Democratisation is a multi-dimensional process that occurs within a particular context in any country. The context is normally determined by, among others, the policy framework of the country concerned. This also applies to South Africa's democratisation process, the context of which is derived from the Constitution. The progress of the South African democratisation process can be assessed through growth, development and consolidation of the critical aspects of South Africa's democrac ...

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2021-Jun-22 10:21:44

Wetland resources in Uganda are estimated to occupy 10% of the total area of the country. The Government of Uganda is a signatory and a contracting party to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, which requires governments to conserve and sustainably use these resources. In order to ensure effective conservation of all environment resources, local governments were mandated to protect and regulate the environment resources within their jurisdiction. However, it has been observed that in districts ...

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2021-Jun-22 09:57:31

The greatest challenge facing many governments is the improvement of the levels of socio-economic development in their respective countries, providing better life and improved standard of living to their people. Energy plays a central role in development and the reduction of poverty. The emerging green economy is therefore envisaged to bring about changes in the patterns of production and consumption, in order to lower damaging environmental consequences, while addressing poverty and inequali ...

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2021-Jun-22 09:54:22

The study explores rural-urban linkages in order to address temporal and spatial dynamics of vulnerability to climate change at the scale of local government, focusing on Blantyre City. The study sought to assess how different groupings of urban consumers access their food and how they are impacted by climate change risks. The study established that food consumed in Blantyre City largely originates from rural areas of Blantyre District (e.g. 80% maize), some districts in the southern region, ...

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2021-Jun-22 09:50:15

The blue in the green economy is an emerging term that speaks of the importance of water and wetlands in the green economy. The research sought to assess the extent of wetland degradation with respect to land use change, particularly housing and agriculture developments in Belvedere North and Epworth, Harare, Zimbabwe. The research made two important findings. Firstly, both the Belvedere North and Epworth wetlands have been severely degraded by anthropogenic activities, with housing developme ...

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2021-Jun-22 09:46:27

The advent of climate change and green economy has created a need for policies and strategies that address these issues. In South Africa the national government and some local government authorities formulated policies seeking to ensure a smooth transition into a green economy. However, formulating policies differs markedly from the successful implementation of the same policies. The article examines the implementation of green economy policies using a case study approach. The 5-C framework u ...

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2021-Jun-22 09:42:57

In response to the challenges posed by climate change, the South African government has developed strategic frameworks in order to guide national, provincial and local government interventions. Some of the key strategies include the National Strategy for Sustainable Development and Action Plan (NSSD), the National Development Plan (NDP), the National New Growth Path (NGP) and the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP), and the Green Economy Accord. Metropolitan municipalities are the focus of t ...

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2021-Jun-22 09:39:11

The study sought to determine the extent to which green procurement is practised in South African metropolitan municipalities. The study found that there are mainly two categories of metropolitan municipalities namely, the older and younger ones. The older metropolitans use different policies to convey the green procurement discourse. Such policies include the Supply Chain Management Policies of the City of Cape Town and eThekwini; the Environmental Policy of the City of Cape Town, City of Ts ...

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2021-Jun-22 09:35:54

The risks associated with rapid urbanisation and climate change have highlighted the need to reconfigure the growth and development trajectories of cities and economies both internationally and locally. Cities around the world are exploring opportunities, such as the green growth agenda, to achieve sustainable development through innovative approaches to planning and delivering urban infrastructure and services. The concept of green infrastructure (GI) has emerged internationally as a way to ...

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2021-Jun-22 09:30:34

The paper investigates the current practices of the green economy, and challenges and opportunities in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The paper is based on a baseline study designed to gather data from key informants in Limpopo provincial, district and local municipalities. Twenty-three key informants in the province were interviewed. Primary data collected from key informants was supplemented by secondary data from document reviews. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse data on ...

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2021-Jun-22 09:27:36

The multi-disciplinary nature of Public Administration is an important platform for the scholarly engagement on issues of multi-, inter- and trans-disciplinarity (MIT). Common problems confronting modern governments worldwide require scholars to facilitate high level engagements on these issues to consider their different dimensions. This MIT focus therefore could serve as a necessary dimension for enriching scholarly discourse on pertinent issues. This edition of the journal focuses on one o ...

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2021-Jun-22 09:25:22