Quality of subsidised housing in South Africa and the role of the National Home Builders Registration Council
- Authors: Motau, Simon Mosotho
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Housing subsidies -- South Africa , Housing -- South Africa Low-income housing -- South Africa City planning -- South Africa Dwellings -- Design and construction
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/42374 , vital:36650
- Description: This study was motivated by a lack of quality subsidised housing in South Africa. The latter observation was made when the researcher was still employed by the NHBRC, a statutory body whose mandate is to regulate the homebuilding industry. The main aim of the study was to uncover the causes of structural defects in subsidised housing units in in South Africa and to understand the link between defects in the housing units and delivery mechanisms. The study also focused on the role of the NHBRC as the regulator of the home building industry and possible steps that can be taken to avoid delivery of poor-quality housing units. The research first focused on observation and then following these observations, the study progressed into surveys which were conducted in Soshanguve and Ga-rankuwa in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, a municipality in Gauteng Province in the Republic of South Africa. The surveys were done by means of interviews and questionnaires. Interviews were conducted during face to face encounters with stakeholders such as housing beneficiaries, the municipal representatives, the inspectorate from the NHBRC and representatives from the Human Settlements Department. During the survey phase of this research, a variety of issues relating to housing construction were looked at in more detail and these included issues such as construction materials used, planning and design of housing units, climatic factors and funding. The study found that quality housing units were not provided due to the apparent lack of good planning by appropriately qualified professionals, inadequate supervision at the site and the use of inferior construction materials and/or inadequate mortar mixtures as per directions of the manufacturer. Following the research, the study found that in order to achieve quality subsidised housing units in South Africa, the NHBRC as a regulatory statutory body needed to fulfil an effective role of inspections as mandated by the state. The study also found that for quality subsidised housing units to be provided, there is a need for a new framework for planning and design of these units.
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- Date Issued: 2019
- Authors: Motau, Simon Mosotho
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Housing subsidies -- South Africa , Housing -- South Africa Low-income housing -- South Africa City planning -- South Africa Dwellings -- Design and construction
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/42374 , vital:36650
- Description: This study was motivated by a lack of quality subsidised housing in South Africa. The latter observation was made when the researcher was still employed by the NHBRC, a statutory body whose mandate is to regulate the homebuilding industry. The main aim of the study was to uncover the causes of structural defects in subsidised housing units in in South Africa and to understand the link between defects in the housing units and delivery mechanisms. The study also focused on the role of the NHBRC as the regulator of the home building industry and possible steps that can be taken to avoid delivery of poor-quality housing units. The research first focused on observation and then following these observations, the study progressed into surveys which were conducted in Soshanguve and Ga-rankuwa in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, a municipality in Gauteng Province in the Republic of South Africa. The surveys were done by means of interviews and questionnaires. Interviews were conducted during face to face encounters with stakeholders such as housing beneficiaries, the municipal representatives, the inspectorate from the NHBRC and representatives from the Human Settlements Department. During the survey phase of this research, a variety of issues relating to housing construction were looked at in more detail and these included issues such as construction materials used, planning and design of housing units, climatic factors and funding. The study found that quality housing units were not provided due to the apparent lack of good planning by appropriately qualified professionals, inadequate supervision at the site and the use of inferior construction materials and/or inadequate mortar mixtures as per directions of the manufacturer. Following the research, the study found that in order to achieve quality subsidised housing units in South Africa, the NHBRC as a regulatory statutory body needed to fulfil an effective role of inspections as mandated by the state. The study also found that for quality subsidised housing units to be provided, there is a need for a new framework for planning and design of these units.
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- Date Issued: 2019
Factors that influence the throughput of engineering students at Nelson Mandela University
- Authors: Joubert, Petrus Jacobus
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Education, Higher -- South Africa , Universities and colleges -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Academic achievement -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MBA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/30496 , vital:30953
- Description: The current throughput rate of engineering students is an enormous concern, especially in light of the current financial pressure on universities and the goal for the education sector in the National Development Plan 2030, which is to increase annual enrolment levels at universities from 950 000 in 2010 to 1,6 million by 2030 (National Planning Commission, 2011). The low throughput rate of engineering students makes engineering qualifications unsustainable. In a scarce skills list, which highlights the importance of the problem that South Africa is facing, five engineering disciplines are in the top 10 scarce skills in South Africa (Scarce skills, 2016) and, therefore, this study only focuses on engineering students’ throughput rate. Regarding the future enrolment goal for 2030, it is important for universities to understand the factors that influence the throughput rate of engineering students, which the universities have control over. This will put the universities in a position to implement interventions to change negative influences on the throughput rate of engineering students into positive ones. This study consists of a literature review, firstly focusing on the factors influencing the student throughput rate internationally. The literature review then focuses on South African factors and lastly discusses three main categories, namely student engagement, the use of technology and the academic environment. The eight variables that are under study are grouped into these three main categories. The primary data, which were collected through the use of a questionnaire in order to have a good understanding of the factors influencing the throughput rate, were reported and analysed. The results of this study revealed the factors that influenced the throughput rate most positively and negatively.
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- Date Issued: 2018
- Authors: Joubert, Petrus Jacobus
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Education, Higher -- South Africa , Universities and colleges -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Academic achievement -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MBA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/30496 , vital:30953
- Description: The current throughput rate of engineering students is an enormous concern, especially in light of the current financial pressure on universities and the goal for the education sector in the National Development Plan 2030, which is to increase annual enrolment levels at universities from 950 000 in 2010 to 1,6 million by 2030 (National Planning Commission, 2011). The low throughput rate of engineering students makes engineering qualifications unsustainable. In a scarce skills list, which highlights the importance of the problem that South Africa is facing, five engineering disciplines are in the top 10 scarce skills in South Africa (Scarce skills, 2016) and, therefore, this study only focuses on engineering students’ throughput rate. Regarding the future enrolment goal for 2030, it is important for universities to understand the factors that influence the throughput rate of engineering students, which the universities have control over. This will put the universities in a position to implement interventions to change negative influences on the throughput rate of engineering students into positive ones. This study consists of a literature review, firstly focusing on the factors influencing the student throughput rate internationally. The literature review then focuses on South African factors and lastly discusses three main categories, namely student engagement, the use of technology and the academic environment. The eight variables that are under study are grouped into these three main categories. The primary data, which were collected through the use of a questionnaire in order to have a good understanding of the factors influencing the throughput rate, were reported and analysed. The results of this study revealed the factors that influenced the throughput rate most positively and negatively.
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- Date Issued: 2018
Assessing ecological intelligence and behaviours in organisations
- Authors: Hill, Hayden Clee
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Sustainable development -- Management , Social responsibility of business , Executive ability
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MBA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/8284 , vital:26319
- Description: The earth has been undergoing a process of global warming and climate change for a period exceeding 100 years. These two occurrences have had many adverse effects on the sustainability of the environment as well as on humans and organisations. The direct cause of global warming and climate change, including the consequential negative ramifications, are due to humans use of natural resources mostly in the form of the consumption of products and services. Organisations are regarded as the largest consumers of products and services within society and as a result are responsible for the major contributions made to global warming and climate change. In order to rectify the negative impact made by organisations in terms of their ecological behaviour and ensure organisational sustainability theory, stipulates that a behavioural change within leadership is required. Ecologically intelligent leaders who hold an affirmation of an ecological worldview and enact pro-ecological behaviours are pivotal to the proliferation of ecological leadership and a subsequent rise in organisational pro-ecological behaviour, towards a sustainable future. On the basis of the above mentioned statements, gained from various literature, a conceptual model was formed and an exploratory research study undertaken to substantiate the presence of correlational or causal relationships between a leader’s ecological intelligence with the enactment of ecological leadership and organisational pro-ecological behaviour. The sample consisted of 42 respondents who occupied positions of leadership within organisations that were members of the Southern African Association for Energy Efficiency. The findings provide substantiating evidence of the presence of ecological intelligence within leadership, the enactment of ecological leadership as well as organisational pro-ecological behaviour. Furthermore significant correlational relationships exist between ecological leadership and organisational pro-ecological behaviour. There is also substantiating indication that the enablers of a leader’s ecological intelligence, an affirmation of an ecological worldview and pro-ecological behaviour, facilitate the outcome of organisational pro-ecological behaviour.
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- Date Issued: 2015
- Authors: Hill, Hayden Clee
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Sustainable development -- Management , Social responsibility of business , Executive ability
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MBA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/8284 , vital:26319
- Description: The earth has been undergoing a process of global warming and climate change for a period exceeding 100 years. These two occurrences have had many adverse effects on the sustainability of the environment as well as on humans and organisations. The direct cause of global warming and climate change, including the consequential negative ramifications, are due to humans use of natural resources mostly in the form of the consumption of products and services. Organisations are regarded as the largest consumers of products and services within society and as a result are responsible for the major contributions made to global warming and climate change. In order to rectify the negative impact made by organisations in terms of their ecological behaviour and ensure organisational sustainability theory, stipulates that a behavioural change within leadership is required. Ecologically intelligent leaders who hold an affirmation of an ecological worldview and enact pro-ecological behaviours are pivotal to the proliferation of ecological leadership and a subsequent rise in organisational pro-ecological behaviour, towards a sustainable future. On the basis of the above mentioned statements, gained from various literature, a conceptual model was formed and an exploratory research study undertaken to substantiate the presence of correlational or causal relationships between a leader’s ecological intelligence with the enactment of ecological leadership and organisational pro-ecological behaviour. The sample consisted of 42 respondents who occupied positions of leadership within organisations that were members of the Southern African Association for Energy Efficiency. The findings provide substantiating evidence of the presence of ecological intelligence within leadership, the enactment of ecological leadership as well as organisational pro-ecological behaviour. Furthermore significant correlational relationships exist between ecological leadership and organisational pro-ecological behaviour. There is also substantiating indication that the enablers of a leader’s ecological intelligence, an affirmation of an ecological worldview and pro-ecological behaviour, facilitate the outcome of organisational pro-ecological behaviour.
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- Date Issued: 2015
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