E.A. Ndaguba and E.O.C. Ijeoma

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-7092.2019.08.43

Published: 07 August 2019

Abstract: To fight poverty in South Africa, one must understand the underneath causes, origin, factors and cases that make people fall into and remain in poverty. These the measurement criterion did not take into cognizance establishing a measurement and conceptual parameter for understanding poverty in the African setting. In literature, there are two main arguments to poverty measurement, unidimensional and multidimensional measurement to poverty. However, in a case where both measure seemed to evade inclusiveness, as to reason why poverty has remained transgenerational. We ask, in what ways, could poverty be reduced? What forms the basis of the relief – social grants? What are the conditions that makes people who fall into poverty from affluence remain in poverty in the country? The approach was adopted from Statistic South Africa and over 100 research papers. Results demonstrates that eighteen million individuals are under the social grant system with a population of merely over forty five million people. Millions of households and families are falling into deep poverty, and the social grant system is becoming unsustainable. This paper is a referendum on the need for a new method of understanding poverty and means through which it be approached. It also intends to demonstrate that poverty is not just a mere measure of income or consumption, but unfulfilled desires. With the intent of understanding how government can adequately conceptual poverty, thereby leading to a more realistic approach of poverty reduction.

Keywords: Desire fulfilment, living standard, poverty, poverty measurement and conceptualization, poverty reduction, wellbeing.

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Xue Qing Chen, Christo De Coning and Leon Pretorius

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-7092.2019.08.47

Published: 07 August 2019

Abstract: Government to Government (G2G) partnerships between countries in the BRICS partnerships have significantly increased and with it, the need for more effective evidence-based decision-making. In this process, improved M&E and KM has become prominent. In this context, the study investigated the need for Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), as well as knowledge management (KM) systems in partnerships. This study focused on the development management aspects of such partnerships and the article is based on research information obtained through the PhD study by Dr Ivy Chen as well as updated research perspectives.

The article concluded that a need existed to establish more advanced M&E and KM systems in G2G partnerships. The Readiness Assessment conducted regarding M&E showed that a need existed for Results-Based M&E that can be used to ensure evidence-based decision-making in the G2G partnerships. The Readiness Assessment showed that a definite need existed for Communities of Practice (COPs) beyond the formal meetings and that professionals and practitioners on both sides needed to exchange explicit and implicit knowledge. A need also existed for improved ICTs based-systems including dedicated portals where policy documentation, programme information and data, as well as M&E results, can be loaded and shared by Governments.

Keywords: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), G2G Partnership, Knowledge Management (KM), Evidence-based decision making, Theory of Change (ToC).

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