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Minutes of the EXCO meeting held on the 10 June 2021 virtually

Minutes-EXCO-10-June-2021Download The Chairperson, Dr Eduardo Chilundo, welcomed all members who attended the meeting virtually. He informed the members of the EXCO that he received a formal message from Dr Ledwaba regarding her retirement on 30 April 2021. In that communication, Dr Ledwaba indicated that the Secretariat will be supported by Ms Pumla Nhleko and Ms Mamphoke Mohlala from the National School of Government (the NSG).

2021-11-25T13:58:49+02:00November 2021|Meetings|

Minutes of the EXCO meeting held on 6 -7 March 2019

Minutes-EXCO-6-to-7-March-2019Download The President of AMDIN, Mr Eduardo Chilundo, opened the meeting by welcoming all the participating members present with special emphasis to the Acting Principal of the NSG, Dr Sipho Manana; the Secretariat and the former ADMIN Secretary General, Prof Richard Levin. He further expressed his gratitude to the South African government for supporting the AMDIN activities. The President indicated that on the 04th of March 2019, there was a launch and celebration of the publication of the AMDIN Journal which was attended by the Deputy Minister for Public Service and Administration, Dr Pilane Majake and the European Union (EU) ...

2021-11-25T13:46:33+02:00November 2021|Meetings|

Minutes of AMDIN and AU Academy held on 18 September 2018 in Ethiopia

Minutes-of-Meeting-between-AMDIN-and-AU-Academy-13-September-2018Download Dr Abdalla welcomed the delegation and introduced herself as the Head of the Academy. She gave a background of the work that she has done before. The delegation of AMDIN introduced themselves to the Head of the AU Leadership Academy. The attendants included Mr Eduardo Chilundo, Prof Richard Levin, Mr Kofi Arkaah-Ocran and Mr Mzwandile Manto.

2025-04-23T11:42:59+02:00November 2021|Meetings|

Lesotho medicinal plants pass Covid19 tests

Johannesburg – The South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research- CSIR – has found that extracts of two indigenous plant species from Lesotho are active against two Covid19 strains, and has recommended them for animal tests and then human clinical trials. CSIR says the samples were tested against the severe and acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as well as against the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). In addition they were tested for toxicity to human cells and researchers say in all cases the extracts almost did not show signs of toxicity to the target cells. “In conclusion, ...

2021-07-23T07:55:00+02:00July 2021|News Room|

Africa Journal of Public Sector Development and Governance Vol 4 Issue 1 (2021)

The phrase “African solutions to African problems” gained prominence after the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) transformed into the African Union (AU) in 2001. Due to the desire to revive a continent that was marginalised and exploited for centuries owing to slavery, colonialism, neo-colonialism, destabilisation, oppression, war and hunger, poor governance and socio-economic development, it has become a mantra for policymakers in Africa (AU 2013: 34). Concern about the challenges the continent faces have contributed towards “African solutions to African problems ... to show that Africa has both the capability and determination to solve problems” (Lobakeng 2017:1). It is ...

2025-04-22T16:27:06+02:00April 2021|Journals|

Africa Journal of Public Sector Development and Governance Vol 3 Issue 1 (2020)

Journal download available AJPSDG Volume 3 version 1 18 Dec 2020Download Special COVID-19 Edition / Edition spéciale COVID-19 / Edição Especial COVID-19 CONTENTS – CONTENU – CONTEÚDO EDITORIAL – ÉDITORIAL – EDITORIALCOVID-19: from Global Pandemic to Disaster for the African ContinentCOVID-19 : de la pandémie mondiale au désastre pour le continent Africain COVID-19: de pandemia global a desastre para o continente africanoThean Potgieter The Nexus between Public Administration and Disaster Management: A Case of COVID-19 in South Africa Johnny Masego Pietersen Suitable Leadership Styles for the COVID-19 Converged CrisisDavy du Plessis and Charles Keyter South Africa’s National Response to COVID-19, ...

2025-04-22T16:30:13+02:00January 2021|Journals|

The NSG Case Study Repository

https://repository.thensg.gov.za/ The facilitator guide to the teaching and learning case is designed to support NSG facilitators to guide participating learners in building critical thinking skills and actionable knowledge that are fundamental to effective service delivery at all levels of governance and public management. Read more ...

2021-12-02T07:08:22+02:00October 2020|Case Studies|

Africa Journal of Public Sector Development and Governance Vol 2 Issue 2 (2019)

Journal download available AJPSDG_Vol-2_Issue-2_WebDownload CONTENTS – CONTENU – CONTEÚDO EDITORIALBringing Continental Issues to the ForeÉDITORIALMettre en Evidence les Questions du ContinentEDITORIALColocando Questões Continentais na Vanguarda Thean Potgieter Analysis of Government Performance in Service Delivery in Africa andFactors Influencing ResultsCarlos Shenga Towards a Less Contentious Electoral Outcome in Sub-Saharan Africa Gbensuglo A. Bukari and Patrick Tandoh-Offin The Impact of Independent Members of Parliament in Multi-PartyDemocracies: The Ugandan Case Gerald Kagambirwe Karyeija Business Incubation as a Job Creation Model: A Comparative Study ofBusiness Incubators supported by the South African Jobs Fund Najwah Allie-Edries and Evans Mupela Development of Gainful Self-Employment Skills amongst ...

2025-04-22T16:31:19+02:00February 2020|Journals|
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