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The role of leadership on service delivery in South African municipalities : a case of Greater Giyani Local Municipality, Limpopo ProvinceMabunda, Nhlamulo January 2022 (has links)
Thesis (M.Admin. (Administration and Management)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022 / The local government is the first level of government closest to the people, and it is required under the 1996 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa to meet the needs of the people in their designated areas. Political and administrative leadership in the municipalities is entrusted with the responsibility of providing public services and managing government resources. Existing literature exhibits that municipal leaders possess certain characteristics that if effectively implemented, may effectively meet the needs of the people. With a distinct focus on Greater Giyani Local Municipality in Limpopo Province, the current study investigates the role of leadership in service delivery in South African municipalities. This study adopts “theory triangulation” as the theoretical points of departure due to its utilisation of four leadership theories (Servant, Transformational, Situational & System leadership theories). Municipal leadership in the Greater Giyani is expected to serve the public by providing high-quality service to the communities.
To fulfil the purpose of this study, a mixed method research approach is adopted, which incorporates qualitative and quantitative methods. A questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data whereas interviews and document analysis were utilised to collect qualitative data. The collected data was then analysed through statistical package for social science. The findings of the study reveal that political and administrative leadership play a role in facilitating service delivery. However, there are also government issues that have to be considered in relation to service delivery, such as insufficient development training programs, and unqualified administrators. Aspects such as lack of understanding and compliance, poor public participation, and lack of adherence to work ethics are found to be amongst factors which hamper service delivery. This study submits that policy makers and managers in the municipalities should be trained in managerial skills. Additionally, the municipal leadership should always adhere to policies related to work ethics and procurement processes. The study also concludes that policy makers and senior managers in the municipalities need to develop relevant policies and strategies to enhance the role of leadership in service delivery in the municipalities.
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Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants with antifungal activities in Makhado Local Municipality, Limpopo Province, South AfricaMachaba, Tambudzani Caroline January 2018 (has links)
Thesis (M. Sc. (Botany)) -- University of Limpopo, 2018 / The aim of the study was to investigate medicinal plants used for the treatment of various ailments by the traditional healers and local people and to determine antifungal activities against animal fungal pathogens. Ethnobotanical survey was conducted to identify medicinal plants used by local people and traditional healers to treat various ailments in Makhado Local Municipality, Vhembe District, Limpopo, South Africa. A questionnaire was designed to gather information on the local name of plants, plant parts used and the methods of preparation and administration by the traditional healers. In our findings, sixty-three medicinal plants belonging to thirty-three families were identified to be used for treatment of various diseases such as chest complaint, sexual transmitted infections, headache, swollen legs, hypertension, blood purification, asthma, and infertility. Specific parts of the plant used for medicinal purposes vary from species to species and from one traditional healer to another. The dominant families were Fabaceae, Celastraceae and Euphorbiaceae. Of the sixty-three plants species identified, trees were the most predominant plant form (53%), followed by shrubs (23%), herbs (14%), and climbers (10%). Root, fruit, bark, leaves, seeds and in some instances the whole plant are used for the preparation of medicine while decoction and infusion were the general methods of preparation. The mode of administration of medicine was mainly oral. The most frequently used plant species were Warbugia salutaris (Bertol.f.) Chiov, Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich) Hochst and Eleondron transvaalense (Burtt Davy) R.H. Archer.
Eight plant species (Asparagus buchananii Bak., Albuca seineri (Engl. & K.Krause) J.C Manning & Goldblatt, Elephantorrhiza elephantina (Burch.) Skeels, Indigofera circinnata Benth, Maerua juncea Pax, Pentarrhinum insipidum E. Mey., Senna italica Mill. and Schinus molle L.) were selected based on the information given by the local people and the traditional healers for further phytochemical analysis and microbiological assays. Antifungal activities of the selected plant species were determined against three fungal pathogens namely, Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans and Aspergillus fumigatus. Of the tested plant species, hexane leaf extracts of M. juncea, ethyl acetate leaf extracts of S. italica, A. buchananii and E. elephantina were the most active against Candida albicans, Cryptococcus
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neoformans and Aspergillus fumigatus with Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values ranging between 0.02 mg/ml and 0.08 mg/ml.
Bioautography assay was used to determine the number of active compounds in the plant extracts. No active compounds were observed in some plant extracts against the tested animal fungal pathogens indicating possible synergism. The most promising plant species were: A. buchananii, A. seineri and M. juncea, all had shown good activity with 4 compounds against A. fumigatus. Acetone and methanol extracts had the same active compounds visible on bioautograms. Most of the active compounds were observed in TLC chromatograms developed Benzene: ethanol: ammonia hydroxide (BEA) eluent solvent system.
Based on excellent antifungal activity against the tested microorganisms, leaf extracts of A. buchananii, A. seineri M. juncea, P. insipidum and root extracts of I. circinnata were also tested for cytotoxicity against the Vero kidney cells. All plant extracts investigated were relatively not toxic against the cells with LC50 ranging between 0.131 mg/ml and 1 mg/ml. Water extracts of A. buchananii, A. seineri and M. juncea had LC50 1 mg/ml. The leaf aqueous extracts of P. insipidum were less toxic than root aqueous extracts of I. circinnata with LC50 of 0.65 mg/ml and 0.49 mg/ml against the Vero kidney cells respectively.
The results indicate that the local people and traditional healers in Makhado Local Municipality use medicinal plants and their indigenous knowledge on the treatment of fungal infections and related ailments. / University of Limpopo and National Research Foundation (NRF)
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Absenteeism, an indicator of the health status of school children in the middle schools of the Molopo region in the North-West ProvinceHlonipho, Maria Molebogeng 01 1900 (has links)
Health related absenteeism was identified as a problem in the schools in the
Molopo region, needing a multi-disciplinary approach which included the
parents.
A conceptual framework on absenteeism was used as a guideline for the
descriptive research design. Using a convenience sampling technique 426 absentees,
22 teachers and 2 school nurses filled in three separate questionnaires in
ten schools selected to determine the extent of absenteeism due to health related
and other problems, the control measures taken and the awareness of school
personnel.
Health problems were identified as the main reasons for absenteeism. Inadequate
communication between the schools and parents as well as lack of guidelines on
the control of absenteeism, were other problems identified.
Recommendations made related to the provision of school health services that
promote the health status of the pupils based on Primary Health Care principles,
parental involvement in school health matters and the formulation of policies
aimed at controlling absenteeism in schools. / Health Sciences / M.A. (Nursing Science)
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The contribution of library programmes at the Emfuleni Library and Information Services in creating social capital to reduce povertyAdams, Lindall Elaine 01 1900 (has links)
The thesis is intended to assess the contribution of the public library service
to the creation of social capital to reduce poverty. However, in research
studies targeting this subject, the lack of empirical research is continuously
mentioned or suggestions are made that more qualitative studies could shed
more insight on the creation of social capital in public libraries.
The concept of social capital or rather how it is created in public libraries
leads to the complexity of understanding the creation thereof in public
libraries, while continuous suggestions are that more qualitative studies
would give light on its creation in public libraries and also in other subject
disciplines (Aguilar & Sen 2009: 425; Halpern 2005: 1; Lin 2001: 3).
However, to find clarity about what social capital is, the study focuses on
Pierre Bourdieu’s description of social capital. Pierre Bourdieu is known as
one of the first social scientists who tried to understand the concept of
social capital (Bourdieu 2005: 1). The public library from a social capital
viewpoint is a trustworthy social network where people have access to
resources to benefit their socio-economic development.
The presence of social capital is visible in every aspect of life and for that
reason it is not uncommon for social capital to have an effect on
unemployment, mental health and social empowerment (Thompson 2015).
Social capital is a recognisable term in Library and Information Science
(LIS) literature (Stilwell 2016: 54; Strand 2016: 144; Skelly 2014: 2; Aabø,
Audunson & Vårheim 2010:16; Hart 2007:22; Bhandar, Pan & Tan
2007:263). However, the idea that social capital in libraries exists may not
be recognised, such as in the case of the book Bowling alone, authored by
Robert Putnam (Putnam 1995:22). Public libraries fulfil the role of social
capital in two ways: connecting individuals and the community with their
library services and programmes and promoting the staff-patron interactions
that attempt to create patron trust in the library. Feldman (2009: 5)
illustrates the notion of social capital in the library as generated through
library services and programmes that could contribute towards
empowerment, skills development, happy families and positive economic
growth (Feldman 2009:5).
The study is an sequential explanatory mixed methods study. There were
three data collections methods use. Questionnaires with mostly close-ended
questions, interviews and official documents. The research participants
were 115 library patrons and 58 library staff of the Emfuleni Local
Municipality Library and Information Service.
The researcher found several explanations on the creation of social capital,
but none had measurable outcomes that could illustrate the societal value of
public libraries, apart from one, which was to build a trusting relationship
between the library, staff and patrons. Hence, through Vårheim’s (2014: 68)
observation about trust and patron attendance, library programmes were
identified as the measurable outcome to rationalise the importance of the
public library and the value of libraries and library staff. In such a case, the
societal value of libraries can be understood. Through the correct measuring
instruments that were identified in this study, public libraries address the
creation of social capital that makes it possible to show that public library
services support lifelong learning and workforce development. / Information Science / D. Litt. et Phil. (Information Science)
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Absenteeism, an indicator of the health status of school children in the middle schools of the Molopo region in the North-West ProvinceHlonipho, Maria Molebogeng 01 1900 (has links)
Health related absenteeism was identified as a problem in the schools in the
Molopo region, needing a multi-disciplinary approach which included the
parents.
A conceptual framework on absenteeism was used as a guideline for the
descriptive research design. Using a convenience sampling technique 426 absentees,
22 teachers and 2 school nurses filled in three separate questionnaires in
ten schools selected to determine the extent of absenteeism due to health related
and other problems, the control measures taken and the awareness of school
personnel.
Health problems were identified as the main reasons for absenteeism. Inadequate
communication between the schools and parents as well as lack of guidelines on
the control of absenteeism, were other problems identified.
Recommendations made related to the provision of school health services that
promote the health status of the pupils based on Primary Health Care principles,
parental involvement in school health matters and the formulation of policies
aimed at controlling absenteeism in schools. / Health Sciences / M.A. (Nursing Science)
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Skellefteå-tidningen: en tidning för alla, från alla? : En kvalitativ studie om att sända och ta emot ett budskap, som undersöker både avsändar- och mottagarperspektivet / Skellefteå-tidningen:a paper to everyone, from everyone? : A qualitativestudy about sending and receiving a message, investigating both the sender andreceiver perspectiveKarlsson, Sara, Eklund, Sara January 2016 (has links)
The general purpose with this study was to investigate what happens when several different participants engage in the process of communicating a mutual message throughout a common paper. With “Skellefteå-tidningen” an official paper from the the municipality of Skellefteå, as an example, both the sender (i.e. the editorial staff) and the receiver (i.e. the reader) perspective is studied and analyzed. The result of these two perspectives are compared to see if the intended sent message is the message that the reader of the paper interpret. The aim of this study was to investigate how the concerned parties within the municipality of Skellefteå cooperate to make a common product with a mutual message and purpose. The study also aimed to investigate how the citizens of Skellefteå, the receivers of the paper, experience the sent message. The material this study is based on was collected through qualitative interviews with the senders of the paper and focus group interviews with representatives from the receivers. In this study we have used both organizational communication theories and theories on uses and gratifications. The result of the study indicates that concerned parties within the municipality of Skellefteå have different views on how they want to convey the general message in the paper. Some want the message to focus on Skellefteå as a place while the others want to focus on how and what the municipality of Skellefteå do as a government agency. The senders of the paper, despite their different view on how to send the message, agrees that the general message within the paper should be that Skellefteå is a great place where you can be proud to live. The results also shows that this is in fact the message that the readers interpret after reading the paper. The study show that the paper Skellefteå-tidnignen is a product that fills its purpose. It offer the reader a wide range of material to read and therefore the reader can, with the paper, fullfil many different needs. One other conclusion of this study is however that the senders have difficulties in making the citizens of Skellefteå open and read the paper.
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Improving political oversight in municipalities: examining the law and practice surrounding oversight by the Council over the municipal Executive and the municipal administrationWilliams, Elizabeth-Ann January 2012 (has links)
Magister Legum - LLM
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Causes of unspent municipal infrastructure grant in the Capricorn District Municipality :a case of two selected local municipalitiesMaake, Khomotso Rahab January 2017 (has links)
Thesis (MPA.) -- University of Limpopo, 2017 / In 1994 the South African democratically elected government inherited one of the most
inequitable access to basic service between rural and urban communities. Rural people
used to live without access to basic services such as water, electricity, roads and
sanitation facilities. South African government established the Municipal Infrastructure
Investment Framework as the national Strategic Plan to outline the extent of basic
infrastructure backlogs and to come up with strategies to improve basic service
provision to the poor citizens. The Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) is a municipal
infrastructure funding which combines all the existing capital grants for municipal
infrastructure into a single consolidated grant. MIG is aimed at assisting the poor to gain
access to infrastructure. MIG funding can only be used for infrastructure for basic
services. Polokwane local municipality and Blouberg local municipality are the
beneficiaries of MIG.
The purpose of the study was to investigate the causes of unspent Municipal
Infrastructure Grants in Polokwane and Blouberg local municipalities. An extensive
literature review has been undertaken to gather information regarding unspent
Municipal Infrastructure Grants in the two municipalities in the Capricorn District;
Polokwane and Blouberg local municipalities. The study provides an investigation on
how Polokwane and Blouberg local municipalities monitor the Municipal Infrastructure
funding. The study further investigate the capacity of the municipalities to implement
MIG, and whether these municipalities have the capacity to effectively utilise the MIG
for efficient and effective service delivery. The researcher utilised a qualitative approach
to collect data through interview schedule. A satisfactory response rate of 98% was
obtained.
The results indicated that Polokwane and Blouberg local municipalities are capacitated
to implement and to monitor MIG. However, the municipalities often spend less than the
budgeted MIG, as a result progress in the access to basic services is hindered. The
failure to adequately spend the MIG by these municipalities is due to the fact that there
is poor planning and a lot of political interference in the Supply Chain Management
processes.
The study recommended that managers should do proper planning beforehand, avoid
late appointment of service providers and make references on the service providers
they appoint to avoid disputes from members of the community. The study further
recommended that Polokwane and Blouberg local municipalities should do proper
consultation of the project, budget accordingly, and appoint companies that will produce
positive end results with value for money. The study recommended that political office
bearers should not interfere in the supply chain management processes
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The impact of community development projects on the empowerment of women in the Malamulele Area of the Thulamela Local Municipality in Limpopo ProvinceKhosa, Richard Mafemani January 2012 (has links)
Thesis (M.Dev. (Management and Law)) -- University of Limpopo, 2012 / This study investigates the impact of community development projects (CDPs) on the
empowerment of women in the Malamulele area of the Thulamela Municipality in Limpopo
Province. The study investigates whether the implementation of CDPs really changes the
living conditions of women or whether it is merely a smokescreen to cover the failure of the government to provide decent jobs for people who are living in absolute poverty. The aim of the study, however, is to assess the impact that CDPs have on women empowerment. The objectives of the study that were derived from the main aim include identifying the types of projects, and their impact on women and men. The findings of the study would contribute to social science knowledge and would also help to develop new strategies that could be used to solve problems of poverty. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were used in this study. The population of the study were projects in which both women and men were
involved. However, more women were selected from sampled projects because the aim of
the study was to investigate the impact of CDPs on women. Stratified random sampling was used to select respondents in order to ensure that all strata were represented in the sample. The findings of the study suggest that CDPs improve decision-making capacity, the acquisition of assets and skills, and create job opportunities for women. It is, therefore, recommended that development planners consider increased funding in order to implement more projects in the area as these are the tools through which women in rural communities can eradicate poverty.
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Improving political oversight in municipalities: examining the law and practice surrounding oversight by the council over the municipal Executive and the municipal administrationWilliams, Elizabeth-Ann January 2012 (has links)
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