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Watch | ‘Surviving on Four Buckets’: Realities of chronic water insecurity in Joburg’s informal settlements

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Surviving on Four Buckets is a six-part documentary series produced by the Public Affairs Research Institute aimed at researching the everyday realities of chronic water insecurity in Johannesburg’s informal settlements.…

Statement on Xenophobia in South Africa

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Statement on Xenophobia in South Africa   “South Africa belongs to all who live in it” — preamble to the South African Constitution The Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) acknowledges…

Screening | Surviving on Four Buckets

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This Surviving on Four Buckets documentary series forms part of a broader research project documenting the everyday realities of water access in Mountain City and Phumla Mqashi. The research examines…

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Report | Powering Development: A Pathway to Integrating Rooftop Solar PV into Municipal Electricity Distribution

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By Tracy Ledger South Africa needs more electricity, more reliable electricity and cheaper electricity. Many municipalities have failed to take sufficient note of the opportunity provided by small-scale embedded generation…

Statement on Xenophobia in South Africa

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Statement on Xenophobia in South Africa   “South Africa belongs to all who live in it” — preamble to the South African Constitution The Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) acknowledges…

Op Ed | Price of Courage: Reward scheme must provide a proper set of incentives to whistleblowers

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Image: ID 3073888 | Whistle © Feng Yu | Dreamstime.com   By Zain Mayet The new Protected Disclosures Bill could see whistleblowers being paid for the risks they take in…

The escalating Johannesburg water crisis has forced residents in the city’s most vulnerable communities to rely on extreme rationing just to meet their daily needs. According to a new six-part documentary series titled *Surviving on Four Buckets*, **chronic water insecurity in

Climate Adaptation, Justice and Equity: Conceptualising a ‘Just Adaptation’ in South Africa presents a detailed analysis of the linkages between climate change, poverty and development, and critically applies that analysis to South Africa’s current climate adaptation strategies.

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The Public Affairs Research Institute has found that the 50kWh of FBE a month provides only “survival access” to eligible households. PARI’s transition programme head, Dr Tracy Ledger, makes a powerful case for universal, affordable access to power in her book, Hungry for

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Watch | ‘Surviving on Four Buckets’: Realities of chronic water insecurity in Joburg’s informal settlements

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Surviving on Four Buckets is a six-part documentary series produced by the Public Affairs Research Institute aimed at researching the everyday realities of chronic water insecurity in Johannesburg’s informal settlements.…

Report | Powering Development: A Pathway to Integrating Rooftop Solar PV into Municipal Electricity Distribution

| Joburg, Just Transition, Publications, Reports | No Comments
By Tracy Ledger South Africa needs more electricity, more reliable electricity and cheaper electricity. Many municipalities have failed to take sufficient note of the opportunity provided by small-scale embedded generation…

Statement on Xenophobia in South Africa

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Statement on Xenophobia in South Africa   “South Africa belongs to all who live in it” — preamble to the South African Constitution The Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) acknowledges…

Screening | Surviving on Four Buckets

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This Surviving on Four Buckets documentary series forms part of a broader research project documenting the everyday realities of water access in Mountain City and Phumla Mqashi. The research examines…

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