the monitoring and evaluation system in local government: a case study of eThekwini Municipality.
(2019)Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) can play an important role in addressing issues of non-performance in Local Government and assist municipalities to strengthen good governance by ensuring effective accountability and ... -
Stakeholder engagement of Swiss local economic development programme at ILembe District in the KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
(2019)Evidence established in the body of knowledge suggests that New Public Governance (NPG) is considered the most significant tool to effectively reform governance and to ensure effective stakeholder engagement by promoting ... -
Examining the disaster mitigation efforts in eThekwini Municipality: the case of Umlazi Township in South Africa.
(2019)Disaster mitigation in South Africa is characterised by poor implementation of policies, thus there are few interventions that prevent the disaster impact or the reoccurrence of damages. Previous studies (Van Niekerk, 2014; ... -
Enhancing management structure at the TVET colleges: a case study of uMgungundlovu TVET College.
(2019)Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges in South Africa are struggling with the implementation of an effective management, efficient performance and becoming institutions of first choice. The management ... -
Perceptions of educators towards teenage pregnancy in selected schools in uMkhanyakude District: implications for action.
(2019)Teenage pregnancy is a cause for concern for educators in all South African schools. The Education Management Information System (EMIS) reported 51 pregnancies out of 1000 female learners between the 2004 and 2008 school ... -
Advancing rural infrastructure for quality education: perspectives of Umzumbe Local Municipality.
(2020)Background: In South Africa, efficient, effective and responsive delivery of basic services has always been one of the yardsticks of good governance and development. As such, government is mandated by the Constitution of ... -
Social deprivation and government employment of the non-profit sector: a two-phased interrogation of the welfare policy-practice phenomenon in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)Social services delivery in South Africa is substantially achieved through the contracting by provincial governments of select civil society organisations, required to be registered as non-profit organisations. The ... -
Skilled labour in the footwear industry of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2005)This dissertation was compiled to place into context and to address the problem of skills shortages in the footwear industry of KwaZulu-Natal. It is often said that the voice that shouts the loudest, and the one that has ... -
Mainstreaming climate change adaptation practice into intergrated development plans in South Africa : a case of City of Cape Town, West Coast district and Swartland municipalities.
(2018)“Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Integrated Development Plans” attempts to highlight the grounds for the current policy-implementation gap in as far as the mainstreaming of Climate Change adaptation practice ... -
The Role of recordings management in fostering good governance: the case of the KwaZulu-Natal Regional Land Claims Commission.
(2018)Land is a contested issue in South Africa. The post-1994 democratic government has brought forth various laws, policies, programmes and projects to deal with dispossession of land that occurred during colonisation and ...
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