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Good governance as a mechanism to optimise development in Chris Hani District Municipality

Good governance is the most important factor in exterminating poverty and stimulating development. South African heritage has the potential to contribute significantly towards the country’s economic development. Cultural Villages were introduced in the South African tourism industry as a contribution to the objective of rural development in order to improve African curio shops and township experiences and to advance diversification. This study was undertaken to investigate Good Governance Principle that can be employed in the Chris Hani District Municipality (CHDM) to enhance optimise development brought about by the Cultural Villages (CV) in the area. The study is qualitative in nature. The literature reviewed in this study shows that there is a general poor implementation of good governance principles in the governance and management of the cultural villages. The researcher attempted to achieve high validity and reliability by ensuring that the views and arguments advanced by respondents are accurate in that the chosen respondents consisted of operational workers within the municipality and members of the community. The study establishes that there are several challenges that hinder the effective implementation of good governance principles in the local and district municipalities. Other findings of the study include that there is a challenge of poor management of the CVs, lack of public participation and inadequate funding for the CVs. The main finding of the study is that, although good governance plays a significant role in the improvement of development, it has not contributed to the improvement of the development of the CHDM communities. The main recommendation based on this finding is that there should be regular and thorough public participation within the local municipalities about all the developments relating to the cultural villages. Additional recommendations include, inter alia, strong partnerships between the municipality and the communities and accountability

THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM ACTIVITIES ON LIVELIHOODS: PERCEPTIONS OF WOMEN TRADERS IN ONE RESORT MINING TOWN IN ZIMBABWE

This study sought to find out the socio-economic impact of tourism activities on the livelihoods of women traders in one resort mining town in Zimbabwe. The study adopted an interpretivist paradigm, qualitative approach and case study research design. Data was solicited from 25 purposively selected participants using an interview guide. The results of the study were as follows: The socio-economic benefits as perceived by the participants included employment and income generation; general economic empowerment opportunities, improved lifestyles of women traders, formation of business groups, inclusion of disadvantaged women, participation in cultural activities and access to healthcare. The study concluded that the various tourism activities women traders were involved in were catalytic in improving the socio-economic livelihoods of women traders. The study recommended that a tourism policy and legislation be crafted in order to create a more inclusive and enabling environment that encourages and empowers women’s participation in tourism activities at grassroots level. Further studies could also be conducted in other places in Zimbabwe, in order to obtain a more comprehensive overview of the tourism activities and its impact on women traders’ livelihoods.  Article visualizations

The role of decent rural employment in counteracting food insecurity in Bindura rural district, Zimbabwe

Despite many initiatives that are being implemented by the governments of different nations and the international community to minimize hunger and poverty in rural areas, several households continue to suffer from food insecurity. The World Food Programme (WFP) and the government in Zimbabwe are providing food aid to approximately 1.6 million people across the 37 districts in the country. Measures have been undertaken to counter food insecurity in Zimbabwe but to no avail. Food related public policies such as donor aid and government subsidies have also been unworkable for such a long time. In this study a comprehensive analysis of the role of decent rural employment in counteracting food insecurity will be provided. The study also seeks to assess how humanitarian work psychologists can work together with various stakeholders in society so as to curb household food insecurity. The Study population included all the households in Bindura rural district in Zimbabwe. Both quantitative and qualitative research designs were used. The researcher used cluster sampling procedure in which households were divided into groups (clusters) and a sample of the groups was selected. A random sample was then drawn from the elements within each selected group. The results confirmed that those that are not decently employed face a broad range of decent work deficits, exploitation at work and are food insecure, a finding that is similar to other countries. Thus, the researcher concluded that Decent Rural employment do have an impact on food security. Taking a look at the basic tenets of decent employment such as full time employment, a decent income, reasonable working hours and employee benefits among others, the results showed that they all impact on food security. The information obtained will be fundamental for communities at risk and dealing with the issue may help improve food insecurity situation in the country. This information will also help in formulating special measures in the form of tailor made strategies specifically made for the district and helps in doing away with what is called a one size fits all approach to food security as it pays particular attention to the households in that particular district.Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Management and Commerce, 201

The role of decent rural employment in counteracting food insecurity in Bindura rural district, Zimbabwe

Despite many initiatives that are being implemented by the governments of different nations and the international community to minimize hunger and poverty in rural areas, several households continue to suffer from food insecurity. The World Food Programme (WFP) and the government in Zimbabwe are providing food aid to approximately 1.6 million people across the 37 districts in the country. Measures have been undertaken to counter food insecurity in Zimbabwe but to no avail. Food related public policies such as donor aid and government subsidies have also been unworkable for such a long time. In this study a comprehensive analysis of the role of decent rural employment in counteracting food insecurity will be provided. The study also seeks to assess how humanitarian work psychologists can work together with various stakeholders in society so as to curb household food insecurity. The Study population included all the households in Bindura rural district in Zimbabwe. Both quantitative and qualitative research designs were used. The researcher used cluster sampling procedure in which households were divided into groups (clusters) and a sample of the groups was selected. A random sample was then drawn from the elements within each selected group. The results confirmed that those that are not decently employed face a broad range of decent work deficits, exploitation at work and are food insecure, a finding that is similar to other countries. Thus, the researcher concluded that Decent Rural employment do have an impact on food security. Taking a look at the basic tenets of decent employment such as full time employment, a decent income, reasonable working hours and employee benefits among others, the results showed that they all impact on food security. The information obtained will be fundamental for communities at risk and dealing with the issue may help improve food insecurity situation in the country. This information will also help in formulating special measures in the form of tailor made strategies specifically made for the district and helps in doing away with what is called a one size fits all approach to food security as it pays particular attention to the households in that particular district.Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Management and Commerce, 201

NGOs and the depoliticisation of development : the case of GADRA education in Grahamstown

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been criticised for depoliticising development through focusing on alleviating suffering rather than on addressing the root causes of poverty and underdevelopment. This research explores whether and how NGOs can act in ways that do not depoliticise development. The research focuses on education NGOs and in particular on the NGO GADRA education in Grahamstown, South Africa, to provide insights into ways in which politically conscious leadership of NGOs attempt to deal with the contradictions that are inherent in this field of work. This research provides a brief history of the South African Education system as a means to set a basis for the discussion of the role of education NGOs in the country. Furthermore it looks at the work that is done by GADRA education in the Grahamstown community. The thesis makes the argument that education NGOs can act in ways that do not depoliticise development because by providing access to education for people who are structurally excluded from education, they contribute to shifting power. This research found that although the leadership of GADRA Education acknowledge that they are confronted with great challenges in terms of how to bring about changes in the education system, they are hopeful that advocating for quality education will bring about the potential for the disruption of power relations as they exist between the state organs and the public

Metropolitan Planning Organizations as a Vehicle for Regional Housing Planning

There are myriad factors contributing to the national housing shortage. However, localities and their approaches to housing development have played a significant role in the current crisis. This is partially because of the nature and structure of local control but localities’ decisions related to fiscal policy, land use planning, and zoning have in many cases, limited housing development in places where it is most needed. Expanding regional planning authority offers an avenue to ameliorate many of these issues. Importantly, there is already a regional planning authority well positioned to perform this work – Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). Though MPOs have been historically siloed in transportation planning, some MPOs have recognized the need for broader regional planning and have begun to perform housing planning as well. The MPOs for the Twin Cities metro area and the Portland, Oregon metro area are often cited as examples of MPOs that have successfully evolved into multipurpose governments with regional housing planning (and have been exhaustively studied). However, a second wave of MPOs has begun interventions in regional housing planning. This case study analysis uses interviews to evaluate the second generation of MPOs with expanded powers in regional housing planning – with an analysis of their varied approaches.Master of City and Regional Plannin

HIV/AIDS in the workplace : affected employees' perceptions of social work counselling services

This research was conducted on a section of mine employees ranging from skilled to the least skilled mine workers in Goldfields Mine, Carltonville. The aim of the study was to assess HIV/AIDS employees’ perceptions of social work counselling services in the workplace. The researcher was employed at the Department of Social Services and Population Development where she attended weekly to HIV/AIDS employees who had been referred for treatment without providing any form of counselling within the workplace. Researcher’s subsequent research at Goldfields Mine was designed to probe what the affected employees’ perceptions of a social work counselling service was. The gathering of data during research comprised conducting interviews with the use of semi-structured interview schedules. Ten (10) male employees from Goldfields were used during the study. Purposive sampling was employed. Findings reveal that although counselling was provided at Goldfields Mine, Carltonville, a minority of employees indicated that the current counselling programme (workplace programme) is not adequate and that more time should be provided by management for counselling during working hours.Dissertation (Magister Artium(Social Work))--University of Pretoria, 2007.Social Work and Criminologyunrestricte

Reception of a code of conduct at the Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo Province

This study was encouraged by the fact that the theoretical terrain of ethics in public administration and management posits that, despite the existence of a code of conduct that regulates the conduct of municipal functionaries and councillors at local government sphere, the ethics in practice in general are still illusive. All this revolves around the main guiding research objective for this study which was to examine the reception of a code of conduct by municipal functionaries and councillors at the Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo Province. In exploring the main question of this study, the researcher developed an understanding of the concept ethics in Public Administration by selecting ethics theories namely: consequentialism, deontology and virtue theories. From the lesson learnt, it is evident that throwing around charges about which theory is truly ethical and which one should be followed or should guide municipal functionaries and councillors in making policy decisions is pointless. There is no ethical system which appeals to all people, or even to the same person in different situations. It is undoubtedly the case that consequentialists, deontologists and those who stand by virtue theories can each be sincere in believing their system embodies goodness and morality. The formulation of the Code of Conduct for the South African local government indicates the commitment of the South African government to enhancing ethical conduct. This Code contains a uniform set of ethical guidelines and applications for use throughout local government. It is also clear that the Code of Conduct has been drafted so as to be as clear as possible, but a detailed standard of conduct and disciplinary measures are not provided. This is a great challenge as it poses concerns about the accountability of municipal functionaries and councillors, and about how disciplinary measures on unethical conduct of politicians and officials should be handled. Chapter 3 forms an understanding of how culture, religion and language have ethical significance for community and tradition particularly when municipal functionaries and councillors make decisions. The promotion of an appropriate local government culture posits that, in order for a municipal manager and a mayor to make better decisions, they must take the need to understand the diversity of the local government into consideration. The most important point to be drawn from chapter 4 is that, besides legal instructions, the nature and influence of human behaviour through leadership and ethics infrastructure such as appointing an ethics officer and using whistle blowing as a system to enhance ethical conduct is important. In outlining the statutory and regulatory framework that directs public officials and politicians’ ethical conduct in South Africa, it was identified that South Africa is highly conscious of differences between individuals; therefore it is unlikely that legislation and current initiatives will suffice to enforce ethical behaviour among public officials, councillors and municipal functionaries. Another finding of this study is that the only official document available as the Code of Conduct for local government can be found in the Local Government Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 in Schedule 1 and 2, and also in the Local Government Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998 in Schedule 5. This finding is an indicative that South African local government does not have an official Code of Conduct as a separate document for ethical conduct. Following this finding, the recommendation is therefore that a separate document should be designed, formulated and emphasised.Public Administration and ManagementD. Litt. et Phil. (Public Administration

Interaction between Colletotrichum dematium and cowpea

Anthracnose of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) caused by Colletotrichum dematium (Pers. ex Fr) Grove has serious socio-economic implications. Subsistence farmers rely heavily on cowpea for protein and fodder; therefore, C. dematium poses a threat to production of this crop. The purpose of this study was to investigate the interaction between cowpea and C. dematium. Investigations involved characterising C. dematium field isolates using morphological and molecular techniques, infection studies, biochemical and histochemical analysis and determining factors that influence the severity of the fungus on the host. Random amplified microsatellite profiles of C. dematium grouped the isolates into eleven groups linked to morphological characteristics, pathogenicity and geographic origin. Infection studies indicated that C. dematium is a subcuticular intramural coloniser, that switches to destructive necrotrophy. Pulvinate acervuli were produced at 72 hours post inoculation over water-soaked lesions and complete necrosis of the host tissue occurred at 120 hours. The infection process was favoured by prolonged periods of high humidity and high temperatures, especially in cowpea plants between the ages six to nine-weeks-old. Investigations on the location and patterns of polyphenols in the cowpea seed coats indicated that brown coloured cowpea cultivars contained more soluble phenolic compounds than cream coloured cultivars and they were more resistant to C. dematium.Thesis (PhD (Botany))--University of Pretoria, 2003.Plant Scienceunrestricte