Ngaka Modiri Molema District Research Articles

Poverty Levels among Local Municipalities in the NMMD of South Africa: A Multidimensional Scaling Approach

The North West Province has four district municipalities which are in turn subdivided into local municipalities. The province is experiencing very slow service delivery levels yet every year each municipality is allocated funds to ensure its smooth running. Although government avails funds, allocates poverty grants to the community and has black empowerment strategies in place, the communities in this province still remain poor. Many reasons can be cited for this status quo, ranging from mismanagement of funds, low resources, insufficient funds and the number of municipalities. This study recommends possible solutions to these problems. Data for the five local municipalities from the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (NMMDM) was analysed using Multidimensional scaling technique. Each municipality is defined by ten variables measuring poverty. The technique grouped the five local municipalities of the NMMDM into two clusters of local municipalities. An optimal perceptual map identified the levels of municipalities according to their poverty levels. With this information, the NMMDM can formulate appropriate strategic plans and policies that can address the local municipalities. Also the NMMDM can be able to address the targets set for the MDG goals of eradication of extreme poverty and hunger. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n2p549

Factors Influencing Farmers’ Participation in Agricultural Cooperatives in Ngaka Modiri Molema District

This study examined the factors influencing farmers’ participation in agricultural cooperatives in Ngaka Modiri Molema district. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 10 co-operatives from the existing 160 agricultural co-operatives and 12 members were selected from each of the cooperative society to give a total sample size of 120. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents/farmers, and analyzed with Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) using frequency counts and percentages to describe the data. It was found that majority of respondents were male between 21 to 50 and had completed their secondary level of education and have contact with extension officers, The results indicate that majority of participants used hired labor for production. Majority of participants did not have adequate capital for production and minority of participants had adequate capital for production. The study discovered that majority of participants encountered increased prices of inputs, while one participant did not encounter increased prices of inputs. Most of agricultural cooperatives in the North West province have access to transport services and government services. The study discovered that majority of participants joined agricultural cooperatives to overcome food insecurity, while majority of farmers participated in agricultural cooperatives to improve their profit.Majority of farmers did not participate in agricultural cooperatives to access financial linkage. And it was found that participation in agricultural cooperatives was voluntary.

Assessment of Waste Management Service Delivery by Employees and Communities of Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality

This study examines the assessment of waste management service delivery among employees and community members of Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality. The population of the study is employees and the community. Sixty employees were selected randomly from employees and community members to give a sample of 120. Data were a collected using structured questionnaire which was subject to analysis using SPSS. Frequency count and percentages were used to describe the data, while t-test statistics was used to compare the attitude of employees and community towards service delivery. Also correlation was used to test for relationship between attitude and constraints of employees and community. The results show that 90% employees are male and female makes 10%. Age shows that 55% of the employees are between 31-40 years, whereas 23% of the employees are between 41 -50 years. Eighty-six percent of the employees have acquired educational qualifications that are below Grade 11, the results further shows that 11% of the employees has acquires Matric/ Grade 12 certificate. Sixty percent of the employees have skill towards their job and while 40% are unskilled towards their daily tasks. The results of community, equal 50% of male female and on age it reflects that most dominate age on community is between 20-30 years at 27%, 23% are between 31-40 years. 27% of the community members on educational qualification have qualification that are below grade 11, and 25% of the community has at least obtained Matric/ Grade 12 certificate. 83% of the community is skilled towards their job and result further shows that 60% are staying in urban area and 30% of the community have more than 15 - 20 years residing in the area. 30% are unemployed and 45% of the community is youth. The results of the multiple regression analysis show significant determinants of the employee age group (t=2.227), Time schedule of waste collection in place (t=2.197), and Time schedule for street sweepers (t=2.532), shows there is strong correlation between independent variable and age group, time schedule of waste collection in place and time schedule for street sweepers.

Impact of the Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) Projects on Livelihoods of Beneficiaries in Ngaka Modiri Molema District, South Africa

The fundamental objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) projects on livelihoods of beneficiaries in the Ngaka Modiri Molema district of the North-West Province. Under the ownerships of LRAD beneficiaries, the majority of the projects undertake combinations of livestock, grains and vegetable production. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed on the data collected using structured questionnaire from randomly selected forty-seven LRAD projects in the study area. Graphs, histograms and tables were used to present the results of frequency indicator variables. The results of the analysis showed that some of the key indicator variables were lowly achieved; such as low quality of infrastructure, few skills training, less contribution to food security, poor savings and financial constraints. The positive aspects revealed by the results of the study include: access to sizeable productive agricultural lands; improved participation of women and youth in farming; household supply of food stuffs from the projects; earning of some form of monthly income from farm produce sales; some of the projects, even though small in number, have some good farming infrastructure; through the projects, though grossly inadequate, some have means of transport and farm machinery; the projects created some permanent and temporary jobs; and established some beneficial linkages. An integrated agrarian reform support programme will go a long way in improving productivity of the projects if it consists of a package in support services, rural infrastructure and co-operatives. The main function of such unit should be training, acquisition and distribution of agricultural inputs/equipment to agrarian project beneficiaries and there should also be extension of special grant to support government’s efforts.

Determinants of Performance of Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) Projects in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District, South Africa

KEYWORDS Land Reform. Demographic. Beneficiaries. Socio-economic. Sub-programme ABSTRACT The fundamental objective of this study was to analyse the effects of socio-economic factors on the performance of Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) projects in the Ngaka Modiri Molema district of the North-West Province. Random sampling technique was used to select 47 projects with 244 beneficiaries under LRAD sub-programme. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed on the data collected using a structured questionnaire. The Tobit model was fitted to the data to analyse the effects of the socio -economic factors on the projects' performance. Sixteen explanatory variables found to be statistically significant included: years of project operation (+NYR: p<0.05); number of project beneficiaries (-NBNOW: p<0.10); number of project beneficiaries with less than matric education (+EDLM: p<0.05); number of project beneficiari es with matric level of education (+EDM: p<0.05); number of project beneficiaries with tertiary level of education (+EDT: p<0.10); number of beneficiaries employed outside the project (-NBEBP: p<0.10); availability of proj ect business plan (+AVBP: p<0.05); average number of trainings attended by project beneficiaries (+AVTR: p<0.05); number of conflicts per project (-NCONF: p<0.001); adoption of new technologies by the projects (+ADTECH: p<0. 05); proportion of women with children per project (+PROW: p<0.05); households of beneficiaries' food security status (+HHFSD: p<0.05); net farm income of project (+NFI: p<0.001); project savings (+SAVINGS: p<0.001); farm records keeping (+FRK: p<0.05); and number of established relevant linkages of projects (+LINKAGES: p<0.05). Policy decisions to improve the performance of the LRAD projects in the study area should focus on: improvement of education and skills training of the beneficiaries; introduction of new production technologies; encouragement of savings culture among the beneficiaries; and establishment of relevant linkages for the projects in the study area.

Evaluation of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Policy Implementation in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District, North West Province, South Africa

Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) is a precondition for a truthful and meaningful transformation of the socio-economic landscape in the country in general, and Ngaka Modiri Molema District in partic...

Factors Affecting Farmers Participation in Agricultural Projects in Ngaka Modiri Molema District North West Province, South Africa

The survey examines factors affecting farmer participation in agricultural projects in Ngaka Modiri Molema district in North West province. A random sampling technique was used in selecting 20 farm...

A Qualitative Analysis of Democratic Participatory Development in Ngaka Modiri Molema District, North West Province, South Africa

Democratic participatory development has recently been identified as one of the key driving forces behind the successful and sustainable implementation of community development programmes and project s in South Africa. Its contribution to the successful completion of community development programmes and projects cannot be compromised. Within the context of this manuscript, the term 'democratic participatory development' is understood to mean a people-driven process that calls for all government institutions, local authorities, non- governmental organisations (NGOs), and community-based organisations (CBOs) to modify not only the ways in which they do things (modus operandi) but also their attitudes, methods, and procedures in their attempts of enhancing and consolidating the functionality and performance of their development programmes and projects. It is the intent of this article to provide a detailed qualitative analysis and critique of the underlying assumptions and coherence of democratic participatory development as they have manifested themselves in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District of the North West Province. Four pertinent dimensions that are considered to be the prerequisite of a functional and performing democratic participatory development are identified, namely: (1) viability and sustainability; (2) capability; (3) accountability; and (4) purpose-driven, and these are used as the basis for this analysis. Qualitative paradigm and its corresponding research design, as well as qualitative data collection methods and analysis techniques are employed, and the findings reveal that, overall, the functionality and performance of democratic participatory development in the District are not viable and sustainable. Finally, the article suggests a democra tic participa tory development model that if properly implemented, ca n lead to the improvement of democratic participatory development process in the District.

A Qualitative Assessment of the Evaluation and Monitoring Processes of Integrated Development Planning (IDP) in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District - North West Province, South Africa

This article reports on a qualitative assessment of the evaluation and monitoring processes of the Integrated Development Planning (IDP) in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District, North West Province, So...

Qualitative Analysis of the Administrative and Managerial Capacity of Ngaka Modiri Molema District, North West Province, South Africa

This article analyses the administrative and managerial capacity of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District. It identifies two pertinent themes of a functional municipality, namely: (1) administrative viability and (2) managerial know-how, and used them as benchmarks for this analysis. Within the context of this a rticle, administration refers to an activity or work done by officials within the spectrum of local government institutions to enable different local government institutions to achieve their objectives. The activity thus includes processes such as policy-making, organising, financing, personnel provision and utilisation (staffing), determination of work procedures, and control. Management, on the other hand, has to do with the implementation of policies, formulation of procedures, establishment of performance standards, and support of administration services. Quali tative data collection methods and analysis and interpretation techniques were employed in analysing the administrative and managerial capacity of the District. The analysis established that the District was in a state of distress due to lack of administrative and managerial capacity. The findings of this analysis were that in respect of administration, the administrative structures, systems, processes, and procedures in the District were not clearly articulated. It also emerged that administrative decision-making and problem-solving skills were not well-integrated. With regard to management, it was discovered that managerial plans, policies, strategies, and tactics were not well -coordinated. Moreover, it was found that management training and empowerment programmes were not adequate to enable the District to live up to its expectations. Based on these findings, and taking the systems perspective into account, the article recommends the concrete foundation—pillar of strength—solid roof administration and management model , for transforming the District into a vibrant and functional municipality, and thus restoring the confidence of its residents.

Stress among medical doctors working in public hospitals of the Ngaka Modiri Molema district (Mafikeng health region), North West province, South Africa

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction.&lt;/strong&gt; Stress and burnout are common among healthcare professionals, including doctors and nurses. Work-related stress rates among the general working population average 18%, while among doctors the rate is reported to be around 28%. Stress in doctors can result in multiple negative consequences. Detecting stress early may have positive outcomes for doctors, their families and the patients they care for. There is growing concern about stress in doctors working in public hospitals, yet there is a paucity of studies on stress among these doctors in South Africa.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Methods.&lt;/strong&gt; A cross-sectional, descriptive study using a self-administered, standardised questionnaire (12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12)) was conducted among medical doctors working in four hospitals of the Ngaka Modiri Molema (NMM) district, North West province. The research questionnaire was distributed and returned anonymously to ensure confidentiality.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results.&lt;/strong&gt; Of the 67 doctors in the study, 34 (51%) were found to be stressed; 18 (27%) of the participants were highly stressed (morbidly stressed). This result was compared with figures obtained by Govender in an earlier study conducted among private general practitioners in KwaDukuza, KwaZulu-Natal, in which 38% were stressed according to the GHQ-12; 23% of the subjects were morbidly stressed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion.&lt;/strong&gt; The rate of stress among doctors working in the four hospitals of the NMM district is higher than that found in other studies, which report a stress prevalence of 28 - 38% among doctors.&lt;/p&gt;

Qualitative Analysis of the Local Economic Development (LED) Strategy in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District, North West Province, South Africa

This article reports on a qualitative analysis of the Local Economic Development (LED) in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District - North West Province, South Africa. It identified four pertinent themes o...