Performance evaluation of contractor development programmes in South Africa
- Authors: Ambrose, Dapaah , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku , Musonda, Innocent
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Contractor development programmes - South Africa , Contractors - Training of
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/55350 , uj:16282 , Citation: Ambrose, D., Thwala, W.D. & Musonda, I. 2015. Performance evaluation of contractor development programmes in South Africa. Proceedings of the International Conference on Infrastructure Investments in Africa (DII-2015), September 16-18, Livingstone:104-114. , ISBN: 978-0-86970-787-6
- Description: Abstract: Contractor Development Programmes (CDPs) are aimed at creating an enabling environment for the survival and sustainability of Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) contractors. Albeit, literature informs that the opinions of beneficiaries of these CDPs have not been adequately evaluated to access the impact of these CDPs. The purpose of this study was to establish the extent to which these CDPs have helped to improve contractors’ management skills and also the extent to which the CDPs have ensured contractors’ upgrade in CIDB registration status.
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Re-thinking housing infrastructure development approaches: lessons from Zimbabwe
- Authors: Gumbo, Trynos
- Subjects: Housing infrastructure , Unserviced housing sites , Urban land delivery , Low income households
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/16117 , uj:15742 , ISBN: 978-0-86970-787-6 , Citation: Gumbo. T. 2015. Re-thinking Housing Infrastructure Development Approaches: Lessons from Zimbabwe. Proceedings of the International Conference on Infrastructure Development and Investment Strategies for Africa DII – 2015, 16-18 Septembe, 2015, Chrismar Hotel, Livingstone, Zambia, 10-26, ISBN 978-0-86970-787-6
- Description: Abstract: Globally, housing provision has always been a mammoth task for all spheres governments; whether national, provincial or local as they struggle to meet the ever soaring demand. The situation has however been grimmer in African, Asian and South American continents that lack mostly financial resources and advanced low cost technologies. The majority of the urban poor have perpetually been excluded from most land and housing projects, that religiously follow the traditional planning-servicing-building-occupation (PSBO) frameworks. Most often than not, rigidities in housing development sequences condemn and compel the urban poor to rely on the occupation-building-planning-servicing (OBPS) frameworks that give informal settlements as outcomes. This paper discusses an innovative and less costly housing development framework, the planning-occupation-building-servicing (POBS) sequence that was adopted by the Zimbabwean government in almost all the urban centres of the country in 2005, just after Operation Murambatsvina. The data were gathered through interviews with key informants and housing plots allottees. Observations and photographic surveys of the housing structures and community infrastructure services that have so far been developed incrementally were also conducted. The findings revealed that the allocating unserviced but formally planned and surveyed housing sites to the urban poor considerably improves targeting of the urban poor and makes housing more affordable. Such schemes not only contribute to housing supply by providing orderly and standard houses but also assist in eliminating or massively reducing down-raiding of aided self-help housing schemes by the middle and high income people. The paper concludes by observing the critical need for governments of developing countries to innovatively solve housing problems of the urban poor by adjusting the currently rigid housing infrastructure provision sequences and to make them affordable and flexible.
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Using digital mobile GIS tool for occupancy audit, beneficiary administration and maintenance of data base to improve human settlements in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan
- Authors: Mabaso, Molatelo , Musonda, Innocent
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Human settlements - South Africa - Ekurhuleni , Geographical information systems
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/364557 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/55411 , uj:16288 , Citation: Mabaso, M. & Musonda, I., 2015. Using digital mobile GIS tool for occupancy audit, beneficiary administration and maintenance of data base to improve human settlements in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan. Proceedings of the International Conference on Infrastructure Investments in Africa (DII-2015), September 16-18, Livingstone:246-254. , ISBN: 978-0-86970-787-6
- Description: Abstract: An perception exists that the Human Settlements Department in most municipalities are unable to meet the increased demand for delivering sustainable and integrated Human Settlements. The many service delivery protests that are experienced in the previously disadvantaged areas/townships in South Africa are an indicator of the underlying problem of not being able to meet the commitments to eradicate or upgrade all informal settlements. Despite some of the achievements in delivering subsidised housing by the Department of Human Settlements, the housing backlog still remains at more than 2, 1 million housing units. The other indicator is the number of informal settlements. This research assesses the benefits of using digital mobile GIS tool for occupancy audit, beneficiary administration and maintenance of data base to improve Human Settlements in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. The study has revealed that the use of the digital mobile GIS tool is beneficial for addressing issues related to data required for conducting Occupancy Audits, beneficiary administration and House Inspections in Informal Settlements upgrading projects.
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Examination of safety performance regulations in the Ghanaian building construction industry
- Authors: Mustapha, Zakari , Aigbavboa, Clinton , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Challenges
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/68188 , uj:17701 , Citation: Mustapha, Z., Aigbavboa, C. & Thwala, W.A. 2015. Examination of safety performance regulations in the Ghanaian building construction industry. , ISBN: 978-0-86970-787-6
- Description: Abstract: The construction industry worldwide plays a significant role in the economic growth of many countries. However the construction industry also has a poor safety record. The Ghanaian building construction industry is faced with a lot of risk due to non- compliance with the safety regulations. The objective of this paper is to examine safety performance regulations in Ghana and identify areas to improve Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). The study documents findings from published literature. The review was conducted on safety practices and challenges in Ghana. The findings showed that the Ghanaian construction industry faces a lot of challenges. These include: weak regulatory and development framework, financial, human resource and material constraints. These challenges have been attributed to lack of a legal mandate to enforce rules, regulations and professional standards. It was also noted that the Government leadership in the structuring of the OHS policy should be committed. The OHS policy adoption and development in Ghana should follow the minimum requirement of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions.
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