ABSTRACT This study was conducted at Kibaha District in Coast Region. The objective of the study was to make an assessment of the contribution of decentralization on community participation in secondary education in Kibaha district in Coast region using quantitative and qualitative methodology. The specific objectives included providing an overview of decentralization and community participation initiatives in Kibaha district in the wards of Tumbi, Mailimoja and Mkuza, to assess the contribut...
ABSTRACT This research report analyzed the Dimensions of conflicts between farmers and herders in Mvomero district which is found in Morogoro region in Tanzania. The study was extended into exploring the root causes of the conflict, its impact and the effectiveness of the strategies that are used to curb out the conflict in the district. Data were collected from ten villages sampled from four wards in the district. Data were obtained through qualitative procedures, i.e. focus group discussion...
ABSTRACT This study examined patient satisfaction with health insurance taking a case study of Kigoma Region. The study sought to examine the factors influencing of outpatient satisfaction in Kigoma. The study employed interviews and questionnaire as tools of collecting data. The study involved total number of 70 respondents whereby 39 were from Kigoma urban and 39 respondents from Kigoma rural additionally, 4 key informants were included in the study in order to provide detailed information ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the nature of petty crimes that are committed within the City of Windhoek. The study further aimed at establishing the social characteristics of those who are committing such crimes as well as identifying possible hot spots where these crimes are likely to take place. This was achieved through consulting and analysing police records and criminals‟ profiles, interviewing the victims of petty crimes and persons arrested by the police and ch...
ABSTRACT This study is a critical review of the implementation of the Namibian Public Service Charter (NPSC) introduced in 1997. It is based on the recommendations of the Wage and Salary Commission Report of 1995. The NPSC is a national .framework that guides the improvement of service delivery in Namibia. It has nine general principles, namely standards; information; courtesy and helpfulness; consultation and choice; accountability; openness; and nondiscrimination; quality of service; and v...
ABSTRACT Performance coaching (PC) is a tool that management can use in addressing staff performance. It was first employed in the field of sports, work safety, military, health and education. Nowadays, performance coaching is applied in all fields of a profession as an attempt to rectify employee’s performances. Performance appraisal is a measure through which managers can monitor and evaluate employee’s performance which was suspended in the Public Service of Namibia in 1997, left it w...
ABSTRACT Street vending is a common practice the world over. In cities the streets are swamped with vendors selling various wares and Zimbabwe is no exception. However, in recent years the proliferation of street vending in Zimbabwe, particularly in Harare Central Business District (CBD) has been an eyesore and several questions have been raised as to what is really behind such proliferation and what tactics are these vendors employing to remain in the streets despite efforts by the council ...
ABSTRACT This study is a critical review of the implementation of the Namibian rationalisation policies during the period 1993 - 2004. The main objective of this study was to analyse the rationalisation policies and to assess the extent to which they had an impact on the structure, shape, (and to a lesser degree) the effectiveness of the civil service. It examined the gaps and discrepancies between policy intentions, the implementation process and eventual outcomes, in terms of the siz...
ABSTRACT Local Authorities are closest to people in terms of service provision. The Local Authority Act of Namibia assigns expenditure responsibilities as well as fiscal instruments to raise revenue to fund these expenditure responsibilities. The research looked at how this assigned fiscal instruments were performing viaa-vis the expenditure responsibilities. It also assessed their suitability and efficiencies for the purpose they are intended for. Lastly the research explored ...
ABSTRACT This work examined the influence of leadership on employee commitment to job performance in Ivo Local Government of Ebonyi State. This was motivated by low productivity of Ivo Local Government workers in terms of job performance. Path goal theory of leadership was used as framework for the study. Both primary and secondary sources were equally used in data collection. In analyzing the data, the researcher used likert 5 point scale, frequency and percentage. The hypotheses in this wor...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the contribution of the village councils on land conflict management. Specifically this study focuses to identify the mechanisms in place for land allocation in Tanzania, to examine the mechanisms used by village councils on land conflict resolution and evaluate the efforts made by the village councils in resolving land conflicts. This is due to the fact that, despite the efforts done by the government on land conflicts management, there is s...
ABSTRACT Solid waste management is a part of the growing problem that attracts the attention of anthropologists, economists, historians, sociologists in the world. This is believed to have been caused by rising of urbanization and change in lifestyle of food habits which have led to the increase of municipal solid waste. In Tanzania, Nyamagana municipalities like other municipalities/towns have experienced a problem of solid waste. This has contributed to the eruption of diseases and sporadi...
ABSTRACT Article 102(4) of the Namibian Constitution provides for the establishment of regional and local government structures. This requires both institutions to adhere to constitutional provisions by involving the broad community on policy issues in order to guarantee administrative effectiveness, transparency and leadership accountability. The study presents the experience of Katima Mulilo Town by way of evaluating the extent of the Town Council's operational and administrative transpar...
ABSTRACT The increasing number of Chinese companies in Namibia has sparked public debate about their impact in the country. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact the participation of Chinese companies have on the development of local companies in Namibia. The data was collected through in depth interviews with and desk research, and the thematic analysis technique of the qualitative methodology research was used to interpret the data. The study contends that the involv...
ABSTRACT The study focused on the assessment of contribution of cattle faming in the household income specifically in Mlali ward Kongwa district in Dodoma. The study specifically focusing on assessing economic contribution of cattle for farmers in Mlali Ward, to examine the extent to which cattle farming contributes to the household income and well being and to evaluate the challenges and mitigation strategies used by cattle farmers in their farming practices. A total number of 100 respondent...