Browsing Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences by Author "Pretorius, Leon G."
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Access to irrigation technology and technical efficiency: a comparison of households with and without access to irrigation technology, in ‘Gorogutu district’, Eastern Ethiopia
Gebrekidan, Bisrat Haile (2012)Despite its recent remarkable economic growth, Ethiopia remains one of the poorest countries in the world. More than 80 percent of Ethiopians obtain their livelihood from traditional low-productivity agricultural activities. ... -
An analysis of the annual financial statements of the Department of Health in the Western Cape Province from the 2001/02 to 2014/15 financial years.
Davids, Dustin Joshua (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Oversight is of critical importance in the modern day South African dispensation. With the limited annual fiscal allocations to departments, millions of South Africans are dependent on the state for much needed services. ... -
An assessment of the City of Cape Town's Youth Development Policy, with reference to youth leadership development: A case study of Scottsdene, Kraaifontein for the period 2008 - 2013.
Pekeur, Janine (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Youth leadership development is a global phenomenon. Youth face challenges such as unemployment, peer pressure, lack of positive role models, and national and global exclusion. The purpose of the study is to assess the ... -
An assessment of primary health care services from the: perspective of the recipients in the Khayelitsha community health centre
Mfuko, Ncedo (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The general aim of this study is to undertake an assessment of the health care service provision in the Khayelitsha Community Health Centre taking into consideration the underlying principles of the Primary Health Care. ... -
The challenge of cooperative government and its implications for the financial and fiscal management systems in South Africa
Ngoy, Ntanda N'shii Tshambe (University of the Western Cape, 2009)Can a country function without a legislative framework able to inform decisionmaking processes taken at different spheres of government? To what extent would actions conducted at various spheres of government be efficiently ... -
Challenges of grade progression and promotion in outcomes based education among educators of grade ten learners in the Western Cape. a case study of Emmerose secondary school
Kader, Ismail (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Within the field of secondary education in South Africa there is currently a major crisis over learners’ poor academic achievement. This is a challenge to all roleplayers,especially the high failure and drop-out rates in ... -
Community awareness and participation in disaster risk management: the case of khayelitsha TR-section
Mwera, Tano S (University of the Western Cape, 2013)Community participation and awareness in disaster risk management is widely recognized as a cornerstone for disaster risk reduction and effective response and recovery strategies. This goes parallel with the world paradigm ... -
A critical assessment of the quality of decentralised primary health care services in the cape metro district of the Western Cape
Peton, Neshaan (2009)The complex and multi-facet decentralisation process of Primary Health Care services in the Cape Metro District of the Western Cape will be critically assessed in this thesis. Primary Health Care is the provision of ... -
A critical assessment of the role of women in the implementation of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) exercise in Western Cape 2007
Makalima, Babalwa (University of the Western Cape, 2007) -
A critical discourse analysis of the preambles of selected public documents with reference to racial classification
Alexander, Ebrahim (University of the Western Cape, 2015)One of the most pertinent issues currently confronting South Africans and perhaps people around the world is the question of how to bring about social justice for everybody regardless of ‘races’, ‘ethnicities’, cultures, ... -
Debt management and revenue–enhancing strategies : a case study of the Hospital Fees Department at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital for the period 2008 – 2012
Poggenpoel, Deon Conway (University of the Western Cape, 2015)Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RCWMCH), located in Cape Town, South Africa, is the only hospital in sub-Saharan Africa dedicated to children. It renders world–class public health-care services to sick children; ... -
Developmental local government: a study of public participation of the Integrated Development Planning Process of the City of Cape Town.
Mac Kay, Johny (University of the Western Cape, 2004)Community participation is relevant to every sector of development, for example, education, health, housing, water and sanitation, agricultural development and conservation. The assumption is that public participation is ... -
Effectiveness of the asset register as a management instrument for the electricity distribution infrastructure within the Stellenbosch municipality
Gabone, Derick (2008)The study seeks to establish the state of infrastructure management system, pertaining to electricity distribution, as an example of policy implementation. -
Exploring government immovable asset management with reference to four selected case studies of closed down schools on the Cape Flats – post 1994 democracy
Isaacs, Mogamat Zane (University of the Western Cape, 2014)Government’s immovable assets are fundamental in achieving its service delivery objectives. If not put to productive uses the welfare of a country, or even its national income, could be reduced significantly. The value for ... -
Financial Management and Budget Reform implementation and constraints in the public sector since 1994: The Case of the health sector
Parker, Shahkira (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This research report examines the factors associated with facilitating and constraining the implimentation of financial management and budget reforms in the public sector using the Health Sector (National and Provincial ... -
Foreign training of academic staff and capacity building in higher education institutions in Rwanda
Kayitankore, Bernard Narcisse (University of the Western Cape, 2006)During the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, not only physical assets were eroded but more importantly, human capital were destroyed and left the country living hardly on qualified personnel at almost all levels of the economy to ... -
Governance, management and Implementation challenges of Local Economic Development (LED) in Khayelitsha
Ngxiza, Sonwabile (University of the Western Cape, 2010)Development should not be viewed as just a project but must be understood as an overarching strategy with a thorough implementation plan and specific targets as well as review mechanisms. All different spheres of government, ... -
Implications of public sector reform for public sector unions in Zambia : a case study of the Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia in Lusaka District
Madimutsa, Clever (University of the Western Cape, 2016)The thesis examines the implications of Public Sector Reform (PSR) for public sector unions in Zambia. Using the case study strategy, the research investigates the Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ) ... -
Integrated performance management systems and motivation in the South African public sector
Saravanja, Marko (2010)Performance management processes in the South African public service are often perceived and implemented in isolation from other organisational and management policies, strategies, systems and processes. The central problem ... -
Linking fiscal decentralization and local financial governance: a case of district level decentralization in the Amhara region, Ethiopia
Mulugeta, Meselu Alamnie (University of Western Cape, 2014)The prime aim of this thesis is to examine the link between fiscal decentralization and local financial governance in fiscally empowered woreda administrations (districts) of the Amhara region in Ethiopia. Local financial ...