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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"City of Johannesburg"”.
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Transit-oriented development: a case study of Rosebank, City of Johannesburg
The use of the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) concept is commonplace in many South African municipal spatial development frameworks aimed at guiding future urban development towards more compact and efficient forms. The indication is that the achievement of planned TOD (i.e. where there is an …
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Cyclists' rights to the city: The realisation of cyclists' rights in the city of Johannesburg
This research follows from the announcement of the Johannesburg mayor to stop the development of cycle lanes in the city of Johannesburg. The research is based on the notion that cyclists, like all other road users, have an equal right to the city. Therefore, planning for cyclists in cities should …
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The influence of ethical leadership and organisational culture on employee commitment in the City of Johannesburg
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management Sciences Specialising in Business Administration, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2023.
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Implementation of Universal Test and Treat in selected Clinics in the City of Johannesburg: Professional Nurses Experience
… issue, affecting 38 million people worldwide as of 2019, with 26 million receiving antiretroviral treatment by June 2020. This study aimed to understand how professional nurses experienced and dealt with the Universal Test and Treat program in specific clinics in Johannesburg. The researcher …
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The use of Electronic Learning Centres by users of the City of Johannesburg Libraries in South Africa
Public libraries globally are adopting the use of electronic learning (e-learning) in order to improve services to the users, particularly in this age of technology. Electronic learning centres in public libraries are enhancing services to the users by ensuring that services are available to them …
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Assessing the implementation of neoliberal policies in the city of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality: challenges of service delivery
Johannesburg has been strategically critical in South Africa as it has been an economic powerhouse of the country. The economic importance of Johannesburg began during the colonial era, well into apartheid and the democratic era. At the demise of apartheid, South Africa adopted neoliberalism, which …
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The role of social capital on the sustainability of MSMEs based in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa
Due to the paucity in research on social competence and entrepreneurship on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), it has been argued that there is a need for scholarly work to be undertaken in order to comprehend how manifestations of social capital in small business communities can unlock …
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Exploring the effects of occupational related stress on employees: A case of selected company in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng Province
… and a significant threat to the well-being of employees and their mental health. Employees across different professions continue to experience occupational-related stress that has destructive consequences for themselves, their families, clients, and employers. Despite attempts to address …
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A battle for access to the streets of a "World-Class African City": Assessing the challenges facing the City of Johannesburg in the management of street trading in the inner-city
… identifies the main challenges faced by the City of Johannesburg in the management of street trading in Johannesburg's inner-city. Street trading is very important as it constitutes a great proportion of the informal sector in South Africa, and it plays a great role in the alleviation of …
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Re-assessing the inner city of Johannesburg : an exploration into emerging African urbanism and the discovery of black agency in Phaswane Mpe's Welcome to our Hillbrow and Kgebetli Moele's Room 207
… engaging with new avenues in which the African city can be configured and read. The discourse reflects and focuses on the myriad, creative ways in which African urbanites capitalise on their environments, exploring the kinds of challenges and freedoms generated by a life in the African city. …
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Palliative care : needs and expectations in a HIV Care Centre
… needs and expectations for the palliative care of a homeless community in an HIV Care Centre, located in the inner city of Johannesburg.
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Begging for change: engaging with Johannesburg in post-apartheid South African film
The city of Johannesburg is globally identified with issues of inequality, prejudice and transformation. This identification is reinforced by the city's representation in film, in particular those of the post-apartheid era, which tend to emphasize the city's problems. The transformative power of …
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Righting The Wrongs Of The Past: Corridors Of Freedom As A Pathway To Inclusive Development
… unequal where the urban poor’s right to the city is not adequately addressed. As a result of the legacy of apartheid and the various housing policies that have been adopted to address housing segregation, Johannesburg remains spatially fragmented with the urban poor remaining isolated in the …
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Culture-led urban regeneration: The case of Maboneng
This dissertation utilizes a case study of Maboneng in Johannesburg central business district (CBD) to make a case for culture-led urban regeneration in South Africa. The City of Johannesburg is still to a large extent locked into Apartheid-era spatial planning whereby most neighbourhoods' reflect …
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The Efficiency Of Service Delivery Mechanisms Of Metropolitan Municipalities In South Africa
… inefficiencies exist in the delivery channels of services to Metropolitan Municipality of South Africa; and also examine the effect of these modes of delivery of service delivery on returns to scale (constant and variable). The modes of delivery are in-house and outsourcing. The input-oriented …
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Gone with the shining things
The lure of gold in the great reefs of Johannesburg near the end of the 19th century not only attracted the famous mining barons such as Cecil John Rhodes, Alfred Beit and Barney Barnato: working men also came from far and wide to feed their families with their labour. Among them was my …
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Living drosscapes, remediating urban disconnections
… re-using waste landscapes has become one of the twenty-first century’s great infrastructural design challenges” - Alan Berger The study of this dissertation aims to understand how the principles of landscape architecture and the theory of urbanisation can be used to reprogram “waste …
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Hardness in motion : retrieving Johannesburg after Apartheid
This thesis seeks to engage with the city of Johannesburg on terms that break decisively with the linear-historical methods that have been used to both catalogue and decipher the city up to the present. The city is, itself, in its second incarnation - that of the post-apartheid, post-gold mining …
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Information and communication technology (ICT) for accountable service delivery in informal settlements: A case study of Imizamo Yethu, Cape Town
… 2014, p. 231). In South Africa, metros like the City of Cape Town, City of Johannesburg, and City of Tshwane have been using some ICTs to help improve the quality of services provided in order to improve the quality of life for citizens; however, the benefits have not reached all. The objective …
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Environmental and Community Sustainability for Informal Settlement Communities in Namibia and South Africa : a Comparative Social Work Study
The goal of the study was to explore how environmental and community sustainability can be promoted for informal settlement communities in Namibia and South Africa. The study employed an exploratory sequential mixed methods research design, which as such combined qualitative and quantitative …
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