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Item The role of community participation in planning the delivery of clean water to rural communities : a case study of Jeppe's Reef(1998) Thwala, Wellington DidibhukuWater is a human right and to save water is a human responsibility, Despite tile very basic need for water, not everyone has access to it However, access to an adequate supply of water, defined in terms of water quality, quantity and distance to the supply, is denied to millions of rural people in the developing countries. The ambitious goal manifested in the International Drinking Water and Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (IDWSSD) was that by 1990, all the inhabitants of the world would have access to safe drinking water. This goal has clearly not been achieved, and certainly not in South Africa. In South Africa more than 12 million people do not have access to clean water and less than half of the rural population has a safe and accessible water supply. Communities have had little say in the provision of water and decision-making in the water delivery, agencies has reflected broader apartheid ideology. The study attempts to investigative the problems which are faced by rural communities that hinder participation in the delivery of clean water supply. The study concentrate on aspects such as what is participation, the importance of the community in decision making, who should participate, how to ensure participation, and the role of the planner. It proposes the importance of involving communities in the planning for the delivery of clean water supply to rural communities. Emphasis is on enhancing the role of community participation in planning and implementing rural water projects. Jeppe's Reef is the case study of this discourse. In the final analysis it was discovered there is a great need for involving the community in water project decision-making.Item A critical evaluation of pre- and post- 1994 large-scale development programmes in South africa with particular focus on employment creation(2010-09-17) Thwala, Wellington DidibhukuIn South Africa, the levels of unemployment and poverty are extremely high and these are two of South Africa’s most pressing problems. Over the past 28 years several major programmes have been initiated in South Africa to counter unemployment and poverty. Between 1980 and 1994, the former government spent billions of Rands on large-scale development programmes with the stated objective of using labour-intensive methods during the provision of physical infrastructure, to create employment and alleviate poverty. However, this did not solve the unemployment problem. Since 1994 the African National Congress (ANC) government has implemented large-scale programmes with similar objectives to those before 1994. After an analysis of the theoretical premises and implementation of labour-intensive public works programmes in Africa, the thesis critically evaluated several pre - and post - 1994 large-scale development programmes in South Africa. Major conclusions are that very little sustainable employment was created and there was no long-term programme approach to address poverty alleviation. Furthermore, lessons that could have been learnt from pre – 1994 have not been applied in the post 1994 period. Shortcomings in programme planning and implementation of large-scale development programmes in South Africa still exist. Another major conclusion is that the pre-1994 lessons were not taken into considerations in the post-1994 programme planning and implementation. Based on the research, the author has derived a six phase Programme Management Framework for Development Programmes. This framework embodies a long-term programme management approach to the planning and implementation of large-scale, labour-intensive development programmes.