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Disaster preparedness and administrative capacity of the disaster risk management centre of the city of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The occurrence of disasters around the world has in the past few decades increased at an alarming rate, which has necessitated an urgent need for mitigation strategies. As part of its planning and precautionary measures ...
Thesis writing guide
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Candidates for higher degrees often have unnecessary difficulty with the technical aspects of writing a thesis. They can expect expert supervision in conducting their research and drawing conclusions, but the responsibility ...
The implementation of the 1997 white paper for social welfare with specific reference to children in conflict with the law: a case study of the mangaung one stop child justice centre
(2010)
Whilst policy formulation has been extensively studied and theorised in the literature, far less attention has been paid until fairly recently to the issue of policy implementation. For a long time it was more or less ...
The COMESA, EAC and SADC Tri-partite Free Trade Agreement: Prospects and Challenges for the Regions and Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The tri-partite initiative in and for Africa has been accompanied by high levels of optimism since its political endorsement in 2008. It provides for an opportunity to resolve a host of problems with regards to regional ...
An evaluation of recruitment policy in the public service of Namibia: a case study of the ministry of environment and tourism
(2013)
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate recruitment policies and practices in the MET to determine challenges with the recruitment of competent and qualified candidates, since it is one of the custodians of ...
An assessment of public participation processes in the Local government level with specific reference to agricultural programmes in Ntcheu district, Malawi
(UWC, 2012)
Agriculture is the greatest source of economic development in Malawi. Due to decentralisation process the Ministry of Agriculture and Food security through the Department of Agriculture Extension Services sector established ...
Middle managers’ perceptions of organistational justice after downsizing in the automotive industry
(2013)
Organisations of every industry are changing continuously. A pervasive response to this experience is some form of downsizing. Chew and Horwitz (2002) state due to globalisation, organisations have increasingly adopted ...
Perspectives on the implementation of the performance management and development system in the department of social development in Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This research report, explores the challenges contributing to a non-effective implementation of performance and development management system at the Department of Social Development in Eastern Cape. My argument is that ...
The impact of role stress on job satisfaction and the intention to quit among call centre representatives in a financial company
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The call centre industry has been one of the fastest growing industries in South Africa. Call centres have for most companies become a basic business requirement for servicing customers. Zapf, Isic, Bechtoldt and Blau ...
Beneficiary particpation in community cased development : challenges and implications :a case of the Takoradi - Apremdo informal market project in Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The paper investigates the challenges of consolidating beneficiary participation in the planning and implementation of projects, the effects on project outcomes and the implications for community based development. It ...