• The role of educational institutions in development and the economy : a human resource perspective 

  Modiba, N. S. (International Conference on Public Administration and Development Alternatives (IPADA), 2022)

  This paper interrogates the contribution of educational institutions to the development of an economy of a community. The paper is both conceptual and empirical in nature within the qualitative research paradigm. Narrative ...
• Barriers to parents supporting children's learning in Volksrust Circuit, Gert Sibande District in Mpumalanga Province 

  Mavuso, F. T. N.; Malahlela, T. (International Conference on Public Administration and Development Alternatives (IPADA), 2022)

  The study's goal was to discover what impediments inhibit parents from supporting their children's academic growth. The objectives for this study were to identify barriers parents face when trying to assist in children's ...
• Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives Special Issue Vol. 1 Issue No. 1.1 September 2016 

  Sebola, M. P., editor; Tsheola, J. P., deputy editor (JPADA, 2016)
• Twenty-Four Years of decentralised local government in Uganda: measuring responsiveness, effectiveness, and accountability 

  Galukande-Kiganda, M. P.; Mzini, L. B. (Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA), 2016)

  The article explores the implementation of decentralised local governance in Uganda and the factors that inhibit the realisation of decentralised local governance. Decentralisation efforts seeks to promote a more responsive, ...
• Students’ loan scheme and access to higher education at Makerere University, Uganda 

  Wanyama, M. O.; Kyohairwe, S. B.; Karyeija, G. K. (Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA), 2016)

  The main purpose of the study was to examine the contribution of the student loan scheme towards access to higher education at Makerere University with a view to improve efficiency of the loan scheme and benefit more ...
• Youth leadership lessons from student movements in South Africa 

  Shai, K.B. (Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA), 2016)

  This article examines the part played by student movements in boosting the prospects of youth being considered as prospective candidates in the electoral lists of democratic South Africa’s political parties. The youth ...
• Entrepreneurship education as a panacea to redressing xenophobic attacks in South Africa: a focus on small and medium enterprises 

  Dzomonda, O.; Tirivangasi, H. M.; Masocha, R. (Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA), 2013)

  A democratic South Africa has witnessed recurrent xenophobic attacks in recent years, especially during 2008 and 2015. Most of the attacks involved native people looting the goods of immigrant businesses, impacting negatively ...
• Exploring Universal Primary Education (UPE) Policy: the road-map towards inclusive and equitable quality education in Uganda 

  Kyohairwe, S. B. (Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA), 2016)

  Education for all is universally recognised as a contributor to socio-economic development; hence, schooling systems are part of the interventions to ensure that participation in societal development processes is made ...
• Socio-economic inequalities, triple challenges and consequences of ineffective effective leadership in South Africa 

  Mzangwa, S. T. (Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA), 2016)

  This article describes the significant role that government and trade union leaders should adopt to enhance economic growth and confront the triple challenges facing South Africa: inequality, poverty and unemployment. Trade ...
• Ward committee challenges in South Africa’s Local Municipalities: functions and dysfunctions 

  Sekgala, M. P. (Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA), 2016)

  In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996), local municipalities have established ward committees as a means of involving stakeholder communities in public affairs. Community ...
• Journal of public administration and development alternatives Vol. 1 Issue No. 2 December 2016 

  Sebola, M. P., editor; Tsheola, J. P., deputy editor (JPADA, 2016)
• Revisiting a big brother’s relationship in the context of South Africa and Lesotho 

  Ramalepe, M. A.; Shai, K. B. (Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA), 2016)

  This article seeks to apprehend and highlight South Africa (SA) and Lesotho`s ties looking at political, economic and diplomatic relations at both a bilateral and multilateral level. We see Lesotho as a country that needs ...
• Provision of quality roads infrastructure in South Africa: rural villagers’ perceptions, Polokwane Municipality in Limpopo Province 

  Mamabolo, M. A. (Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA), 2016)

  The amalgamation of municipalities in South Africa poses a critical challenge of service delivery. Post 1994, South African governments have always acknowledged that there were serious infrastructure backlogs, which includes ...
• Societal attitudes towards equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work within households by men and women in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa 

  Ngomane, T. S. (Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA), 2016)
• Assessing preconditions for effective special economic zones’s from a South African local governance perspective 

  April, Y. (Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA), 2016)

  The rise to prominence of local governance has fueled the expectation that Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) would be domesticated for industrial development, especially within Special Economic Zones (SEZs). An SEZ is a ...
• Subnational governance and socio-economic development in a federal political system: a case study of Lagos State, Nigeria 

  Oloruntoba, S. O. (Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA), 2016)

  The main objective of any responsible government is the provision of the good life to citizens. In a bid to achieve this important objective, political elites or external powers (as the case may be) have adopted various ...
• In the name of ignorance: trampling on the powers of institutions supporting constitutional democracy in South Africa 

  Madue, S. M. (Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA), 2016)

  In Public Administration, good governance is generally associated with efficient and effective administration in a democratic state. In other words, good governance assures that corruption is minimised, the views of the ...
• Voter participation factors in the South African Local Government Elections: influences and propositions for voter education 

  Mehlape, M. M. (Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA), 2016)

  Legitimate democracy relies on the widespread public participation in the election process. Voter participation is dependent on voter registration. Voters should indicate from a very early date determined by government ...
• Communication factors and industrial conflict management handling strategies in state owned universities in the South-West Nigeria 

  Akinsanya, A. O.; Johnson, F. (Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives (JPADA), 2016)

  This study examines the influence of communication tools on industrial conflict management handling styles with particular reference to state owned universities in south west Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive ...
• Good governance and conflict resolution in Africa 

  Silima, T. (2016)

  This article provides an analytical argument about good governance and conflict resolution in Africa. The article aims to explore and explain governance as an act of governing and an applicable practice in Africa. The ...

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