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    A Critical Assessment of Public Private Partnerships as a Viable and Appropriate Institutional Model for the Provision of Water Services in Queenstown
    (University of Fort Hare, 2007-01) Mengezeleli, Sipho
    Since the first democratic local government, one of the biggest challenges of municipalities in South Africa has been to ensure that local government is transformed to reflect a developmental character that provides efficient and equitable services to all communities. Mobilising resources and building appropriate institutional capacity have become critical for successful implementation of local economic development initiatives and the provision of services.
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    A Critical Assessment of Twinning in the Department of Agriculture, Eastern Cape Province (1996-2005)
    (University of Fort Hare, 2008-04) Lwanga-Inga, Ivan
    The Department of Agriculture in the Province of the Eastern Cape has twinned with a number of countries since 1996, the latest being Spain in 2005. There is a total absence of how twinning and the projects therein has performed thus far. Without this sort of information, it is impossible to determine the usefulness of such programmes within the department.
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    A critical evaluation of the administrative architecture for nongovernmental organisations and their role in allievating poverty in Zimbabwe: The case of Mwenezi district municipality.
    (University of Fort Hare, 2014-11) Shava, Elvin
    The study set out to evaluate the administrative architecture for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and their role in alleviating poverty in some vulnerable communities in Zimbabwe. The study evaluated the institutional or organisational structures of NGOs such as capacity building, accountability, strategic planning and transparency and monitoring and evaluation structures among others, to see if they are able to alleviate poverty in rural areas. Five NGOs: Plan International, CARE, Christian Care, Aquaculture Zimbabwe and Mwenezi Development Training Centre operating in Mwenezi District were chosen as ideal case studies due to their roles in alleviating poverty in the district. The study adopted a qualitative approach whereby interview schedules and secondary analysis were used to collect data. The main purpose of conducting semi-structured interviews was to get an in-depth inquiry on the nature and administrative structures of NGOs. As a result, NGO field officers and programme managers were interviewed as key informants since they possess intimate knowledge on how their respected organisations operated in rural areas. Findings from the study were categorised into themes which flow according to research questions. The results indicated that NGOs face critical challenges in trying to revamp their administrative structures. There was lack of capacity building, poor governance, and lack of financial sustainability, corruption, lack of monitoring and evaluation officers which inhibit effective service provision in rural communities.
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    A critical evaluation of the role of community development workers (CDWs) in enhancing service delivery in local government: A case of Baffalo Metropolitan Municipality.
    (University if Fort Hare, 2013-01) Ndudula, Nosisa
    The introduction of Community Development Workers (CDWs) by the government into the service delivery chain without proper consultation with the relevant stakeholders has created many problems and challenges at the local sphere of government. The Community Development Workers Programme (CDWP) was launched without a proper institutional framework arrangement to cater for CDWs at the municipal level. Worse more the CDWs were deployed to operate at ward level without consultation and deliberation with inter alia the Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, municipalities, ward committees and councillors.
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    A Review of thr Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) in the Eastern Cape Region of the Pepublic of South Africa Between the Years 2000-2005. (A Case Study of the Department of Agriculture)
    (University of Fort Hare, 2007-11) Musoke, Aloyisuis Kayonga
    The main objective of the research was to review the implementation of the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) In the Department of Agriculture of the Eastern Cape Province. According to the Public Service Regulations, the government has a duty and responsibility to deliver services to all its citizens. It however follows that the level of service delivery that such citizens has an irrevocable right to depends a lot on the maintenance of a healthy civil service workforce.
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    Alignment of the Eastern Cape department of local government and traditional affairs strategic plan with Alfred Nzo district municipality integrated development plan for effective municipal service delivery (2007-2009).
    (University of Fort Hare, 2013) Sogoni, Vuyiswa Gertrude
    The study focuses on the relationship and interlinkage between Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs (DLGT A) strategic plan and Integrated Development Planning (IDP) for Alfred Nzo District Municipality. A provincial Plan should seek to address the needs of citizens within its jurisdiction. To this end, municipalities are directly responsible for service delivery. Provincial plans should guide what municipalities do, in this case DLGT A plays a supporting role in the duties and objectives of Alfred Nzo District Municipality. The DLGT A is not service oriented; it coordinates and ensures that sector departments intervene and provide their relative or relevant services to the municipalities. The study found that the DLGTA strategic plan is not directly linked to Alfred Nzo District Municipality IDP which they seeks to achieve a different constitutional mandate. The time frames within which Alfred Nzo District Municipality and DLGTA develop these two plans are different. This makes it practically impossible to have an integrated and coherent service delivery between the two spheres of government. It is recommended that the timing for the formulation of the two plans should talk to each other. Also, municipal officials should be involved in the formulation of the DLGT A strategic plan and vice versa. This would contribute to a positive relationship between the two plans. The study gives further in-depth recommendations thereof.
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    Alignment of the Eastern Cape Department of local government and traditional affairs strategic plan with Alfred Nzo District Municipality intergrated development plan for effective municipality service delivery (2007-2009)
    (University of Fort Hare, 2010) Sogoni, Vuyiswa Gertrude
    The study focuses on the relationship and interlinkage between Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs (DLGTA) strategic plan and Integrated Development Planning (IDP) for Alfred Nzo District Municipality. A provincial Plan should seek to address the needs of citizens within its jurisdiction. To this end, municipalities are directly responsible for service delivery. Provincial plans should guide what municipalities do, in this case DLGTA plays a supporting role in the duties and objectives of Alfred Nzo District Municipality. The DLGTA is not service oriented; it coordinates and ensures that sector departments intervene and provide their relative or relevant services to the municipalities.
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    An analysis of Chiradzulu District council's impact on service delivery in Malawi (1998 TO 2010).
    (University if Fort Hare, 2011-05) Nkasala, Bennet Francis
    Since Malawi became independent in 1964, the local government has undergone several transformations. These transformations have all been aimed at making local governments more responsive to the needs and expectations of the citizens they serve. The transformations took centre stage in 1998, when District Councils were established through the enactment of the Local Government Act no. 42 of 1998. Councils (Local Governments) are the spheres of government, situated closest to the people, and considered to be in the best position to provide effective and efficient public service delivery. The assumption is that the establishment of District Councils has apotential to positively impact on service delivery in Malawi. This study, therefore, analyses the impact of Chiradzulu District Council on public services delivery from 1998 to 2010.
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    An analysis of community development challenges in three selected villages of Keiskammahoek between 1994 and 2014
    (University of Fort Hare, 2015) Rawuza, Khangelani Wegland
    Since the dawn of democracy South Africa has been striving forward in its pursuit to change lives of its citizens for the better. History has revealed that large numbers of people benefited in the programmes the country has set up to improve the living conditions of all people with special emphasis on the previously disadvantaged sections of our country. The country prides itself for the achievements that have been experienced since the first democratic elections in 1994 when the country chose democracy as its badge and a rainbow as its symbol. People from all corners of the country have abandoned their differences, came forward and embraced one another wholeheartedly and united in a shared vision for national progress on an increasingly competitive international stage.
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    An analysis of service delivery challenges in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: The case of Mnquma Local Municipality(2005-2010).
    (University if Fort Hare, 2011-09) Cakata, Ntsikelelo Wilberforce
    Since the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, which identified the three spheres of government as distinctive, interrelated and interdependent, the local government sphere has been seen in many parts of the country to be failing to fulfil its mandate of delivering essential basic services to local communities. The Province of the Eastern Cape has been particularly challenged in this respect with, for example, only nine of the 45 municipalities managing to get financially unqualified audit opinions in the 2009-2010 Auditor-General's report. Numerous reasons have been postulated for the failure of local government in the Eastern Cape and one of the reasons cited is gross corruption, which according to Kanyane (2009:77) has disoriented the ambitions of the democratic government to reconstruct and develop the country for a better life for all.
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    An analysis of the politics and administration nexus in municipal policy making: A case of Emalahleni Local Municipality, Eastern Cape.
    (University of Fort Hare, 2016-09-01) Yawa, Mxolisi Maxson
    This research entitled, "AN ANALYSIS OF THE POLITICS AND ADMINISTRATION NEXUS IN MUNICIPAL POLICY MAKING: A CASE OF EMALAHLENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, EASTERN CAPE was aimed at assessing the challenges encountered by both political office bearers and public office bearers in policy making. Using a qualitative research approach that consisted of in-depth semistructured interviews fused with secondary data, the study established that several factors act as barriers in realizing the politics administration relationship in the municipality. External interference in municipal appointments, cadre deployments and overlapping roles of political office bearers create antagonistic relationships between the two offices. The study,· however, recommended that cadre deployment should be abolished to realize a fair and free appointment of officer bearers. External interference from high political offices should be dealt with to enhance the autonomy of the Municipal Manager and that of Executive Mayor. There should be monitoring and evaluation of the roles and duties of officials and political office bearers to avoid overlapping functions.
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    An analysis of tools and strategies used to promote local economic development in Mnquma Local Municipality.
    (University if Fort Hare, 2014-02-03) Tsipa, Nobulali
    The South African government over the past decade has spent over a billion in development initiatives to alleviate poverty, develop its people and the infrastructure as well as skills development. All these initiatives are done to promote development in our citizens for a well-developed country for if the people of the country are development oriented then the country's economy can gain stability as income will be generated within the country and the active flow of money will be enhanced. The South African government therefore has tools and strategies in place to promote development and skills training for the people, especially those who live below the economy line.
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    An assessment of public participation strategies in the provision of water in Malawi:The case of Blantyre water board.
    (University if Fort Hare, 2011-05) Khomba, Grace Precious Kasimira
    The key focus of this study is the assessment of the effectiveness of public participation strategies in the provision of water in Malawi, through the case study of the Blantyre Water Board (BWB). After a thorough literature review, it has been noted that this is the first research of its kind in the analysis of public participation as a social problem facing water users in Malawi. The provision of water is a basic right for every citizen and it is the responsibility of the government to ensure that each and every Malawian has access to clean water. This being the case, it is also a constitutional right for every citizen to participate in the water related activities and decisions affecting them. It is also the responsibility of water utilities to allow water users access to information as only an informed public is able to make informed decisions regarding their needs.
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    An assessment of socio-economic impact of microfinance on small micro enterprises {SMEs) at the District of Alfred Nzo Municipality in the Eastern Cape
    (University of Fort Hare, 2010) Dzingwe, Peleka Pathekile
    Microfinance is not a new phenomenon. Its origin can be traced back to 1976, when Muhammad Yunus set up the Grameen Bank, as experiment, on the outskirts of Chittago University campus in the village of Jobra in Bangladesh. Since then several countries with South Africa inclusive came up and piloted microfinance strategies like Khula and SAMAF in an attempt to reach the poorest of the poor. South African Khula and SAMAF microfinance strategies are distinct replica of Grameen Bank in terms of their methodology and are microfinance wholesalers. The adopted strategies are the agencies of the Department of Trade and Industry who then sell their services to microfinance institutions that are mostly serving SMEs situated in rural areas.
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    An assessment of the challenges to housing delivery in the Engcobo Municipality- Eastern Cape
    (University if Fort Hare, 2014) Jiyose, Lamla
    The intention of this study was to examine the challenges facing housing service delivery and its impact in Ngcobo Municipality. The study was also focusing on the factors that prevent/hinder the delivery of houses in Ngcobo. In this process the role of the different stakeholders has been identified and it became apparent that the spheres of government do not always complement each other or plan together. There was not a single window of co-ordination and this has resulted in a lack of support by National and Provincial government to the local sphere. The role of politicians and government officials and their lack of understanding of government policies has led to poor housing service delivery. In some instances their inability to work as a collective created tension and a lack of trust on the part of the community.
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    An Assessment of the Impact of teh Democratisation of Public Management Approaches Through Municipal Service Partnership on Local Economic Development in the Chris Hani District Municipality
    (University of Fort Hare, 2007-12) Nyama, Lennox
    Local Economic Development and Integrated Development Planning are as being inextricably linked. It is critical to ensure that the planning and implementation of a municipality's LED activities are carefully co-ordinated and initiated within the context of the municipal IDP. This is because the IDP is mechanism used to co-ordinate LED with other development strategies adopted by the municipality, so it is essential that LED planning should be closely linked to the IDP to avoid duplication of services. It is suggested in this research, that IDP's assist in promotion of socio-economic development.
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    An assessment of the impact of the integrated quality management system, in selected schools of the King Williams Town District (EASTERN CAPE 2003 - 2011 ).
    (University of Fort Hare, 2012-01) Majerman, Collin Xolisile
    This study assesses the impact that the Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) as a performance management system had on school based educators of rural schools of the King Williams Town education district. The Integrated Quality Management System, as an educational performance management policy departs from a premise that performance management is a process that borrows from business the concept of adopting integrated approaches to performance management that have been informed by various management approaches such as Strategic Management, Management by Objectives, Organisational Development and the Human Relations Approach to management where emphasis is not only on meeting institutional objectives but also satisfying employees' needs for rewards and development. The purpose of this study therefore is to assess whether the policy has had any impact on how performance of educators is managed at schools.
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    An assessment of the Municipal Public Accounts Committee effectiveness: a case study of Nyandeni Local Municipality (EC 155)
    (University of Fort Hare, 2016) Mabuya, Jamangile
    The study focussed on the effectiveness of the municipal Public Accounts Committee with specific reference to the case study of Nyandeni Local Municipality in the Province of the Eastern Cape. It aimed at assessing the effectiveness of the Nyandeni Local Municipality Municipal Public Accounts Committee (NLMPAC) in its discharge of its mandate since its establishment in 2011. Literature reviewed starting from International perspective, African perspective and local perspective, and all across revealed lack of technical and individual capacity as restraining factors to collective approach to oversight. In addition, the review pointed to municipal council processes, council committees and legal provisions for operations more in particular the oversight committee.
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    An assessment of the parole system in East London management area: Eastern Cape Province.
    (University of Fort Hare, 2016-05) Gadu, Vuyolwethu
    The purpose of this study was to investigate an assessment of the parole system in the East London Management Area of the Eastern Cape Province. The literature review reflects on the assessment and implementation of parole system in the correctional centres. To attain the aims and objectives of the study the researcher used the case study design as well as the qualitative research method. Data was collected from various legislative frameworks and analysed using content analytical method. Themes were drawn from the analysis. Some of the findings that emerged are: offenders are considered for parole should they meet all of the requirements of serving the non-parole periods and have been rehabilitated, the CSPB is empowered to make a recommendation to the court for dangerous criminals and prisoners serving life a sentence to be placed on parole. Some of the problems encountered by the Department of correctional services are: chairman of the parole board sometimes dominates the proceedings, parole violations, the malfunctioning of the parole system, lack of proper rehabilitation and vocational programmes, lack of proper implementation of parole legislation, overcrowding in the centers, offenders committing crimes, after they have been placed on parole, alcoholic behavior and influences from friends.
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    An evaluation of the Agricultural sector as a tool of local economic development: A case study of Keiskammahoek in Amahlathi Municipality.
    (University if Fort Hare, 2012-11) Rulashe, Tando
    The study will be conducted in Keiskammahoek a rural small-town in the Eastern Cape, a province which is considered the poorest in the Country. The researcher wishes to explore new ideas that would see the agricultural sector of the town contributing positively to the economy of the town. This study will also seek to explore various means on "How Can The Agriculural Sector Play A Positive Role In Boosting Local Economic Development In Keiskammahoek?" The study assesses whether LED interventions, especially agricultural programmes, improve the livelihoods of poor communities in the Amathole District Municipality. Data was collected by use of both qualitative and quantitative research methods through interviews and questionnaires, respectively.