ABSTRACT This study was carried out to evaluate the challenges of local service delivery at Bulawayo City Council. The researcher used analytical survey method which enabled the researcher to collect a lot of information regarding the study. Secondary source of available literature relating to the council was used. The researcher used random sampling; questionnaires were used to capture data from 13 residential areas. Questionnaires were distributed in 5 departments of Bulawayo Municipality t...
ABSTRACT Performance appraisal has been view by human resource practitioners as an effective tool for human resource management (HRM). Yet effective in the other hand remains a practical challenge to managers and employees because of cognitive, behavioural and motivational factors. This study was aimed at looking into the performance appraisal and productivity in Abia State Polytechnic, Aba. The study commenced with the introduction, where the researcher discussed the background to the study ...
ABSTRACT Poverty is the state for the majority of the world’s people and nations which exits when certain sections of people cannot satisfy their basic primary needs in terms of food, cloth and shelter. Poverty and the poor are always associated with resourcelessness, choicelessness, insecurity and deprivation which create incapacities in the pursuit of dignified life in a given society for a person, household, group or community. The purpose of this study was to investigate the poverty si...
Abstract The main objective of this dissertation was to investigate issues of cross-border migration and their effects on the project of SADC regional integration. The principal theoretical grounding comes from theories on migration, inclusive of their gender perspectives. Inclusive in this framework were perspectives of regionalism and its subsets of regionalisation, regional cooperation, regional integration and regional awareness/identity. The dissertation also examined competing theoretic...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the extent to which employee wellness is implemented in the Namibian public service in general, and based its findings on a case study of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET). The study seek to answer five particular questions; to what extent employee wellness is supported by the organisation, what employee wellness activities are in place at the MET, the level of interest employees have towards wellness activities, how employees rate the effectivenes...
ABSTRACT Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers have a greater impact on proper waste segregation globally. Therefore, in this paper it was essential to explore the knowledge, attitude and practice of HCWs on waste segregation in Namibia. The aim of the study was to explore the knowledge, practice and attitude of health care workers on waste segregation at Windhoek Central Hospital (WCH) and Intermediate Hospital Katutura (IHK), Khomas region and to propose interventions for ...
ABSTRACT The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the decentralisation policy on service delivery in the education sector in the Kavango region. The findings revealed that there is a little understanding of the decentralisation policy among research participants. The study found that the insignificant changes noticed mostly on handling and processing of financial matters as well as decision-making on finance issues. Meanwhile there are still a delay in providing educational good an...
Abstract Workers, individually, are too weak and not capable of having their demands met at their workplaces hence the need for a union to take advantage of the power that comes with unity and collectivism. This being the case, one recognizes as many would, the need of an effective collective bargaining unit. Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU) is one of the largest trade unions which recruits its members from the, public service and parastatals. Its effectiveness in representing its members...
TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................................... i ACKNOWLEDGMENT .................................................................................................................. iii DEDICATION .................................................................................................................................. v DECLARATION ..............................................
ABSTRACT This study aimed at assessing the contribution of employee training to performance of local government authorities in Tanzania using Shinyanga municipal council as a case study. A mixed method design was used. Questionnaires and interviews were used for data collection in which seventy- four (74) questionnaires were distributed to respondents. The findings of the study show that the majority of the respondents understand the importance of training in their work performance. The worke...
ABSTRACT Revenue generation by local governments towards the development of their respective areas in recent times has been identified as a major challenge. In view of this, the study aims at assessing the revenue generation processes and strategies adopted by the District Assemblies to generate revenue, in addition to the challenges encountered in these processes in order to recommend measures to improve the system. To achieve the above, the study adopted the qualitative case study approach...
ABSTRACT In an effort to improve performance, the government of Namibia has identified Performance Management System (PMS) as a vehicle towards achieving national goals and objectives. However, the implementation of PMS seems to be ungainly, with not much to be shown. To this extent it is important to analyse the implementer’s perceptions (employees) on the implementation of the performance management system. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyse employee’s perceptions regarding ...
ABSTRACT Despite the fact that mental health nurses are more prone to job stressors, little research has been done on stress in their day to day activities at the hospital. This study, therefore, identified the causes of job-related stress among mental health nurses, assessed the effects of job-related stress on mental healthcare delivery and explored coping strategies among mental health nurses. Based on a mixed-method approach, the study was based on nurses at the Accra Psychiatric Hospita...
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...