Vusi Mavimbela has served South Africa in various capacities, as described in his book. He was first a freedom fighter who joined the liberation struggle in realising a free and democratic South Africa, and then became a senior government official serving in two crucial government departments, the Presidency and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). He served as adviser to former President Thabo Mbeki before he was deployed as Director General of the NIA. He then moved to the private sector ...

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2021-Jun-28 07:11:07

This article forms part of a National Research Funded (NRF) project on community engagement in South African mining communities. The research was undertaken to specifically investigate the Ecohealth and well-being status of mining communities, with a research emphasis on the Bekkersdal Township, nowadays located in the Rand West City Local Municipality (RWCLM) as part of the West Rand District Municipality (WRDM), Gauteng Province. Bekkersdal inhabitants in this once thriving mining region re ...

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2021-Jun-28 07:06:43

The concept of supply chain management (SCM) is of strategic importance in value creation, fiscal prudence, service delivery, and socio-economic transformation. The aim of the study was to evaluate the supply chain management systems and procedures, benefits, challenges and critical success factors to efficient and effective infrastructure delivery in the North West Provincial Department of Public Works and Roads (NWPDPWR). A questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data on 1 ...

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2021-Jun-28 07:00:45

The South African democratic project sets admirably high principles for officials in the public service. Public administration must occur within the precincts of a set of values and principles. These encompass a high standard of professional ethics using public resources in an efficient, economic and effective manner; providing services impartially, fairly, equitably and without bias; being responsive to people's needs; and engaging and encouraging the public to participate in policy maki ...

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2021-Jun-27 21:41:30

Despite the significant attention paid to inequities in national development, they persist in Ghana. Social services such as health, education, water and sanitation exhibit differentials depending on where citizens live. Decentralisation has often been proposed as a means of making these services more equitable. Examining the case of the health sector, this paper contends that the nature of health sector decentralisation coupled with funding inequities among districts sustains health inequiti ...

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2021-Jun-27 21:38:29

The primary objective of the study was to identify barriers towards the implementation of employment equity (EE). The literature review revealed that personal, organisational, and non-organisational barriers exist. The research approach was qualitative, and twenty-one participants were purposively selected, with data saturation being used to determine the sample size. The research protocol was developed from the literature review, and data were collected by means of face-to-face interviews. P ...

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2021-Jun-27 21:33:34

scholars coming from Public Affairs and other cognate academic disciplines. It is on this basis that there exists a polarised body of knowledge about the practice and processes of this institution of traditional leadership in Africa, and South Africa in particular. Above all, the silenced Afrocentric perspective about chieftaincy in South Africa has resulted in its partial understanding by members of the public, scholars and practitioners. Using Afrocentricity as an alternative theoretical le ...

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2021-Jun-27 21:27:13

The subject of chieftaincy in post-apartheid South Africa and post-independence Africa has been a hotbed for both practitioners and scholars coming from Public Affairs and other cognate academic disciplines. It is on this basis that there exists a polarised body of knowledge about the practice and processes of this institution of traditional leadership in Africa, and South Africa in particular. Above all, the silenced Afrocentric perspective about chieftaincy in South Africa has resulted in i ...

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2021-Jun-27 21:18:57

Since 1994, South Africa's labour market has been transforming through different political and economic strategies that try to eliminate labour inequalities of the past and to improve working conditions for all citizens. However, the South Africa labour market is still dominated by low and semi-skilled individuals who find it difficult to secure formal employment or who are unemployed. Furthermore, South African youth, especially those with lower levels of education and in locations less ...

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2021-Jun-27 21:12:55

In this article, party coalition in municipalities is discussed with specific reference to South African Municipalities, taking into account issues relating to leadership, governance and service delivery, with specific reference to Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province. In addition, the local government party system, including the electoral system that gives rise to representation of individuals in municipal council, is discussed. In South Africa, parties and individual ...

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2021-Jun-27 21:10:13

The concept of Metabletics refers to a theory of change, more especially a theory that looks at the changing nature of humanity's psychological life. Metabletics focuses on the new moments in different epochs in human history. For the purpose of this article, the researcher focuses on the impact of the next society or digital age, as captured through the lenses of Metabletics, on leadership and public ethics in the public service. This article postulates a recalibration of leadership and ...

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2021-Jun-27 21:07:27

The advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution brings with it several technologies. These include nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology and blockchain. The benefits of these technologies are endless. Corporate Social Investment (CSI) is the main arm through which the corporates are required to fulfil their social responsibilities to the communities in which they operate. During the 2015/2016 financial year in South Africa, this investment totalled R8.6 billion. Thro ...

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2021-Jun-27 21:04:13

There has been a steady shift towards 'legalism' within public institutions and an affinity to refer accountability and service delivery concerns to courts and the broader legal community for resolution. The current legalistic trajectory in South Africa creates a separation imbalance between the rule of law, the need for accountability, and the reality of effective service delivery. Rather than facilitate substantive development transformation, numerous cases of public interest litiga ...

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2021-Jun-27 20:57:50

South Africa's highly anticipated general elections will be taking place on 8 May 2019. This is a necessary milestone in order for the country to consolidate its democratic mandate and maintain its constitutional order. However, there are serious moral and political questions that remain a puzzle for many South Africans. Some of these problems are playing themselves out at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture as it continues to unravel the misgovernance of the Zuma administration. ...

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2021-Jun-27 20:55:23