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 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 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 purpose of this study was to explore and describe the magnitude of discrimination or abuse committed against people with disabilities in the city of Windhoek, with special attention to exploring the general perceptions held by people regarding this phenomenon. Incidence levels of discrimination or abuse and the forms in which they manifest themselves were also explored, including health beliefs (superstitions) supposedly espoused by certain cultural groups which attribute disab...
ABSTRACT The paper evaluates the implementation of Affirmative Action in Windhoek The municipality, officially known as the Municipal Council of Windhoek. This establishment is interchangeably referred to as Municipality, City Councillor Windhoek Municipality in the discussions. The municipality operationalized affirmative action in 1993, largely because of previous white male domination in its municipal structures. Subsequent to the enactment of the Affirmative Action (Employment) Act No. 2...
Abstract Human Resource Management plays a pivotal role in the management process of almost every organisation and has redefined the way in which people, the most valuable asset, are managed. Human Resource Management plays a key role in supporting continuous innovation and new Information and Communication Technologies can enable this process. One notes that ICT is at the cornerstone of the growth, development and enhancement of this field. The growth of the application of ICT tools and app...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to systematically evaluate both the pre and post independence local governance framework and structures. The study will thus, highlight the political, developmental and philosophical differences between the post-independent policy of decentralisation in Namibia and the pre-independence policy of Bantustans. This will be realised by evaluating public perceptions on decentralisation vis-à-vis Bantustans; as well as by investigating the general impact of...
ABSTRACT The Public Service Information Online Website was introduced in 2003 to disseminate online information to government employees in the Public Service of Namibia. The way information was being disseminated earlier to government employees was ineffective. It was time consuming and cost-ineffective for the Office of the Prime Minister and Personnel Offices to disseminate information manually to government employees. However, no assessment was undertaken to determine the effectiveness an...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the levels of poverty in Babylon informal settlement community in Windhoek. Babylon was selected as a case study, since Babylon was amongst the first informal settlement areas to be established in Windhoek. Poverty is a multi-dimensional phenomenon, and it is characterised by lack of power, exposure to risk, malnutrition, high mortality rate, low life expectancy, and insufficient access to socio-economic services, and opportunities for inc...
ABSTRACT This research paper focused on the constraints that inhibit the development of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Namibia. Due to high unemployment rate and wide gaps of income in Namibia, SMEs development was identified as a means of creating employment opportunities for people with low levels of education and training, who are the majority of the country’s population. Specific policies and strategies were designed for active promotion of the SMEs, but still there is a sl...
ABSTRACT The focus of this study is on capacity-building in the Namibia Police since independence because the majority of officers who constituted the Namibian Police (at independence) were former members of the apartheid colonial system. Being so, the Namibia Police needs requisite skills and appropriate logistical means to perform effectively in democracy. Policing in democracy is a complex undertaking requiring the police not only to respond to crimes and maintain law and order but also t...
ABSTRACT The Namibian Government’s commitment to the provision of equal opportunities and gender implementation in all Government institutions and agencies has brought a new significant dimension to the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) in terms of employment practice, thereby requiring change of attitudes in order to adapt to the new approach. This thesis, a case-study of the NDF provides detailed views and perspectives on gender in the country’s military profession. The study thus, portrays ...
ABSTRACT The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) essentially was construed as an instrument of national unity and socio-cultural integration. It was established by the General Yakubu Gowon Administration in Decree no. 24 of 1973. Seen and conceived as a rallying and unifying force for Nigerians, especially the youth, the corps members were to use their period of service to acquaint themselves with the traditions and cultures of other various ethnic groups of their areas of primary assignment...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study is to investigate and assess the professional capabilities of Okakarara Town Council as it relates to service delivery using the provision of water as a case study. Okakarara Town Council is one of the local authorities that are characterised by a huge debt owed to the national water utility (Namwater) for the past five to ten years. The most central question that seeks to be answered through the study: was what are the problems associated with the provisi...