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African Journal of Public Affairs Volume 7, Number 4 (2014)
Recent Submissions
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(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2014)
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Van Dijk, Hilligje Gerritdina; Mokgala, M.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2014)
Since the first fully democratic elections in 1994, poverty alleviation has been a
central issue for the South African government (May 2010:4). Poverty in South
Africa can be largely attributed to the extreme inequalities ...
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Gumede, William
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2014)
Finding a common regional identity in Southern Africa will have to be based on a set
of common values. This article will argue that the most sustainable attempt to create
a common regional identity in the Southern African ...
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Müller, Kobus
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2014)
It is clear that the environmental issues facing us today are prime manifestations of
complex or “wicked” public problems and, as such, natural resource governance
has to be approached from a complexity science perspective. ...
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Nzimakwe, T.I.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2014)
The focus of this article is on the role of Ubuntu and leadership as values that can
enhance and accelerate service delivery, and ultimately promote good governance.
The article considers whether Ubuntu philosophy can ...
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Saloojee, A.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2014)
Our research (2009)2 with public servants in Rwanda, Burundi and Southern
Sudan points to the importance of training both leaders and managers for both
democracy and socio-economic development. Public sector education ...
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Sing, D.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2014)
Public administration (also referred to as work of government) is a collective human
enterprise carried out to ensure achieving the ultimate ideal of serving the public interest.
Currently, it is facing critical issues ...
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Sokhela, P.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2014)
Through this article the author seeks to reflect a practitioner’s perspective on
managing change as a critical success factor for humankind, with reference to lessons
from Mandela and De Klerk. This article therefore ...
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Kuye, Jerry O.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2014-12)
The essence of this article is to explore the importance and dominance of public
administrations approaches in the innovation of strategic leadership styles in the
teachings and in the viable re-think of the governance ...
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Thornhill, Christopher
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2014-12)
In order to understand how African cities function, they should be considered from
a political, social, economic, cultural and geographical perspective. Most of the
cities that serve as African countries’ capitals today ...
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Tsheletsane, I.; Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes)
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2014-12)
Service delivery, poverty reduction and economic development and sustainability depend
on the availability of money and the ability to use it effectively, which requires good financial
management. Financial management ...
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Mthethwa, R.M.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2014-12)
Many social security institutions in Africa experience problems of governance and
management against the background of the serious challenges faced by public policy
in Africa in general. These include economic problems ...
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Nhede, Norman Tafirenyika
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2014-12)
Social exclusion has become a topical issue warranting global concern. In Africa,
many people have remained unprotected against the hazards of economic shocks
despite implementing various social security policies. The ...
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Rapoo, A.G.; Tshiyoyo, Mudikolele Michel
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2014-12)
The South African social welfare system is characterised by the need for the transformation
of services and the need for the promotion of service integration among different
stakeholders. In the context of the socio-economic ...