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Showing 1 to 20 of 87 for “"Local Municipalities"”.
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A critical assessment of how local municipalities implement local economic development: case studies of Bergrivier and Cape Agulhas local municipalities
Local Economic Development (LED) has been instrumental in the restructuring and transformation of local government in South Africa's new democratic dispensation. LED facilitates the process through which municipalities could achieve the ‘developmental' role they acquired to tackle socio-economic …
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Digital literacies in high schools within uMhlathuze Local Municipalities
… offered at high schools in the uMhlathuze Local Municipality, assess the digital literacy competences of learners and educators from high schools in the uMhlathuze Local Municipality and establish challenges faced by high schools in the uMhlathuze Local Municipality with regard to digital …
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Towards co-operative relations between district and local municipalities
… context that prompted the formation of district municipalities in the present form can be summarized as follows: before 1994, there were a few sporadic Regional Services Councils and Joint Services Boards responsible mainly for bulk service provision in rural areas. In many rural areas, the acute …
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Social Housing Policy Implementation Challenges in South African Local Municipalities
… social housing using selected three metropolitan municipalities namely: Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, and Johannesburg. A mixedmethod approach was used with questionnaires, interviews, and documentary analysis to collect data. The findings show that municipalities are faced with challenges of human …
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The use of engineering ethics for the betterment of service delivery : the case of Ingquza Hill and Elundini local municipalities
A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the academic requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics at the Durban University of Technology, 2022.
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Risk factors influencing informal contractors’ operations in the construction industry in selected local municipalities of the Free State Province, South Africa
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management Sciences specialising in Business Administration in the Faculty of Management Sciences at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2024.
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The Role of Agricultural Cooperatives in Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Selected Cooperatives in the Four Local Municipalities of Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… District. A clustered random sample of the 4 Local Municipalities within Vhembe District Municipality was employed. It involved the selection of 9 cooperatives from Thulamela, 3 cooperatives each from Makhado and Mutale respectively and 1 cooperative from Musina. Relevant data was collected …
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Local government in South Africa – Efficiencies revisited
… that there is rationality in their use. In turn, local government tier in national government is a level of governance that develops as a response of fiscal decentralization implicating a transfer of power and responsibility for public affairs from central government to lower levels, such as …
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Assessing the contribution of eco-tourism to sustainable development in Umkhanyakude District Municipality
… were purposively sampled from each of the four local municipalities (Hlabisa, Jozini, Mtubatuba and UMhlabuyalingana), while 172 respondents were selected using simple random sampling, resulting in a total of 204 participants. The study employed a parallel convergent design consisting of …
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Investigation of municipal solid waste management: a case study of Vhembe District Municipality, South Africa
… the district. The study focused on the four local municipalities: Makhado, Thulamela, Musina and Collins Chabane. Desktop study was also undertaken to gather secondary data by reviewing journals, technical reports, books and articles. The study adopted a mixed method approach comprising of …
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Adapting and responding to ICTs - a study of two municipalities in rural South Africa
… of planning, access and provision of water with local government. Local municipalities, which lack the " financial and human resources to deliver on their constitutional and legal mandate and on citizen expectations" (Department of Co - operative Governance and Traditional Affairs [CoGTA] , 2009) …
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Challenges impeding South African municipalities from adopting waste-to-energy schemes : an exploratory approach
… to manage waste and provide energy services. Municipalities have the potential to deal with these challenges and realise many benefits by transforming and valorising waste through waste-to-energy (WtE) schemes. The most prevalent WtE technologies include biological (biochemical conversion) and …
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A communication perspective of how local government is equipped to interact with its public: a study of the Ulundi Municipality
… of communication strategies used by local government with the hope of improving service delivery. Municipalities around the country have been continuously facing challenges with regard to service delivery. According to the Centre for Policy Studies (2010) protests are common in …
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Water supply and sanitation services in South Africa a cluster analysis approach
… In order to assess the current inequality, local municipalities were grouped according to access to adequate services and their progress made from 2001, using the statistical method of cluster analysis. It was discovered that provinces, with access to improved services for over 75% of …
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Towards the implementation of a fully-fledged electronic service for citizens: the case for local government in South Africa
… to guide the implementation of e-government for local municipalities. The public sector does not adopt models that are designed and developed for their context. SA as a developing nation still battles with the implementation of e-government for local government. The research findings in this …
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Stream water quality corridor assessment and management using spatial analysis techniques: Introduction, evaluation, and implementation of the WQCM model.
… effects on surface water quality entering local reservoirs through vulnerable stream channels. This study presents a methodology that incorporates geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing techniques for the creation of a stream corridor evaluation mechanism, coined the water …
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An Analysis of the Strategies to promote Ethical Behaviour in Local Government: A Case of Thulamela Local Municipality
… the strategies to promote ethical behavior in local government, with a particular focus on Thulamela Local Municipality (TLM). TLM is one of the local municipalities constituting Vhembe District Municipality in the Limpopo province. The 1994 first democratic elections in South Africa …
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Monitoring and evaluation as an infrastructure enhancement strategy in Vhembe District Municipality of South Africa
… South Africa. This District consists of four local municipalities which are Collins Chabane, Makhado, Musina and Thulamela. The introduction of Monitoring and Evaluation system is essential in promoting the functionality, transparency and accountability of municipalities and other government …
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Vulnerability and Adaptation to Drought Hazards in Mopani District Municipality, South Africa: Towards Disaster Risk Reduction
… the Greater-Giyani, Ba-Phalaborwa and Maruleng Local Municipalities and the western highveld which includes Greater- Tzaneen and Greater- Letaba Local Municipalities. Questionnaires were administered among community members whilst key informant interviews were conducted among relevant government …
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Public finance mechanisms for urban infrastructure: A case study of the MyCiTi BRT, Cape Town
… infrastructure has become a critical investment municipalities are struggling to fund. Innovative land-based financing tools have emerged as a means of funding critical urban infrastructure. At times, land-based financing tools enable local municipalities to meet their spatial goals. This …
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