Code of best practice on HIV and pregnancy in South Africa

1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 174
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Best Practice

scholarly journals The integration of lean, green and best practice business principles

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annelize Wiese ◽  
Rose Luke ◽  
Gert J. Heyns ◽  
Noleen M. Pisa
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Lean Principles ◽  
Clear Link ◽  
Business Principles ◽  
Practice Culture

Background: Whilst there are separate streams of established research on lean, green and best practice initiatives, the intersection of these three strategic principles has not been addressed extensively in the past.Objectives: In this study a framework to integrate lean, green and best practice principles into an integrated business model was developed as a strategy for businesses to develop sustainable competitive advantages.Method: A descriptive case study was conducted on Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) to understand whether a clear link between the company’s environmental approach, lean principles and established best practice culture could be determined. In addition, the case study tested the view that the implementation of these three principles concurrently resulted in improved business results.Results: The main findings of the study revealed that TSAM’s commitment to lean, green and best practice business principles contributed and was directly linked to its business success in terms of sales and market position.Conclusion: It is recommended that businesses implement an integrated lean, green and best practice business model as a strategy to reduce costs and sustainably enhance profitably and competitiveness.

scholarly journals Participatory Rural Appraisal Approaches for Public Participation in EIA: Lessons from South Africa

Land ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandham ◽  
Chabalala ◽  
Spaling
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Resource Use ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Participatory Rural Appraisal ◽  
Considerable Potential ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Disadvantaged Communities ◽  
Sustainable Resource Use ◽  
Rural Appraisal

: Public participation in environmental impact assessment (EIA) often falls short of the requirements of best practice in the move towards sustainable development, particularly for disadvantaged and marginalized communities. This paper explores the value of a participatory rural appraisal (PRA) approach for improved public participation in a sample of EIA’s for photovoltaic projects in South Africa. PRA was conducted post facto making use of selected PRA tools. Findings show that a great deal more information was obtained by the PRA approach, confirming the perceived weakness of traditional PP for vulnerable and disadvantaged communities. It is concluded that a PRA approach has considerable potential for improving meaningful public participation, which should improve EIA, build capacity in those communities, and enhance livelihoods and sustainable resource use.

Exploration role of volunteerism on the digitisation project: case of the office of the premier in Mpumalanga province, South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nkholedzeni Sidney Netshakhuma
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Youth Empowerment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mpumalanga Province ◽  
Volunteer Labor

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the role of volunteerism during the digitisation project by the Office of the Premier in Mpumalanga with a view recommending the best practice. Design/methodology/approach The empirical data was collected through the semi-structured qualitative interviews with the records manager and ten volunteer archivists employed by the Office of the Premier. Findings Local pupils within the Mpumalanga province were recruited to participate in the digitisation project as a form of youth empowerment. The Mpumalanga Provincial Archives was not involved in the digitisation project to ensure that all digitisation specification was in line with the requirement of the provincial archives. Furthermore, a lack of resources to implement the digitisation project was cited as the main stamping block for the successful implementation of the project. Research limitations/implications This paper is limited to the Office of the premier, in the Mpumalanga province. Practical implications Archivists interested in recruiting volunteers on a digitisation project can use this paper to understand the benefits and cost of volunteer labor before putting volunteer projects into practice. Social implications The success of a digitisation project depends on the involvement of the Mpumalanga Provincial archives. Originality/value This paper presents a unique case study in South Africa of a digitisation project staffed with volunteers in the office of the Premier.

The Quality of Biodiversity Inputs to EIA in Areas with High Biodiversity Value — Experience from the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (03) ◽  
pp. 1550025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor Winston Hallatt ◽  
Francois Pieter Retief ◽  
Luke Alan Sandham
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Cape Floristic Region ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Impact Prediction ◽  
International Trends ◽  
Report Quality ◽  
Insufficient Time

The quality of biodiversity inputs to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in areas with high biodiversity value was investigated by reviewing the quality of a sample of Biodiversity Impact Assessments (BIAs) in the Cape Floristic Region (CFR), South Africa. The results suggest that while the overall performance was satisfactory, several inadequacies were evident, confirming international trends. Inadequacies relate to consideration of alternatives, public consultation, monitoring programmes, and gathering of biodiversity baseline data during inappropriate seasons and over insufficient time periods. Positive outcomes include the incorporation of ecosystems processes in baseline studies and assessment as well as the wide adoption of a precautionary approach to impact prediction. It is recommended that best practice and biodiversity guidance as developed and implemented in the Western Cape Province, be adopted as widely as possible in other provinces, and that the BIA practitioner community be alerted to revealed weakness of BIA report quality.

scholarly journals Benchmarking as a means to improve conservation practice

Oryx ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. Sutherland ◽  
Michael J. S. Peel
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Invasive Species ◽  
Survival Rate ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Conservation Practice ◽  
Efficiency Measures ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Cross Site

AbstractBenchmarking, the comparison of efficiency measures of an organization against those of other organizations, is widely used in industry, medical practice and agriculture as a means of learning where practice can be improved. This could be used by conservationists for routine repeatable activities, such as the treatment of invasive species or the survival rate of transplanted plants. We give three examples of the benefits of cross-site comparisons: grazing management in South Africa, husbandry of captive penguins and management of lagoons for wading birds. Benchmarking, by comparing effectiveness with others, is the initial stage in identifying weaknesses and leads on to learning how to improve through cross-site comparisons, comparisons with better performers or examination of the published literature. We suggest that the term best practice, which is often used as part of benchmarking, is unsuitable as it implies a comparison of all options, which rarely takes place, and it is subject to change as knowledge and techniques develop. An alternative term is current effective practice.

scholarly journals ‘In-Between’ Rural Tourism: Rethinking Rural Tourism Spaces for Policy Development in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 10(4) (10(4)) ◽  
pp. 1394-1413
Author(s):  
Christian M Rogerson ◽  
Jayne M Rogerson
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Global South ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Rural Space ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Local Municipality ◽  
Tourism Policy

Rural tourism is the focus of major international scholarship. This paper contributes to policy debates about rural tourism in the Global South using the example of South Africa. Specifically, it points to a need for rethinking of rural tourism spaces for policy development in South Africa. Arguably, ‘rural spaces’ cannot be viewed homogeneously simply as places outside of cities; instead rural tourism spaces must be unpacked and differentiated. The South African case is of special interest in Global South scholarship because national government launched initiatives to prepare an appropriate rural tourism policy. It is argued that a spatially differentiated approach to rural tourism policy is useful and recommends as a starting point drawing upon best practice international research which identifies (at least) three different categories of rural space, namely fringe, exotic/remote and in-between rural spaces. Insight is provided of two examples of ‘in-between’ rural spaces in South Africa, namely Greater Giyani Local Municipality in Limpopo and Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality in Eastern Cape.

scholarly journals Scholarship in nursing: Degree-prepared nurses versus diploma-prepared nurses

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 422-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lizeth Roets ◽  
Yvonne Botma ◽  
Cecilna Grobler
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nursing Educators ◽  
Quality Patient Care ◽  
Best Practice Guidelines ◽  
Managerial Positions

Background: The nursing profession needs nurses with a higher level of education and not merely more nurses to enhance patient outcomes. To improve quality patient care the nursing discipline needs to be advanced through theory development and knowledge generation, thus graduate nurses. Nursing scholarship cannot be limited to nurse academics, but is the responsibility of every nurse. Although the world is looking towards combating the decline in nursing numbers with better educated nurses, South Africa is planning to address the problem with more lower qualified nurses.Aim: The aim of this study being reported here was to establish whether degree-prepared nurses in South-Africa partake more often in scholarly activities than diploma-prepared nurses.Method: A cross-sectional descriptive design was used. The population was all professional nurses registered with the South African Nursing Council who obtained either a four year degree or four year diploma in nursing. Data were gathered from 479 respondents, using aself-administrative questionnaire.Results: Three times more nursing educators (n = 19) achieved a degree as first qualification than their colleagues (n = 6) who achieved a diploma as first qualification. All but one (n = 18) nursing educators who obtained a degree as first qualification are educators in the private sector that include both universities as well as nursing colleges of private hospital groups. Data further revealed that most nurse educators and those in managerial positions were degree prepared. More degree prepared nurses than diploma prepared nurses were actively involved in scholarly activities such as research (30,5% compared to 25,5%) andimplementing best practice guidelines (62,2% compared to 55,9%).Conclusion: The global nursing crisis, nor the nursing profession, will benefit by only training more nurses. The profession and the health care sector need more degree prepared nurses to improve scholarship in nursing.

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