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Black in-migration from the Eastern Cape into the Cape Metropolitan area : profile of the migrant and reasons for movingBritz, Andre Alfrieda January 2002 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2002. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Migration is the (usually free) movement of individuals from one place to
another. Migration is formally conceptualized as the movement of households
from relatively poorer regions - the sending areas -- to relatively better-off
regions -- the receiving areas -- thereby enhancing the households' chances of
improved access to resources. The migrant can be defined as a person that has
gone out of his/her own free will from one place to another. In this sample and
study, a distinction will be made between household heads born in the CMA,
household heads that arrived before 1994, and household heads that arrived in
the CMA in 1994 and thereafter. These migrants will be called "Household Head
Born CMA", "Household Head older migrants", and "Household Head recent
migrants" respectively.
Informal squatter settlements are mushrooming at the outskirts of the CMA and
very little is known about the motivation of migrants to leave their rural areas. In
explaining the occurrence of migration and of why people migrate, one has to
consider the push-pull theory. In the sending areas there are certain push
factors, pushing the migrant out of the area. In the receiving area, there are pull
factors, pulling the migrant towards the area. Migrants are also not a random
selection of people. They have specific traits and differ from non-migrants in
certain respects (age, life-cycle stage, marital status, education, occupation and
status, cultural attributes and traditionalist vs. innovator). It was found in this
study that the CMA as opposed to the Eastern Cape has certain differences,
thereby pulling and pushing the migrant into and out of the areas respectively.
Also, migrants seem to have different characteristics than that of the nonmigrant. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Swart In-Migrasie vanaf die Oos Kaap tot die Kaapse Metropolitaanse Area
(KMA):
Profiel van die Migrant en Migrasie Redes
Oorsig
Migrasie is die (gewoonlik vrye) beweging van indiwidue van een plek na 'n
ander. Migrasie word formeel gedefinieer as die beweging van huishoudings
vanaf afsend-areas tot ontvangs-areas. Die huishouding se kanse op beter
toegang tot hulpbronne word verbeter. 'n Migrant is 'n persoon wat uit vrye wil
van een area na die volgende trek. Onderskeid word gemaak tussen die
huishouding-hoof wat gebore is in die KMA, die huishouding-hoof wat die KMA
binne-getrek het voor 1994, en die huishouding-hoof wat die KMA binnegetrek
het tydens 1994 en daarna.
Informele nedersettings, oftewel plakkerskampe, is besig om vinnig toe te neem
aan die buitwyke van die KMA en baie min inligting is beskikbaar oor wat
potensiële migrante motiveer om die landelike gebiede te verlaat. Wanneer
daar na die beweegredes gekyk word, is dit noodsaaklik om die "stoot en trek"
teorie te oorweeg as 'n moontlike verduideliking. Migrante is ook nie 'n lukrake
versameling van mense nie. Hulle het baie spesifieke eienskappe wat verskil
van nie-migrante In sekere opsigte (ouderdom, lewens-siklus fase,
huwelikstatus, opvoeding, beroep en status, kulturele eienskappe en so meer).
In hierdie studie is gevind dat die Ooskaap en die KMA so verskil dat migrante
na die KMA aangetrek word.
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Evaluating human resource policy in managing absenteeism : a case of the City of TshwaneMoletsane, Mphacha Innocentia 01 1900 (has links)
Absenteeism in the workplace is a longstanding challenge practised by employees for various reasons. It persists despite the numerous efforts undertaken to curb it. The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality is concerned with excessive employee absenteeism. Present research evaluates the City of Tshwane’s human resources policy for managing absenteeism. Causes of absenteeism are critically examined, particular attention being paid to the different leave-types that impinge on service delivery within the City of Tshwane.
Within a qualitative research framework, personal semi-structured interviews were used to gather data from staff members of the Leave Capturing Office of the City of Tshwane. The targeted office is responsible for leave management, which includes capturing, recording and encashment of leave. In addition to the questionnaire, the leave management policy as well as sick-leave statistics were brought to bear on this study of absenteeism at the City of Tshwane.
Study findings highlighted factors such as job dissatisfaction, unpleasant working relations, favouritism, low wages, lack of resources, stress at the workplace alongside boredom with routine unchallenging tasks as significant causes of absenteeism. The study also found sick-leave to be the form of reported absence most misused by employees. In general, employees take two days sick leave, which is the maximum an employee can take without requiring a medical certificate. Recommendations include that management should invest in a total process that can control and mitigate absenteeism related risks that may adversely affect operations at the City of Tshwane. / Public Administration / M. Admin. (Public Administration)
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A missiological exploration of a Pentecostal Church’s contribution to migrants’ social integration in DurbanNzwiba, Mubili 11 1900 (has links)
The subject of migrants’ social integration in receiving countries is a growing debate in the 21st
century amongst the international community and the nations of the world. It is a serious concern
for many organizations advocating for social justice. The Church worldwide and the migrant
church in Durban South Africa in particular, is called to be among the defenders and promoters of
migrants’ social integration; integration which will bring forth migrants’ social and economic
contribution to the development of Durban’s social and economic life.
This view of this study is that in the post-apartheid period sufficient attention has not been paid
by the South African government, policy-makers and the church in the welcoming and protection
of migrants who have “flooded” the country. The lack of preparedness has resulted in migrants
being used as scapegoat by some South Africans on the pretext that they lower the country’s
social life, steal national citizens’ jobs and commit crime. This growing social and economic
discomfort in South Africa resulted in xenophobic violence in May 2008.
The dissertation surveys migrants’ challenges in South Africa and Durban in particular. It
explores the response of a migrant Pentecostal church called Faith Ministries Durban (FMD) to
these challenges, as well as its contribution to the promotion of Congolese migrants’ social
integration. The study further explores, among other aspects, the theology of migration. This
exploration is a call to theologians to advocate for migrants’ care and rights so that they may
not endure discrimination, abuse and struggle because of them being outsiders. Migrants have
to benefit equal rights as fellow South Africans. From the life narratives of ten FMD’s
members, the study explores FMD’s role in the lives of its migrant members. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / M. Th. (Missiology)
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An investigation of industry expectations on industrial engineering graduates: a case study of development programmes in South African universitiesNgetich, Willy Kiprotich January 2012 (has links)
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree
MAGISTER TECHNOLOGIAE
in
Quality
Faculty of Engineering
CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, 2012 / Post apartheid South Africa experienced major economic turbulence with poverty, unemployment and skills shortage, with most manufacturing and other key economic sectors affected by poor productivity and a subsequent downsizing of their labour work force. At the same time, many economic opportunities arose, including the full impact of globalisation, the emergence of China and Africa as economic partners and becoming a full member of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) economic development group by the year 2010. The government and business communities at large realised the necessity for skills augmentation in order to expedite economic development and alleviate the scarcity of employment opportunities and growth across the major economic sectors.
The backdrop of the economic upheaval of 2008 and 2009 placed manufacturing firms under pressure to reconsider their current operational strategies by streamlining their organisations and adopting aggressive lean and cost saving approaches in order to
remain competitive. There is a perceived lack of alignment between industry and institutions alike, sometimes resulting in a perception that graduating industrial engineers do not entirely match industry expectations. Thus, it is imperative to explore the articulation and relationship between those industries that rely on the skills of industrial engineering technologists and the graduate industrial engineers with emphasis on the skills expectations as stressed by the national priorities and the academic capacity to meet these skills expectation in today’s competitive professional arena. This perceived lack of alignment between end user requirements and the service provided falls within the ambit of the field of quality management.
This study focuses on two main sample groups within two areas of interest:
• The industrial engineering student community and their respective academic environments; and
• the relevant industrial engineering industry and its working environment.
A self-administered questionnaire coupled with a number of interviews is employed in order to gather the required data. Grouped samples, involve the relevant industry employers, students and academic institutions. The research explores the pertinent roles and responsibilities expected of industrial engineers and industrial engineering technologists on entry into the working environment, as compared to the current level of training offered by various institutional bodies as expressed by the South African qualifications authority (SAQA) and the national qualifications framework (NQF). The validation of the analysis and outcomes of the study culminates through the exploration of the following:
• The influence of skills levels on productivity within the relevant industrial engineering industries.
• The demand and supply of industrial engineering skills.
• Skilling industrial engineering graduates for their required roles and responsibilities.
• Governing bodies responsible for the curriculation of industrial engineering programmes, offered by institutions of higher learning.
The study aims to proffer valuable knowledge by identifying better opportunities for employment in the industrial engineering field, the addition of value towards better industrial engineering schooling and output quality of students emerging from institutions, and lastly superseding earlier misconceived perceptions of industrial engineering.
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The relationship between emotional stability, stress and work family conflict, among Standard Bank female employees in the Border regionZingwe, Tawanda January 2012 (has links)
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship that exists between emotional stability, stress and work-family conflict among Standard Bank female employees. For this purpose data was collected from the female employees of Standard Banks in Alice, Fort Beaufort, King Williams and East London Town’s in the Eastern Cape. A sample of 72 female bank employees was drawn from the population. Neuroticism is the opposite of emotional stability and it was mostly often used in place of emotional stability in the study. Results of the study indicated that all study variables are significantly positively correlated with one another. The findings of this study is helpful in the banking industry in order to design human resources policies which will reduce the work-family conflict and decrease stress for female bank employees and for future research in respective topics. The implications of this study are discussed along with recommendations for future research and professional managerial practice.
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The management of patial absenteeism and late coming at four public secondary schools of the Tshwane west (D15) / Management of partial absenteeism and late coming at four public secondary schools of the Tshwane West (D15)Boshego, Lepono Peter 01 1900 (has links)
The main purpose of this study was to determine the management of the
phenomenon of learners’ partial absenteeism and late coming at four public
secondary schools of the Tshwane West (D15), in the light of the Gauteng
Department of Education (GDE) Circular 13 of 2002.
Respondents targeted for data collection were members of the School Management
Teams (SMTs) of the four public secondary schools (n35). To address the initial
propositions of this study, a qualitative case study research design and its
techniques for data collection and analysis were used.
The emergent findings indicated that: absenteeism during school hours (partial
absenteeism) and late coming, which also applies to educators, are rife across the
four participating public schools. SMT members’ limited knowledge of school
management in general, and the GDE’s Circular 13 in particular, were found to be
the main barrier to the effective management of partial absenteeism and late coming.
Additional contributory factors were learner’s attitude and conduct and poor school
infrastructure. Recommendations to help address the problem under inestigation are
also made. / Educational Leadership and Management / M. Ed. (Educational Management and Leadership)
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Migrant women labourers and “leaving children behind” : community women’s perceptionsNdala, Ephie Lebohang 16 July 2020 (has links)
Migration has always been part of South African history, both in the collective and as individuals. Under apartheid, children were separated from their fathers and sometimes mothers for long periods of time, and as a coping strategy, foster care was introduced. This trend is still noticeable as we continue to find both men and women moving from rural households in pursuit of employment. In countries where gender roles are still very inflexible and the mother’s main role is perceived as that of raising children and the father’s as providing for the family, migration of mothers is perceived as a much larger disruption in a child’s life than is the father’s absence. Drawing from critical feminist theory, which pays particular attention to issues of discrimination and oppression against women, my study aimed at exploring the perceptions Madelakufa community women have about migrant women labourers who leave their children. A qualitative approach was employed, and data were collected through conducting three focus groups. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology: Research Consultation)
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Absenteeism amongst student midwives at a nursing college in the Eastern CapeMusoke, Thozama Maureen 03 1900 (has links)
The purpose of the study was to determine the reasons for student midwives’
absenteeism during midwifery classroom facilitation and clinical placement, and the
effects of such absenteeism.
A quantitative, descriptive, correlational design was adopted to examine the relationship
between absenteeism (independent variable) and student midwives’ performance
(dependent variable). Data were collected by means of a three-part questionnaire
related to respondents’ demographic data, theory facilitation and clinical placement.
Data analysis was done using Statistical Package Microsoft Excell 365 Pro Plus,
Version 2019.
The study revealed that despite the shortage of staff, the most related factor to
absenteeism was the negative staff attitude and lack of clinical accompaniment. These
discouraged regular attendance, thus affecting the performance of student midwives.
With regards to college resources (classroom facilitation), the study revealed that irrespective of how many days a student midwife missed lectures, academic
performance declined. Also, the unavailability of study areas and libraries (after 4 pm),
Wi-Fi and internet facilities both in the college grounds and clinical areas contributed to
absenteeism. Moreover, health issues, social issues and inadequate transport also
contributed to absenteeism to some extent. / Health Studies / M.A. (Health Studies)
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Men at the margins : day labourers at informal hiring sites in TshwaneLouw, Humarita 08 1900 (has links)
Social Work / D.Phil.(Social work)
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Men at the margins : day labourers at informal hiring sites in TshwaneLouw, Humarita 08 1900 (has links)
Social Work / D. Phil.(Social work)
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