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Fostering change through effective leadership: a case study of the City of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Despite the fact that local government is nothing like it was several decades ago in terms of the numerous reform changes it has undergone, within the South African context we find that many of the elements of bureaucracy ...
Health Policy and Agenda Setting in Contemporary Zambia: the human resources for health strategic plan (2006-2010)
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Agenda setting is about how some issues get onto the policy agenda for discussion and action why others do not. Drawing critically on the ―policy windows‖ approach of J.W Kingdon (2003) this dissertation will describe and ...
The moderating effect of microfinance on the financial constraints to SMME growth in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) play a significant role in an economy. Thus, governments all over the world concentrate on the development
of the small business sector to endorse economic growth. SMMEs are a ...
Techno-bureaucratic governance in a neo-patrimonial society : one-party dominance and the developmental state in Nigeria (1999-2014)
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Most African states today are facing the serious challenge of socio-economic development. This is a problem not generated by the paucity of material and natural resources, but rather by challenges arising from mismanagement ...
Factors causing absenteeism of nurses in an acute psychiatric hospital : case study in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Absenteeism is a serious problem globally, and it entails a high cost for organizations. Shortage of nurses is a world-wide concern and absenteeism worsens the existing shortage in hospitals. In order for hospitals to run ...
The role of local government in disaster risk management: a case of the City of Cape Town in the Western Province of South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Much has been said about the continued escalation of disasters, impacting negatively on the people’s livelihoods; mostly the poor. However, not enough is done to minimise or reduce the vulnerability of the people to risks ...
Effectiveness of the asset register as a management instrument for the electricity distribution infrastructure within the Stellenbosch municipality
(2008)
The study seeks to establish the state of infrastructure management system, pertaining to electricity distribution, as an example of policy implementation.
Sporting lives and "development" agendas : a critical analysis of sport and "development" nexus in the context of farm workers of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
This thesis is about the sporting lives of people who work and/or live at the
commercial grape and wine farms of the Western Cape. Collectively referred to as
farm workers, they are identified by the Western Cape Provincial ...
Implementation of the youth development programme for the local economic development in the Western Cape : a case study of Belhar
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The Republic of South Africa is faced with an extremely problematic high rate of poverty, shortages of skills and youth unemployment. This phenomenon is amongst blacks (predominantly African and coloured). This thesis ...
Shifting views of major local stakeholders in the implementation of the MyCiTi bus services in Cape Town (2008-2014)
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Cape Town’s MyCiTi Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service is part of an ambitious plan to
integrate various modes of transport and “place at least 75% of Cape Town’s population within 500 meter of the system”. MyCiTi would replace ...