Infrastructure provision and development in Keiskammahoek
- Authors: Shweni, Bayathokozisa
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Infrastructure (Economics) -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Economic development projects -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/4609 , vital:20621
- Description: The aim of this research is to assess what kind of infrastructure provision hinders devel-opment in Keiskammahoek. The objective is to determine whether there is a contribution from government departments and the local development agency and how infra-structure development enhances economic activity in the area. The research findings suggest that the various spheres of government do not co-ordinate well when it comes to planning in the Keiskammahoek area. Funding is there through Municipal Infrastructure Grant Programmes and other funds, but it is not always used. There is potential for this small town to be a tourist destination, but more infra-structure development for this area need to be prioritised. The research findings also suggest that there are capacity issues within the municipality that slow down the implementation of infrastructure plans for Keiskammahoek. Various recommendations and suggestions for further research are made based on the research findings. The study has shown that Keiskammahoek’s infrastructure provision is insufficient to attract investors to stimulate economic growth in the area. The infrastructure funds the municipality can access are underused. The study used qualitative research approach that used purposive sampling through a semi-structured interview as a data collection tool. The researcher was able to get valuable information on informants who have worked with infrastructure programmes in various institutions.
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- Date Issued: 2015
Housing backlogs in King Sabata Dalindyebo with specific attention to the housing problem at Bongweni Administrative Area in Mthatha
- Authors: Hlazo, Mthethuvumile
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Public housing -- South Africa -- Mthatha , Municipal services -- South Africa -- Mthatha
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:9227 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020976
- Description: The study investigates problems affecting housing delivery in King Sabatha Dalindyebo Municipality Local Municipality. The housing development in this area is not up to standard. This situation is worse in rural areas where housing projects have been obstructed by lack of infrastructure and other essential services. This is a serious problem that this local municipality is facing; the most vulnerable are the poor, residing in these rural areas. The study has investigated this problem in King Sabatha Dalindyebo Municipality Local Municipality with specific attention to Bongweni Administrative Area in Mthatha. The investigation indicates that there are serious challenges facing housing.
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- Date Issued: 2014
Planting season
- Authors: Ntabajyana, Sylvestre
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: South African poetry (English)--21st century , Creative writing (Higher education) , English language--Writing
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:5968 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002014
- Description: In this thesis I present a collection of semi-narrative poems about a rural Africa that is a place of folk-lore and tradition, but also a place of otherworldly, almost grotesque, incident. My characters are, similarly, range in type, from buskers, to guards, school-children, paupers and tycoons. Through the work a place that is both familiar and unknown, common-place and mysterious, emerge.
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- Date Issued: 2013
Service delivery, the state and NGO's: the case of Peddie extension, Eastern Cape
- Authors: Ngcayi, Qaqambile Quintin
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Municipal services- Eastern Cape - Peddie , Local government - Eastern Cape- Peddie
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:9177 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020135
- Description: This study intends to assess the roles of the State and non-governmental organisation in community development with regard to housing provision. Peddie Extension in Ngqushwa Municipality was chosen and used as an area of study. The study is based on the assumption that the State has not been performing or has performed poorly in its role as provider of houses in the rural areas of Ngqushwa Local Municipality in Peddie Extension. The study comprises of five chapters. The study was designed to assess whether the community members from the Peddie Extension are satisfied with the housing delivery process and how they have benefitted from the process. Additionally, it was designed to understand, and analyse the roles played by the State and non-governmental organisations in housing delivery for the poor people in rural Peddie Extension. The study tried to review the available literature regarding the role of State and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in community development in an effort to have a broader understanding of their role in housing delivery in the rural area in Peddie Extension. This study adopted a qualitative approach and took the form of exploratory research. The researcher selected purposively the participants for interviews namely, residents of Peddie Extension in the Ngqushwa Municipality, a Municipality official and non-governmental organisation (NGO) official. The research methodology and the interpretation of the research findings are described. The research findings of the qualitative research were analysed and reported on. Finally, plenty of conclusions that were arrived at during the study, followed by specific recommendations were made.
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- Date Issued: 2013
Dance and sexual politics some implications of the status of women in selected dance forms
- Authors: Poona, Sobhna Keshavelal
- Date: 1992
- Subjects: Dance -- Social aspects , Sex discrimination against women
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:2145 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002377 , Dance -- Social aspects , Sex discrimination against women
- Description: This thesis explores, from a feminist perspective, some implications on the status of women in selected dance forms, and addresses the perceptions of women as 'inferior' and 'subordinate'. One of the intentions behind the work was, indeed, to challenge prevailing perceptions and create an awareness of sexism, capitalism and patriarchy, especially for the uncritical and uninformed who have become its victims. Part 1 offers an analysis of the premises upon which social, political and economic inequality are founded and consolidated, with specific reference to sexual inequality and sexual prejudice. Utilising a Marxist-feminist and semiotic approach, the machinations of the traditional mass media are linked to negative imaging of the female body in support of the sexist, patriarchal, capitalist male manipulator, who benefits from women's subordinate social status. Part 2 addresses the issue of sexual politics, and the implications for dance research and performance. The researcher offers a descriptive analysis of four specific dance forms, which serve to highlight the socialisation and educational processes that shape our perceptions and instruct our lives. A set of questionnaires was sent to fourteen autonomous dance institutions, including those attached to national performing arts councils. The thesis concludes with a summary of the results of the questionnaires that were distributed amongst female dancers, dance students and choreographers. The researcher questions our culture's preoccupation with the female body image, and posits the urgent need for an assessment of this situation, and an education which will create a better understanding and a more harmonious climate for development.
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- Date Issued: 1992