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Unravelling the Intricacies: An In-depth Analysis of the Complexity within South African Local Government Nkoana, Isaac; Mmachoene, Modiba; Selelo, Mohale Ernest
Publica: Jurnal Pemikiran Administrasi Negara Vol 16, No 2 (2024): Publica
Publisher : Department of Public Administration

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/jpan.v16i2.35087

The aim of this paper is to investigate the how complexity affects local government in South Africa. Local government is the closest sphere to the local people in South Africa. This sphere of government is charged with the responsibility of providing goods and services to the public. However, local governments in South Africa are glued to complexity that produce ineffectiveness and inefficiency in terms of providing goods and services to the local communities. This paper relies on an assertion by Prof. Nghamula Nkuna, who refers complexity within local government as a situation where people or stakeholders do not confine themselves to a single site, nor do they always engage others in the same manner. He further states that the manner in which the ward public officials of a local municipality chair the ward committee meeting is different from the way he or she reports to the local traditional leader, and interactions vary as obligations and roles shift depending on the situation. For example, most councillors elected to local government are also employed as teachers, and they are also serving in other community structures. The findings indicate that the complexity within local government create multiple challenges, such as ineffective decision-making, slow implementation of policies, policy fragmentation and inconsistency, and strained relationships and collaboration. The paper is purely qualitative, which adopts literature-based methodology. It concludes that local government, where most public officials hold one position, do well in terms of delivering services because there is no conflict of interest. This paper recommends that local government should enforce a single-site duty towards public officials so that they engage others in the same manner to circumvent challenges created by the complexity within local government.

The Perpetuation of Lazy Thinking by Exploiting Writing Artificial Intelligence Tools: Perceptions from Students in the University of Limpopo Selelo, Mohale Ernest
JEET, Journal of English Education and Technology Vol. 4 No. 04 (2024): January 2024
Publisher : FKDP (Forum Komunikasi Dosen Peneliti)

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The advent of technological innovation systems has raised concerns about the quality of education. This paper aims to examine and critique the prevalence of lazy thinking and writing among students who rely on online tools during their academic pursuits. It argues that the use of artificial writing software by students not only undermines their intellectual capabilities but also poses a threat to the overall standard of education. Consequently, the emergence of various virtual tools, including ChatGBT, jenni.ai, Calmly writer, living writer, Hubspot’s Blog Topic Generator, The CoSchedule headline analyzer app, Portent’s Idea Generator, Scrivener, and Hemingway Editor, has become prevalent among students in their educational journey. Acknowledging that technology's progress cannot be halted, it becomes crucial to ensure that such advancements does not replace the essence of creative thinking and writing within academic environments. This conceptual study, employing a qualitative and quantitative approach, explores this concern. The research gathers insights from students at the University of Limpopo on the matter in question. The findings indicate that a significant number of students resort to online software due to laziness, shortsightedness, and a lack of creativity when completing academic assessments. Despite the university's implementation of Turnitin, students still manage to bypass the system using these online tools. Consequently, the study highlights the susceptibility of the quality of education to the influence of online writing software. This paper recommends two key alternatives: firstly, the adoption of Activated Classroom Teaching and secondly, the encouragement of ‘Socratic Method’ of teaching and learning to encourage active and radical thinking amongst students and improve the quality of education.

Unravelling the Intricacies: An In-depth Analysis of the Complexity within South African Local Government Nkoana, Isaac; Mmachoene, Modiba; Selelo, Mohale Ernest
Publica: Jurnal Pemikiran Administrasi Negara Vol. 16 No. 2 (2024): Publica
Publisher : Department of Public Administration

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/jpan.v16i2.35087

The aim of this paper is to investigate the how complexity affects local government in South Africa. Local government is the closest sphere to the local people in South Africa. This sphere of government is charged with the responsibility of providing goods and services to the public. However, local governments in South Africa are glued to complexity that produce ineffectiveness and inefficiency in terms of providing goods and services to the local communities. This paper relies on an assertion by Prof. Nghamula Nkuna, who refers complexity within local government as a situation where people or stakeholders do not confine themselves to a single site, nor do they always engage others in the same manner. He further states that the manner in which the ward public officials of a local municipality chair the ward committee meeting is different from the way he or she reports to the local traditional leader, and interactions vary as obligations and roles shift depending on the situation. For example, most councillors elected to local government are also employed as teachers, and they are also serving in other community structures. The findings indicate that the complexity within local government create multiple challenges, such as ineffective decision-making, slow implementation of policies, policy fragmentation and inconsistency, and strained relationships and collaboration. The paper is purely qualitative, which adopts literature-based methodology. It concludes that local government, where most public officials hold one position, do well in terms of delivering services because there is no conflict of interest. This paper recommends that local government should enforce a single-site duty towards public officials so that they engage others in the same manner to circumvent challenges created by the complexity within local government.

Repatriation of the Brain Drain to Brain Gain Dichotomy from Urban Areas to Rural Areas: Decentralizing Development SELELO, Mohale Ernest; MOKOELE, Ngoako Johannes; MNISI, Pearl Thobeka
International Journal of Environmental, Sustainability, and Social Science Vol. 4 No. 6 (2023): International Journal of Environmental, Sustainability, and Social Science (Nov
Publisher : PT Keberlanjutan Strategis Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.38142/ijesss.v4i6.739

The development stagnation or lack thereof of rural areas in South Africa is fast becoming unprecedented because of the loss of much human capital to urban areas. Therefore, the paper aims to conceptualize and analyze the implications of the brain drain in rural areas. The central argument of this paper is that the unprecedented relocation of youthful and educated human capital from rural to urban areas perpetuates underdevelopment in these areas. This shift of skilled and educated population can be noted as brain drain and with the antagonist arguing that it is brain gain in urban areas. Consequently, rural areas experienced depopulation, which did not spark interest in investment toward development. In that, the proliferation of underdevelopment facets in rural areas can be attributed to the loss of losing human capital from people with skills, knowledge, expertise, abilities, and capabilities migrating from rural to urban areas. Therefore, most rural areas need more capacitated people to enhance their socioeconomic conditions. This conceptual paper adopts a literature-based methodology to assess and critique the repatriation of the brain drain from urban areas to rural areas and decentralize development to benefit people in rural areas. It finds that rural areas still need to be developed due to brain drain (loss of human capital) and rural-urban migration. It recommends that people with the necessary skills, knowledge, and experience return to the communities to decentralize and reindustrialize rural areas for better living standards.

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