M.Phil. (Sport Management) / The purpose of this study was to investigate the management of cricket coaching programmes at u/19 level in the Gauteng Province. Specifically, this study attempted to determine the current situation regarding management of coaching programmes and the delivery of in-school driven programmes in the province. Data was collected from schools offering cricket as a sport from both the Gauteng Lions and Northerns Cricket Union franchises. There were 10 schools in the Northerns franchise and 14 first-team players from these schools were selected as respondents. There were 10 schools in the Gauteng Lions franchise and 14 first-team players from these schools were selected as respondents. The managers and coaches were selected to respond to a questionnaire as their portfolios make them the foremost sources of information regarding programmes, and they could locate records containing relevant information. Executive committee members from the boards of Gauteng Lions and Northerns Cricket Union were also questionnaire respondents as their primary role is the implementation of policies. Chairpersons of the high schools committees were also respondents and an official from Cricket South Africa (CSA) participated. A total of 324 (n=324) questionnaires were distributed 162 (n=162) to the Gauteng Lions franchise and 162 (n=162) to the Northerns franchise. One questionnaire was sent to CSA, making a grand total of 325 (n=325) questionnaires. From the 162 questionnaires submitted to Northerns, only 111 (n=111) respondents returned their questionnaires; these 111 participants comprised of white (n=70), black (n=25), coloured (n=10), indians (n=2) and chinese (n=4). From the 162 questionnaires submitted to the Gauteng Lions franchise (162), the 96 respondents who returned their questionnaires were white (n=44), black (n=30), coloured (n=12), indians (n=9) and 1 chinese (n=1). The results revealed that the majority of players involved in u/19 programmes come from the white population group. The results revealed that the Gauteng Lions participate in inter-provincial weeks with a very small number of players that have caps at u/19 level (5.2%) and this reduces their chances of being selected to represent the SA u/19 team. Both franchises indicated financial challenges, but the Gauteng Lions have even bigger challenges ...

Abstracts in English and Southern Sotho / The past five decades have seen the global emergence and growth of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), which has since become a crucial feature and tool in modern-day programme management. The South African government has in recent years embraced M&E in the South African public service, in order to influence and accelerate the achievement of government’s objectives and mandates. M&E is predominantly implemented in South African public institutions to promote effectiveness and efficiency in public service delivery. It is also used to promote transparency in decision-making, spending of public funds, and good governance, by ensuring that all protocols are observed. M&E also assists the government in tracking the progress of its programmes and policies. M&E is a relatively new practice in South Africa, and it is complex and skills intensive, making it challenging to implement. In most cases, poor coordination and management of M&E contribute greatly to poor M&E performance in South Africa. The policy environment is to some extent supportive of M&E in South Africa, as there are various policy documents developed around M&E. The government is actively engaged in the development of M&E policies and trying to find ways to make them work. The focus of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation activities at the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture, and Recreation (GDSACR). The literature section outlined the theoretical framework and the application of monitoring and evaluation both locally and globally. The empirical research explored how M&E is implemented at GDSACR, and how it assists GDSACR in achieving its strategic objectives. The empirical study further investigated how M&E contributes towards the achievement of social cohesion and nation-building at GDSACR. The research links the existing M&E theories to practical implementation of M&E at GDSACR, moreover, establishes intricacies of implementing M&E in public institutions with multiple policies and projects. The dissertation provides an opportunity for GDSACR to revisit its M&E practices and move in a direction in which M&E is the cornerstone of project management at GDSACR. Furthermore, the study further calls for adoption of M&E as a means to learning, and promotion of transparent and accountable governance which reflects in the service delivery standards and good practices to further promote the government agenda of accelerated service delivery. / Mengwagasome ye mehlano ye e fetilego go bile le go tšwelela le kgolo lefaseng ka bophara ga tlhokomedišišo le tshekatsheko (M&E), tšeo di fetogilego setlabelo le sedirišwa se bohlokwa ka taolong ya mananeo ya sebjalebjale. Mmušo wa Afrika Borwa mo mengwageng ye e sa tšwago go feta o amogetše M&E ka Tirelong ya Setšhaba ya Afrika Borwa, ka nepo ya go huetša le go akgofiša phihlelelo ya maikemišetšo le dithomelo tša mmušo. M&E e dirišwa kudu ka dihlongweng tša mmušo tša Afrika borwa ka nepo ya go tšwetša pele go šoma gabotse le ka fao go hlokago mathata ka kabong ya ditirelo tša setšhaba. E šomišwa gape go tšwetša pele go hloka sephiri ka go tšeyeng ga dipheto, ka go šomišeng ga ditšhelete tša setšhaba, le ka pušong ye kaone, ka go netefatša gore ditshepedišo ka moka di a obamelwa. M&E e thuša gape mmušo go latišiša tshepedišo ya mananeo le melawana ya yona. M&E ke mokgwa o moswa ka Afrika Borwa, ebile e hlakahlakane ebile e nyaka bokgoni bjo bogolo, gomme se se dira gore go be boima go e phethagatša. Mabakeng a mantši, kgokaganyo le taolo ye e fokolago ya M&E di na le seabe se segolo go go šoma gampe ga M&E ka Afrika Borwa. Seemo sa melawana se thekga M&E ka Afrika Borwa. Mmušo o gare ka go ngwala melaotshepedišo ya M&E ebile o leka go hwetša ditsela tša go dira gore e šome. Nepišo ya dinyakišišo tše e bile go nyakišiša go šoma gabotse ga ditiro tša tlhokomedišišo le tshekatsheko ka Kgorong ya Dipapadi, Bokgabo, Setšo le Boitapološo ya Gauteng (GDSACR). Dinyakišišo di dirišitše mekgwa ye e hlakantšwego. Karolo ya tshekatsheko ya dingwalwa e akareditše tlhako ya teori le tirišo ya tlhokomedišišo le tshekatsheko go bobedi ka nageng le lefaseng ka bophara. Dinyakišišo tša go diriša bohlatse di utollotše ka fao M&E e phethagatšwago ka GDSACR, le ka fao e thušago GDSACR go fihlelela maikemišetšo a yona a togamaano. Dinyakišišo tša go diriša bohlatse di tšwetše pele go nyakišiša ka fao M&E e nago le seabe ka phihlelelo ya tirišano ya setšhaba le kago ya setšhaba ka go GDSACR. Monyakišiši o dirišitše mokgwa wa go botšiša dipotšišo ka sewelo ka nepo ya go utolla maikutlo le ditiro tša M&E ka gare ga kgoro. Dinyakišišo di utollotše gore maemo M&E ka go GDSACR ga a kgahliše ebile a hloka go kaonafatšwa. Dinyakišišo di tšwetše pele go utolla gore M&E ga e šomišwa kudu ka fao go swanetšego. / Public Administration and Management / M. Admin. (Public Administration and Management)