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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The role of intergovernmental relations in local governmental: a case of local economic development in Amajuba District Municipality.
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Local economic development planning in local government : evidence from Vulamehlo local municipality.
(2018)Background: Against the escalating levels of poverty and unemployment affecting the majority of the developing nations, including South Africa, in 2003, World Bank raised the question of what it would take to end poverty ... -
An analysis of transformation initiatives to promote development: a case study of uMhlathuze Local Municipality.
(2018)With the advent of democracy in 1994, the South African government made a commitment to deliver services to all citizens irrespective of race. To achieve this objective, service delivery was decentralized to local government. ... -
Employee wellness : a strategy for enhancing performance in the KwaZulu-Natal Administration.
(2018)Employee Health and Wellness Programmes were introduced in the workplace as employer-initiated programmes to assist employees whose performance has been impaired. The aim of this was to identify and provide recommendations ... -
Public participation and collaborative governance in Zimbabwean flea markets: a case study of the City of Harare.
(2019)Public participation can play an important role in addressing developmental, governance and administrative challenges being faced by local authorities. Studies have shown that a highly participatory and engaged public ... -
The influence of job design on job satisfaction of human resources practitioners at Eskom in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)Job satisfaction can be influenced by a variety of factors such as physical environment, personal disposition, social environment, remuneration and benefits, co-workers, leadership, supervisors, work conditions, and job ... -
An evaluation of the implementation of the performance management and development system : a case study of the Department of Home Affairs in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)In government, mere traditional administration focuses on executing government tasks. However, the question of efficient and effective performance management has not been addressed, in spite of it assuming more importance ... -
Assessing of community involvement in strengthening road safety strategies within Umhlathuze Municipality.
(2018)Road accidents are one of the primary causes of increased deaths in South Africa, more so for the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province, including the uMhlathuze Municipality area. Research shows that South Africa and Nigeria account ... -
Employee perceptions of training and development practices in the information and technology sector, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2016)Employee training and development is imperative for every organisation. With effective training and development in place, organisations stand a chance of earning competitive edge in the business environment, as training ... -
Evaluating the role of the State and non-State actors in mitigating water shortages in Ethekwini municipality.
(2018)Water is one of the necessities needed for survival but due to the changing climate it has become scarce in many parts of the world, including South Africa. An investigation into the role of the state and non-state actors ... -
Staff retention and elements of a sustainable strategy: a case study of KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
(2018)Trends of the South African workforce show that the South African public sector is struggling to retain invaluable employees. Very soon the public sector will be left understaffed and with less qualified workforce that ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of supply chain management strategy in a TVET college: a case study of Elangeni Technical and Vocational Education and Training College in Durban.
(2018)This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the supply chain management (SCM) strategy adopted by Elangeni TVET College in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province, in the Republic of South Africa as their procurement ...
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