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PARI State Reform Programme From Mexico to the Philippines, civil society oversight is complementing the work of formal oversight bodies, making citizens active accountability partners in public procurement. South Africa’s…
Statement on the President signing the Public Service Amendment Act into law Issued by the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) 9 April 2026 The Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI)…
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…
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Position Paper | Observe, Record, Report: Real-time citizen engagement with public procurement in SA
SUMMARY Principles of fairness, equity, transformation, competition and cost-effectiveness governing state procurement have often been violated in South Africa. The State Capture Commission highlighted how opacity across the procurement chain…
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…
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…
At this week’s JHB Urban Crisis Seminar, Luyanda Hlatshwayo reflected on the work of the African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO), a mass democratic movement of reclaimers organising to protect livelihoods, challenge stigma, and reshape how waste is governed. Emerging in response to
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PARI State Reform Programme From Mexico to the Philippines, civil society oversight is complementing the work of formal oversight bodies, making citizens active accountability partners in public procurement. South Africa’s…
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…
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…
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,…
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