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Complete issues of the SAAPAM Limpopo Chapter Conference Proceedings2024-03-28T18:08:19ZAgricultural markets as nodal points for economic activity : are agricultural markets gender inclusive?
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Agricultural markets as nodal points for economic activity : are agricultural markets gender inclusive?
Ngomane, T. S.; Sebola, M. P.
It is argued that women play a vital role in food production and processing in many parts of the world such as hoeing, weeding, harvesting, storing and selling despite having limited access to agricultural inputs such as land, extension services and finance. Besides the production of food for household consumption, women also need access to markets in order to be able to sell their produce and buy other household products. Markets however are said to be male dominated and this has a negative impact on the participation of women, perpetuating female poverty and lack of financial independence. Whilst discrimination against women in terms of access to markets is not direct, the impact is felt more by women than men. Women unlike men are said to have low mobility in that they cannot travel long distances to markets due to custom or due to reproductive work done mainly by them such as taking care of children, cooking, fetching water and firewood. Most markets especially in rural areas are situated far from home and may entail a lot of travelling and that may affect taking care of domestic chores by women, as such most women prefer trading in local markets which are closer to home allowing them to carry out other household responsibilities. The drawback with the localisation of women in local markets is that there is often serious competition which lowers prices and affects profit. Arguably, this is the reason why many women are concentrated in one market place selling the same thing. Historically, women's low literacy levels are also said to hinder access to markets. This is because of the complexity of markets in terms of knowledge of market value chains, linkages with other service providers, acquiring new skills to improve production and general lack of awareness of new business opportunities. This paper is a desk top analysis of the nature of markets with regard to gender inclusiveness. The aim is to evaluate the extent of women's involvement in agricultural markets placing more emphasis on their challenges as compared to men.
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2016-01-01T00:00:00ZImpact of supervision on social worker's job performance: implications for service delivery
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Impact of supervision on social worker's job performance: implications for service delivery
Manthosi, F. L.; Makhubele, J. C.
Within the public administration spectrum, Social Workers are expected to provide services efficiently and effectively to their clients and this can be achieved through a critical role known as supervision. This paper aims to evaluate how Social Work Supervision affects job performance in the Department of Social Development, Polokwane Sub-District. The objective was to investigate the impact of supervision on Social Workers' job performance. Qualitative research was employed and descriptive research design was used. The data was collected through a semistructured face-to-face interview from six (6) cluster supervisors and twelve (12) Social Workers who are employed by the Department of Social Development, Polokwane Sub-District. The sample consisted of cluster supervisors who had more than three months' experience of providing supervision in the Department of Social Development, Polokwane SubDistrict and no acting cluster supervisor was selected to participate in the study. The Social Workers had more than three months of working experience at Department of Social Development, Polokwane Sub-District. These Social Workers were not on internship programme. Thematic data analysis was used. It was found that those Supervision sessions which are conducted by effective supervisors armed with good supervisory skills had a positive effect on the job performance of Social Workers, as compared to ineffective supervisors without good supervisory skills. It is concluded that the Cluster supervisors who render supervision should receive supervision training that will enable them to conduct professional supervision.
Article published in: SAAPAM Limpopo Chapter 5th Annual Conference Proceedings, 2016
2016-01-01T00:00:00ZCitizenship crisis or xenophobia?:a critical analysis of service delivery protest in South Africa
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Citizenship crisis or xenophobia?:a critical analysis of service delivery protest in South Africa
Tirivangasi, H. M.; Mugambiwa, S. S.
South African local government has been synonymous with the service delivery protests since the acquiring of democratic rule in 1994. The service delivery protests have been accompanied by images of burnt tyres, looting of goods, and destruction of property, road blockades and violence against foreigners (xenophobia). Frustrated local citizens perpetrated these atrocities. This paper has identified the need to look at the underlying cause of such behaviour. The question is whether all the blame can be put on the municipal government for its failures to provide quality service delivery to its citizens or it is part of the generic problem around the world of citizenship politics where until recently most nations are faced with the problem of migration and the growing population. This paper seeks to explain the violent social service delivery protests as part of the identity or citizenship crisis emanating from South Africa's historical background. Consequently, pertinent issues such as xenophobia and the current problem of immigrants in South Africa and around the world will be explained as the discussion continues under. This research discovers that it is problematic to put together all these municipal problems under the broader rubric service delivery protest. The other explanation to the issue of service delivery protests is what the researchers of this article describe as citizenship crisis. Citizenship crisis in South Africa is explained in the instance where the country has been struggling with building its image since the acquiring of democratic rule. The late former President Nelson Mandela envisaged that South Africa is a rainbow nation. Nonetheless, the country has been faced with the non-acceptance of foreign nationals within its borders. In essence, this can be attributed to effects of the apartheid system on the mind of the people.
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2016-01-01T00:00:00ZPlanning and governance of blended pedagogies for national development in South Africa: is the puzzle complete without the local government?
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Planning and governance of blended pedagogies for national development in South Africa: is the puzzle complete without the local government?
Ramoroka, T. M.; Tsheola, J. P.; Sebola, M. P.
Development in the world is mostly knowledgebased and thus, largely depends on the exchange of information through modern technology. Countries that are equipped with technology and knowledge find it easy to participate in the knowledge economy and tend to be the main players in its socio-economic associated developments. However, participation in the knowledge economy starts with the adoption and implementation of blended pedagogies which have the capacity to positively transform national development. Blended pedagogies support and encourage collaborative, creative, innovative, adaptable and flexible teaching and learning that is necessary to develop skills that are crucial for participation in the knowledge economy and national development. In South Africa, evidence suggests that the integration of educational Information and Communication Technology (ICT) with conventional didactics is to a large extent, determined and driven by national and provincial governments. That is, planning approaches and governance models that are assumed to be a necessary precondition for the successful implementation of blended learning are determined at the national and provincial governments. This paper therefore, theoretically argues that integration of ICT with conventional didactics should be grounded at and be implemented by the local government as is done with services such as water, electricity and housing, among others. The paper concludes that the silence of local government in the planning, governance and implementation of blended pedagogies could be a spice for failure and a missing puzzle for the success of this transformation. Thus, the paper recommends that planning and governance of blended pedagogies should be the core responsibility of the local government.
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