PARI's State Reform Programme Lead Sarah Meny-Gibert was a speaker at a recent SALGA webinar exploring what it means to professionalise the public administration in local government. The State Reform...
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By Tracy Ledger and Mahlatse Rampedi "There are fifteen municipalities that for the last three consecutive years have received either a disclaimer or adverse audit outcome, or have failed to...
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By Joel Pearson and Thatshisiwe Ndlovu Appointment, promotion and placement of officials in positions within government administrations is the subject of intense daily discourse by those working within the state...
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This Friday 23 February, PARI is delighted to host a seminar on state capture with Professor Joel S. Hellman from 13:00 to 15:00. Hellman wrote groundbreaking work on state capture...
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There is a way for ordinary South Africans to join the fight against corruption, writes PARI’s Mbongiseni Buthelezi.
There is a way for ordinary South Africans to join the fight against corruption, writes PARI’s Mbongiseni Buthelezi.
Anti-corruption politics in South Africa are now decisively focused on Jacob Zuma’s removal. It is not our intention to legitimise him. Governing requires a measure of disinterest in oneself and distance in balancing the interests of others. Zuma’s indiscretion in giving ample circumstance to claims that he is acutely self-interested and heinously partial means that he is incapable of governing.
May 2014The Contract State One of the most dramatic features of the post-apartheid state has been the contracting-out of government services to third-party providers. South Africa has become a ‘contract...
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Betrayal of the Promise: How South Africa is Being Stolen A Major, New Study on the Country’s Emerging Shadow State Press release Calls for President Jacob Zuma to resign have...
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A major, new study on the country’s emerging Shadow State.
