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Browsing School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) by Type "Postprint Article"
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Omotoye, A.M.T. (Abiodun Marumo Tito); Holtzhausen, Natasja
(Wiley, 2025)
The advocacy coalition framework (ACF) has provided a sound theoretical lens to better understand dynamic and complex policy issues for over three decades. Yet, its application in non-Western contexts remains scant. This ...
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Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret; Mabugu, Ramos; Maisonnave, Hélène
(Routledge, 2016-01)
In a first for South Africa, this article raws on literature on infrastructure productivity to model dynamic
economy-wide employment impacts of infrastructure investment funded with different fiscal tools.
Using a dynamic ...
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Mazenda, Adrino; Mushayanyama, Tinashe
(Taylor and Francis, 2022)
The high incidence of food insecurity in the City of Tshwane, South Africa, is of serious concern. The Household Dietary Diversity (HDD) index of the United States Aid (USAID) was used to scale the dietary patterns of 775 ...
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Mosimege, Stella Banyana; Masiya, Tyanai
(Emerald, 2022-06)
PURPOSE : Many developing countries such as South Africa have been introducing measurement of results to improve public service delivery. The practice of development of performance measures in the public service emanates ...
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Kamukapa, Tinaye Des; Lubinga, Stellah N.; Masiya, Tyanai; Sono, Lerato P.
(Sage, 2025-03)
There is an increasing call to include Artificial Intelligence (AI) competencies in academic disciplines such as Public Administration, which are not obviously related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics ...
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Mazenda, Adrino; Masiya, Tyanai
(Sage, 2021-07)
This article explores the Brazil-Russia-India-China (BRIC) countries’ bilateral foreign investment relations with South Africa. It analyses investment patterns through the lens of the South African Foreign Investment Policy, ...
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Dlamini, Nqobile; Mazenda, Adrino; Masiya, Tyanai; Nhede, Norman Tafirenyika
(Emerald, 2019-12)
PURPOSE : A strategic plan is a document used to communicate an organisation’s goals and the actions needed to achieve those goals. Strategic planning in public organisations promotes timely decisions, enhances the management ...
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Kemboi, Michael Kipkorir; Mazenda, Adrino; Katiyatiya, Chenaimoyo Lufutuko Faith
(Emerald, 2024-06)
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Realities of food insecurity are more pronounced with a specific focus on women in developing countries. The need to understand the varied food insecurity experiences among female-headed agricultural households ...
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Escalante, Luis Enrique; Maisonnave, Helene; Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret
(Routledge, 2021)
Economic reforms affect men and women differently. In South Africa, gender and racial disparities still exist in the labour market, with women being highly vulnerable. The South African economy is in a depressed situation, ...
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Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret; Henseler, Martin; Mabugu, Ramos; Maisonnave, Helene
(Wiley, 2021-03)
A computable general equilibrium model linked to a microsimulation model is applied to assess the potential short-term effects on the South African economy of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With a particular focus on ...
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Cheteni, Priviledge; Mazenda, Adrino
(Routledge, 2023)
This article provides insights into the economic impact of government actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in selected Sub-Saharan Africa countries, purposively selected. A fixed-effect modelling approach was ...
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Kuye, Jerry O.; Naidoo, Goonasagree
(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2003-09)
Several academics and other concerned citizens have argued that in response to
the complexity envisaged in the wide world of communication stretching
across vast arenas, modem governments are compelled to utilize the ...
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Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes)
(Routledge, 2017)
Public service ethics and integrity strengthen public trust and good governance, underpinning public servants’ responsibility to exercise stewardship, and to use and develop all resources in the most economical, efficient, ...
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Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes)
(Sage, 2018-11)
Corruption is an obstacle to democracy and the rule of law. In a democratic system it is therefore essential that public offices and institutions retain their legitimacy by being accountable as stewards for the scare public ...
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Shava, Elvin; Mazenda, Adrino
(Inderscience, 2021)
Commissions, for example, Zondo and Mokgoro, have revealed that public administration in South Africa is in a dilemma, because unethical and corrupt acts manifests among public office bearers. This scourge impedes government ...
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Mandiriza, Thulani; Fourie, D.J. (David Johannes)
(Indiana University Press, 2023)
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa considers access to water a basic right for all citizens, and it assigns the responsibility of water provision to municipalities. Nevertheless, water access is not yet ...
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Brynard, P.A. (Petrus)
(Association of Teachers in Public Administration, 2004-10)
In keeping abreast with the international developments in tertiary training, a new educational model for Public Administration was developed for the University of Pretoria. This model is based on a vision of flexible ...
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Mazenda, Adrino
(Transition Academia Press, 2021-10)
Good governance and properly aligned food policies are necessary strategies for food security. This article explores the impact of governance, on South Africa’s food security. The article utilised a cross section time ...
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Oosthuizen, M.; Thornhill, Christopher
(Sage, 2017-08)
Local government is considered to be government closest to the people. It is usually the third level or sphere of government in most countries. South Africa is divided into three spheres (not levels). Each sphere is ...
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Chidavaenzi, Faith R.; Mazenda, Adrino; Ndlovu, Ntobeko
(AOSIS, 2021-03)
Increasing food production by developing small-scale irrigation schemes is a requirement
for tackling household food insecurity. Strategies, such as the World Vision, Enhancing
Nutrition, Stepping Up Resilience and ...