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This study aimed to determine how training experts perceived performance management, training needs analysis (TNA) and training intervention. A literature review revealed that similar research is underresearched in the South African context of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) operating in the water sector. This study was conducted to address this gap. A qualitative cross-sectional research design was used, and it was interpretive. After reaching a saturation point, 24 participants took part in...

In 2015, Zimbabwe submitted its first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) describing its climate change mitigation commitment. It committed to a 33% reduction in per capita energy sector Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions compared to a baseline scenario. In 2021, Zimbabwe committed to a 40% reduction in per capita GHG emissions from all sectors compared to a 2030 baseline emission scenario. This work i) describes the GHG mitigation assessment that underpins the establishment of this more...

This article sought to investigate the implementation of strategies to realise the decoloniality of the Comparative and International Education (CIE) curriculum in South African higher education. This is a qualitative study in which the participants were selected from CIE senior lecturers and students who are registered for the CIE module. Data was collected from four senior lecturers and nine students who were identified using multi-stage sampling. Data pertaining to the experiences of...

While opportunities for women to study at institutions of higher learning have increased compared to past generations, student mothers, specifically, are confronted with the extra burden of parenting, in combination with their academic work. Using an exploratory design within exploratory research, this study aimed to explore perceptions and experiences of student mothers enrolled at University of the Western Cape. We used a purposive sampling strategy to recruit female student mothers, who...

The study examined entrepreneurship education and acquisition of requisite skills among students of business management education in Adamawa State Polytechnic, yola. Adamawa State. Descriptive survey research design was employed for the survey. A total of235 Diploma II final year business management education students made up the population for the study. The sample of the study was 199. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guide the conduct of the study. The instrument used for...

Over the years, some regions of Africa have witnessed stable economic growth, which could not be considered pro-poor or inclusive given the region’s high rate of poverty and income inequality. Development aid flow, on the other hand, has been contended to be a pro-poor strategy, which could play a key role in the drive towards the achievement of sustainable, inclusive growth in Africa. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of development aid, which has been argued to be...

Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) are an essential survival tool for humans since time immemorial and have always been connected to the management of weather related hazards such as drought. However, the advancement in technology and dominance application of western version of science in rural Africa continues to masks the significance of IKS resulting in the shrinkage of its use. Against this background, the article examines existing indigenous knowledge and the influence they have on the...

Background: Uveitis is a serious disease which dangerous complications can jeopardize the visual prognosis.Anterior uveitis (AU) is the inflammation of the anterior uvea which is composed of the iris and the ciliary body.The objective of the study was to identify the epidemiological and etiological determinants of non-traumatic anterior uveitis at the Campus Teaching Hospital of Lomé.Materials and methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study of the records of patients diagnosed with anterior...

The paper examined the exposition of online-counselling to ZOU students. The mixed research design was used with the sequential-exploratory strategy and an online-survey. Findings were that Student Advisors/Counsellors used both online and face-to-face modes. Online-counselling was considered useful although face-to-face counselling had the advantage of observing clients’ feelings. Participants had no adequate online-counselling equipment to use. Online-counselling was time-consuming and...

Education is an important component of foreign assistance because it plays a major role in a country's development. International organisations such as UNESCO, UNICEF, OECD and the World Bank have a major influence on education policy in developing countries. Bilateral and multilateral cooperation also contributes to the development of education, especially for sub-Saharan countries such as Cameroon, which still faces many challenges. China is one of Cameroon's strategic partners....

Globally, the unprecedented onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has impelled students to transition abruptly from their traditional learning spaces to new learning conditions. To this end, universities were compelled to overhaul their existing institutional operations in conformance with the lockdown protocols enforced by the National Government. The sudden switch to an unplanned remote mode of teaching and learning becomes not only a lamentable reality for both academics but also a daunting...

Of the driest countries on the African continent, Namibia is the most arid in Southern Africa and water scarcity is perhaps its greatest challenge. Windhoek, the capital city, depends on surface water runoff; groundwater systems and recycling of grey water for its domestic, commercial and industrial water supply. However, due to high evaporation rate in the city, only 2% of the total rainfall ends up as runoff and inflow into the dams, plus another 1% that seeps into the groundwater as...

Abstract Globally, food and agriculture lie at the heart of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, especially for the goals of ending poverty, hunger and malnutrition, sustaining natural resources, and responding to climate change. Hence, water management is critical for food production. A survey was conducted by the Agricultural Research Council and Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to establish the key drivers to homestead food garden production. The...

The complexity of the caring needs of older persons in residential care facilities pose challenges for which South African caregivers were found to be underprepared. Their inadequate education and training led to varied quality of care, caregiver stress and burnout. The need was consequently identified to explore and describe the learning needs of caregivers working in residential care facilities in a resource limited setting. An explorative case study was undertaken and the multiple...

Higher education institutions (HEIs) made significant investments in digital technologies, platforms, and infrastructures as a response of the COVID-19 pandemic because they saw them as the most practical way to continue offering services in the face of widespread lockdowns and travel restrictions. The majority of HEIs were not, however, ready for the rapid shift from conventional face-to-face teaching, learning, and assessment to remote teaching, learning, and assessment (RTLA) on such a...

Transferable skills are a vital requirement of engineering education especially in South Africa. This is more so because statistics show that a high number of engineering graduates are unable to find work because of little or no transferable skills. With the rising unemployment in the country, it has become critical to introduce these skills into the curriculum. This paper discusses one way of teaching these skills via service learning. A sample of undergraduate students were asked about...