An appraisal of selected support services rendered by social workers to older persons in De Aar service area, Northern Cape Province
- Authors: Feni, Manezi
- Date: 2020-12
- Subjects: Community health services for older people , Social work with older people , Older people--Services for
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/21047 , vital:46925
- Description: This study was an appraisal of selected support services rendered by social workers to older persons in De Aar Service Area, Northern Cape Province in South Africa. The study endeavoured to achieve the following specific objectives: i) to appraise the nature and extent of the existing support services rendered by social workers to older persons; ii) to explore challenges experienced by older persons receiving support services from social workers; iii) to establish strategies that can be adopted by the Department of Social Development to restructure its interventions to enhance the services rendered to older persons; iv) and to assess measures that can be adopted by the service beneficiaries to ensure that they receive quality services. The study was premised on the theoretical lenses of sociology of weak ties (SWT) theory, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs model, and Social Exchange theory. The study was prompted by the growing number of elderly people who need the support services rendered by social workers as well as community based care. Methodologically, the study used a qualitative paradigm and was thus guided by the research design which was a case study complemented by explorative and descriptive study design types. The data was collected through in-depth one-on-one interviews, focus group discussions and key informants to strengthen the qualitative aspect of the study. This current study used a probability sampling method, specifically a purposive sampling technique, to purposefully select a study sample that has all the characteristics needed to contribute immensely to the phenomenon under study. Using this techniques, thirty-eight (38) participants were selected comprising sixteen (16) elderly persons who were 65 years and above, sixteen (16) Old-age Centre Caregivers, three (3) Generic Social Workers, and three Service Managers. Data was analysed qualitatively through thematic analysis, and revealed among other findings, that the social workers render extensive support to the older persons in De Aar Service Area, they do monthly assessments, conduct research, liaise with various stakeholders such as the DSD, Department of Health, SASSA, Caregivers, Older Persons (as service beneficiaries) and Municipalities in a bid to empower and improve the welfare of older persons. However, the study also showed that older persons receiving support from the Social Workers are experiencing various problems such as chronic illnesses and stress due to old age. Most importantly, the study gaps in the services rendered to older persons by Social Workers are identified and as a result, strategies to cover the gaps are suggested therefrom. , Thesis (MSoc Sci) (Social Work) -- University of Fort Hare, 2021
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- Authors: Feni, Manezi
- Date: 2020-12
- Subjects: Community health services for older people , Social work with older people , Older people--Services for
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/21047 , vital:46925
- Description: This study was an appraisal of selected support services rendered by social workers to older persons in De Aar Service Area, Northern Cape Province in South Africa. The study endeavoured to achieve the following specific objectives: i) to appraise the nature and extent of the existing support services rendered by social workers to older persons; ii) to explore challenges experienced by older persons receiving support services from social workers; iii) to establish strategies that can be adopted by the Department of Social Development to restructure its interventions to enhance the services rendered to older persons; iv) and to assess measures that can be adopted by the service beneficiaries to ensure that they receive quality services. The study was premised on the theoretical lenses of sociology of weak ties (SWT) theory, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs model, and Social Exchange theory. The study was prompted by the growing number of elderly people who need the support services rendered by social workers as well as community based care. Methodologically, the study used a qualitative paradigm and was thus guided by the research design which was a case study complemented by explorative and descriptive study design types. The data was collected through in-depth one-on-one interviews, focus group discussions and key informants to strengthen the qualitative aspect of the study. This current study used a probability sampling method, specifically a purposive sampling technique, to purposefully select a study sample that has all the characteristics needed to contribute immensely to the phenomenon under study. Using this techniques, thirty-eight (38) participants were selected comprising sixteen (16) elderly persons who were 65 years and above, sixteen (16) Old-age Centre Caregivers, three (3) Generic Social Workers, and three Service Managers. Data was analysed qualitatively through thematic analysis, and revealed among other findings, that the social workers render extensive support to the older persons in De Aar Service Area, they do monthly assessments, conduct research, liaise with various stakeholders such as the DSD, Department of Health, SASSA, Caregivers, Older Persons (as service beneficiaries) and Municipalities in a bid to empower and improve the welfare of older persons. However, the study also showed that older persons receiving support from the Social Workers are experiencing various problems such as chronic illnesses and stress due to old age. Most importantly, the study gaps in the services rendered to older persons by Social Workers are identified and as a result, strategies to cover the gaps are suggested therefrom. , Thesis (MSoc Sci) (Social Work) -- University of Fort Hare, 2021
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Citizen`s experience of the batho pele principles of consultation and redress in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
- Authors: Gqamana, Athabile
- Date: 2020-12
- Subjects: Local government -- South Africa , Civil service -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/19759 , vital:43235
- Description: Everyday activities of communities are dependent on services provided by the local municipality, district or regional council and the national government. These activities range from water flowing freely from taps, a roof to hide under, and a clean and healthy environment, just to name a few. The Batho Pele principles were introduced to ensure that these services are provided for the benefit of the people. They were introduced to make sure that people are involved in the process of service delivery so that services are exactly what they need. It is important to note that the Batho Pele principles inform service standards and a customer care charter. This means that the government or providers of service listen to citizens’ views and take them into account when making decisions about service delivery. Informing service standards and a customer care charter also means that service providers or the government responds swiftly and sympathetically when the service standard falls below the promised standard. The problem occurs when citizens are not being consulted about the type of services they are entitled to. The citizens of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality had an issue with how services are provided. They stated that even though service delivery was improving, the manner in which these services were provided was not satisfactory. They complained that they were not asked about what they needed and what their priorities were. Moreover, they stated that when they complained, they did not receive an effective response. The main objective of this research was to establish citizens’ experience with consultation and redress as core functions of the Batho Pele Principles. Furthermore, this research sought to establish important elements of proper citizen consultation and redress in the literature, to determine the extent to which these principles are adopted in in BCMM, to establish the effects of current consultation and redress practice on citizens’ trust in their local government and to make recommendations on effective approaches to consultation and redress. The theories that guided the study are the agency theory, the social equity theory and the procedural justice as a derivative of social equity theory. The legislative framework includes the White Paper on Transforming Public Service Delivery (Notice No 1954 Of 1994), the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, the Municipal Systems Act no 32 of 2000 and the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000. The study used both the qualitative and quantitative methods. It also used a case study design. The study used a sample of 110 respondents and the data was collected using interviews, questionnaires and a focus group discussions. Analysis of data followed the narrative and descriptive paradigms. Most importantly, all the objectives of the study were met. , Thesis (MCom) -- Faculty of Management and Commerce, 2020
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- Authors: Gqamana, Athabile
- Date: 2020-12
- Subjects: Local government -- South Africa , Civil service -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/19759 , vital:43235
- Description: Everyday activities of communities are dependent on services provided by the local municipality, district or regional council and the national government. These activities range from water flowing freely from taps, a roof to hide under, and a clean and healthy environment, just to name a few. The Batho Pele principles were introduced to ensure that these services are provided for the benefit of the people. They were introduced to make sure that people are involved in the process of service delivery so that services are exactly what they need. It is important to note that the Batho Pele principles inform service standards and a customer care charter. This means that the government or providers of service listen to citizens’ views and take them into account when making decisions about service delivery. Informing service standards and a customer care charter also means that service providers or the government responds swiftly and sympathetically when the service standard falls below the promised standard. The problem occurs when citizens are not being consulted about the type of services they are entitled to. The citizens of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality had an issue with how services are provided. They stated that even though service delivery was improving, the manner in which these services were provided was not satisfactory. They complained that they were not asked about what they needed and what their priorities were. Moreover, they stated that when they complained, they did not receive an effective response. The main objective of this research was to establish citizens’ experience with consultation and redress as core functions of the Batho Pele Principles. Furthermore, this research sought to establish important elements of proper citizen consultation and redress in the literature, to determine the extent to which these principles are adopted in in BCMM, to establish the effects of current consultation and redress practice on citizens’ trust in their local government and to make recommendations on effective approaches to consultation and redress. The theories that guided the study are the agency theory, the social equity theory and the procedural justice as a derivative of social equity theory. The legislative framework includes the White Paper on Transforming Public Service Delivery (Notice No 1954 Of 1994), the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, the Municipal Systems Act no 32 of 2000 and the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000. The study used both the qualitative and quantitative methods. It also used a case study design. The study used a sample of 110 respondents and the data was collected using interviews, questionnaires and a focus group discussions. Analysis of data followed the narrative and descriptive paradigms. Most importantly, all the objectives of the study were met. , Thesis (MCom) -- Faculty of Management and Commerce, 2020
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Evaluation of surface functionalized electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibers for heavy metal ions removal from synthetic wastewater
- Maqinana, Siphosethu Sesethu
- Authors: Maqinana, Siphosethu Sesethu
- Date: 2020-12
- Subjects: Nanofibers , Nanostructured materials
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/20871 , vital:46680
- Description: Heavy metal ions are elements that are discharged into water streams from municipal or industrial waste. In abundance, they can be threating to the environment and human health. Amongst other several convention methods, adsorption has been proven to be the most effective method in the removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater. The aim of this research was to fabricate electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers and modify their surface to improve the adsorption efficiency for Chromium and Cadmium metal ions from synthetic wastewater. Electrospun nanofibers PAN nanofibers were fabricated via electrospinning process though careful monitoring of its parameters and modified via two-step process: hydrolysis with sodium hydroxide (NaOH), hydrochloric acid (HCl) and ethylenediamine (EDA). The morphologies, functional groups, thermal stability, chemical composition and crystallinities or amorphous structures of the nanofibers were characterised by Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. The experiments were conducted in batch tests to analyse the effect to pH, contact time and initial concentration of the solution. Ultraviolet-Visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis) was used to analyse the concentration of metal ions. The adsorption equilibrium was reached after 120 min with a maximum adsorption capacity of 301.1 mg/g for Cd(II) ions and 195.02 mg/g for Cr(VI) ions. The adsorption capacity increased with increasing pH and initial concentration of the solution. The adsorption capacity of Cd(II) and Cr(VI) ions was higher at pH 8 and 10, respectively. The equilibrium data was best described using Freundlich isotherm with a maximum adsorption capacity for Cd(II) ions than Cr(VI) ions. Pseudo-second order kinetic model best fitted both heavy metal ions with R2 value of 0.99 for Cr(VI) ions and 0.67 for Cd(II) ions. Heavy metal ions were desorbed from the nanofibers after one regeneration cycle with an equilibrium concentration of 4.83 mg/L for Cr(VI) ions and 43.06 mg/L for Cd(II) ions. , Thesis (MSc) (Chemistry) -- University of Fort Hare, 2021
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- Authors: Maqinana, Siphosethu Sesethu
- Date: 2020-12
- Subjects: Nanofibers , Nanostructured materials
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/20871 , vital:46680
- Description: Heavy metal ions are elements that are discharged into water streams from municipal or industrial waste. In abundance, they can be threating to the environment and human health. Amongst other several convention methods, adsorption has been proven to be the most effective method in the removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater. The aim of this research was to fabricate electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers and modify their surface to improve the adsorption efficiency for Chromium and Cadmium metal ions from synthetic wastewater. Electrospun nanofibers PAN nanofibers were fabricated via electrospinning process though careful monitoring of its parameters and modified via two-step process: hydrolysis with sodium hydroxide (NaOH), hydrochloric acid (HCl) and ethylenediamine (EDA). The morphologies, functional groups, thermal stability, chemical composition and crystallinities or amorphous structures of the nanofibers were characterised by Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. The experiments were conducted in batch tests to analyse the effect to pH, contact time and initial concentration of the solution. Ultraviolet-Visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis) was used to analyse the concentration of metal ions. The adsorption equilibrium was reached after 120 min with a maximum adsorption capacity of 301.1 mg/g for Cd(II) ions and 195.02 mg/g for Cr(VI) ions. The adsorption capacity increased with increasing pH and initial concentration of the solution. The adsorption capacity of Cd(II) and Cr(VI) ions was higher at pH 8 and 10, respectively. The equilibrium data was best described using Freundlich isotherm with a maximum adsorption capacity for Cd(II) ions than Cr(VI) ions. Pseudo-second order kinetic model best fitted both heavy metal ions with R2 value of 0.99 for Cr(VI) ions and 0.67 for Cd(II) ions. Heavy metal ions were desorbed from the nanofibers after one regeneration cycle with an equilibrium concentration of 4.83 mg/L for Cr(VI) ions and 43.06 mg/L for Cd(II) ions. , Thesis (MSc) (Chemistry) -- University of Fort Hare, 2021
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Monitoring the impact of deforestation on an aquatic ecosystem using remote sensing: a case study of the Mngazana mangrove forest in the eastern cape province.
- Authors: Madasa, Akhona
- Date: 2020-12
- Subjects: Remote sensing , Mangrove forests , Climatic changes
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/20815 , vital:46598
- Description: Coastal mangrove vegetation at Mngazana continues to be threatened and reduced periodically due to unmonitored harvesting. Covering an area of 148ha, the Mngazana mangrove forest remains unreserved, thus, research on the Mngazana mangroves is essential in order to monitor their state and sustainable management. Since in-situ monitoring of mangrove areas is both challenging and time-consuming, remote sensing technologies have been used to monitor these ecosystems. This study was carried out to monitor the impact of deforestation using ASTER satellite images over ten years: from 2008 - 2018. Validation was carried out by comparing classification results with the ground-referenced data, which yielded satisfactory agreement, with an overall accuracy of 94.64 percent and Kappa coefficient of 0.93 for 2008; and in 2009, the overall accuracy was 88.62 percent and a Kappa coefficient of 0.85. While the overall accuracy of 95.08 percent and a Kappa coefficient of 0.92 for 2016 and 2018 were observed, the overall accuracy of 93.58 percent and a Kappa coefficient of 0.91 was yielded. NDVI and SAVI indices were used as monitoring indicators. The results obtained in the study indicated that the canopy density of the mangrove forest remained unchanged in the years under investigation. However, insignificant changes in canopy density were identified between 2009 and 2016. , Thesis (MSc) (Applied Remote Sensing & GIS) -- University of Fort Hare, 2021
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- Authors: Madasa, Akhona
- Date: 2020-12
- Subjects: Remote sensing , Mangrove forests , Climatic changes
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/20815 , vital:46598
- Description: Coastal mangrove vegetation at Mngazana continues to be threatened and reduced periodically due to unmonitored harvesting. Covering an area of 148ha, the Mngazana mangrove forest remains unreserved, thus, research on the Mngazana mangroves is essential in order to monitor their state and sustainable management. Since in-situ monitoring of mangrove areas is both challenging and time-consuming, remote sensing technologies have been used to monitor these ecosystems. This study was carried out to monitor the impact of deforestation using ASTER satellite images over ten years: from 2008 - 2018. Validation was carried out by comparing classification results with the ground-referenced data, which yielded satisfactory agreement, with an overall accuracy of 94.64 percent and Kappa coefficient of 0.93 for 2008; and in 2009, the overall accuracy was 88.62 percent and a Kappa coefficient of 0.85. While the overall accuracy of 95.08 percent and a Kappa coefficient of 0.92 for 2016 and 2018 were observed, the overall accuracy of 93.58 percent and a Kappa coefficient of 0.91 was yielded. NDVI and SAVI indices were used as monitoring indicators. The results obtained in the study indicated that the canopy density of the mangrove forest remained unchanged in the years under investigation. However, insignificant changes in canopy density were identified between 2009 and 2016. , Thesis (MSc) (Applied Remote Sensing & GIS) -- University of Fort Hare, 2021
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The Role of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Rural Development:
- Authors: Fikeni, Thandokazi Gugu
- Date: 2020-12
- Subjects: Information technology , Communication in rural development , Rural development -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/19747 , vital:43232
- Description: Abstract text. , Thesis (MCom) -- Faculty of Management and Commerce, 2020
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- Authors: Fikeni, Thandokazi Gugu
- Date: 2020-12
- Subjects: Information technology , Communication in rural development , Rural development -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/19747 , vital:43232
- Description: Abstract text. , Thesis (MCom) -- Faculty of Management and Commerce, 2020
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