Journal articles: 'Reconstruction and Development Programme (South Africa) – Evaluation'

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White, Aaronette M., and Cheryl A. Potgieter. "Teaching Community Psychology in Postapartheid South Africa." Teaching of Psychology 23, no. 2 (April 1996): 82–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15328023top2302_2.

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Community Psychology can play an important role in the post-apartheid psychology curriculum as South Africa struggles to implement its Reconstruction Development Programme. A Community Psychology course was developed to address some of the pressing issues that face the Black majority in South Africa. The course perspective, course structure, reading materials, and assignments are described. The relevance of psychology during the postapantheid era and the challenges that psychologists face at historically Black South African universities are discussed. The course has been contextualized for South Africa; however, it can be adapted to suit any Community Psychology course taught in societies that struggle with racist, sexist, and economic forms of oppression.

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Olivier, Nic, and Carin Van Zyl. "Rural Development within the Context of Development, Sustainability and Rural Issues – Some Constitutional, Policy and Implementation Perspectives." Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad 13, no. 1 (June 14, 2017): 100. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2010/v13i1a2630.

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This article provides an overview of some developments, internationally, regionally and in the SADC, in relation to development, that may be expected to influence the South African government’s response to the development needs of the people in the country. An overview is provided of the somewhat haphazard way in which the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 refers to the need for and objective of development (including rural development) in the country. Through their explanatory outline of three distinct phases in South African rural development law and policy: 1994–2000 (the Reconstruction and Development Programme and related documents and their implementation); 2000–April 2009 (the Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Strategy and its implementation) and April 2009+ (the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme and related documents), the authors review some of the historical strengths and future prospects related to rural development in South Africa. Based on an assessment of historical trends, a number of recommendations are made for government’s way forward in the implementation of the constitutional objectives, law and policy relevant to rural development in the country.

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Rooy, J. L. "The role of engineering and environmental geology in the reconstruction and development programme for South Africa." Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology 53, no. 1 (April 1996): 115–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02594947.

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Visser, Maretha, Tonya R. Thurman, Alexandra Spyrelis, Tory M. Taylor, Johanna K. Nice, and Michelle Finestone. "Development and formative evaluation of a family-centred adolescent HIV prevention programme in South Africa." Evaluation and Program Planning 68 (June 2018): 124–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2018.03.002.

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Ndinda, Catherine, Ufo Okeke Uzodike, and Lolita Winaar. "Equality of access to sanitation in South Africa." Africanus: Journal of Development Studies 43, no. 1 (November 14, 2018): 96–114. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/0304-615x/5081.

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Equality, fairness and justice are values embedded in almost all the policies developed since 1994 and this is understandable given the inequalities that were institutionalized and entrenched by the apartheid regime. The Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) explicitly advanced a social development agenda by setting targets for the provision of water, sanitation and electricity. The specific sectoral policies on water, sanitation and energy went further to contextualize the principles and values that inform the provision of these services in post-apartheid South Africa. So far a lot has been achieved in ensuring equality of access to these services but inequalities persist in terms of regions, race and income. Using SASAS data (2005– 2009) this paper examines equality of access to sanitation across ‘race’ and region. This paper argues that there there is a disjuncture between the free basic sanitation policy and implementation. The contribution of this paper lies in its analysis of access issues in from the dimensions of geography and ‘race’. The paper recommends that greater targeting and more innovative strategies are required to ensure that the most vulnerable groups have access to sanitation as it plays an important role in enhancing their quality of life and impact on their contribution on local economic development

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Schlebusch, Lourens, and Lourens Schlebusch. "Health Psychology in South Africa: An Introduction." South African Journal of Psychology 26, no. 1 (March 1996): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/008124639602600101.

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Health psychology's public debut may be historically identified as having occurred in 1978 internationally and in 1989 in South Africa. It has since developed its own important role in disease prevention and health enhancement due to several good reasons highlighted in this article. This includes an increased sophistication in health-care consumerism which has also found expression in a renewed awareness of accepting personal responsibility for one's health because of the acknowledgement that lifestyle and behaviour change play crucial roles in health and disease. These developments have unfolded within an ever rapidly changing arena of health care. Both health-risk behaviour and lifestyle diseases have been identified as critical areas which have to be addressed in southern Africa. Although health psychology has made significant strides it remains in its early development stages in southern Africa, and thorough conceptual and methodological foundations continue to be required for its effective development. There are many challenges facing the health-care needs of South Africans, and health psychology researchers are in an excellent position to make a meaningful contribution in the ‘New South Africa’ to the health-care priorities of the Government of National Unity's Reconstruction and Development Programme, and to dealing with or preventing potential psychological problems that might arise from the transitional phase the country is going through. In line with international developments, increased accountability of health psychologists and a research and clinical focus on emotions, stress-induced immunomodulation and psychological intervention to modify the course of disease are likely to become major trends in southern Africa as we enter the 21st century.

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Rampersad, Renitha. "Monitoring and evaluation of corporate social responsibility programmes in South Africa." Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets and Institutions 5, no. 4 (2015): 314–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/rgcv5i4c2art5.

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The South African corporate sector invests millions to support community development and social programs. One of the more fundamental issues about sustainability in a business context is the fact that directors have a fiduciary duty to take into account interests of those stakeholders other than investors/shareholders. This therefore places major importance on sustainability reporting through reports on governance, economic, social and environmental performance and is increasingly being regarded as a key form of stakeholder engagement, and the most accepted formal way of communicating measured outcomes to all stakeholders. A number of methodologies may exist for the development of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies or “how-to guides” for community engagement and investment, however, it lacks development in the field of CSR Programme Evaluation. Integrated approaches to the measurement thereof are still in expanding stages of development and statistical data and/or empirical evidence is lacking at this point. Trust and relationships take time to build but are valuable assets, therefore a company must show it has listened and acted in response to stakeholder concerns, this means that ongoing communication and reporting back to stakeholders is a very important component in any engagement strategy. It is therefore important for the corporate sector to not only evaluate the effectiveness of their CSR Programmes, but also to measure the impact on both their beneficiary communities and their business and subsequently on the Return on Investment (ROI). This paper will highlight a case of the South African corporate sectors attempts to evaluate its effectiveness and impact on beneficiary communities and how they quantify the impact of the investment through successful CSR interventions

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Bähre, Erik. "Liberation and Redistribution: Social Grants, Commercial Insurance, and Religious Riches in South Africa." Comparative Studies in Society and History 53, no. 2 (March 29, 2011): 371–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0010417511000090.

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South Africa's liberation, marked by the first democratic elections of 1994, ushered in an unprecedented expansion of large-scale redistributive arrangements. In the post-apartheid period, the collection of money into a central fund administered anonymously and bureaucratically has gained social and political importance, particularly for poor and lower-middle-class Africans. This is most evident in a rapid expansion of government social assistance—from 1997 to 2006 the number of beneficiaries of social grants increased from three to almost eleven million, and today at least a quarter of South African households receive welfare payments. Social assistance “has been the fastest-growing category of government expenditure since 2001, and now amounts to R70 billion [almost US$7 billion in 2006] a year, about 3.4 percent of gross domestic product.” The centrality of redistribution is clear in current debates over the establishment of a Basic Income Grant (BIG) for all South Africans. Political liberation has also brought an increase in redistribution through development projects such as the National Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) and Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) grants.

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Isabirye, Anthony Kiryagana, and Kholeka Constance Moloi. "Exploring Teacher Learning Experiences in one Open University in South Africa: a Training Framework." Journal of Education and Vocational Research 7, no. 4(V) (January 26, 2017): 12–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jevr.v7i4(v).1505.

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Abstract: This paper explores how academics in one South African Open University, experience learning in order to hasten the impact of their innovative teaching and student learning. It also aims at the formulation of a training framework to guide teacher learning. A qualitative phenomenological research design as advocated by Giorgi and Giorgi (2009) was adopted for this study. The research questions posed were: How do academics experience academic development and which teacher learning framework could be used to enhance academic development for ODL teachers to teach innovatively? The study found that the university introduced an academic training programme to the participants (orientation).The orientation prepared them for practical training (learning). Through learning, they were empowered with skills and competencies (skills acquisition) that enabled them to work (performance) as online teachers. The participants further noted that for a training programme to be successful, it must be long in duration, evaluated and have the support of University management. All the participants learning experiences and concerns were synthesised into a training framework. It was recommended that academic development programmes run for longer durations and should be supported by institutional leadership. An evaluation mechanism should be introduced and adhered to, to ensure achievement of all objectives in every training phase.Keywords: Academic development, Open University, training frame work, Innovative teaching

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Ikhariale, M. A. "THE DOCTRINE OF LEGITIMATE EXPECTATIONS: PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS IN CONSTITUTIONAL LITIGATION IN SOUTH AFRICA." Journal of African Law 45, no. 1 (April 2001): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0221855301001572.

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One of the outstanding features of the South African Constitution is the well-articulated concept of administrative justice. It is to be expected that a modern constitutional state with an enormous social reconstruction programme like that of post-apartheid South Africa must have a sophisticated mechanism for the maintenance of administrative justice. The immediate past experience of apartheid under which the administrative process was devoted to the victimization of a large section of the population has also meant that every constitutional means possible in the arduous task of social reconstruction must be deployed towards the declared objective of the evolution of a humane and just administrative process. It was therefore not surprising that the post-apartheid constitutions considered the availability of administrative justice for citizens as one of their foremost civil liberties. Under the common law, the concept of administrative justice is generally associated with the notion of natural justice. Recent developments, however, have tended to narrow the concept down to the idea of fairness. The most remarkable proof of this development is the emergence of the doctrine of legitimate expectations, under which the courts have been able to come to the aid of persons who would have in previous situations been unable to obtain redress in matters where the application of administrative discretion is of paramount importance.

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Kang’ethe, S. M., and Tatenda Manomano. "Exploring the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) Residents’ Perceptions of Housing Allocation Malpractices in Golf Course, Alice Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa." Journal of Human Ecology 48, no. 3 (December 2014): 407–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2014.11906811.

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Okeahalam, Charles C. "An econometric analysis of the impact of the RDP on the demand for construction materials in South Africa." South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 2, no. 3 (September 30, 1999): 509–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v2i3.2594.

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The Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) is an attempt by the South African government to redress the imbalances of apartheid. It has many facets. One of these involves the provision and distribution of infrastructure to citizens who hitherto have been neglected. This calls for significant construction effort particularly for housing, water, roads and other social construction. This will require efficient production, and allocation of resources to ensure that there is adequate supply of materials to meet the likely increase in demand. This paper examines the expected demand for construction materials, assesses the supply capacity of South African suppliers of construction materials, and develops an econometric model which can be used to evaluate the impact that growth of the internal construction activity will have on construction industry suppliers.

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Palmer, P. N. "A probabilistic approach to the evaluation of risk-related investments with reference to their location in industrial development/ deconcentration points in South Africa." South African Journal of Business Management 17, no. 2 (June 30, 1986): 61–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v17i2.1036.

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The policy and programme for industrial decentralization in South Africa forms an integral part of South Africa's total economic development strategy for the future. Therefore, in the wake of South Africa's revised regional economic development proposals - which have resulted in the introduction of predominantly cash-based industrial decentralization incentives relative to their predominantly tax-based precursors - the author purports to outline the tenets underlying a probabilistic approach to the evaluation of risk-related investments with reference to their location in industrial development/deconcentration points in South Africa. To this end, the author seeks to illustrate that in evaluating capital investment proposals - within the context of regional decentralization - cash flow streams are one of the principal determinants of project worth in the analytical process. Moreover, although much of contemporary capital budgeting work is based on assumed 'conditions of certainty' a probabilistic approach to cash flow formulations is adopted in this article in the conviction that this affords considerably more insight into the problems of project evaluation and optimal selection.

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Menlah, Maura Mbunyuza-deHeer. "A PROPOSED EVALUATION PLAN TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FACILITATED BY THE STATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGENCY (SITA) IN RURAL SOUTH AFRICA." Commonwealth Youth and Development 14, no. 1 (March 7, 2017): 174–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/1727-7140/1923.

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This article reports on a proposed evaluation plan that has been developed to assess the work done by the State Information Technology Agency (SITA). The SITA programme was implemented in response to the South African governmentâ€™s call to improve the lives of the populations in some rural areas through technology. The programme was meant to address slow development in Â rural Â areas Â thatÂ lack Â technological Â innovations Â and Â advances. Â In Â the proposed evaluation plan a review is made of secondary data, deciding how strategic priorities are to be determined, as well as analysis of the rural context environment. The researcher gives an account of how the evaluation strategies are to be piloted and rolled out thereafter. Lessons learnt are recorded and reported upon. A proposed evaluation plan will be developed, based on the lessons learnt in line with the objectives of the project.

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Pool-Stanvliet, Ruida, Susanne Stoll-Kleemann, and Jan H. Giliomee. "Criteria for selection and evaluation of biosphere reserves in support of the UNESCO MAB programme in South Africa." Land Use Policy 76 (July 2018): 654–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.02.047.

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Mofokeng, Godfrey. "Mentorship Programmes within the Small and Medium Sized Contractor Development Programme: A Case Study of the Free State Province, South Africa." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 4, no. 12 (December 15, 2012): 712–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v4i12.371.

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The South African government has been implementing various small and medium sized contractor development programmes in an effort to redress the legacy created by apartheid government. The programmes fulfil such an objective through awarding construction projects to the historically disadvantaged Black contractors to enable them develop competent skills, build viable construction firms, create jobs and redistribute wealth. A mentorship programme was put in place to assist the contractors with technical, managerial, contractual and business impediments they might be encountered in the project execution and in running the construction business. The main aim of the paper was to conduct an evaluation of the contractor development mentorship programme in South Africa using the Free State Province as a case study. Questionnaires were distributed to 120 small and medium contractors in the Free State Province, and a review of literature was undertaken. Financial factors were found to be amongst the leading causes of contractorsâ€™ failures. It was also established that educational qualification and experience in the construction industry have an effect in a contractorâ€™s failure or success. A lot of contractors revealed that they were not exposed to the Contractor Development Programmes like in other provinces hence 74% did not participate in any contractor development programmes and only 26% did participate. The paper concluded with recommendations on how mentorship within the contractor development programme can be improved.

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Sanders, Mark. "Gillian Hart, Disabling Globalization: Places of Power in Post-Apartheid South Africa. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002." Comparative Studies in Society and History 46, no. 3 (July 2004): 650–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0010417504240294.

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Dominant understandings of globalization, according to Gillian Hart, are “disabling.” By measuring the effect of the “global” on the “local,” conventional impact studies rely on a flawed conceptual opposition of time and space: the “global” is temporal and dynamic, the “local” spatial and static (12–13). This drives the lament, heard in post-apartheid government circles, that “there is no alternative” to the pro-globalization policies adopted when the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) was displaced in June 1996 by a plan known as Growth, Employment and Redistribution (GEAR). “The central premise of GEAR was that an orthodox neoliberal package—tight fiscal austerity, monetary discipline, wage restraints, reducing corporate taxes, trade liberalization, and phasing out exchange controls—would lure investment . . . unleash rapid growth, tighten labor markets, and drive up wages” (20). A few years later, poverty had grown among the poorest and unemployment remained high.

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Odendaal, Willem A., Sandra Marais, Salla Munro, and Ashley van Niekerk. "When the trivial becomes meaningful: Reflections on a process evaluation of a home visitation programme in South Africa." Evaluation and Program Planning 31, no. 2 (May 2008): 209–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2008.02.006.

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Gonsalves, Maruschka, and Jayne M. Rogerson. "Business incubators and green technology: The Gauteng Climate Innovation Centre, South Africa." Urbani izziv Supplement, no. 30 (February 17, 2019): 212–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2019-30-supplement-014.

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Business incubators are a vehicle to assist the survival prospects of start-up enterprises, many of which fail in their early years of operation. One special form of business incubator is the Climate Innovation Centre (CIC) which is part of international debates around green economies and appropriate technologies for climatecompatible development. CICs are an intervention to build innovation sites to ameliorate climate change and a highly distinctive form of business incubator in which the explicit focus is upon supporting small business startups allied to the application of green technologies. Using a qualitative approach the article analyses the establishment and operations of the Gauteng Climate Innovation Centre in South Africa. The CICSA in its first five years of operations has been ‘learning through experience’ and introduced a number of changes since its launch in 2012, including an extension of the business incubation programme and an adjusted focus to South Africa’s climate change related ‘green’ issues around energy, water and waste. Although 5 years is too short for a conclusive evaluation of CIC operations the evidence from this research with South African clean-tech enterprises is largely positive and suggests that the assistance provided by the CIC has contributed towards enterprise development.

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Gelli, Aulo, and Francisco Espejo. "School feeding, moving from practice to policy: reflections on building sustainable monitoring and evaluation systems." Public Health Nutrition 16, no. 6 (September 20, 2012): 995–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980012003989.

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AbstractObjectiveTo provide an overview of the status of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of school feeding across sub-Saharan Africa and to reflect on the experience on strengthening M&E systems to influence policy making in low-income countries.DesignLiterature review on the M&E of school feeding programmes as well as data from World Food Programme surveys.SettingSub-Saharan Africa.SubjectsCountries implementing school feeding.ResultsOnly two randomized controlled impact evaluations have been implemented in sub-Saharan Africa. Where M&E data collection is underway, the focus is on process and service delivery and not on child outcomes. M&E systems generally operate under the Ministry of Education, with other Ministries represented within technical steering groups supporting implementation. There is no internationally accepted standardized framework for the M&E of school feeding. There have been examples where evidence of programme performance has influenced policy: considering the popularity of school feeding these cases though are anecdotal, highlighting the opportunity for systemic changes.ConclusionsThere is strong buy-in on school feeding from governments in sub-Saharan Africa. In response to this demand, development partners have been harmonizing their support to strengthen national programmes, with a focus on M&E. However, policy processes are complex and can be influenced by a number of factors. A comprehensive but simple approach is needed where the first step is to ensure a valid mandate to intervene, legitimizing the interaction with key stakeholders, involving them in the problem definition and problem solving. This process has been facilitated through the provision of technical assistance and exposure to successful experiences through South–South cooperation and knowledge exchange.

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Pistorius, C. W. I. "Wêreldmededingendheid en die tegnologie." Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie 15, no. 3 (July 11, 1996): 134–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/satnt.v15i3.646.

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In addition to the challenges which the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) poses to South Africa, the country must also be aware of the changing global environment, especially the increasing importance of economic security as a component of national security. The concept of competitiveness is manifested as a goal to be pursued in order to negotiate the emerging global economic struggle. Technology is an important driver of economic prosperity and of the most important keys to international competitiveness. Technological innovation is the process through which technology must be leveraged to obtain this. It is necessary that technology, and specifically technological innovation be managed in a formal way, both on the national and company levels.

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Manomano, Tatenda, and S. M. Kang’ethe. "The Relationship Between Crime and Infrastructural Gaps Within the Golf Course Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) Housing Estate in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa." Journal of Social Sciences 42, no. 3 (March 2015): 267–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09718923.2015.11893414.

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Howard, J. R., M. E. Ligthelm, and A. Tanner. "The development of a water quality management plan for the Mgeni River catchment." Water Science and Technology 32, no. 5-6 (September 1, 1995): 217–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1995.0608.

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Located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, the Mgeni River catchment provides the potable water resources for nearly two million people, in an area of approximately 4 400 km2. The river system is well developed and impounded, but increasing population pressures in the catchment are placing greater demands on this critical water resource resulting in increasing loads of nutrients, faecal bacteria and suspended solids. Umgeni Water and the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry are developing an affordable and practically implementable plan to manage the water quality on an integrated catchment basis, encompassing demographic, land-use and management considerations. The development of the plan is discussed and information on the water management related issues provided. A multidisciplinary approach has proved essential, facilitated by the development of a GIS-based system to manage and utilize the information from the study. Establishment of communication links with interested and affected parties has been critical, as has the clarification of their roles and responsibilities in dealing with identified pollution issues. Future development within the catchment is considered and the implementation of the management plan is discussed against the background of the Reconstruction and Development Programme.

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Pai, N., T. Behlim, R. Deli-Houssein, C. Vadnais, L. Abrahams, A. Binder, and K. Dheda. "P5.025 Development and Comparative Evaluation of an Innovative HIV Self-Testing Smartphone Application, an Internet-Based and a Paper-Based Instructional Programme in South Africa." Sexually Transmitted Infections 89, Suppl 1 (July 2013): A342.1—A342. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.1070.

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Lee, Gregory J. "Evaluating sectoral training: A utility tool for Setas." South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 6, no. 3 (September 30, 2003): 498–513. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v6i3.3302.

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The South African skills development framework has mandated Sectoral Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) to initiate sector-specific training programmes. If SETA planning is to be proactive, the evaluation and forecasting of improvements in industry outcomes from these training programmes (such as productivity or profitability metrics) should be of concern. This article pursues this end through the well-established area of decision theoretic utility analysis. It suggests a method whereby SETAs may forecast or estimate the industry gains from a given training programme. It is suggested that percentage increases in output may be the utility output of greatest interest and use to SETAs. The national accounts of South Africa are used to estimate the appropriate input data for each industry in these techniques. Other issues in application and research are also suggested.

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Thomas, M., and S. E. Terblanche. "The impact of backyard gardening on livelihoods of households in Sedibeng District Municipality in Gauteng Province, South Africa." South African Journal of Agricultural Extension (SAJAE) 49, no. 1 (April 19, 2021): 30–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2021/v49n1a10776.

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The study was conducted to evaluate the impact of backyard gardening on the livelihoods of households in Sedibeng District Municipality in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Data were drawn from 60 household vegetable producers. A structured questionnaire was used to conduct one-on-one interviews to gather data which were then analysed to compare variables and the level of livelihoods of household vegetable production. The results suggested that variables such as gender, household size, marital status and household income influence vegetable production. Women, as the primary caretakers of children, were found to be more involved in vegetable production than men. The vegetable production increased when households were headed by females. Households indicated that the implementation and evaluation of the programme under study, which was successfully undertaken with the assistance of Agricultural Advisors from Gauteng’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD), did impact their livelihoods positively. In conclusion, the study found that household vegetable projects can assist in alleviating poverty, create job opportunities and improve livelihoods of the community of Sedibeng District Municipality.

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Comiskey, Catherine M., Anne Matthews, Charmaine Williamson, Judith Bruce, Mavis Mulaudzi, and Hester Klopper. "Scaling up nurse education: An evaluation of a national PhD capacity development programme in South Africa, in the context of the global shortage of nursing graduates." Nurse Education Today 35, no. 5 (May 2015): 647–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2015.01.003.

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Amoah, Christopher, Kahilu Kajimo-Shakantu, and Tanya van Schalkwyk. "The empirical reality of project management failures in the construction of social housing projects in South Africa." Journal of Facilities Management 18, no. 4 (August 24, 2020): 417–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfm-04-2020-0018.

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Purpose The concept of government reconstruction development programme (RDP) social housing in South Africa was rolled out in 1994 after the African National Congress Government came to power when the apartheid rule was abolished. The main aim of the government was to enhance the lifestyles of the poor in society through the provision of houses that they could not afford in the open market. However, many concerns have been reported about the social housing project in terms of poor project implementation and the delivery of deliverables that do not befit the need of the end-users. This study aims to assess the flaws in the application of project management (PM) principles in the construction of these social houses. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative approach was adopted for the study by making use of closed- and open-ended questionnaires to collect data from 1,893 social housing inhabitants in Bloemfontein, Free State. Descriptive statistics and R programming language software were used to analyse the data collected. Findings The findings reveal that there was a profound failure in the application of PM principles in the construction of the social houses leading to the provision of deliverables that do not meet the needs of the beneficiaries. There are also poor project deliverables and lack of consultations that could have probably been prevented had proper PM systems been put in place by the government throughout the project lifecycle. This lack of proper PM philosophies has generated dissatisfaction among the beneficiaries leading to numerous complaints about the social housing programme. Research limitations/implications The survey was done in only RDP housing communities in Bloemfontein in the Free State Province of South Africa; however, the result may be applicable in other RDP housing programmes. Practical implications The empirical results indicate that the government has been providing houses with disregard to project objectives by not instituting an appropriate PM systems; hence, the main objective of providing befitting houses to the less privileged to enhance their living conditions has woefully failed, as the inhabitants do not see any improvement of their social standings after receiving the houses. This means the government might have wasted resources as a result of ineffective PM throughout the project implementation. Originality/value This study has identified PM flaws in the construction of the RDP houses, which have led to poor project deliverables. This study thus gives recommendations with regard to proper PM strategies for the implementation of the same or similar project in the future to achieve project objectives.

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Nyawo, Thandeka, Hema Kesa, and Eridiong Onyenweaku. "Food Safety and Hygiene: Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among Food Handlers." April 2021, Volume 10(2) (April 30, 2021): 547–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720.117.

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The National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) aims at supplying nutritious supplementary meals to schoolchildren in order to improve education outcome by elevating learning ability, school attendance, and punctuality. However, in South Africa there is an increasing number of food poisoning reports, especially in schools under the NSNP. This study seeks to assess knowledge levels of food safety and hygiene practices among NSNP food handlers in Gauteng. A qualitative research approach employing a semi-structured individual interview process was used for data collection. The results showed that lack of education and knowledge was one of the reasons behind food handlers’ non-adherence to food safety and hygiene practices. The findings also revealed that training should be a requirement for food handlers under the NSNP, in order to prevent foodborne diseases and reduce pathogen spread (cross contamination) during food preparation. The findings of this study recommend that the NSNP strengthens training programmes, evaluation and monitoring measures as these are crucial for food safety.

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Ifeanyichukwu Okoye, Felix, and Prince Amartey Mensah. "Child Poverty and Food Scheme in Rural South African Schools: The Prospects and Limits Towards Improving the Emotional Well-Being of The Elementary School Students." International Journal of Scientific Research and Management 9, no. 08 (August 21, 2021): 1852–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/ijsrm/v9i08.el02.

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The research examines the impact of poverty on the emotional well-being of elementary school students in South African rural communities. In order to understand this phenomenon, the study investigates the question on: how does poverty affect the emotional well-being of elementary school students in South Africa? The non-empirical study explores the literature from related studies to answer the research question. The literature review critically examines the effect of poverty on the emotional well-being of children, as well as the strategies used by the government to alleviate the poverty impact at rural school children. The strategies were found to have implementation deficiencies which enables the researcher to argue on the importance of improving the implementation strategies. The finding also reveals that despite the government’s interventions to curb the problem of child poverty, yet there are policy implementation “gaps” here and there. The study recommends more study and consistent evaluation of the respective policy framework. It also recommends that the socio-economic status of people leaving in the rural area should be improved and the affected students should be engaged, and proper development response should be executed to guarantee a sustainable food security. Finally, more study and consistent evaluation of the feeding-scheme programme or policy is a sinequanon. The recommendation for Covid-19 is added for publication purposes.

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Manzi, Musa S. D., Mark A. S. Gibson, Kim A. A. Hein, Nick King, and Raymond J. Durrheim. "Application of 3D seismic techniques to evaluate ore resources in the West Wits Line goldfield and portions of the West Rand goldfield, South Africa." GEOPHYSICS 77, no. 5 (September 1, 2012): WC163—WC171. http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/geo2012-0133.1.

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As expensive as 3D seismic reflection surveys are, their high cost is justified by improved imaging of certain ore horizons in some of the Witwatersrand basin gold mines. The merged historical 3D seismic reflection data acquired for Kloof and South Deep mines forms an integral part of their Ventersdorp Contact Reef mine planning and development programme. The recent advances in 3D seismic technology have motivated the reprocessing and reinterpretation of the old data sets using the latest algorithms, therefore significantly increasing the signal-to-noise ratio of the data. In particular, the prestack time migration technique has provided better stratigraphic and structural imaging in complex faulted areas, such as the Witwatersrand basin, relative to older poststack migration methods. Interpretation tools such as seismic attributes have been used to identify a number of subtle geologic structures that have direct impact on ore resource evaluation. Other improvements include more accurate mapping of the depths, dip, and strike of the key seismic horizons and auriferous reefs, yielding a better understanding of the interrelationship between fault activity and reef distribution, and the relative chronology of tectonic events. The 3D seismic data, when integrated with underground mapping and borehole data, provide better imaging and modeling of critical major fault systems and zones of reef loss. Many faults resolve as multifault segments that bound unmined blocks leading to the discovery and delineation of resources in faulted areas of the mines.

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Seward, Nadine, Jamie Murdoch, Charlotte Hanlon, Ricardo Araya, Wei Gao, Richard Harding, Crick Lund, et al. "Implementation science protocol for a participatory, theory-informed implementation research programme in the context of health system strengthening in sub-Saharan Africa (ASSET-ImplementER)." BMJ Open 11, no. 7 (July 2021): e048742. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048742.

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ObjectivesASSET (Health System Strengthening in sub-Saharan Africa) is a health system strengthening (HSS) programme involving eight work-packages (ie, a research study that addresses a specific need for HSS) that aims to develop solutions that support high-quality care. Here we present the protocol for the implementation science (IS) theme within ASSET (ASSET-ImplmentER) that aims to understand what HSS interventions work, for whom and how, and how IS methodologies can be adapted to improve the HSS interventions within resource-poor contexts.SettingsPublicly funded health facilities in rural and urban areas in in Ethiopia, South Africa, Sierra Leone, and Zimbabwe.ParticipantsResearch staff including principal investigators, coinvestigators, field staff, PhD students, and research assistants.InterventionsWork-packages use a mixed-methods effectiveness–effectiveness hybrid designs. At the end of the pre-implementation phase, a workshop is held whereby the IS theme, jointly with ASSET work-packages apply IS determinant frameworks to research findings to identify factors that influence the effectiveness of delivering evidence-informed care. Determinants are used to select a set of HSS interventions for further evaluation, where work-packages also theorise selective mechanisms.In the piloting and rolling implementation phase, work-packages pilot the HSS interventions. An iterative process then begins involving evaluation, reflection and adaptation. Throughout this phase, IS determinant frameworks are applied to monitor and identify barriers/enablers to implementation. Selective mechanisms of action are also investigated. Implementation outcomes are evaluated using qualitative and quantitative methods. The psychometric properties of outcome measures including acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility are also evaluated. In a final workshop, work-packages come together, to reflect and explore the utility of the selected IS methods and provide suggestions for future use.Structured templates are used to organise and analyse common and heterogeneous patterns across work-packages. Qualitative data are analysed using thematic analysis and quantitative data are analysed using means and proportions.ConclusionsWe use a novel combination of IS methods at a programmatic level to facilitate comparisons of determinants and mechanisms that influence the effectiveness of HSS interventions in achieving implementation outcomes across different contexts. The study also contributes conceptual development and clarification at the underdeveloped interface of IS, HSS and global health.The ASSET-ImplementER theme is considered minimal risk as we only interview researchers involved in the different work-packages. To this effect we have received approval from King’s College London Ethics Committee for research that is considered minimal risk (Reference number: MRA-20/21-21772).

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Davies, Alun, Grace Mwango, Bernard Appiah, James J. Callery, Vu Duy Thanh, Nozibusiso Gumede, Robert Inglis, et al. "Initiating a network to support engagement between health researchers and schools: recommendations from an international meeting of schools engagement practitioners held in Kilifi, Kenya." Wellcome Open Research 4 (July 7, 2020): 180. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15556.2.

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Engagement between health researchers and local schools, or School Engagement, has become incorporated into the engagement strategies of many research institutions worldwide. Innovative initiatives have emerged within Wellcome Trust-funded African and Asian Programmes (APPs) and elsewhere, and continued funding from the Wellcome Trust and other funders is likely to catalyse further innovation. Engagement between scientists and schools is well-described in the scientific literature (1-4), however, engagement between health researchers and schools is much newer, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, and rarely documented. In November 2018 the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) hosted an international workshop in Kilifi, Kenya, drawing on an emerging community of School Engagement practitioners towards exploring the broad range of goals for School Engagement, learning about the breadth of evaluation approaches and exploring the potential usefulness of establishing a practitioner network. The workshop was attended by 29 engagement researchers/practitioners representing 21 institutions from 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia and the UK. Workshop sessions combining small group discussions with plenary presentations, enabled a range of goals, activities and evaluation approaches to be shared. This report summarises these discussions, and shares participant views on the possible functions of a network of School Engagement practitioners. A breadth of ‘deep’ and ‘wide’ engagement activities were described addressing four broad goals: contributing to science education; capacity strengthening for health research; contributing to goals of community engagement; and health promotion. While wide approaches have greater outreach for raising student awareness, deeper approaches are more likely enable informed student views to be incorporated into research. All activities ultimately aimed at improving health, but also at supporting development in low- and middle-income countries through promoting science-career uptake. Participants identified a range of potential benefits which could emerge from a practitioner network: sharing experiences and resources; facilitating capacity strengthening; and fostering collaboration

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Schaab, Gertrud, Serena Coetzee, Christian Stern, and Victoria Rautenbach. "Geomatics & Participation Summer School 2016 – Developing mobile mapping apps to encourage citizen participation in nature conservation." Proceedings of the ICA 1 (September 26, 2018): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/ica-proc-1-132-2018.

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Abstract. Geospatial tools in a Web 2.0 environment can encourage citizens to engage with and influence their environment through online participation. In the field of geomatics, today’s students have to develop competencies in current technologies and learn how to adapt to continuously and rapidly changing technologies and applications. At the same time, we live in a globalized world where we increasingly deal with people from different backgrounds or have to commute to unknown places and environments for work. In this paper, we report about the experiences of students and lecturer participants from Germany and South Africa in a summer school on geomatics and participation, held in Karlsruhe, Germany, in July 2016. The starting point was to learn about nature conservation in Germany, particularly about the Rhine floodplains close to Rastatt. Mobile mapping apps were developed for this area with the aim of supporting conservation efforts. Confronting the participants with a new geographic area, a software development environment unknown to them and group work with participants from both universities has led to interesting insights beyond getting to know the partner university. From an evaluation of the summer school by participants, it was evident that the summer school succeeded in raising interest for participation in the student exchange programme and that participants expect clear guidance on the objectives of different activities. The balance between socializing and work provides a unique atmosphere for effective teaching and working, making a summer school such an enjoyable experience for students and lecturers.

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Møller, Valerie, and Ayanda Sotshongaye. "Open Journal Systems Journal Help User You are logged in as... wynlib My Journals My Profile Log Out About The Authors Valerie Møller Institute of Social and Economic Research, Rhodes University South Africa Ayanda Sotshongaye Department of Labour, Pietermaritzburg South Africa Information For Readers For Authors For Librarians Font Size Make font size smaller Make font size default Make font size larger Journal Content Search Search Scope Browse By Issue By Author By Title Other Journals Article Tools Print this article Indexing metadata How to cite item Finding References Email this article Email the author Popular Articles »Generational interdependence: living arrangements and housing programmes 31 views since: »The growing problem of violence against older persons in Africa 25 views since: 2006-10-01 »Risk profile for chronic diseases of life-style in older black South Africans. The BRISK Study 24 views since: »The role of gender in gait analysis in the elderly 21 views since: »Research for practice and development in Africa 15 views since: 2006-10-01 »AIDS and older Zimbabweans: who will care for the carers? 15 views since: 1997-03-17 »The contribution of older people to society: evaluation of participatory research methodology employed in studies in Ghana and South Africa 14 views since: 2006-10-01 »Effects of the AIDS epidemic and the Community Home-Based Care programme on the health of older Batswana 13 views since: 2016-03-29 »Victimisation and killing of older women: witchcraft in Magu district, Tanzania 13 views since: 2006-10-01 »Caregiving on the edge: the situation of family caregivers to older persons in Botswana 13 views since: 2016-03-29 Home About User Home Search Current Archives Rhodes Library Services Home > Vol 8, No 2 (1999) > Møller “They don’t listen”: contemporary respect relations between Zulu grandmothers and granddaughters/-sons." Southern African Journal of Gerontology 8, no. 2 (October 1999): 18–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.21504/sajg.v8i2.168.

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Julius, Gathogo. "Steve de Gruchy’s theology and development model." STJ | Stellenbosch Theological Journal 5, no. 3 (January 20, 2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.17570/stj.2019.v5n3.a15.

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The article sets out to demonstrate that Steve de Gruchy’s model of Theology and Development (T&D), as opposed to Theologized Development or Developmental Theology, is a creative and an authentic paradigm which is in continuum with African Theology of Reconstruction (ATOR) and other theological initiatives in postcolonial Africa. As a post-colonial and/or post-apartheid theologian, De Gruchy addresses cutting-edge issues facing our contemporary society such as health, poverty, environment, sustainable livelihoods, the South-North divides, fair trade, the racial equation, the reconstruction of our social consciousness; and indeed, the changing circumstances in post-colonial (south) Africa. In its methodology, the article also hypothesizes that Development and Reconstruction are two sides of the same coin, with one clear motif, though with some distinctions. It then goes on to point out the possibility that the Leadership and Development programme that was started by Klaus Nürnberger at the then University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, logically preceded de Gruchy’s Theology and Development (T&D) programme which continues to date, despite his demise in 2010. On the whole, the T&D and ATOR are largely seen as livelihoods theologies “from the other side of the river” that are geared towards sustainable living, especially with reference to the African context in the 21st century. Steve de Gruchy’s contribution to development studies is certainly critical considering that he published extensively on the same; and even headed the Theology and Development programme at the then University of Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His approach turns out as the beacon that maps the way out as we focus on sustainable development and the post-colonial reconstruction of Africa.

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Engelhard, Peter, Heiko Geue, and Cornelia Schädel. "Das Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) Südafrikas – eine humanvermögenstheoretische Analyse." Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 46, no. 2 (January 1, 1997). http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/zfwp-1997-0206.

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AbstractFrom the Apartheid régime, South Africa inherited a very disproportional distribution of income and wealth, leading to a persistent material discrimination of the majority of its citizens. This may only be overcome by large scale measures of economic and social reform. Those are outlined by the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). The RDP is an ambitious plan on investment in human assets, promising the creation of new employment and the reshaping of distributive patterns. However, its implementation can only be financed if economic growth is sufficiently strong. Additionally, a policy pursuing investment in human assets can only be effective if certain conditions concerning its utilization in the market economy are met. This paper aims at a comprehensive theoretical analysis of current measures derived from the RDP. These are analysed by means of the process-theory of human assets.

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Tshilongamulenzhe, Maelekanyo C., Melinde Coetzee, and Andries Masenge. "Development of the learning programme management and evaluation scale for the South African skills development context." SA Journal of Industrial Psychology 39, no. 1 (January 25, 2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v39i1.1080.

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Research purpose: The present study developed and tested the construct validity and reliability of the learning programme management and evaluation (LPME) scale.Motivation for the study: The LPME scale was developed to measure and enhance the effectiveness of the management and evaluation of occupational learning programmes in the South African skills development context. Currently no such instrument exists in the South African skills development context; hence there is a need for it.Research design, approach and method: This study followed a quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional design using primary data. The LPME scale was administered to a sample of 652 skills development practitioners and learners or apprentices drawn from six organisations representing at least five economic sectors in South Africa. Data were analysed using SPSS and Rasch modelling to test the validity and reliability of the new scale.Main findings: The findings show that the LPME scale is a valid and reliable 11-dimensional measure comprising 81 items.Practical/managerial implications: In view of the seriousness of the skills shortage challenge facing South Africa, this study provides a solid base upon which skills development practitioners can effectively manage and evaluate occupational learning programmes. Furthermore, the newly developed LPME scale provides a basis for further human resource development research in the quest for a solution to the skills shortage challenge.Contribution/value-add: This study contributes by developing a new scale and testing its validity and reliability. As a valid and reliable measure, the LPME scale can be applied with confidence in various South African workplaces.

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Sobantu, Mziwandile, Nqobile Zulu, and Ntandoyenkosi Maphosa. "Housing as a Basic Human Right: A Reflection on South Africa." Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development 31, no. 1 (January 3, 2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/2415-5829/4177.

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This paper reflects on human rights in the post-apartheid South Africa housing context from a social development lens. The Constitution guarantees access to adequate housing as a basic human right, a prerequisite for the optimum development of individuals, families and communities. Without the other related socio-economic rights, the provision of access to housing is limited in its service delivery. We argue that housing rights are inseparable from the broader human rights discourse and social development endeavours underway in the country. While government has made much progress through the Reconstruction and Development Programme, the reality of informal settlements and backyard shacks continues to undermine the human rights prospects of the urban poor. Forced evictions undermine some poor citizens’ human rights leading courts to play an active role in enforcing housing and human rights through establishing a jurisprudence that invariably advances a social development agenda. The authors argue that the post-1994 government needs to galvanise the citizenship of the urban poor through development-oriented housing delivery.

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Amisi, Matodzi M. "Development of South Africa’s national evaluation policy and system 2011−2014." African Evaluation Journal 3, no. 1 (July 16, 2015). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/aej.v3i1.109.

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There is a growing recognition of the complex relationship between evaluation and research, and policy and practice. Policy making is inherently political, and public administration is contingent on various factors, that is budgets, capabilities and systems other than evidence. This has evolved in the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluations (DPME) in South Africa challenging conventional ideas of communication between evaluators and policymakers and practitioners. These are characterised by monologues from evaluators to policymakers and practitioners, which are reserved exclusively for communicating the finished product. This article is a reflection of the emerging work of the DPME valuations which is investigating the relational dynamics between evaluators and programme personnel, and encouraging more interactive and diversified communication throughout the evaluation process. The article offers a public sector observation. The lessons and implications can be useful, firstly to other countries establishing evaluation systems, and also those who have an interest in enhancing the use of evidence by government agencies in developing countries.

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Jacobs, Lynette, and Corene De Wet. "Evaluation of the Vocational Education Orientation Programme (VEOP) at a university in South Africa." International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning 14, no. 4 (September 30, 2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v14i4.1568.

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To address the training needs of Further Education and Training college (FETC) lecturers, and in the absence of a full professional education qualification, several higher education institutions, FETCs, and other bodies in South Africa formed an alliance to develop a short programme towards a possible future full qualification. In 2010 a Vocational Education Orientation Programme (VEOP) was piloted. In line with the responsibility for quality assurance, and the need to inform further developments in the training of FETC lecturers, the aim of this research was to evaluate the VEOP presented by the University of the Free State (UFS). To reach the stated aim, a two phase evaluative study was undertaken (1) to assess the individual modules, and (2) to holistically investigate the quality of the programme. Two questionnaires were used to gather data. The first set of data was collected at the completion of each of the six modules. For the second phase of the study, 48 lecturer-students were randomly selected more than a year after completion of the VEOP. The study identified a number of strengths and weaknesses of the VEOP. The results emphasise the need to carefully select tutors and train them to have an understanding of the FETC milieu, rethink the methodology employed in the education training of FETC lecturers, and redesign the modules’ contents to better reflect the FETC sector. The need to enhance student support and improve administration is also highlighted by the study. The results of the study may inform the development of a full qualification for FETC lecturers.

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Hart, Genevieve C., and Mike Hart. "Transforming South African Libraries through Leadership Education: A Programme Evaluation." Libri 64, no. 4 (January 1, 2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/libri-2014-0030.

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AbstractThis article emanates from the independent evaluation of a South African library leadership education programme, run by the Centre for African Library Leadership (CALL). The programme’s rationale lies in the drive to transform South African librarianship in the face of a range of challenges - some of them inherited from the apartheid past, others shared with libraries throughout the world. The Carnegie Corporation-sponsored programme aimed at developing leadership insights and qualities in current and potential future library managers. The article reports on the evaluative methodology, which comprised a questionnaire survey of all course alumni, interviews of CALL managers, and five sets of focus group interviews with course alumni and alumni of the followup Train-the-Trainer courses. The very positive results of the questionnaire survey are described and analysed, and key themes and comments emerging from several openended questions are discussed. Triangulation is provided by in-depth comments from the five focus groups, and in the process important themes are uncovered. The distinctive strengths of the programme were found to be its sensitivity to the South African context and its “inside-out” approach to leadership training. In most aspects the programme was found to be very successful, although there was uncertainty about its further continuance and the roles of the Train-the-Trainer alumni. The evaluation suggests that the CALL programme should serve as a model for transformative leadership education in South Africa and beyond. Recommendations include continuation of such projects to a wider set of libraries and their staff, with further use of the experiential approach to training, theory grounded in hands-on practice, and emphasis on self-development and self-awareness. However, the full potential of such programmes can only be realised if senior library management buys in to the values of the programme, and is engaged in implementation plans.

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Ruthe, Jennifer, and Natasha North. "Developing a specialist children’s nursing workforce in sub-Saharan Africa: a descriptive programme evaluation." BMC Nursing 19, no. 1 (December 2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12912-020-00502-1.

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Abstract Background Achieving Universal Health Coverage in low and lower-middle income countries requires an estimated additional five and a quarter million nurses. Despite an increasing focus on specialist nursing workforce development, the specialist children’s workforce in most African countries falls well below recommended densities. The Child Nursing Practice Development Initiative was established with the aim of building the children’s nursing workforce in Southern and Eastern Africa, and Ghana. The purpose of this evaluation was to enable scrutiny of programme activities conducted between 2008 and 2018 to inform programme review and where possible to identify wider lessons of potential interest in relation to specialist nursing workforce strengthening initiatives. Methods The study took the form of a descriptive programme evaluation. Data analysed included quantitative programme data and contextual information from documentary sources. Anonymised programme data covering student enrolments between January 2008 and December 2018 were analysed. Findings were member-checked for accuracy. Results The programme recorded 348 enrolments in 11 years, with 75% of students coming from South Africa and 25% from other sub-Saharan African countries. With a course completion rate of 94, 99% of known alumni were still working in Africa at the end of 2018. Most graduates were located at top-tier (specialist) public hospital facilities. Nine percent of known alumni were found to be working in education, with 54% of graduates at centres that offer or plan to offer children’s nursing education. Conclusion The programme has made a quantifiable, positive and sustained contribution to the capacity of the specialist clinical and educational children’s nursing workforce in nine African countries. Data suggest there may be promising approaches within programme design and delivery in relation to very high course completion rates and the retention of graduates in service which merit further consideration. Outputs from this single programme are however modest when compared to the scale of need. Greater clarity around the vision and role of specialist children’s nurses and costed plans for workforce development are needed for investment in specialist children’s nursing education to realise its potential in relation to achievement of Universal Health Coverage.

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Rousseau, G. G., and D. J. L. Venter. "A comparative analysis of consumer awareness in South Africa during 1992 and 1994: Implications for the reconstruction and development programme (r.d.p.)." SA Journal of Industrial Psychology 22, no. 2 (June 23, 1996). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v22i2.607.

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This article describes the measurement and comparison of different levels of consumer awareness in an empirical study carried out in South Africa during 1994. The study investigates the role of various demographic variables on the construct, compares the results with those of a previous study and analyses the implications of the findings for the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP), launched by the Government of National Unity. Findings confirm the reliability of the instrument to measure the five factors of consumer awareness identified in previous studies. Different levels of consumer awareness emerged from the sample. These differences can be attributed to demographic variables such as household size, income, education and area. Findings further suggest that levels of consumer awareness have changed by area since 1992. These changes imply a need for consumer education to be incorporated into the RDP, should the government wish to enhance levels of consumer awareness in the country. Opsomming Hierdie artikel beskryf die meting en vergelyking van verskillende vlakke van verbruikersbewustheid in 'n empiriese studie uitgevoer in Suid-Afrika gedurende 1994. Die rol van verskeie demografiese faktore op die konstruk word ondersoek, die resultate vergelyk met die van 'n vorige studie en die implikasies daarvan ontleed in terme van die Heropbou en Ontwikkelingsprogam (HOP) deur die Regering van Nasionale Eenheid ingestel. Bevindinge bevestig die betroubaarheid van die instrument om die vyf faktore van verbruikersbewustheid soos geidentifiseer in vorige studies, te meet. Verskeie vlakke van verbruikersbewustheid het na vore getree uit die steekproef. Hierdie verskille kan toegeskryf word aan demografiese faktore soos huishouding grootte, inkome, opvoedingspeil en woongebied. Bevindinge suggereer verder dat vlakke van verbruikersbewustheid verander het sedert 1992, volgens gebied. Hierdie veranderinge impliseer 'n behoefte om verbruikersopvoeding in die HOP in te sluit, sou die regering vlakke van verbruikersbewustheid in die land wil verhoog.

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Mashalaba, Nonceba, Alyna Wyatt, Jabu Mathe, and Reshni Singh. "Implementation evaluation of the business process services incentive programme." African Evaluation Journal 3, no. 1 (July 16, 2015). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/aej.v3i1.146.

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The paper describes the implementation evaluation of the business process services (BPS) incentive programme undertaken by the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) and the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) as part of the 2012/2013 National Evaluation Plan. The evaluation started on 31 October 2012 and the final report was approved on 17 May 2013. The evaluation covers the period from the inception of the programme in January 2011 to December 2012. The BPS incentive programme was implemented to stimulate the business process sector which contributes to economic growth largely through employment creation. The main objectives of the programme are to attract investment and create employment opportunities through offshoring activities. Twenty-six indicators across the five Development Assistance Community (DAC) evaluation criteria were developed. A multi-method approach was undertaken to collect data for each of the indicators. The key findings relate to the operation of the programme and a number of suggestions were made as to how to strengthen it. Overall 3807 jobs have been created through the BPS programme during the period under review. Estimated total investment provided by firms is approximately R2.7 billion. Amongst others, the study recommended that the design of the programme be reviewed and extended, potentially to a five-year period in order to maintain the competitiveness of South Africa as a business process off shoring destination. It is essential to address the skills shortage to ensure the growth and sustainability of the South African BPS industry and finally the uptake of the incentive programme.

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Beets, Karolyne, and Suki Goodman. "Evaluating a training programme for executive coaches." SA Journal of Human Resource Management 10, no. 2 (July 13, 2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajhrm.v10i3.425.

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Orientation: The evaluation of training programmes provides methodological and logistical challenges to evaluators and human resource (HR) managers. The training of executive coaches is no exception in this regard. Research purpose: The study aimed to investigate one particular aspect of the results of an executive coach training programme, and the extent to which knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired during the programme were applied in practical settings.Motivation for the study: Too little is known in South Africa about the effectiveness of training programmes, including executive coach training programmes. There is a need to demonstrate methodological approaches that would provide valid and reliable data.Research design, approach and method: The success case method (SCM) was used to guide the study, consisting first of a survey of 80 participants in the training programme, followed by eight interviews to compare successful with less successful cases of skills transfer.Main findings: All six successful coaches were applying the proximal outcomes from the training with good results, with several valuable consequences resulting from the training. Barriers to successful implementation included personal circumstances and unfulfilled expectations of the programme content.Practical/managerial implications: Aspects of the training programme that could be improved included: the buddy selection system, more individualised feedback about self-development, closer supervision, and more support from programme managers.Contribution/value-add: This evaluation contributes to the evaluation literature by providing a documented exploration of a systematic application of the SCM. It also contributes to the coach training literature by providing a systematic evaluation of a coach training intervention in South Africa.

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Muller, Marie. "The quality of nursing service management in South African hospitals." Curationis 23, no. 2 (September 27, 2000). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v23i2.658.

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The purpose of this study is to determine - explore and describe - the quality of nursing service management in South African hospitals. A combined qualitative and quantitative pre- and post-test research strategy, in accordance with the COHSASA programme, was utilised. The hospitals implement the national standards during the preparatory phase, after having entered into an agreement with COHSASA. They determine their baseline status by means of an assisted self-evaluation. This is followed by an external survey phase where the hospital’s compliance with the standards is evaluated. The nursing service is one of the professional services included in the accreditation programme. Their performance is compared with selected other professional services and their compliance with the core elements is also evaluated. The nursing services in South Africa are compliant with the national standards. The deficiencies are mainly within the quality improvement programmes that require further development and refinement.

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Frantz, J. M., A. Rhoda, M. Rowe, J. Phillips, F. Karachi, N. Mlenzana, H. Pharaoh, T. Steyl, and P. Struthers. "Mentoring and coaching in promoting publications in the Department of Physiotherapy at a local university in South Africa." South African Journal of Physiotherapy 66, no. 2 (February 19, 2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v66i2.66.

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A growing shift towards research and evidence based practice in academia is associated with requirements to disseminate research results in the form of publication in peer reviewed journals. Mentoring has been identified as an important component of developing young authors, as it increases confidence and competence, and facilitates professional development. This led to the formation of a support group to stimulate peer-review publication in the physiotherapy department at the University of the Western Cape. The Kirkpatrick Framework of Evaluation was used to evaluate the success of the mentoring process which made use of a participatory action research methodology. The writing group consisted of nine academic members of staff and took place over ten weeks. The programme included writing, giving feedback, discussion and peer review on a weekly basis. Focus group discussions were taped and transcribed in order to evaluate the mentoring process by identifying relationships within the data and categorising key concepts, which were shaped into a thematic framework. The findings indicated that participants experienced a variety of emotions throughout the programme, with an overall feeling of personal growth by the end. In addition, participants also reported improved writing, reviewing and communication skills. Six months following the programme, six participants had submitted at least one article to a peer reviewed journal. It is clear from this study that some academics still find the task of writing and reviewing articles daunting, and that guidance and support in the form of a writing programme can be useful.

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Horn, Andre. "Growth, exclusion and vulnerability: evaluation of the socio-spatial transformation of post-apartheid Pretoria-Tshwane (South Africa)." Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles, no. 87 (December 12, 2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.21138/bage.3001.

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Apartheid left South African city regions with two major challenges: social integration at a city level and spatial integration at a regional level. The task to finds solutions to these problems was left to municipalities, the lowest level of the three trier government system introduced after 1994. This article critically evaluates the success of the post-apartheid municipal government of Pretoria-Tshwane to address the said challenges in the reorganization of the city region over a 25-year period. The paper starts with a reconstruction of the apartheid city to display its socio-spatial contrasts and to define the challenge of integration and compaction. The investigation is based on literature, census information and observation. The main finding is that the progress made with the integration of the city at both scales is being neutralized by demographic trends, choice of association, urban sprawl, uncertain management, the scale of aspirations, unrealistic expectations and, most of all, municipal incapacity. The failure of the local government of Pretoria-Tshwane to achieve the said goals points to the inefficiency of the current approach that obligates municipalities with the complete task to rectify the dichotomies of the apartheid city system within their regions. It is advocated that additional governmental entities be implemented to support local governments with the planning and re-development of post-apartheid city-regions.

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Louw, A. D., J. C. Meyer, and D. J. Van Schalkwyk. "A comparison of the job-satisfied and job-dissatisfied environmental health officer in South Africa." SA Journal of Industrial Psychology 26, no. 2 (June 26, 2000). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v26i2.704.

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Environmental health is one of the key areas in the Reconstruction and Development Programme in South Africa because of its close links with the primary prevention of disease. The possibility of individual differences between job-satisfied and job-dissatisfied environmental health officers were investigated. The individual differences found between these groups can be used to select and train students for training who show a tendency towards the indicated personality traits. A relationship is indicated by researchers between job-satisfaction and job performance; it can therefore be expected that the selection of environmental health officers with the indicated tendencies in personality, values, achievement motivation, interests and biographical information will have a positive effect on productivity in environmental health. Opsomming Omgewingsgesondheid is een van die sleutelareas in die Heropbou- en Ontwikkelingsprogram in Suid-Afrika, vanwee die noue band wat dit met die primere voorkoming van siektes het. Hierdie studie ondersoek die moontlikheid van individuele verskille tussen werkstevrede en nie-werkstevrede omgewingsgesondheidsbeamptes. Die individuele verskille wat tussen die groepe gevind is, kan gebruik word vir die keuring en opieiding van studente met n neiging tot die aangeduide persoonlikheidstrekke.'n Verband word tussen werkstevredenheid en werksprestasie word deur navorsers aangedui. Daar kan dus verwag word dat die keuring van omgewingsgesondheidsbeamptes met die aangeduide geneigdhede in persoonlikheid, waardes, prestasiemotiverings, belangstellings en biografiese besonderhede, n positiewe bydrae tot produktiwiteit in Omgewingsgesondheid sal lewer.

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