Scholarly discourses and contestation of ideas are critical for the development of academic disciplines such as informing curriculum matters. These ideational contestations also help us in the intellectual project and advancement of knowledge. This seems to be at the centre of Kgothatso Shai's scholarly work in this regard. The author makes attempt to demonstrate that there are those scholars who either underestimate or at times trivialise complex scholarship issues that may require sophi ...

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2024-Mar-07 08:26:36

This article concerns effective strategies for implementing performance monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) in local government. Implementing PM&E places local government under enormous pressure to deliver and improve. This article is based on a mixed methods study, using both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The researchers also applied a thematic-narrative data analysis approach. The research ethical guidelines that informed this study are outlined. The key finding of the ...

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2024-Mar-07 08:23:21

Trade unionism is a phenomenon that has had a huge impact on the working lives of millions of people across the globe over many years. Current research demonstrates that membership of trade unions is on the decline in many countries, including South Africa. Numerous reasons have been put forward to explain the challenges faced by the trade union movement, which led to the reported decline in their membership. However, there is insufficient research about employee attitudes towards trade union ...

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2024-Mar-07 08:19:33

This research was conducted in a public health Supply Chain Management unit in the Western Cape to measure the influence of telecommuting on staff morale and general well-being. This research sought to explore whether telecommuting had an influence on morale, assess whether staff thought they could remain productive when working remotely, and consequently predict whether telecommuting is considered a viable working method post-pandemic. The authors employed a hypothetico-deductive approach, u ...

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2024-Mar-07 08:14:50

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 requires local government to set objectives that include, amongst others, the provision of services to communities in a sustainable manner and promoting a safe and healthy environment. However, to deliver on this mandate, competent and capable people should lead the local government sphere. This article presents the findings of a study on the assessment of the skills, experience, and qualifications of waste management officers (WMOs) in s ...

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2024-Mar-07 08:04:49

Pre-investment evaluations by South African big businesses and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) continue to follow western urban approaches to evaluate the prospect of their donations, empowerment initiatives or future investments in rural municipalities. The gap of knowledge is in the approach to guide and encourage big businesses and SOEs to invest in South African rural municipalities. This study was an attempt to fill that gap. The objective of this study is to propose an adapted model that ...

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2024-Mar-07 08:01:11

Local communities in Africa have used indigenous knowledge (IK) for centuries in agricultural productivity, preservation of food, and conservation of resources such as water. Using IK, communities have been able to ensure sustainable agriculture productivity and local food security. However, due to a range of intricate and intertwined factors, IK of agricultural practices is rapidly eroding and disappearing. One of the factors is a lack of IK documentation for preservation. This paper explore ...

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2024-Mar-07 07:57:46

This paper aims to assess the effects of supply chain strategies and policies on supply chain performance in state-owned entities (SOEs) in South Africa. There is a gap in the literature on the linkage between supply chain strategies and policies and their influence on supply chain performance in South African SOEs. Supply Chain Management (SCM) plays a significant role in SOEs delivering their services and contributing to their socio-economic objectives. Empirical data for this research was ...

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2024-Mar-07 07:54:36

Presently, limited scholarly work exists on State-Owned Entities (SOEs) adopting an operational excellence culture and implementing the Lean concept in South Africa. This research seeks to determine if the leadership approach undertaken by Eskom senior managers during the Covid-19 pandemic aligns with the fundamental principles of the Shingo Model and the lean concept. Using a qualitative research design, a total of 65 senior managers and three executive members at Eskom responded to the onli ...

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2024-Mar-07 07:50:59

South Africa is facing a crisis of low voter turnout, which is worsening with every election. In particular, the 2021 Local Government Elections (LGE) recorded the lowest voter turnout since the dawn of democracy. Nationally, the overall voter turnout was 45.86%. In the North West Province, voter turnout declined by almost 11% from 53.63% in 2016 to 42.36% in 2021.The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of the poor governance of the fifth municipal administration, elected in 2016 in th ...

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2024-Mar-07 07:46:31

Good governance is a strong foundation for improved service delivery, sustainable development and growth. Good governance should preoccupy the minds of political office bearers and top officials if they are genuine about improving the livelihoods of the poor in South Africa and elsewhere on the African Continent. Cilliers (2022) observes t ...

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2024-Mar-07 07:42:58