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A competency framework for women empowerment : the case of the local government sector in South Africa

Van der Waldt, Gerrit; Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes); Van Dijk, Hilligje Gerritdina; Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret; Jordaan, Johan (LLC “Consulting Publishing Company “Business Perspectives”, 2019)

Gender representativity in political and managerial positions in local government in general and women empowerment in particular remain contentious issues. Although an extensive statutory and regulatory framework for ...
Enhancing municipal councillors’ oversight in local, district, and metropolitan municipalities

Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes); Van der Waldt, Gerrit (AOSIS, 2023-11)

BACKGROUND : Municipal councillors have a statutory and moral obligation to perform an oversight function over all municipal functions and ensure that suitable corrective measures are taken to deepen local democracy. AIM ...
Evidence-based social cohesion interventions in local government

Van der Waldt, Gerrit; Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes) (Virtus Interpress, 2022)

Promoting social cohesion is particularly critical in South Africa given the context of widening inequality, growing unemployment, and persistent racial inequalities. Without measurement, potential key contributing factors ...
Municipal infrastructure investment push and pull factors : selected South African cases

Van der Waldt, Gerrit; Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes) (Association of Teachers in Public Administration, 2023-03)

According to the World Bank Group’s 2020 Ease of Doing Business Index, South Africa ranks 84th out of 190 countries with a score of 67 points. Relative positive factors as far as business attractiveness is concerned include ...
Participative integrated development planning praxis in local government : the case of selected South African municipalities

Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes); Van der Waldt, Gerrit (AOSIS, 2021-11-30)

BACKGROUND : Municipalities have a moral and legal obligation to involve communities in determining, prioritising and realising socio-economic development needs. To achieve this aim, municipalities should use integrated ...
Senior manager competency profiling : the case of local government sector in the emerging country

Van der Waldt, Gerrit; Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes); Van Dijk, Hilligje Gerritdina (Virtus Interpress, 2021)

Local, district, and metropolitan municipalities as spheres of government should deploy a highly competent and professional management corps to address complex integrated development planning demands, local service delivery ...
Skills profile of technical staff in the South African local government sector : an empirical survey

Van der Waldt, Gerrit; Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes); Jordaan, Johan; Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret (LLC “Consulting Publishing Company “Business Perspectives”, 2018)

The purpose of this article is to reflect on the findings of a local government sector-wide technical skills audit. A mixed-method research design was followed in both a positivist and interpretivist scientific paradigm ...

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