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South Africa Foreign Policy and Government Guide ... Read more

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This text is essential reading for every citizen interested in bringing about accountable government and administration in South Africa. The book is mainly intended to serve as introductory reading for students of political science and public administration at universities and technikons. It is essential literature for members of legislatures, government officials and office-bearers of political parties and other public associations. ... Read more

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The text provides a overview of the different approaches to, and models of, public policy processes. It also presents an understanding of both the political and the administraticedynamics of policy-making, implementation, and evaluation. The title will assist education and training institutions inassessing the nature and value of their own programmes in public policy, as well as in considering mechanisms for the institutionalisation of critical policy, analytical structures and processes in the decision-making structures of government units. ... Read more

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Chapters: Tuynhuys, Leeuwenhof, Government House, Pretoria, Government House, Natal, Government House, Orange Free State, Government Houses of South Africa. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: De Tuynhuys (Garden House), the Cape Town office of the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa, has in various guises been associated with the seat of the highest political authority in the land for almost two and a half centuries. The building seemingly had modest beginnings with the earliest known reference to the site being in 1674 when the Dutch East India Company first built a "garden house" to store the tools for the Company's large garden first established by Jan van Riebeeck in 1652. In about 1682, the toolshed was converted into a guesthouse to entertain foreign visitors of the Governor Simon van der Stel. The building was renovated and enlarged numerous times until 1751 when it was first recorded that the building was being used as a summer residence by the Governor, a custom which the historical record seems to bear out for all the Dutch Governors that century. By 1790 the building was known as The Governor's House in the Company's Gardens ('Het Governiurs Huys in de Compagnies Tuyn') and by this time - as reflected in the drawings of Josephus Jones circa 1790 - the gardens side of the building already had its rococo balusters with its stucco drapes and Greco-roman sculptures. From a design perspective, the building, incorporating both Louis XVI-style Neo-classicism and Baroque elements, was influenced by 18th Century Dutch and Dutch East Indies architecture of the time. Similar facades, windows, doors and fanlights can be seen in Colonial buildings built in the same period in places such as Amsterdam and Batavia (modern-day Indonesia). The pl...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4207528 ... Read more

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The knowledge-intensive economy implies a need forfaster adaptation to an accelerated change in theenvironment of public policies and servicedelivery.The Department of Economic Affairs,Agriculture and Tourism (DEAAT), in the ProvincialGovernment: Western Cape, is responsible for theimplementation of the Cape Online programme, throughthe creation of structures, systems and processesthat support e-government. This book assesses the knowledge managementprocesses ? creation, sharing, application andretention ? in the DEAAT to determine its readinessfor knowledge management initiatives.The researchfindings indicate an overall moderate level ofreadiness for knowledge management with the keyinhibitors being the bureaucratic structure andorganisational culture.A framework for theimplementation of knowledge management initiativesis proposed. ... Read more

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Completely updated and revised for this new edition, our unique electronic book on two CD-ROMs has an amazing collection of the finest federal documents and resources about South Africa, providing encyclopedic coverage of all aspects of the country. This disc set provides a truly fantastic reference source, with over one hundred thousand pages reproduced in Adobe Acrobat format! There is complete coverage of newsworthy material about South Africa, including trade and doing business with South Africa, freedom fighter and former President Nelson Mandela, President Clinton visits South Africa, USAID in Africa, and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).This incredible and comprehensive series on the countries of the world contains material from the State Department, Department of Defense, White House, and cabinet agencies including Agriculture, Energy, and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.There is complete information about geography, people, government, the economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.In addition to the nation-specific material, as a bonus we have included reports about every country on the globe, with 271 nations, dependent areas, and other entities identified by the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA World Factbook is considered an invaluable "world encyclopedia" reference book.This incredible two CD-ROM set is packed with over 129,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material.Our news and educational discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust. ... Read more