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Standards for PhD Trajectories in Public Administration are Based on Choices Are We Making the Right Ones?

van Jaarsveldt, Liza Ceciel; de Vries, M S (ASSADPAM, 2021)

This article examines the requirements and current conditions for awarding the degree of PhD in Public Administration in South Africa. It distinguishes different models regarding the aim of such trajectories, the kind ...
The management of climate change impacts on road infrastructure : a case of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

Mashamaite, Maijane Martha (2021-03-24)

After the South African energy sector, the road transport sector is the second largest contributor to climate change rising from greenhouse gas emissions. While the road transport infrastructure is designed to withstand ...
Researched cases: Authentic scenarios as a way of learning for public administrators

Wessels, J.S.; Potgieter, Thean; Naidoo, Thevan (Juta, 2021-09-28)

The purpose of this chapter is, first, to explore the use of researched case studies as rich source material for facilitating the learning required by both aspiring and practising public administrators. This exploration ...
Employment equity and an improved quality of life: The case of a white woman and the South African Police Service

Wessels, J.S.; Naidoo, Thevan (Juta, 2021-09-28)

The widely reported South African Police Service v Solidarity obo Barnard was selected as a typical case for making sense of affirmative action implementation measures in the South African public sector. This case study ...
Implementing monitoring abnd evaluation at local government level: The case of a South African district municipality

Wessels, J.S.; Wagner, Andreas (Juta, 2021-09-28)

In recent years, monitoring and evaluation have been identified as critical management and planning instruments for the South African government. Today, monitoring and evaluation in government is implemented on the national ...
Implementation of a National School Nutrition Programme: The case of selected South African schools

Govender, Predeshni; Subban, Mogie; Wessels, J.S. (Juta, 2021-09-28)

The National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP), formerly presented as the Primary School Feeding Scheme (PSFS), was a strategic project acknowledged by the Reconstruction and Development Programme introduced in the formative ...
Sustained poor audit outcomes: The case of the Amathole District Municipality

Wessels, J.S.; Kwaza, Makhosandile Hercules; Ijeoma, E. (Juta, 2021-09-28)

It is generally accepted that reliable financial statements and credible reporting on the activities of government institutions are necessary for the continued improvement of their services to the public. Within the South ...
The Management of a policy implementation project: The disastrous Gauteng Mental Health Marathon Project

Wessels, J.S.; Naidoo, Thevan (Juta, 2021-09-28)

The widely reported disastrous Gauteng Mental Health Marathon Project caused the deaths of about 144 vulnerable individuals. The purpose of this contribution is to make sense of the latter by providing a chronological ...
A rapid policy change in public policy: The case of access to higher education in South Africa.

Wessels, J.S. (Juta, 2021-09-28)

This chapter reports on a case study of an instance of rapid policy change in South Africa, namely the South African government’s policy process following a constitutional obligation to make further education progressively ...
Case studies as an approach to challenges in public administration

Wessels, J.S.; Potgieter, Thean (Juta, 2021-09-28)

The purpose of this chapter is to argue in support of the appropriateness of a case study approach to gaining a thorough understanding of the challenges in public administration. As the appropriateness of a using a case ...
A policy instrument to relieve child poverty: The case of the child support grant in South Africa

Wessels, J.S. (Juta, 2021-09-28)

While various scholarly literature report on instances of public policy failure, reported case studies on public policy successes are seemingly rare. The subsequent purpose of this study was to contribute to the latter ...
Conflict of interest: The case of a non-decision-making committee at a South African public higher education institution

Wessels, J.S.; Sadler, E. (AOSIS, 2021-07-01)

The avoidance of a conflict of interest within private and public institutions is closely associated with good corporate governance. This study departed from the question of whether a conflict of interest is possible within ...
An analysis of the nature and role of leadership in service delivery at the City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality in pursuit of strategic solutions

Moila, Madidimalo Richard (2021-02-28)

The main objective of the research was to analyse the nature and role of leadership in service delivery at the City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality in pursuit of strategic solutions. To attain this objective a ...
Teachers' perspectives on the effects of free primary education policy of the Kingdom of Eswatini on education quality in public schools: 2010-2017

Motsamai, Mzwandile Wandile (2021-02)

This study offers an analysis of the perspectives and experiences of teachers from the Kingdom of Eswatini (previously known as Swaziland) in relation to the effects of the Free Primary Education (FPE) policy on the quality ...
Alignment of Gauteng Provincial Legislature oversight function with constitutional mandate and provincial priorities for service delivery

Khota, Khaled (2020-11)

This study investigated the alignment of the oversight function conducted by the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL) with the constitutional oversight mandate and with the service delivery priorities for Gauteng. The ...
Critical considerations to strengthen the internal audit function in public institutions.

Sambo, V.T. (ASSADPAM, 2021-06)

There is an incvitlble widening of the scope of the internal audit function, hO\\,e,,er, in Sooth Africa the internal audit lunclion ~ still in its carty de\-elopment stagies and lotuses mainly Oil oompfiance and fiflaociaJ ...
State of State-Owned Enterprises’ Governance in BRICS Countries - Issues for Consideration

Kanyane, MH; Sambo, V.T. (AJOL, 2021)

State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) across the world are the main drivers of the economy; specifically through their contribution to their countries’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Although SOEs are the principal drivers of ...
Implementation of demand management in the South African Police Service: a selected case

Matloko, Boitumelo Handu (2021-02)

Quantitative and qualitative research methods, which are descriptive in nature, were employed in this study to investigate the ineffective and insufficient implementation of policies, procedures and processes of supply ...
The role of women in poverty reduction in Ghana

Kodj, Grace Dede (2020-12)

Various governments in post-independent Ghana have attempted to alleviate poverty among the citizenry. In furtherance of this, several poverty reduction strategies have been employed with different results. Even though the ...
Effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation activities at Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation

Mlambo, Shadrack (2020-12)

The past five decades have seen the global emergence and growth of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), which has since become a crucial feature and tool in modern-day programme management. The South African government has in ...

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