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Blog | Ashes to Ashes: Procurement, Coalitions and the Politics of Neglect in Johannesburg

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Zain Mayet and Waseem Holland The phrase ‘the country is on fire’ is a historical echo of protest, but in Johannesburg, it has become devastatingly literal. The crisis within the…

Op Ed | Tongaat Hulett’s woes expose fragility of smallholder farmers in southern Africa

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By Gaynor Paradza The sugar giant’s threat of closure not only risks thousands of jobs, but leaves a diabetic hole in land tenure, environmental rehabilitation and food security for host…

Podcast | Just Access: The Real Transition

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Just Access: The Real Transition is a 10-part documentary-style audio podcast that examines the deep social, economic and political implications of South Africa’s Just Transition. As South Africa moves towards…

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Land and the Just Transition: A Guide for Local Government

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Land and the Just Transition: A Guide for local government A PARI-IIED-SALGA-ALIGN Project What is it The Guide diversifies the narrative and framing of the climate response beyond renewable energy…

Op Ed | Tongaat Hulett’s woes expose fragility of smallholder farmers in southern Africa

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By Gaynor Paradza The sugar giant’s threat of closure not only risks thousands of jobs, but leaves a diabetic hole in land tenure, environmental rehabilitation and food security for host…

PARI Urban Crisis Seminar Series 2026

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Building on our previous seminar series which offered scholars, researchers and activists a space to share their ongoing work, either by discussing work in progress or presenting upcoming and new…

The 7th episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out on all major podcasting platforms.

Tap the link to listen: https://pari.org.za/podcast-just-access-the-real-transition/

Host:
@TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute)

Guests:
Tracy Ledger, Just Transition Programme Lead, PARI

Produced by:

Part 4 of Surviving on Four Buckets is now live

Household-level ‘self-provisioning’ strategies focus on the acquisition of private storage tanks as a coping response to unreliable tanker-based supply.But households’ investments in storage are frequently undermined by the

Part 4 of Surviving on Four Buckets is now live

Household-level ‘self-provisioning’ strategies focus on the acquisition of private storage tanks as a coping response to unreliable tanker-based supply.But households’ investments in storage are frequently undermined by the

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SPOTLIGHT ON JOBURG

Blog | Ashes to Ashes: Procurement, Coalitions and the Politics of Neglect in Johannesburg

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Zain Mayet and Waseem Holland The phrase ‘the country is on fire’ is a historical echo of protest, but in Johannesburg, it has become devastatingly literal. The crisis within the…

PARI Urban Crisis Seminar Series 2026

| Academic Engagement, Events, Featured, Joburg, Local Government, Seminars | No Comments
Building on our previous seminar series which offered scholars, researchers and activists a space to share their ongoing work, either by discussing work in progress or presenting upcoming and new…

Watch | Surviving on Four Buckets

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Research videos by Mahlatse Rampedi and Ntokozo Ndhlovu This six-part documentary series examines chronic water insecurity in Mountain City and Phumla Mqashi, two informal settlements in the City of Johannesburg,…

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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