Browsing by Author "Mangwiro, Neville Taziva"

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    Assessing the South African National Health Insurance policy process from 2007 - 2019
    (2020) Mangwiro, Neville Taziva
    Over a decade has gone by since the National Health Insurance (NHI) policy was put on the policy agenda when the African National Congress (ANC) passed a resolution to implement it. However, much of the discussion has focused on the design/content of the NHI and little attention has been put on the policy process and how it may have influenced the policy outcomes from 2007 to 2019. The purpose of this research is to assess the NHI policy process to examine the relationship between the nature of the process and the resulting policy outcomes. Elements of a systematic rapid review were adopted to conduct this study. The study took the form of a qualitative exploratory case study. Data collection involved document review using search words and various rapid review inclusion and exclusion methods to select documents. A Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) was adopted for the study. The study found that the elitist (topdown) approach taken by the government has been the main reason for the design/content of the NHI policy. Furthermore, the policy proposals themselves are very complex, which naturally slows completion of the process as the technical barriers to implementation become apparent. In large part these technical barriers are reflected through wide-ranging contestation from a significant spectrum of stakeholders. Also, the consultation process failed to meet its objectives, a feature that pervades the entire policy process to date. It was concluded that the NHI has a long way to go and that a more participative approach should be taken
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    Exploring the social impact of corporate social investment in South Africa
    (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023) Mangwiro, Neville Taziva; Moyo, Bhekinkosi
    Our research examined the social impact of corporate social investment (CSI)/corporate social responsibility (CSR) in South Africa. It evaluated CSI/CSR activities and their immediate outcomes in three South African provinces, namely Mpumalanga, Western Cape, and Gauteng. CSI initiatives within the financial sector in the three provinces were chosen because the financial sector is one of the top three locations where most CSI/CSR activities occur. The critical systems heuristics theory underpinned this study. To systematically address the key research questions, the explorative sequential mixed-methods research approach was employed, which involved a two-phase research methodology that began with phase one being qualitative and phase two being the quantitative aspect of the proposed research. Semi-structured interviews with 32 key informants from a business mentorship programme and an early childhood development practitioner training programme provided qualitative data. In addition, a self- completion survey questionnaire completed by 427 respondents with experience in conducting CSI/CSR initiatives provided quantitative data. To analyse qualitative data, ATLAS.ti 9.1.3.0 Multilingual qualitative research software was employed. Furthermore, the IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences software 25 (SPSS 25) was used for descriptive and inferential statistics analysis of quantitative data. Significant findings revealed that CSI is a charitable activity of business conducted to achieve community relations and development for social good. It turned out that CSI initiatives can potentially reinforce the inequalities and disparities that corporate CSR/CSI should eradicate by maintaining the status quo in South Africa. The study concludes that the would-be beneficiaries cannot voice their interests in the CSI initiatives now in a way that can positively affect their lives. Therefore, engaging in the initiative in a more inclusive way that allows would-be beneficiaries to represent themselves would be more iii empowering and emancipative. The study, therefore, recommends that when the decision-makers are designing the CSI initiatives, one of the purposes for its establishment should be to ensure ownership of the purported beneficiaries’ businesses in addition to the upskilling of all stakeholders.