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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…

LATEST WORK

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…

Annual Report 24/25

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The Year In Review 2024 was a year of internal renewal, ongoing collaborations and expanded public engagement, with a particular focus on public policy in the different programme areas. In…

Part 2 of Surviving on Four Buckets is now live

This episode examines the effects of chronic water insecurity on Early Childhood Development (ECD) provision, demonstrating how interruptions in water supply directly constrain the functioning of childcare and early learning

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

Episode 3: Whose Land Powers the Transition?
Green energy is built on contested land. Gaynor Paradza and Daniel Sher unpack tenure insecurity, the 'right to say

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

Episode 3: Whose Land Powers the Transition?
Green energy is built on contested land. Gaynor Paradza and Daniel Sher unpack tenure insecurity, the 'right to say

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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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