COMPACT National Conference On 1-2 December 2025 COMPACT is holding a national conference under the theme “Reimagining Developmental Local Government: New Approaches to Legacy Challenges.” The conference calls for submissions...
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Events
Know where your money goes: Tracking municipal spending. A COMPACT webinar. 15 October 2025 2-4 pm Title
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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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Symposium | State, Democracy and the Promise of Development: South Africa in comparative perspective
The symposium, State, Democracy and the Promise of Development: South Africa in comparative perspective is taking place at Wits University on 15 and 16 May, in collaboration with Brown University. In...
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Exploring different tools and programmes which seek to improve youth involvement in municipalities COMPACT Presentation IEC Presentation HSRC Presentation More information and resources SACN Youth Engagement Toolkit https://www.sacities.net/publication/sacn-youth-engagement-toolkit/ ASRI’s Municipal...
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Join the National Treasury, GTAC and PARI for an engaging webinar on the outcomes of the 2023/2024 MFMA Section 71 local government report. We’ll explore key revenue and spending trends,...
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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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Deliberation and feedback on the priority issues from the Zondo Commission that civil society needs to watch. More than two years ago, the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of...
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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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On 12 September 2024, the State Reform programme launched a new PARI report Transitions: The role of the DMRE in South Africa's just energy transition in Illovo, Johannesburg. The panel...
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