December 2006
Children in the drivers’ seat
‘Participation’ is highly fashionable, and it is highly talked about especially among social scientists and develop-ment activists. It is a progressive word extensively used by social and anthropological researchers. One hears of participatory planning, participatory evaluative process-es, participatory programme implementation, participa-tory research, and on and on.
December 2006
An empowered and robust civil society as an ideal strategic partner of a municipal manager in the promotion of community participation in local government
Blade Nzimande, asserts that, the question of public participation is central in any democratic order, and it is something we dare not take for granted but must ensure that we constantly work on it all the time. To many, public participation is seen as a vehicle to promote and instil a culture of good governance at the local government level. Good governance is not exclusively the territory of the public sector or...
December 2006
Crafting active citizen participation through ward committees
The new government has provided for a legal framework that necessitates the establishment and institutionalization of ward committees as vehicles to entrench participatory governance at the grass root level. According to Roger Southall (2004)[1], ‘participatory democracy entails a high level of public participation in the political process through a wide variety of institutional channels’.
December 2006
History of Daktari Wildlife Orphanage
Some years ago, the TV series Daktari told the story of a family in Africa which looked after injured or orphaned animals. Like thousands of children throughout the world, Ian Merrifield was fascinated by this series, which led them to do the same, many years later. He was working as a game ranger in a reserve when he met his future wife Michele. She assisted in hand-raising a baby zebra which had been attacked by...
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