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Blog | How Open Municipal Data in South Africa is Improving Service Delivery

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PARI Local Government Programme South Africa’s municipalities have long been plagued by poor service delivery and governance. This has only been worsened by a lack of accountability and transparency that…

Gallery | COMPACT National Research Conference 2025

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On 1 and 2 December, COMPACT and SALGA hosted a national research conference under the theme 'Reimagining Developmental Local Government: New Approaches to Legacy Challenges' in Johannesburg. COMPACT is a…

Webinar | Radio Workshop: Insights from Power to Change Campaign

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PARI's Just Transition programme is a participant in Radio Workshop's civic dialogue engagement that looks at youth voice, community-centred storytelling and the role of radio in the Just Energy Transition.…

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Report | Comparative Review of Global Approaches to Electricity Tariff Setting

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By Shirley Salvoldi This report reviews global approaches to electricity tariff design, focusing on cost of supply studies and other methods across various regulatory and market contexts. It examines current…

Working Paper | Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the New Colonialism of Climate Data in the Global South

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the New Colonialism of Climate Data in the Global South Toward just and decolonial adaptation futures Johannes Bhanye   Abstract As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly…

Working Paper | The Tyranny of Metrics, the Power of Stories and Epistemic Diplomacy

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The Tyranny of Metrics, the Power of Stories and Epistemic Diplomacy  Building bridges, not silos in climate-risk mapping in the global South Johannes Bhanye, Gaynor Paradza   Abstract This working…

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Report | Comparative Review of Global Approaches to Electricity Tariff Setting

This report reviews global approaches to electricity tariff design, focusing on cost of supply studies and other methods across various regulatory and market contexts. It examines current trends,…

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Blog | How Open Municipal Data in South Africa is Improving Service Delivery

The Local Government Programme explores how open municipal data, supported by the Open Data Editor (ODE), is helping strengthen service delivery, improve data accuracy, and build accountability across…

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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,…

Policy brief | Restructuring Free Basic Services to Support Equitable Development

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About this brief THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONTEXT - South Africa is characterised by high poverty and inequality. More than half of all households live below the upper bound poverty line,…

Journal Article | The occupation of state housing as a moral obligation? Housing welfare in Gauteng between reciprocity and liberalism

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By Raffael Beier (TU Dortmund) and Nonhlanhla Mathibela. Nonhlanhla is a researcher in PARI's Just Transition programme. This is article is based on her MPhil research on the sale of…

Report | Affordability of Basic Services for South African Households

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By Tracy Ledger, with Nonhalanhla Mathibela South Africa is characterised by high poverty and high inequality. More than half of all households live below the upper bound poverty line and…

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