Harnessing the energy of the sun
- Authors: Matiwana, Zamuxolo
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7207 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006410
- Description: Capturing solar energy was the theme of this year's Barker Lecture delivered by Professor Derek Sehlettwein, an expert electrochemist from Justus-Liebig University in Giessen. Germany
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- Authors: Matiwana, Zamuxolo
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7207 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006410
- Description: Capturing solar energy was the theme of this year's Barker Lecture delivered by Professor Derek Sehlettwein, an expert electrochemist from Justus-Liebig University in Giessen. Germany
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Prof Nyokong receives another Science award
- Authors: Matiwana, Zamuxolo
- Date: 2011
- Subjects: Nyokong, Tebello , International Conference on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materiel (ICFPAM)
- Language: English
- Type: Article , text
- Identifier: vital:7182 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006267 , Nyokong, Tebello
- Description: The Rhodes University professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology, Tebello Nyokong, says the Award for her Scientific Achievements by the International Conference on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materiel (ICFPAM) is an honour, especially since it is awarded in memory of the centenary of the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to a woman: Marie Curie.
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- Date Issued: 2011
- Authors: Matiwana, Zamuxolo
- Date: 2011
- Subjects: Nyokong, Tebello , International Conference on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materiel (ICFPAM)
- Language: English
- Type: Article , text
- Identifier: vital:7182 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006267 , Nyokong, Tebello
- Description: The Rhodes University professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology, Tebello Nyokong, says the Award for her Scientific Achievements by the International Conference on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materiel (ICFPAM) is an honour, especially since it is awarded in memory of the centenary of the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to a woman: Marie Curie.
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- Date Issued: 2011
Prof Nyokong to sit on UNESCO panel
- Authors: Matiwana, Zamuxolo
- Subjects: Nyokong, Tebello
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7175 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006084 , Nyokong, Tebello
- Description: Tebello Nyokong, DST/NRF Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology at Rhodes and a 2009 'L'Oreal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science' Laureate, has been invited by Ms Irina Bokova, the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Director-General, to sit on the newly announced UNESCO High Panel on Science, Technology and Innovation for Development.
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- Authors: Matiwana, Zamuxolo
- Subjects: Nyokong, Tebello
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7175 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006084 , Nyokong, Tebello
- Description: Tebello Nyokong, DST/NRF Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology at Rhodes and a 2009 'L'Oreal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science' Laureate, has been invited by Ms Irina Bokova, the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Director-General, to sit on the newly announced UNESCO High Panel on Science, Technology and Innovation for Development.
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A strategic framework for managing and implementation of the intergovernmental relations policy in selected Eastern Cape municipalities
- Authors: Shasha, Zamuxolo
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Intergovernmental fiscal relations -- South Africa Local government -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , DPhil
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/8353 , vital:32310
- Description: It is of paramount importance to highlight that the South African government is established in terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996. Whilst the government of South Africa is one, it consists of three spheres namely; national, provincial and local. These spheres of government are naturally distinctive, interdependent and interrelated. This is expressed in terms of section 41(1) of the Constitution, which requires that there should be co-operation, mutual trust and good faith amongst these three spheres of government. This form of a relationship compels different spheres to inform and consult one another on matters of common interest, co-ordinate their legislation, and adhere to agreed procedures in accordance with the provisions of the constitution which is the supreme law of the Republic. The study sort to find a strategic framework for managing and implementation of the Intergovernmental Relations Policy in Selected Eastern Cape Municipalities. A purposive sampling technique was used to identify the sample elements. The sample was composed of 160 participants and a semi-structured questionnaire was administered to the participants to gather information pertaining the research problem. A mixed research method was used to analyse the data gathered. The sampled respondents were municipal and government employees from various departments who have knowledge of the IGR policy. The study findings pointed out that the current framework on intergovernmental relations was ineffective in the Eastern Cape municipalities that were surveyed. Respondents pointed to a number of shortfalls in the implementation of the intergovernmental relations, which made it ineffective in improving how these municipalities operated and rendered service delivery. A number of factors inhibiting the effectiveness of the intergovernmental relations included lack of communication, poor coordination, lack of clear strategy, poor budgets amongst other factors. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher developed a strategic framework that could be adopted by municipalities in the Eastern Cape. The functionality of this framework would be influenced by the corrective measures taken by the municipalities in addressing the underlying problems of the current intergovernmental relations, as identified by the respondents.
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- Date Issued: 2017
- Authors: Shasha, Zamuxolo
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Intergovernmental fiscal relations -- South Africa Local government -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , DPhil
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/8353 , vital:32310
- Description: It is of paramount importance to highlight that the South African government is established in terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996. Whilst the government of South Africa is one, it consists of three spheres namely; national, provincial and local. These spheres of government are naturally distinctive, interdependent and interrelated. This is expressed in terms of section 41(1) of the Constitution, which requires that there should be co-operation, mutual trust and good faith amongst these three spheres of government. This form of a relationship compels different spheres to inform and consult one another on matters of common interest, co-ordinate their legislation, and adhere to agreed procedures in accordance with the provisions of the constitution which is the supreme law of the Republic. The study sort to find a strategic framework for managing and implementation of the Intergovernmental Relations Policy in Selected Eastern Cape Municipalities. A purposive sampling technique was used to identify the sample elements. The sample was composed of 160 participants and a semi-structured questionnaire was administered to the participants to gather information pertaining the research problem. A mixed research method was used to analyse the data gathered. The sampled respondents were municipal and government employees from various departments who have knowledge of the IGR policy. The study findings pointed out that the current framework on intergovernmental relations was ineffective in the Eastern Cape municipalities that were surveyed. Respondents pointed to a number of shortfalls in the implementation of the intergovernmental relations, which made it ineffective in improving how these municipalities operated and rendered service delivery. A number of factors inhibiting the effectiveness of the intergovernmental relations included lack of communication, poor coordination, lack of clear strategy, poor budgets amongst other factors. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher developed a strategic framework that could be adopted by municipalities in the Eastern Cape. The functionality of this framework would be influenced by the corrective measures taken by the municipalities in addressing the underlying problems of the current intergovernmental relations, as identified by the respondents.
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- Date Issued: 2017
Vice-Chancellor's graduation ceremonies and chancellor's installation address
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2013-04-04
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7911 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016461
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2013-04-04
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2013-04-04
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7911 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016461
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- Date Issued: 2013-04-04
An assessment of the quality of housing delivery in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality : the beneficiaries' perspective (2008-2010)
- Authors: Mkuzo, Tim Zamuxolo
- Date: 2011
- Subjects: Public housing -- Resident satisfaction -- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPA
- Identifier: vital:8194 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1340 , Public housing -- Resident satisfaction -- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
- Description: In an attempt to improve the quality of lives of its citizens, the South African government has introduced low-cost housing projects through the Reconstruction and Development Programme. This is supported by the relevant policy framework and the Constitution. Many historically disadvantaged communities in the urban areas have benefitted from the low-cost housing programmes initiated by government. The community of Joe Slovo, which has houses which were built between 2008 and 2010, in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is one of them. However, concerns about the poor quality of some of the houses delivered through government’s low-cost housing programmes have been expressed. These concerns were attributed to the defects which tend to show up in some of the houses, shortly after they have been built. In view of such concerns and the importance of the optimal utilization of the country’s limited resources, the author decided to undertake this study. In this study he focused on the perceptions of the beneficiaries of the houses delivered through the Joe Slovo housing project in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. The main focus was on the perceptions about the quality of the recently acquired houses. The study revealed that not all beneficiaries were satisfied with the quality of their houses. Hence recommendations for addressing this scenario are made.
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- Date Issued: 2011
- Authors: Mkuzo, Tim Zamuxolo
- Date: 2011
- Subjects: Public housing -- Resident satisfaction -- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPA
- Identifier: vital:8194 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1340 , Public housing -- Resident satisfaction -- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
- Description: In an attempt to improve the quality of lives of its citizens, the South African government has introduced low-cost housing projects through the Reconstruction and Development Programme. This is supported by the relevant policy framework and the Constitution. Many historically disadvantaged communities in the urban areas have benefitted from the low-cost housing programmes initiated by government. The community of Joe Slovo, which has houses which were built between 2008 and 2010, in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is one of them. However, concerns about the poor quality of some of the houses delivered through government’s low-cost housing programmes have been expressed. These concerns were attributed to the defects which tend to show up in some of the houses, shortly after they have been built. In view of such concerns and the importance of the optimal utilization of the country’s limited resources, the author decided to undertake this study. In this study he focused on the perceptions of the beneficiaries of the houses delivered through the Joe Slovo housing project in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. The main focus was on the perceptions about the quality of the recently acquired houses. The study revealed that not all beneficiaries were satisfied with the quality of their houses. Hence recommendations for addressing this scenario are made.
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- Date Issued: 2011
Nyokong puts women in Science on the map
- Authors: Matiwana, Zamuxolo
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7171 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006076
- Description: Tebello Nyokong has again been honored for her outstanding work in the field of Science when she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy from The University of South Africa recently. Nyokong is a professor at Rhodes University and currently DST / NRF Research Professor of medicinal chemistry and nanotechnology and Director of the DST/ Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre -Sensors. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tromso in Norway.
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- Authors: Matiwana, Zamuxolo
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7171 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006076
- Description: Tebello Nyokong has again been honored for her outstanding work in the field of Science when she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy from The University of South Africa recently. Nyokong is a professor at Rhodes University and currently DST / NRF Research Professor of medicinal chemistry and nanotechnology and Director of the DST/ Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre -Sensors. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tromso in Norway.
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Taking education and training to higher levels
- Authors: Phiri, Aretha
- Date: 2009
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7203 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006400
- Description: Professor Tebello Nyokong of the Chemistry Department has won yet another prestigious award. She was voted "the most influential women in business and government" in the category of education and training, in an event sponsored by CEO Magazine.
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- Date Issued: 2009
- Authors: Phiri, Aretha
- Date: 2009
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7203 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006400
- Description: Professor Tebello Nyokong of the Chemistry Department has won yet another prestigious award. She was voted "the most influential women in business and government" in the category of education and training, in an event sponsored by CEO Magazine.
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- Date Issued: 2009
The role of the state in rural development: appropriate strategies for the rural development program in Mbhashe municipality in Eastern Cape
- Authors: Futshane, Patrick Sivuyile
- Date: 2011
- Subjects: Rural development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural development -- Government policy -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Community development -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:9073 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1008409 , Rural development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural development -- Government policy -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Community development -- South Africa
- Description: Poverty and inequality in South Africa are a result of the impact of apartheid policy, which inter alia stripped people of their assets, especially land, distorted economic markets and social institutions through racial discrimination, and resulted in violence and destabilization. This has shaped the nature of poverty in South Africa. In view of the above, the South African government has introduced a programme known as the Comprehensive Rural Development Strategy in order to redress the imbalances of the former apartheid regime. In this strategy it is envisaged that vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural communities and food security for all will be achieved. In this study, I investigated the implementation of rural development programmes in the Mbhashe local municipality of the Eastern Cape Province in order to determine appropriate intervention strategies. This study focused on Ward18 of Mbhashe local municipality on a village known as Nkwalini Bafazi. This is a village that has been earmarked by the government to be a pilot site for the Rural Development Programme. This project is at the initial stage of social facilitation. In other words this research project is designed to investigate the process of Rural Development and how it can be implemented in the Mbhashe Local municipality in order to alleviate poverty and underdevelopment. For the purpose of the study, a mixed research approach was chosen. This means that the study used both the qualitative and quantitative approaches for in-depth understanding and verification. Questionnaires and structured interview questions were used to collect the data. Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) was also used for the purpose of observing and involving the community in the exercise. Data was collected from residents by conducting surveys, making use of questionnaires. Structured interviews were conducted with government officials (Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform) in order to understand the situation better.
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- Date Issued: 2011
- Authors: Futshane, Patrick Sivuyile
- Date: 2011
- Subjects: Rural development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural development -- Government policy -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Community development -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:9073 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1008409 , Rural development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural development -- Government policy -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Community development -- South Africa
- Description: Poverty and inequality in South Africa are a result of the impact of apartheid policy, which inter alia stripped people of their assets, especially land, distorted economic markets and social institutions through racial discrimination, and resulted in violence and destabilization. This has shaped the nature of poverty in South Africa. In view of the above, the South African government has introduced a programme known as the Comprehensive Rural Development Strategy in order to redress the imbalances of the former apartheid regime. In this strategy it is envisaged that vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural communities and food security for all will be achieved. In this study, I investigated the implementation of rural development programmes in the Mbhashe local municipality of the Eastern Cape Province in order to determine appropriate intervention strategies. This study focused on Ward18 of Mbhashe local municipality on a village known as Nkwalini Bafazi. This is a village that has been earmarked by the government to be a pilot site for the Rural Development Programme. This project is at the initial stage of social facilitation. In other words this research project is designed to investigate the process of Rural Development and how it can be implemented in the Mbhashe Local municipality in order to alleviate poverty and underdevelopment. For the purpose of the study, a mixed research approach was chosen. This means that the study used both the qualitative and quantitative approaches for in-depth understanding and verification. Questionnaires and structured interview questions were used to collect the data. Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) was also used for the purpose of observing and involving the community in the exercise. Data was collected from residents by conducting surveys, making use of questionnaires. Structured interviews were conducted with government officials (Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform) in order to understand the situation better.
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- Date Issued: 2011
An assessment of service delivery challenges: Intsika Yethu Municipality
- Authors: Shasha, Zamuxolo
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Government productivity -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Evaluation , Municipal services -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Water-supply
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPA
- Identifier: vital:8272 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1015965
- Description: This study assesses service delivery challenges in Intsika Yethu Municipality with reference to water and electricity. This report presents the findings of a study conducted to identify the service delivery challenges related to the provision of basic services such as water and electricity, together with the recommendations on how these challenges can be resolved. This study was prompted by the huge number of backlogs experienced regarding water and electricity as well as complaints of non-service delivery and little understanding of the programme and plans within Intsika Yethu Municipality. The results of this study show that the communities do not fully participate in their development planning processes and they do not understand the purpose and existence of IDP document. The researcher hopes that this study will sensitise the community to participate in the affairs of their development that will change the quality of their lives. Intsika Yethu Municipality should improve their strategies and consultation structures in the implementation of water and electricity projects as well as the IDP processes.
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- Date Issued: 2012
- Authors: Shasha, Zamuxolo
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Government productivity -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Evaluation , Municipal services -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Water-supply
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPA
- Identifier: vital:8272 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1015965
- Description: This study assesses service delivery challenges in Intsika Yethu Municipality with reference to water and electricity. This report presents the findings of a study conducted to identify the service delivery challenges related to the provision of basic services such as water and electricity, together with the recommendations on how these challenges can be resolved. This study was prompted by the huge number of backlogs experienced regarding water and electricity as well as complaints of non-service delivery and little understanding of the programme and plans within Intsika Yethu Municipality. The results of this study show that the communities do not fully participate in their development planning processes and they do not understand the purpose and existence of IDP document. The researcher hopes that this study will sensitise the community to participate in the affairs of their development that will change the quality of their lives. Intsika Yethu Municipality should improve their strategies and consultation structures in the implementation of water and electricity projects as well as the IDP processes.
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- Date Issued: 2012
Cash transfers and poverty reduction in South Africa: a case study of old age pensions
- Authors: Kasere, Gayle Farai
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Poverty -- Economic aspects -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Poverty -- Grahamstown -- Eastern Cape Social security -- South Africa Pensions -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSocSc
- Identifier: vital:3321 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003109
- Description: Social assistance in the form of cash grants is a large and fiscally costly component of anti-poverty policy in South Africa. A critical question arises: Are the grants effective tools for reducing poverty in South Africa and, moreover, how significant is their impact on poverty? As a measure of reducing poverty, the government has expanded the social grants system since the advent of the new democracy in 1994. The country's social grant system is quite comprehensive and it is intended to cover vulnerable individuals over their life course from childhood to adulthood and into old age. Policy discourse surrounding the grants centres on the sustainability of the system and its implications for socio-economic development and poverty alleviation. It is therefore important that the significance of grants is identified and assessed particularly in relation to very poor households. This dissertation focuses specifically on one particular grant, namely, the old age pension. It does so in the context of the sustainable livelihoods conceptual framework and the history of the social grant system in South Africa. Statistical data collected by the South African government as well as more localised evidence gathered in the Eastern Cape town of Grahamstown is used to ascertain the significance of old age pensions for poverty reduction. While there is some evidence to suggest that pensions contribute to poverty reduction, this does not translate into poverty alleviation. In fact, there is some unevenness in the impact of pensions on poverty. In this regard, the decision-making structures in poor households regularly influence the way pension money is allocated and used within households. Grant money is normally shared in extended households, such that the pension does not simply benefit the recipient but the recipient's household as a whole. Although there is cause for concern regarding the propensity of social grants to affect people's behaviour negatively, there is a case to be made for retaining grants as an important, though not the only, form of anti-poverty strategy. This highlights the need for continued research on the social grant system and pensions more specifically.
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- Date Issued: 2012
- Authors: Kasere, Gayle Farai
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Poverty -- Economic aspects -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Poverty -- Grahamstown -- Eastern Cape Social security -- South Africa Pensions -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSocSc
- Identifier: vital:3321 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003109
- Description: Social assistance in the form of cash grants is a large and fiscally costly component of anti-poverty policy in South Africa. A critical question arises: Are the grants effective tools for reducing poverty in South Africa and, moreover, how significant is their impact on poverty? As a measure of reducing poverty, the government has expanded the social grants system since the advent of the new democracy in 1994. The country's social grant system is quite comprehensive and it is intended to cover vulnerable individuals over their life course from childhood to adulthood and into old age. Policy discourse surrounding the grants centres on the sustainability of the system and its implications for socio-economic development and poverty alleviation. It is therefore important that the significance of grants is identified and assessed particularly in relation to very poor households. This dissertation focuses specifically on one particular grant, namely, the old age pension. It does so in the context of the sustainable livelihoods conceptual framework and the history of the social grant system in South Africa. Statistical data collected by the South African government as well as more localised evidence gathered in the Eastern Cape town of Grahamstown is used to ascertain the significance of old age pensions for poverty reduction. While there is some evidence to suggest that pensions contribute to poverty reduction, this does not translate into poverty alleviation. In fact, there is some unevenness in the impact of pensions on poverty. In this regard, the decision-making structures in poor households regularly influence the way pension money is allocated and used within households. Grant money is normally shared in extended households, such that the pension does not simply benefit the recipient but the recipient's household as a whole. Although there is cause for concern regarding the propensity of social grants to affect people's behaviour negatively, there is a case to be made for retaining grants as an important, though not the only, form of anti-poverty strategy. This highlights the need for continued research on the social grant system and pensions more specifically.
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- Date Issued: 2012
The contribution of agricultural projects to poverty alleviation: Ncera Macadamia project
- Authors: Mafanya, Kungeka Vuyisa
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Agricultural development projects -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Poverty -- Economic aspects -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/8890 , vital:26439
- Description: The aim of this project was to determine the extent to which an agricultural project contributes to the alleviation of poverty in a community. This was done through a case study of one agricultural project based in Kidds Beach, in the Eastern Cape. The research was conducted utilizing the qualitative research method. The findings depicted that the standard of living for the community had altered due the employment opportunities afforded by the project. The findings also illustrated the project is the only one of its nature in the Eastern Cape and that similar projects are in the process of being established in communities in the Transkei. The cultivation of macadamia nuts is costly and the target market is concentrated largely in Europe. The success of the first crop and the dividends procured, the project has proven itself to be a sound method of community and rural development which can encourage investment from other parties.
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- Date Issued: 2015
- Authors: Mafanya, Kungeka Vuyisa
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Agricultural development projects -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Poverty -- Economic aspects -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/8890 , vital:26439
- Description: The aim of this project was to determine the extent to which an agricultural project contributes to the alleviation of poverty in a community. This was done through a case study of one agricultural project based in Kidds Beach, in the Eastern Cape. The research was conducted utilizing the qualitative research method. The findings depicted that the standard of living for the community had altered due the employment opportunities afforded by the project. The findings also illustrated the project is the only one of its nature in the Eastern Cape and that similar projects are in the process of being established in communities in the Transkei. The cultivation of macadamia nuts is costly and the target market is concentrated largely in Europe. The success of the first crop and the dividends procured, the project has proven itself to be a sound method of community and rural development which can encourage investment from other parties.
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- Date Issued: 2015
The importance of public officials’ knowledge and understanding of the constitutional principles of public administration
- Authors: Zameko, Zamuxolo
- Date: 2021-12
- Subjects: Port Elizabeth (South Africa) , Eastern Cape (South Africa) , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/54596 , vital:46732
- Description: Public officials in South Africa have been accused of lacking accountability, transparency, corruption, inefficiencies, unethical practices and a general unmotivated approach to service delivery. Section 195 of the 1996 constitution emphasises the need for public officials to be efficient, effective and not to be partial in their execution of duty. On that basis the research sought to investigate whether the public officials can improve on their performance if they are exposed to and are knowledgeable of the constitution. The study utilized a qualitative research method and a document analysis in which documents which served as sources of information were selected based on their relevance to the subject area of Public Administration. The documents selected were legal instruments used to enforce the operations of public officials including the Constitution of South Africa (1996), Batho Pele, White Paper on the Transformation of the Public Service, 1995; Promotion of Access to Information (Act no 2 of 2000 and Promotion of Equality & Prevention of Unfair Discrimination (Ac no 4 of 2000) Findings of the research indicate that key skills of the public officials like effective communication, change management, conflict resolution, decision-making, negotiation and accountability can be enhanced if they are knowledgeable of their constitutional mandate. The Public Service board should among others emphasize on constitutional principles training of all its employees upon recruitment such that they are aware of the public expectations. Continuous on the job training should also be offered to public officials so that their operations are always adjusted to the prevailing environmental and technological conditions. , Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Humanities, School of Governmental and Social Sciences, 2021
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- Date Issued: 2021-12
- Authors: Zameko, Zamuxolo
- Date: 2021-12
- Subjects: Port Elizabeth (South Africa) , Eastern Cape (South Africa) , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/54596 , vital:46732
- Description: Public officials in South Africa have been accused of lacking accountability, transparency, corruption, inefficiencies, unethical practices and a general unmotivated approach to service delivery. Section 195 of the 1996 constitution emphasises the need for public officials to be efficient, effective and not to be partial in their execution of duty. On that basis the research sought to investigate whether the public officials can improve on their performance if they are exposed to and are knowledgeable of the constitution. The study utilized a qualitative research method and a document analysis in which documents which served as sources of information were selected based on their relevance to the subject area of Public Administration. The documents selected were legal instruments used to enforce the operations of public officials including the Constitution of South Africa (1996), Batho Pele, White Paper on the Transformation of the Public Service, 1995; Promotion of Access to Information (Act no 2 of 2000 and Promotion of Equality & Prevention of Unfair Discrimination (Ac no 4 of 2000) Findings of the research indicate that key skills of the public officials like effective communication, change management, conflict resolution, decision-making, negotiation and accountability can be enhanced if they are knowledgeable of their constitutional mandate. The Public Service board should among others emphasize on constitutional principles training of all its employees upon recruitment such that they are aware of the public expectations. Continuous on the job training should also be offered to public officials so that their operations are always adjusted to the prevailing environmental and technological conditions. , Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Humanities, School of Governmental and Social Sciences, 2021
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- Date Issued: 2021-12
Rhodes University Graduation Ceremony 1990
- Authors: Rhodes University
- Date: 1990
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:8124 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005707
- Description: Rhodes University Graduation Ceremonies on Friday, 6 April 1990 at 8 p.m. [and] on Saturday, 7 April 1990 at 10 a.m. in the 1820 Settlers National Monument. , Rhodes University East London Graduation Ceremony Saturday; 12 May 1990 at 11.30 a.m. in the Guild Theatre.
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- Date Issued: 1990
- Authors: Rhodes University
- Date: 1990
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:8124 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005707
- Description: Rhodes University Graduation Ceremonies on Friday, 6 April 1990 at 8 p.m. [and] on Saturday, 7 April 1990 at 10 a.m. in the 1820 Settlers National Monument. , Rhodes University East London Graduation Ceremony Saturday; 12 May 1990 at 11.30 a.m. in the Guild Theatre.
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- Date Issued: 1990
A critical review of the low-cost housing policy in South Africa: a multi case study
- Authors: Mkuzo, Tim Zamuxolo
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Public housing -- South Africa Housing policy -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , DPhil
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/18972 , vital:28761
- Description: Housing is a complex subject and has stimulated thought processes of scholars globally for a long time. Throughout the world, governments are flooded by a myriad of housing challenges associated with the provision of housing. Policy has been used as a communicator of governments’ visions and strategies on housing provision. The apartheid legacies have left the country’s housing terrain totally disfigured. To correct this travesty of justice, the government has resorted to policy and legislative framework. In 1994, the Housing White Paper on housing was introduced as a guiding vehicle of the state’s aspirations in its quest to address spatial inequalities and provide housing to millions who had never had a place they could call home. However, the inability of the programme, to mitigate a successful provision of sustainable housing, motivated the government to rethink its strategy. Thus, a new approach to housing called, “Breaking New Ground” (BNG, 2004) was launched. Contrary to the old housing approach that focussed on mass delivery, BNG would regard quality and spatial reconfiguration and social-cohesion as vital to the realization of sustainable human settlements. Few years after its introduction, the new housing approach had its own share of challenges. The main aim of this investigation was to critically review the state of low-cost housing programme by establishing whether the 2004 policy revision of the national housing programme has had any significant effect on the low-cost housing programme in the country by assessing some of the recent projects initiated under the ambit of the BNG. Through a multi-case study, the researcher has qualitatively investigated the research question. A multi-data gathering approach, consisting of both qualitative and quantitative data-collection instruments such as open-ended interviews, questionnaires and observations, helped the researcher to answer the questions posed by the study. From the investigation, a blend of successes and failures has been noted. It is undeniable that the low-cost housing programme is still inundated with challenges right under the domain of BNG. It is also irrefutable that many positives on the current and recent low-cost housing projects initiated under BNG can be seen.
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- Date Issued: 2017
- Authors: Mkuzo, Tim Zamuxolo
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Public housing -- South Africa Housing policy -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , DPhil
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/18972 , vital:28761
- Description: Housing is a complex subject and has stimulated thought processes of scholars globally for a long time. Throughout the world, governments are flooded by a myriad of housing challenges associated with the provision of housing. Policy has been used as a communicator of governments’ visions and strategies on housing provision. The apartheid legacies have left the country’s housing terrain totally disfigured. To correct this travesty of justice, the government has resorted to policy and legislative framework. In 1994, the Housing White Paper on housing was introduced as a guiding vehicle of the state’s aspirations in its quest to address spatial inequalities and provide housing to millions who had never had a place they could call home. However, the inability of the programme, to mitigate a successful provision of sustainable housing, motivated the government to rethink its strategy. Thus, a new approach to housing called, “Breaking New Ground” (BNG, 2004) was launched. Contrary to the old housing approach that focussed on mass delivery, BNG would regard quality and spatial reconfiguration and social-cohesion as vital to the realization of sustainable human settlements. Few years after its introduction, the new housing approach had its own share of challenges. The main aim of this investigation was to critically review the state of low-cost housing programme by establishing whether the 2004 policy revision of the national housing programme has had any significant effect on the low-cost housing programme in the country by assessing some of the recent projects initiated under the ambit of the BNG. Through a multi-case study, the researcher has qualitatively investigated the research question. A multi-data gathering approach, consisting of both qualitative and quantitative data-collection instruments such as open-ended interviews, questionnaires and observations, helped the researcher to answer the questions posed by the study. From the investigation, a blend of successes and failures has been noted. It is undeniable that the low-cost housing programme is still inundated with challenges right under the domain of BNG. It is also irrefutable that many positives on the current and recent low-cost housing projects initiated under BNG can be seen.
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- Date Issued: 2017
Public sector industrial relations in the context of alliance politics: the case of Makana Local Municipality, South Africa (1994-2006)
- Authors: Makwembere, Sandra
- Date: 2007
- Subjects: Makana Municipality , South African Municipal Workers Union , African National Congress , Cosatu , South African Communist Party , Local government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Industrial relations -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Labor unions -- South Africa , South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994-
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSocSc
- Identifier: vital:3301 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003089 , Makana Municipality , South African Municipal Workers Union , African National Congress , Cosatu , South African Communist Party , Local government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Industrial relations -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Labor unions -- South Africa , South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994-
- Description: This thesis is in the field of Industrial Relations. It concerns a micro-level investigation of the dynamics of public sector industrial relations in post-apartheid South Africa. It focuses on the Tripartite Alliance between the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and explores what the Alliance relationship has meant for the traditional roles of employees and their representatives on the one hand, and employers and their representatives on the other. The thesis examines the political, organisational and societal contradictions and implications for COSATU public sector union affiliates and their members in their relationship to the ANC as an ally (via the Alliance) and the context in which ANC members form part of management (in government). The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) was used as an archetype of a COSATU public sector union affiliate that engages with the State as employer at the municipal level. It is a case study of Makana Local Municipality (Eastern Cape Province, South Africa) using qualitative research techniques and content analysis to derive the relevant information. The author conducted a series of in-depth interviews of key informants and observations at Makana Local Municipality were done. Based on the empirical data obtained from the investigation, the thesis argues that the traditional roles in the employment relationship at the workplace have been affected by the political alliance. Industrial relations roles have become increasingly vague especially since many within local government share ANC/SACP memberships with members of the trade union. The study also highlights that within an increasingly globalising post-apartheid environment, the Alliance provides mixture of benefits and challenges for workplace negotiations and employment relations in ways that macro-level analyses of employer-employee relationships do not always capture.
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- Date Issued: 2007
- Authors: Makwembere, Sandra
- Date: 2007
- Subjects: Makana Municipality , South African Municipal Workers Union , African National Congress , Cosatu , South African Communist Party , Local government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Industrial relations -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Labor unions -- South Africa , South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994-
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSocSc
- Identifier: vital:3301 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003089 , Makana Municipality , South African Municipal Workers Union , African National Congress , Cosatu , South African Communist Party , Local government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Industrial relations -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Labor unions -- South Africa , South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994-
- Description: This thesis is in the field of Industrial Relations. It concerns a micro-level investigation of the dynamics of public sector industrial relations in post-apartheid South Africa. It focuses on the Tripartite Alliance between the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and explores what the Alliance relationship has meant for the traditional roles of employees and their representatives on the one hand, and employers and their representatives on the other. The thesis examines the political, organisational and societal contradictions and implications for COSATU public sector union affiliates and their members in their relationship to the ANC as an ally (via the Alliance) and the context in which ANC members form part of management (in government). The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) was used as an archetype of a COSATU public sector union affiliate that engages with the State as employer at the municipal level. It is a case study of Makana Local Municipality (Eastern Cape Province, South Africa) using qualitative research techniques and content analysis to derive the relevant information. The author conducted a series of in-depth interviews of key informants and observations at Makana Local Municipality were done. Based on the empirical data obtained from the investigation, the thesis argues that the traditional roles in the employment relationship at the workplace have been affected by the political alliance. Industrial relations roles have become increasingly vague especially since many within local government share ANC/SACP memberships with members of the trade union. The study also highlights that within an increasingly globalising post-apartheid environment, the Alliance provides mixture of benefits and challenges for workplace negotiations and employment relations in ways that macro-level analyses of employer-employee relationships do not always capture.
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- Date Issued: 2007
Rhodes University Graduation Ceremony 1960
- Authors: Rhodes University
- Date: 1960
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:8094 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004409
- Description: Rhodes University Graduation Ceremonies in the University Great Hall on Saturday, 2nd April, 1960, at 11 a.m. [and] 23rd April, 1960, at 11 a.m.
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- Date Issued: 1960
- Authors: Rhodes University
- Date: 1960
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:8094 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004409
- Description: Rhodes University Graduation Ceremonies in the University Great Hall on Saturday, 2nd April, 1960, at 11 a.m. [and] 23rd April, 1960, at 11 a.m.
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- Date Issued: 1960
Rhodes University Graduation Ceremony 1959
- Authors: Rhodes University
- Date: 1959
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:8093 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004403
- Description: Rhodes University Graduation Ceremony in the University Great Hall on Friday , 3rd April, 1959, at 8 p.m. [and] Graduation Ceremony held in April 1959: University College of Fort Hare. Graduation Ceremony at Fort Hare on Friday, April 17th, 1959.
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Rhodes University
- Date: 1959
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:8093 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004403
- Description: Rhodes University Graduation Ceremony in the University Great Hall on Friday , 3rd April, 1959, at 8 p.m. [and] Graduation Ceremony held in April 1959: University College of Fort Hare. Graduation Ceremony at Fort Hare on Friday, April 17th, 1959.
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- Date Issued: 1959
Teacher perceptions regarding training and their subsequent ability to integrate ICTs into marginalised rural schools : The ICT4RED Case Study
- Authors: Nkula, Kanya Zonke
- Date: 2015
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MCom
- Identifier: vital:20978 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/5798
- Description: It is well documented that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play an important role in education and that their use is associated with improving student learning and adding value to the curriculum. However, despite the opportunities that ICTs offer, numerous schools in South Africa face various barriers that result in the limited use of ICTs in the classroom. Literature has highlighted the lack of integration as one of these barriers. Teachers focus on teaching about ICTs where the focus is on developing computer literacy or technical knowledge rather than allowing students to learn through or with ICTs. This thesis aims to explore the concept of ICT integration in rural schools, where ICTs form an integral part of teaching and learning practices. It presents a number of theoretical considerations for ICT integration with a particular focus on teacher pedagogical beliefs and barriers to integration. Using interpretivism as the underlying philosophy and thematic analysis as the analysis tool, the author reflects on ICT integration in the ICT4RED project at Arthur Mfebe Senior Secondary School in the Eastern Cape Province. Furthermore, this thesis offers an in-depth understanding of integration barriers in rural marginalised schools. These barriers are presented in Thematic Maps as well as a framework which incorporates both theoretical considerations and themes that emerged from fieldwork.
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- Date Issued: 2015
- Authors: Nkula, Kanya Zonke
- Date: 2015
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MCom
- Identifier: vital:20978 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/5798
- Description: It is well documented that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play an important role in education and that their use is associated with improving student learning and adding value to the curriculum. However, despite the opportunities that ICTs offer, numerous schools in South Africa face various barriers that result in the limited use of ICTs in the classroom. Literature has highlighted the lack of integration as one of these barriers. Teachers focus on teaching about ICTs where the focus is on developing computer literacy or technical knowledge rather than allowing students to learn through or with ICTs. This thesis aims to explore the concept of ICT integration in rural schools, where ICTs form an integral part of teaching and learning practices. It presents a number of theoretical considerations for ICT integration with a particular focus on teacher pedagogical beliefs and barriers to integration. Using interpretivism as the underlying philosophy and thematic analysis as the analysis tool, the author reflects on ICT integration in the ICT4RED project at Arthur Mfebe Senior Secondary School in the Eastern Cape Province. Furthermore, this thesis offers an in-depth understanding of integration barriers in rural marginalised schools. These barriers are presented in Thematic Maps as well as a framework which incorporates both theoretical considerations and themes that emerged from fieldwork.
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- Date Issued: 2015
Rhodes University Graduation Ceremony 2001
- Authors: Rhodes University
- Date: 2001
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:8146 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007296
- Description: Rhodes University Graduation Ceremonies 1820 Settlers National Monument Friday, 6 April 2001 at 10:30; 18:00 [and] Saturday, 7 April 2001 at 10:30 , Graduation Ceremony Christian Centre, Wyse Street, East London Friday, 1 May 2001 at 18:00
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- Date Issued: 2001
- Authors: Rhodes University
- Date: 2001
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:8146 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007296
- Description: Rhodes University Graduation Ceremonies 1820 Settlers National Monument Friday, 6 April 2001 at 10:30; 18:00 [and] Saturday, 7 April 2001 at 10:30 , Graduation Ceremony Christian Centre, Wyse Street, East London Friday, 1 May 2001 at 18:00
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- Date Issued: 2001