ABSTRACT The institution’s management firmly believes that staff members who excel exemplarily in performing their duties should reap the fruits of their hard work. However, that requires motivation of which promotion is one. Currently UNAM has four career paths through which administrative staff members can advance their career at the University, namely: applying for a vacant position at a higher level in another department; being promoted in the current position by way of upgrading the...
Abstract This study focused on analysing the effectiveness of sustainable leadership in Public Enterprises with a special focus on the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund. The study intended to answer the problem of leadership in terms of sustainability in the organisation. The purpose of the study was to explore issues of sustainable leadership in terms of how leaders groom subordinates for the advancement of the organisation. The overall objective was to analyse aspects of leadership and how the t...
ABSTRACT Solid waste management is a challenge across the globe due to the increasing diversity of waste characteristics and lack of effective implementation of consistent waste policies accompanied by changing lifestyles, increased production processes and rapid urbanisation. Namibia like many other African countries is facing rapid urbanisation. This has overwhelmed the local authorities’ resources for provision of municipal solid waste management henceforth leaving the City of Windhoek ...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the implementation of the performance management system in order to find out whether the PMS is the right tool within the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration that will improve the performance of the employees and to seek and identify the challenges that are encountered during the implementation of the PMS, and whether the system will make public services more efficient and effective. The Office of the Prime Minister as the custodian of the ...
ABSTRACT The study focused on students understanding and reasons as to why they do not participate in elections to vote. The major problem of the study was student participation in elections which continues to drop when students are considered the future of the country, whilst the electoral commission conducts election campaigns to encourage them to register in order to vote? The major objective of the study was to to investigate why young people are increasingly disengage from politics and ...
ABSTRACT Public policy implementation has been a critical issue in the local, national and international political discourse, and its importance cannot be overemphasized. The essence of arriving at the intended results of public policies and the subsequent debate on means to achieve this end has been an overarching issue in policy circles, among policy actors, and within policy communities during the past four decades. The study identified the factors affecting the implementation of National ...
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 thesis is about the attraction and retention strategy implemented by the Botswana Public Service. The strategy, which is a scarce skills allowance, is intended to attract and retain Botswana Public service employees who possess skills which are scarce in terms of the Botswana Public Service. This allowance has been in place since April 2008 after the realisation that the public service was challenged with attracting and retaining employees with scarce skills. These skills include...
ABSTRACT The paper evaluates the implementation of Affirmative Action in Windhoek Municipality, officially known as the Municipal Council of Windhoek. This establishment is interchangeably referred to as Municipality, City Council or 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. 29 of...
Abstract The Namibian mining sector is characterised by large, medium and smallscale mining sector. However, this study is based on the small-scale mining. Namibia is rich in mineral deposits including diamonds, uranium, gold, base metals, industrial minerals and different types of precious stones and dimension stones. It is against this background that mining has been the backbone of the Namibian economy. Small-scale mining plays a major role in alleviating poverty and supplements the incom...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the root – causes of underdevelopment in a proclaimed settlement, with a specific focus on the Okalongo settlement in the Omusati region aimed to find possible mitigation to minimise underdevelopment. The study is guided by the following three broad research questions. Firstly, what are the factors contributing to underdevelopment in the proclaimed settlement of Okalongo? Secondly, what are the perceptions of the inhabitants of Okalongo settlement in relation to...
ABSTRACT HIV/AIDS is currently one of the most dangerous threats to human development in Namibia and it represents the leading cause of deaths among young adults. According to the United Nations Themes for HIV/AIDS (2010), Namibia ranks as one of the four most affected countries in the world, while Katima Mulilo had the highest HIV prevalence rate of 37.7 %, 2012 Sentinel Survey (MoHSS, 2012). This study explored the sexual behaviour, knowledge, attitude and practices of the members statione...
ABSTRACT Affirmative Action is a concept that started in the USA, where intentional policies and measures were taken to correct historical socio- economic imbalances between Whites and Blacks. Since then, Affirmative Action has been widely employed in many countries to address such imbalances, with varying degrees of success. This study attempts to critically analyse the implementation of Affirmative Action at the University of Namibia against the backdrop of experiences in other countries. ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the causes of low performance in public organizations. Nigeria Institute for Oil Palm Research was used as a case study. Public organizations are faced with poor performance leading to low productivity in most developing countries like Nigeria. There is a general nonchalant attitude of staff in the discharge of their duties. What are the causes? These crucial and yet unresolved questions have been and are still a source of concern to the publ...
ABSTRACT The research used a qualitative case study based on an agricultural extension organisation in Okombahe Settlement Area. The pressure on the public agricultural extension organisation to improve its responsiveness to meet the stock-raising needs of communal farmers has increased after Namibia attained her independence in 1990. Extensive livestock farming remains the main land-based economic activity in the communal farming area of the Okombahe Settlement. To improve agricultural prod...