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A comparative analysis of the low voter turnout in 2006 and 2011 municipal elections: Lukhanji municipality

  • Authors: Jakuja, Noxolo
  • Date: 2015
  • Subjects: Elections -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Voter turnout -- South Africa , Voter registration -- South Africa , South Africa -- Politics and government
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MPhil
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/5995 , vital:21023
  • Description: The aim of this study was to conduct a comparative analysis of the low voter turnout of the 2006 and 2011 municipal elections in Lukhanji Municipality. The study came as a result of the researcher’s observations of the low voter turnout during the 2011 municipal elections across the country. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the previous municipal election of 2006 also experienced low voter turnout. However, this was not the case with national and provincial elections, because since the first election that took place in 1994, voter turnout has been high. Lukhanji Municipality, which is the area of residence for the researcher, was no different from the rest of South Africa, when it comes to low voter turnout for the municipal elections and high voter turnout for national and provincial elections. It was noted that there has never been a detailed research study conducted in Lukhanji Municipality regarding the subject in question, and also that there is a limited amount of literature that seeks to investigate voter turnout in local elections in South Africa. The large amount of available literature focuses on voter turnout during national and provincial elections in established democracies. The literature review extensively explored the determinants of voter turnout in all levels of elections. From those tested elsewhere, it was evident that no single factor can be the cause of low voting during an election, therefore it was fundamental to investigate the causes of low voter turnout of the municipal elections with special focus on Lukhanji Municipality. It became evident from the study, that indeed various factors may have led to low voter turnout during 2006 and 2011 municipal elections in Lukhanji Municipality.
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  • Date Issued: 2015

A Declaration to the People of South Africa

A Declaration to the People of South Africa

A Declaration to the People of South Africa

A Tale of Two Economies

An analysis of corporate power in South Africa’s public policy, 1996-2014

  • Authors: Mvenene,Mbasa
  • Date: 2022-12
  • Subjects: Business enterprises --Law and legislation --South Africa , Political corruption – South Africa , South Africa -- Politics and government
  • Language: English
  • Type: Master's theses , text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/59489 , vital:62122
  • Description: The crux of this study is an analysis of the relations between corporate power and public policy in South Africa, in the period 1996 to 2014. The study’s focus is on corporate power’s influence on South Africa’s public policy and the various means through which power is exerted by the former to shape and control the latter, through the influence of the public policy process and outcome. The study achieves this by arguing that the GEAR and BEE policies failed to achieve their stated objectives, and instead serve as conduits for the exertion of inordinate public policy influence by corporate power. The study analyses how the placing of ANC leaders on major corporate boards has influenced South Africa’s public policy. The study will also examine the ways in which private corporate donations influence public officeholders in the governing ANC. The study also seeks to explore why the ANC with its seemingly progressive stance and history is susceptible to following neoliberal policies pushed for by political forces largely but not exclusively outside the party in the industries described to be targets of redistribution, mining, energy, and finance. The study asserts that private corporate donations made to the governing ANC have a corrupting effect on public policy and corrode democratic decision making and ultimately the public good. This study presents the argument that the ANC-aligned black political elite was co-opted into the structure of economic dominance with the GEAR and BEE policies and hence the prevalence of neoliberal economic policy in post-apartheid South Africa. The study also addresses the intricate relationship between the corporate and political elite, business, and money in South Africa’s elitist public policy landscape , Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Humanities, School of Governmental and Social Sciences, 2022
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  • Date Issued: 2022-12

An analysis of the framework for measuring parliamentary performance in South Africa (2004-2009)

  • Authors: Mapolisa, Vuyani Welcome
  • Date: 2010
  • Subjects: South Africa -- Parliament , Representative government and representation -- South Africa , Organizational effectiveness -- Measurement , Performance -- Measurement , South Africa -- Politics and government
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MPA
  • Identifier: vital:11616 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/414 , South Africa -- Parliament , Representative government and representation -- South Africa , Organizational effectiveness -- Measurement , Performance -- Measurement , South Africa -- Politics and government
  • Description: The aim of the study was to analyse the framework for measuring parliamentary performance in South Africa. The researcher wanted to assess the current system challenges and gaps for measuring performance of the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa with special reference to the core business of Parliament and to provide a performance management model and tools that can be adopted by Parliament to address the core business of Parliament challenges and problems. In this study, relevant literature was reviewed. The researcher dwelled on the concept of performance management, historical perspective, elements of performance management and benefits derived from the system. The critical issue that was discussed under this section was the comparison amongst countries. It was evident that there are countries that are measuring both administrative and political arm of government. The data collection instruments that were used were questionnaires and interviews. Questionnaires were distributed to The Secretariat to the National Parliament, Chief Directors, General Managers and Senior Managers. Interviews were held with Presiding Officers: Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Chairperson of Chairpersons, and Deputy Chairperson of Chairpersons, Chief Whips, Whips of Committees and Chairpersons of Committees. A thematic analysis was employed and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used. After analysing the data, the researcher arrived at conclusions and thereafter suggested recommendations. The researcher proffered a model by examining different best models of the world and selecting some of those components. The model indicates performance outcomes, which are; accountability, responsiveness, representativity, transparency and impact as well as parliamentary mandates, which are the Constitutional mandates in a matrix.
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  • Date Issued: 2010

An appraisal of the Department of Provincial and Local Government's management and coordination of Donor Assistance Programs to local government in South Africa

  • Authors: Dzengwa, Simphiwe
  • Date: 2004
  • Subjects: South Africa. Dept. of Provincial & Local Government , Local government -- South Africa , Municipal government -- South Africa , Economic assistance -- South Africa , South Africa -- Politics and government , South Africa -- Foreign relations
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MBA
  • Identifier: vital:816 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007923
  • Description: This study is a contribution to the ongoing debate concerning the role and involvement of foreign donor entities in the processes of transforming and creating viable and sustainable municipal entities in South Africa. The discussion particularly focuses on the relationship between the donor community and the Department of Provincial and Local Government (DPLG) and how this relationship has been nurtured, coordinated and managed. The study acknowledges the challenges pertaining to local government transformation and the role and mandate assigned to the DPLG by the South African Constitution and the Presidential Coordinating Council (PCC) for it to facilitate the creation of developmental local government. In discussing this, consideration is given to capacity and resource constraints within the Department, which necessitate that it collaborates closely with other stakeholders, particularly donors, in seeking to augment its resource base and capacity. The Department's lack of capacity is further complicated by the various pieces of legislation, which have a serious bearing on how municipalities have to work - irrespective of their capacity and resources limitations. The research also focuses on how this relationship, between the DPLG and foreign aid donors working in the local government sector, is coordinated and managed. From evidence gathered and interviews conducted, the conclusion is drawn that there is much room for the DPLG to improve and strategically focus its interaction with donors as informed by its mandate and strategic priorities. Proposals, which entail development of donor management guidelines, setting up of a donor coordination unit within DPLG, the improvement of the understanding of donor work politics and modalities among DPLG officials, etc., are made.
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  • Date Issued: 2004

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