Browsing Journals by Subject "Development"
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Challenges to disaster risk reduction: a study of stakeholders’ perspectives in Imizamo Yethu, South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2011)South Africa is a complex and dynamic society, with overwhelming and increasing problems with disaster risk in the vulnerable urban communities in and around its rapidly growing metropolitan centres. The purpose of this ... -
Examining the interface between bureaucratic conflict and public interest in Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)Background: In every human organisation, there is bound to be conflict of ideas because everyone wants his or her viewpoint to take precedent over others. There are those who want to be on top of every situation irrespective ... -
ICT laws in Nigeria : planning and regulating a societal journey into the future
(2014)This paper examines the laws on Information and Communications Technology in Nigeria, and the institutional regulatory framework for enforcing the relevant laws. It further appraises selected concepts associated with ICT ... -
Improving the contribution of foreign voluntourists in South Africa : The importance of training and supervision
(AOSIS, 2020)The market for voluntourism from the Western world to developing countries is on the rise. Voluntourists are mainly young people who combine travel with volunteering in educational, early childhood development, environmental ... -
Indian music and dance for inclusive development: A reflection on the Republic of Mauritius
(2014)The purpose of this article is to argue, prove and demonstrate that Indian Music and Dance have a crucial role to play in the overall development of the Republic of Mauritius. Following intensive and extensive literature ... -
Making a case for a development-driven approach to law as a linchpin for the post-2015 development agenda
(2015)The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are milestones on a long road to global development. They were adopted by consensus in 2000 as a policy framework to guide the global development process, ending poverty as the ... -
Narratives and interpretations of the political economy of Zimbabwe’s development aid trajectory, 1980–2013
(AOSIS, 2021)The purpose of this conceptual study is to analyse the political economy of Zimbabwe’s development aid trajectory from 1980 to 2013. The discussion unfolds around four historical epochs: colonial legacy, land and ... -
Raamwerkwetgewing ter verwesenliking van die reg op toegang tot voldoende voedsel
(2012)Various South African government reports list food security as a development priority. Despite this prioritisation and despite the fact that South Africa is currently food self-sufficient, ongoing food shortages remain ... -
The South African developmental landscape: restricted potentials or expansive, complex adaptive opportunities?
(2013)This article argues that the South African developmental landscape is currently locked into an overly technical, path dependent paradigm that is unlikely to be capable of embracing the complex challenges identified by ... -
Southern Africa, regionalism and the SADC.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2009)• Opsomming: Suider-Afrika is `n belangrike streek in Afrika waar politieke en ekonomiese samewerking tussen state reeds dekades gelede `n aanvang geneem het. Dit was die geval selfs voor Uniewording in 1910, maar sedert ...