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Listen | SMWX: Can GNU bring economic justice?

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PARI's Executive Director Sithembile Mbete participated in a recent SMWX podcast: 'In today's episode, in collaboration with the Institute for Economic Justice, we are joined by Febe Potgieter (ANC: Head…

Draft Guidelines | Unlocking Land for a Just Transition

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On the 24th of June 2025, PARI’s Land Governance Programme Researcher Daniel Sher presented  the Draft Guidelines on how municipalities should unlock land for a just transition, at the Q4…

This month’s cartoon

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2025 2021 2020 2019 2018 Cartoons by Carlos Amato, political cartoonist, and freelance illustrator and writer, based in Johannesburg.

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Listen | New report calls for clear basic-services standards in South Africa

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Dr Tracy Ledger, lead author on PARI's latest report, Affordability of Basic Services for South African Households, spoke to Radio Islam about why it is imperative for South Africa to…

Report | Affordability of Basic Services for South African Households

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By Tracy Ledger, with Nonhalanhla Mathibela South Africa is characterised by high poverty and high inequality. More than half of all households live below the upper bound poverty line and…

Policy brief | ‘Unjust’ Transition for Youth in South Africa: A case study of youth in Steve Tshwete Local Municipality

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About this brief Climate change is necessitating a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Despite policies implemented to mitigate the impacts, marginalised groups – including indigenous people, women…

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The Three-Step Ladder: if the state is to offer citizens a route out of severe poverty, then the cost of a household’s sufficient basic services — electricity and water — cannot be so high as to displace proper nutrition.

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PARI's Executive Director Sithembile Mbete participated in a recent @_SMWX podcast discussing the Government of National Unity (GNU) and its capacity to deliver economic justice.

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Listen | New report calls for clear basic-services standards in South Africa

@drtracyledger, lead author on PARI’s latest report, Affordability of Basic Services for South African Households, spoke to @radioislam about why it is imperative for South Africa to define and…

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This month’s cartoon

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2025 2021 2020 2019 2018 Cartoons by Carlos Amato, political cartoonist, and freelance illustrator and writer, based in Johannesburg.

Report | Affordability of Basic Services for South African Households

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By Tracy Ledger, with Nonhalanhla Mathibela South Africa is characterised by high poverty and high inequality. More than half of all households live below the upper bound poverty line and…

Campaign | Joburg Basic Services for All

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With reference to Tracy Ledger's recent work on basic services in South Africa, and particularly the City of Johannesburg, PARI ran a social media campaign, outlining the Just Transition programme's…

PARI Urban Crisis Seminar Series 2025

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The Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI), Society, Work and Politics Institute (SWOP), Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) and the Johannesburg Crisis: Concerned Academics, launch a seminar series to offer scholars, researchers,…

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