The South African Local Government National Capacity Building Framework of 2011 : critical future considerations for 2016
- Authors: Greÿling, Susarah Johanna
- Date: 2015-04-28
- Subjects: South Africa - Politics and government - 1994- , Local government - South Africa - Planning , Local government - South Africa - Management. , Local government - South Africa - Evaluation
- Type: Thesis , Video
- Identifier: uj:13580 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13724
- Description: D.Litt. et. Phil. (Public Management and Governance) , This study focused on a literary analysis to determine critical future considerations required to position the South African Local Government National Capacity Building Framework (NCBF) of 2011. The study addressed, inter alia, the research question: What is the nature and scope of the NCBF in local government and which priority interventions could be taken at an institutional level to promote the objectives of local government as constructed within the Constitution? Although the former Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) (currently the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) and its key stakeholders compiled the NCBF by 2004 and reviewed it in 2008, no study has yet been made of the effectiveness of the NCBF to coordinate support, capacity building and training initiatives aimed at local government to ensure that the necessary impact is achieved. Much attention has been given to individual capacity building in local government however, their inter-relatedness to institutional and environmental capacity is not sufficiently addressed to improve each municipality’s capacity. It is widely acknowledged that the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach adopted by the national and provincial government to implement legislation in terms of the fiscal, functional and planning arrangements for local government, has not assisted municipalities with varying legacies and backgrounds to deliver uniformly on their mandates and obligation. This ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach does not take into consideration the impact of major integration challenges compounded by spatial differences between municipalities in terms of capacity to raise revenue and to deliver services. The lack of capacity in local government is a recurring theme as is the lack of coordination and the impact on the current initiatives. There is also not yet at least one set of capacity indicators against which to measure local government’s capacity. A qualitative research methodology was followed in general and a conceptual and theoretical analysis in particular. The thesis contributed to understanding of capacity building and related concepts, theories, approaches and phenomena that influence the capacity of local government to meet its objectives. The study included a detailed exploration of skills development within the realm of capacity building. It also contributed to a specific level of understanding of the variables influencing the institutional, regulatory and policy framework of the South African government system and legislation and related frameworks relevant to local government, support, capacity building and training. The study provided an integration of the determinants influencing a differentiated approach to support, capacity building and training in the local government sector and developed a model to measure support, capacity building and training at local government level, by developing measureable capacity indicators to optimally implement the NCBF of 2011 to 2016 in the long term.
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- Authors: Greÿling, Susarah Johanna
- Date: 2015-04-28
- Subjects: South Africa - Politics and government - 1994- , Local government - South Africa - Planning , Local government - South Africa - Management. , Local government - South Africa - Evaluation
- Type: Thesis , Video
- Identifier: uj:13580 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13724
- Description: D.Litt. et. Phil. (Public Management and Governance) , This study focused on a literary analysis to determine critical future considerations required to position the South African Local Government National Capacity Building Framework (NCBF) of 2011. The study addressed, inter alia, the research question: What is the nature and scope of the NCBF in local government and which priority interventions could be taken at an institutional level to promote the objectives of local government as constructed within the Constitution? Although the former Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) (currently the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) and its key stakeholders compiled the NCBF by 2004 and reviewed it in 2008, no study has yet been made of the effectiveness of the NCBF to coordinate support, capacity building and training initiatives aimed at local government to ensure that the necessary impact is achieved. Much attention has been given to individual capacity building in local government however, their inter-relatedness to institutional and environmental capacity is not sufficiently addressed to improve each municipality’s capacity. It is widely acknowledged that the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach adopted by the national and provincial government to implement legislation in terms of the fiscal, functional and planning arrangements for local government, has not assisted municipalities with varying legacies and backgrounds to deliver uniformly on their mandates and obligation. This ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach does not take into consideration the impact of major integration challenges compounded by spatial differences between municipalities in terms of capacity to raise revenue and to deliver services. The lack of capacity in local government is a recurring theme as is the lack of coordination and the impact on the current initiatives. There is also not yet at least one set of capacity indicators against which to measure local government’s capacity. A qualitative research methodology was followed in general and a conceptual and theoretical analysis in particular. The thesis contributed to understanding of capacity building and related concepts, theories, approaches and phenomena that influence the capacity of local government to meet its objectives. The study included a detailed exploration of skills development within the realm of capacity building. It also contributed to a specific level of understanding of the variables influencing the institutional, regulatory and policy framework of the South African government system and legislation and related frameworks relevant to local government, support, capacity building and training. The study provided an integration of the determinants influencing a differentiated approach to support, capacity building and training in the local government sector and developed a model to measure support, capacity building and training at local government level, by developing measureable capacity indicators to optimally implement the NCBF of 2011 to 2016 in the long term.
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The nature of South African hegemony, 1994-2011 : hard power, soft power, or benevolent
- Authors: Pillay, Anton M.
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Hegemony - South Africa , South Africa - Foreign relations - Africa , South Africa - Foreign economic relations - Africa , South Africa - Politics and government - 1994-
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/59583 , uj:16549
- Description: Abstract: This dissertation aims to contribute to the debate concerning South African hegemony. A major problem concerning the debate about South African hegemony is that it is a contested notion, in that there is no solid or definite prescription concerning its status. This dissertation is explanatory in nature. It seeks to explain the contested notion in the hope of defining South African hegemony, but instead of focusing on selective attributes which describe it, we will re-conceptualise it in order to capture its essence. The contemporary explanation of hegemony has evolved and developed into a complex term with hundreds of definitions having evolved over the years. Nevertheless, the “core” association denotes powerful states’ dominance over others. What make hegemony unique and separate from other forms of domination is that it involves consensus amongst the dominated. Examining South Africa’s natural dominance in Africa there is a necessity to define its hegemony, whether soft powered, hard powered or benevolent. By examining the relatively superior power, espoused in its ideas, economy and military, this dissertation aims to delineate the parameters of South African hegemony in terms of political science, hence clarifying and defining its essence. , M.A. (Politics)
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- Authors: Pillay, Anton M.
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Hegemony - South Africa , South Africa - Foreign relations - Africa , South Africa - Foreign economic relations - Africa , South Africa - Politics and government - 1994-
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/59583 , uj:16549
- Description: Abstract: This dissertation aims to contribute to the debate concerning South African hegemony. A major problem concerning the debate about South African hegemony is that it is a contested notion, in that there is no solid or definite prescription concerning its status. This dissertation is explanatory in nature. It seeks to explain the contested notion in the hope of defining South African hegemony, but instead of focusing on selective attributes which describe it, we will re-conceptualise it in order to capture its essence. The contemporary explanation of hegemony has evolved and developed into a complex term with hundreds of definitions having evolved over the years. Nevertheless, the “core” association denotes powerful states’ dominance over others. What make hegemony unique and separate from other forms of domination is that it involves consensus amongst the dominated. Examining South Africa’s natural dominance in Africa there is a necessity to define its hegemony, whether soft powered, hard powered or benevolent. By examining the relatively superior power, espoused in its ideas, economy and military, this dissertation aims to delineate the parameters of South African hegemony in terms of political science, hence clarifying and defining its essence. , M.A. (Politics)
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Ontwikkelingsbeleid vir post-apartheid Suid-Afrika
- Authors: Loots, Alida Elizabeth
- Date: 2012-09-04
- Subjects: Reconstruction and Development Programme (South Africa) , South Africa - Economic conditions - To 1918- , South Africa - Economic conditions - 1918-1961 , South Africa - Economic conditions - 1961-1991 , South Africa - Economic conditions - 1991- , South Africa - Politics and government - 1909-1948 , South Africa - Politics and government - 1978-1989 , South Africa - Politics and government - 1989-1994 , South Africa - Politics and government - 1994- , South Africa - Economic policy , South Africa - Economic policy - History
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:3463 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/6856
- Description: D.Comm. , The purpose of this study is to investigate the ways in which future development policy for post-apartheid South Africa must be structured. The motivation for the study stems from, firstly the way in which development issues were handled in the past, secondly the unique problematic nature of South Africa's development, and thirdly the shortcomings in the present proposals for development policy. If one examines the latest tendencies in the international literature on development policy, a shift in emphasis in the international approach to development since the late 1980s is discernible. Whereas the earlier emphasis in development policy was on the generating of economic growth which would have to trickle down to all levels of society, there has more recently been an increasing awareness of the important role which people must fulfil in the development process. According to the latest international literature on the subject, development must be a sustainable and humancentred process in which the protection of the environment, human security, and economic growth must be taken into account. As regards South Africa's development experience, this study came to the conclusion that the ways in which development issues were historically addressed were not successful. All policy initiatives were directed at the development of First World structures, the promotion of economic growth and the uplifting of minorities, while a ceiling was placed on opportunities for the development of the majority of the country's people. An economic growth pattern for development was thus advocated in which people and their development fulfilled a subordinate role. Although since the 1980s attempts have been made to stimulate development, these did not have political legitimacy in the eyes of the broader population and did not take place in a co-ordinated manner. The consequences of these policy initiatives are reflected in South Africa's current development problems. For the broader population, access to health, education and other essential services is either lacking or is of a poor quality. Human security is seriously threatened. Dualism occurs as regards the standard of human development and it is especially the black population, women and rural communities which have the greatest need for investment in human development. South Africa has limited environmental resources and in some areas has to deal with a degenerated environment. As regards economic growth, the economic growth pattern over the last two decades has seen the weakening of distribution of income, a reduction in per capita income and an increase in unemployment. The consequence of this is that approximately half of the population lives in poverty. Although since the early 1990s various policy documents have appeared with the aim of making policy proposals about the ways in which growth and development must be stimulated, none of these documents - including the Reconstruction and Development Programme - offers a satisfactory policy framework in which future development policy must be structured. As regards South Africa's unique development problems, the following proposals for a framework for future development policy are made: Development is the long-term goal which we endeavour to achieve. If a country really wants to benefit from the development process, it is necessary that development be a sustainable process. Sustainable development implies that development policy and decision-making in this regard must not only benefit the present generation, but future generations as well. A prerequisite for sustainable development, however, is that it must be humancentred. Development can therefore not be successful unless people and their choices are central to the development process. The humancentredness of development must therefore constitute the axis around which all development activities in South Africa must evolve. In order to ensure that sustainable development will be humancentred, it must, in accordance with the vision of the United Nations, be "pro-people, pro-jobs and pro-nature." Sustainable development is therefore a multidimensional and allinclusive concept with different dimensions. The discussion of a policy framework for South Africa examines the different dimensions which must be addressed in the development process in order to ensure that development in the long term will be people-centred and sustainable. The dimensions to be discussed include the social, economic, ecological, and also the political dimensions. Turning first to the social dimension, the ways in which people can be developed and their needs can be satisfied are discussed. Human development is thus regarded as the social dimension in the striving for sustainable development. Secondly the protection of the environment is discussed as the ecological dimension in the development process. Thirdly the striving for sustainable job-creating economic growth is regarded as the economic dimension in the development process. Lastly the political dimension of the development process is discussed, as it affects the successful formulation and facilitation of development policy. In addressing the different dimensions of the development process, the humancentreciness of the process must always be kept in mind. Humancentred development will clearly form the most important link in the striving for sustainable development in South Africa.
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- Authors: Loots, Alida Elizabeth
- Date: 2012-09-04
- Subjects: Reconstruction and Development Programme (South Africa) , South Africa - Economic conditions - To 1918- , South Africa - Economic conditions - 1918-1961 , South Africa - Economic conditions - 1961-1991 , South Africa - Economic conditions - 1991- , South Africa - Politics and government - 1909-1948 , South Africa - Politics and government - 1978-1989 , South Africa - Politics and government - 1989-1994 , South Africa - Politics and government - 1994- , South Africa - Economic policy , South Africa - Economic policy - History
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:3463 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/6856
- Description: D.Comm. , The purpose of this study is to investigate the ways in which future development policy for post-apartheid South Africa must be structured. The motivation for the study stems from, firstly the way in which development issues were handled in the past, secondly the unique problematic nature of South Africa's development, and thirdly the shortcomings in the present proposals for development policy. If one examines the latest tendencies in the international literature on development policy, a shift in emphasis in the international approach to development since the late 1980s is discernible. Whereas the earlier emphasis in development policy was on the generating of economic growth which would have to trickle down to all levels of society, there has more recently been an increasing awareness of the important role which people must fulfil in the development process. According to the latest international literature on the subject, development must be a sustainable and humancentred process in which the protection of the environment, human security, and economic growth must be taken into account. As regards South Africa's development experience, this study came to the conclusion that the ways in which development issues were historically addressed were not successful. All policy initiatives were directed at the development of First World structures, the promotion of economic growth and the uplifting of minorities, while a ceiling was placed on opportunities for the development of the majority of the country's people. An economic growth pattern for development was thus advocated in which people and their development fulfilled a subordinate role. Although since the 1980s attempts have been made to stimulate development, these did not have political legitimacy in the eyes of the broader population and did not take place in a co-ordinated manner. The consequences of these policy initiatives are reflected in South Africa's current development problems. For the broader population, access to health, education and other essential services is either lacking or is of a poor quality. Human security is seriously threatened. Dualism occurs as regards the standard of human development and it is especially the black population, women and rural communities which have the greatest need for investment in human development. South Africa has limited environmental resources and in some areas has to deal with a degenerated environment. As regards economic growth, the economic growth pattern over the last two decades has seen the weakening of distribution of income, a reduction in per capita income and an increase in unemployment. The consequence of this is that approximately half of the population lives in poverty. Although since the early 1990s various policy documents have appeared with the aim of making policy proposals about the ways in which growth and development must be stimulated, none of these documents - including the Reconstruction and Development Programme - offers a satisfactory policy framework in which future development policy must be structured. As regards South Africa's unique development problems, the following proposals for a framework for future development policy are made: Development is the long-term goal which we endeavour to achieve. If a country really wants to benefit from the development process, it is necessary that development be a sustainable process. Sustainable development implies that development policy and decision-making in this regard must not only benefit the present generation, but future generations as well. A prerequisite for sustainable development, however, is that it must be humancentred. Development can therefore not be successful unless people and their choices are central to the development process. The humancentredness of development must therefore constitute the axis around which all development activities in South Africa must evolve. In order to ensure that sustainable development will be humancentred, it must, in accordance with the vision of the United Nations, be "pro-people, pro-jobs and pro-nature." Sustainable development is therefore a multidimensional and allinclusive concept with different dimensions. The discussion of a policy framework for South Africa examines the different dimensions which must be addressed in the development process in order to ensure that development in the long term will be people-centred and sustainable. The dimensions to be discussed include the social, economic, ecological, and also the political dimensions. Turning first to the social dimension, the ways in which people can be developed and their needs can be satisfied are discussed. Human development is thus regarded as the social dimension in the striving for sustainable development. Secondly the protection of the environment is discussed as the ecological dimension in the development process. Thirdly the striving for sustainable job-creating economic growth is regarded as the economic dimension in the development process. Lastly the political dimension of the development process is discussed, as it affects the successful formulation and facilitation of development policy. In addressing the different dimensions of the development process, the humancentreciness of the process must always be kept in mind. Humancentred development will clearly form the most important link in the striving for sustainable development in South Africa.
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South Africa’s development assistance paradigm : approach towards Africa
- Achonu-Douglasson, Mark Anthony
- Authors: Achonu-Douglasson, Mark Anthony
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Economic assistance - South Africa , Economic development projects - South Africa , Economic assistance - Africa , Economic development projects - Africa , South Africa - Foreign relations - Africa , South Africa - Politics and government - 1994- , African cooperation
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/226877 , uj:22949
- Description: M.A. (Politics) , Abstract: South Africa‟s transition to democracy in 1994 is seen as a turning point, in ushering in a new phase of engagement in international development cooperation. The country‟s changing approach to international relations, from destabilisation to reconstruction and development saw South Africa increasingly playing a role in Africa and beyond. In South Africa‟s vision of an „African Renaissance‟, with Africa at the centre of foreign policy, and with comparative advantages and experience in multilateral platforms, Pretoria undertook a role as the „voice of Africa‟ in a number of international platforms. This African-centred approach also underpins South Africa‟s development cooperation agenda. An identity as a provider and a recipient of development assistance has further shaped the development cooperation paradigm and the development of a development agency - South Africa‟s Development Partnership Agency (SADPA). Through qualitative analysis this research examines South Africa‟s evolving development assistance paradigm with a particular focus on the approach towards Africa.
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- Authors: Achonu-Douglasson, Mark Anthony
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Economic assistance - South Africa , Economic development projects - South Africa , Economic assistance - Africa , Economic development projects - Africa , South Africa - Foreign relations - Africa , South Africa - Politics and government - 1994- , African cooperation
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/226877 , uj:22949
- Description: M.A. (Politics) , Abstract: South Africa‟s transition to democracy in 1994 is seen as a turning point, in ushering in a new phase of engagement in international development cooperation. The country‟s changing approach to international relations, from destabilisation to reconstruction and development saw South Africa increasingly playing a role in Africa and beyond. In South Africa‟s vision of an „African Renaissance‟, with Africa at the centre of foreign policy, and with comparative advantages and experience in multilateral platforms, Pretoria undertook a role as the „voice of Africa‟ in a number of international platforms. This African-centred approach also underpins South Africa‟s development cooperation agenda. An identity as a provider and a recipient of development assistance has further shaped the development cooperation paradigm and the development of a development agency - South Africa‟s Development Partnership Agency (SADPA). Through qualitative analysis this research examines South Africa‟s evolving development assistance paradigm with a particular focus on the approach towards Africa.
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'n Kritiese evaluering van ondernemingsgrootte in 'n ontwikkelende ekonomie
- Authors: Botha, C.L.
- Date: 2012-09-04
- Subjects: Business enterprises - Size - South Africa , Blacks - South Africa - Economic conditions , Business enterprises, Black - South Africa , Antitrust law - South Africa , South Africa - Economic conditions - 1961-1991 , South Africa - Economic conditions - 1918-1961 , South Africa - Economic conditions - 1991- , South Africa - Politics and government - 1994-
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:3482 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/6873
- Description: M.Comm. , South Africa's new political dispensation has indicated that it regards unbundling of conglomerates and antitrust policy as appropriate means to ensure black empowerment and create wealth among the victums of the apartheid-era. Unbundling will however not necessarily aid the distribution of wealth due to the existing shareholder structure in the country. The creation of an entrepreneural class is seen as an effective means to alleviate the jobless problem and empower the masses, but will be difficult to establish without help from government, and more importantly, big business. PURPOSE The main purpose of this study is to investigate the causes of bundling and current business size and how black empowerment and wealth creation can be addressed through new structures. METHOD OF STUDY In this study information was obtained from existing literature sourced from the Congress of South African Trade Unions, Small Business Development Corporation, investment community, Business Periodical Index and libraries at Rand Afrikaans University and University of South Africa. FINDINGS The historic reasons for current business size are essentially the same as those in the rest of the world, with the exception that politics played a major role in South Africa. The exclusion of certain population groups led to political instability and the sanctions-era, which increased the tendency for big business to bundle or form conglomerates. Evidence exists that unbundling will not create wealth by distributing ownership of companies but could in fact only benefit existing shareholders. Black empowerment and wealth creation can be established by the forming of new pyramid-structures and the creation of an entrepreneural class with help from existing conglomerates and government. South Africa is part of the international economic environment and needs big businesses in order to be competitive. Small businesses on the other hand can be utilized to address the unemployment problem especially in rural areas. Conglomerates can assist small businesses with mangement and finance which should prove to be a better alternative in the long run than unbundling.
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- Authors: Botha, C.L.
- Date: 2012-09-04
- Subjects: Business enterprises - Size - South Africa , Blacks - South Africa - Economic conditions , Business enterprises, Black - South Africa , Antitrust law - South Africa , South Africa - Economic conditions - 1961-1991 , South Africa - Economic conditions - 1918-1961 , South Africa - Economic conditions - 1991- , South Africa - Politics and government - 1994-
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:3482 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/6873
- Description: M.Comm. , South Africa's new political dispensation has indicated that it regards unbundling of conglomerates and antitrust policy as appropriate means to ensure black empowerment and create wealth among the victums of the apartheid-era. Unbundling will however not necessarily aid the distribution of wealth due to the existing shareholder structure in the country. The creation of an entrepreneural class is seen as an effective means to alleviate the jobless problem and empower the masses, but will be difficult to establish without help from government, and more importantly, big business. PURPOSE The main purpose of this study is to investigate the causes of bundling and current business size and how black empowerment and wealth creation can be addressed through new structures. METHOD OF STUDY In this study information was obtained from existing literature sourced from the Congress of South African Trade Unions, Small Business Development Corporation, investment community, Business Periodical Index and libraries at Rand Afrikaans University and University of South Africa. FINDINGS The historic reasons for current business size are essentially the same as those in the rest of the world, with the exception that politics played a major role in South Africa. The exclusion of certain population groups led to political instability and the sanctions-era, which increased the tendency for big business to bundle or form conglomerates. Evidence exists that unbundling will not create wealth by distributing ownership of companies but could in fact only benefit existing shareholders. Black empowerment and wealth creation can be established by the forming of new pyramid-structures and the creation of an entrepreneural class with help from existing conglomerates and government. South Africa is part of the international economic environment and needs big businesses in order to be competitive. Small businesses on the other hand can be utilized to address the unemployment problem especially in rural areas. Conglomerates can assist small businesses with mangement and finance which should prove to be a better alternative in the long run than unbundling.
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The effect of Julius Malema's leadership style on the aspirations of South African youth
- Authors: Mazwi, Mochu
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Malema, Julius , Economic Freedom Fighters. Youth League , Political parties - South Africa , South Africa - Politics and government - 1994-
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/456774 , uj:40476
- Description: Abstract: Julius Malema’s political role in the democratic South Africa should not be despised or underestimated, as his political career overlapped with those of Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, both former presidents of South Africa. Notably, Malema played the role of Kingmaker for Zuma after effectively dethroning Mbeki from the presidency. Loved by some and hated by others, Julius Malema has transformed the political landscape of South Africa, whether deliberately or not. The youth hold Julius Malema and the ideologies that he stands for in high regard and this has become more evident with the increased popularity and infiltration of the Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) Student Command in South African institutions of higher education (IHE). Julius Malema has been commanded for forcing South Africa to address the elephant in the room, that is, white privilege and the continued inequality, which divides South Africans along economic class and racial lines. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of Julius Malema’s leadership style on the aspirations of the South African youth by raising its awareness on the social realities and by encouraging youth participation. The study focused on the South African youth and the political context that birthed Julius Malema and his ideologies or stance. It seems the socio-economic challenges facing South Africa, as a stumbling block to the aspirations of the youth, have made the leader that Julius Malema represents. This aspirations are evident through the issues that he continues to raise and seeks to address even through his political party’s manifesto. The study used individual semi-structured interviews and focus groups as data collection methods. Thematic analysis was used for data interpretation and analysis. The main findings were that Julius Malema’s practices were a combination of transformational and authoritarian leadership styles, which have led to a higher level of consciousness and, by way of implication, a sense of responsibility in the youth to participate in discussions and actions on the issues affecting the country...
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- Authors: Mazwi, Mochu
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Malema, Julius , Economic Freedom Fighters. Youth League , Political parties - South Africa , South Africa - Politics and government - 1994-
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/456774 , uj:40476
- Description: Abstract: Julius Malema’s political role in the democratic South Africa should not be despised or underestimated, as his political career overlapped with those of Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, both former presidents of South Africa. Notably, Malema played the role of Kingmaker for Zuma after effectively dethroning Mbeki from the presidency. Loved by some and hated by others, Julius Malema has transformed the political landscape of South Africa, whether deliberately or not. The youth hold Julius Malema and the ideologies that he stands for in high regard and this has become more evident with the increased popularity and infiltration of the Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) Student Command in South African institutions of higher education (IHE). Julius Malema has been commanded for forcing South Africa to address the elephant in the room, that is, white privilege and the continued inequality, which divides South Africans along economic class and racial lines. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of Julius Malema’s leadership style on the aspirations of the South African youth by raising its awareness on the social realities and by encouraging youth participation. The study focused on the South African youth and the political context that birthed Julius Malema and his ideologies or stance. It seems the socio-economic challenges facing South Africa, as a stumbling block to the aspirations of the youth, have made the leader that Julius Malema represents. This aspirations are evident through the issues that he continues to raise and seeks to address even through his political party’s manifesto. The study used individual semi-structured interviews and focus groups as data collection methods. Thematic analysis was used for data interpretation and analysis. The main findings were that Julius Malema’s practices were a combination of transformational and authoritarian leadership styles, which have led to a higher level of consciousness and, by way of implication, a sense of responsibility in the youth to participate in discussions and actions on the issues affecting the country...
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Has democracy helped or harmed South Africa’s fight against poverty and inequality?
- Authors: Sindane, Joseph April
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Poverty - South Africa , Equality - South Africa , South Africa - Politics and government - 1994-
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/455313 , uj:40294
- Description: Abstract: In the last century South Africa has undergone at least three history making phases in her political life. These phases include colonisation (1898 – 1948), apartheid (1948 – 1993) and democracy (1994 – to date). However, the two phases preceding democracy were in large part characterised by political and racial economic domination which gave rise to the struggle for their demise. Central to the political and racial economic domination was state sponsored exclusion which led to the highest levels of inequality and poverty in the country – specifically amongst black Africans. These levels of poverty and inequality homogenised South Africans and helped shaped the content and context of the struggle. This insightful, provocative and nuanced study first traces the genesis and the impact of these two social evils – inequality and poverty; in the South African setting and later attempts to answer the question whether did the dawn of democracy help to accelerate or hamper the fight against these two social evils. , M.A. (Politics)
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- Authors: Sindane, Joseph April
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Poverty - South Africa , Equality - South Africa , South Africa - Politics and government - 1994-
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/455313 , uj:40294
- Description: Abstract: In the last century South Africa has undergone at least three history making phases in her political life. These phases include colonisation (1898 – 1948), apartheid (1948 – 1993) and democracy (1994 – to date). However, the two phases preceding democracy were in large part characterised by political and racial economic domination which gave rise to the struggle for their demise. Central to the political and racial economic domination was state sponsored exclusion which led to the highest levels of inequality and poverty in the country – specifically amongst black Africans. These levels of poverty and inequality homogenised South Africans and helped shaped the content and context of the struggle. This insightful, provocative and nuanced study first traces the genesis and the impact of these two social evils – inequality and poverty; in the South African setting and later attempts to answer the question whether did the dawn of democracy help to accelerate or hamper the fight against these two social evils. , M.A. (Politics)
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