Lianne Malan

The purpose of this article is to investigate conservation management and intergovernmental relations with reference to the national and selected provincial parks. A number of structures and institutions for intergovernmental relations are analysed. The relevance of those structures for intergovernmental relations pertaining to conservation management in particular is investigated. A model for intergovernmental relations pertaining to conservation management is developed and recommendations regarding the promotion of intergovernmental relations are made.

The purpose of this article is to investigate conservation management and intergovernmental relations with reference to the national and selected provincial parks. A number of structures and institutions for intergovernmental relations are analysed. The relevance of those structures for intergovernmental relations pertaining to conservation management in particular is investigated. A model for intergovernmental relations pertaining to conservation management is developed and recommendations regarding the promotion of intergovernmental relations are made.

This article examines the impact of the establishment of regional and sub-regional structures on intergovernmental relations in states that are members of the South African Development Community (SADC). It provides an overview of decentralization in the SADC states and reviews the influence of forms of government on intergovernmental relations. The regional and sub-regional structures in each member state are outlined and discussed. This article concludes that intergovernmental relations in the SADC states cannot be analyzed without emphasizing the impact of power relations on intergovernmental relations and co-operative government.

For higher education institutions to produce graduates capable of contributing to society and the economy in a productive manner, educational emphasis is placed on the development of critical thinking. The above necessitates that higher education institutions are able to engage in responsive curriculum design and delivery for enhanced student success and access. Public Administration programmes focus on equipping students to work within the broader government sector, able and capable of delivering public functions responsive to the needs of society. Literature suggests that there are a number of factors which influence the success ratio of any undergraduate programme in the South African context, including, inter alia, increased enrolments, student–staff ratios and the overall decline of professional and intellectual life in the country. Further complicating matters are classes too big to be participatory and crammed syllabi preventing in-depth discussions. The notion of embedding a...