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Op Ed | The lack of political consensus around energy endures with ANC tied up to coal

By Public Affairs Research InstituteOp Ed, Publications, State Reform
Photo 114118043 / Coal South Africa © Michael Turner | Dreamstime.com By Dennis Webster Commissioned by PARI, first published in Business Live Equally stubborn is the gap between what institutions...
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October 10, 2022
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Conference Report | State Capture Commission Conference

By Public Affairs Research InstitutePublications, Reports, SRP Resources, State Capture, State Reform
In June 2022 the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture presided over by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo delivered its final report to the President of South Africa. The...
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October 6, 2022
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Op Ed | Universal access to electricity is the critical development intervention that SA needs

By Public Affairs Research InstituteJust Transition, News, Op Ed, Publications
Image: Bram Lammers / Dunoon informal settlement, Cape Town By Tracy Ledger In many households, a choice must be made each month between electricity or food. No matter which option...
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September 23, 2022
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Summary | The State Capture Commission

By Public Affairs Research InstitutePolicy briefs and resources, Publications, SRP Resources, State Capture, State Reform
ABOUT THIS BRIEF In June 2022 Chief Justice Raymond Zondo handed the final report of the Zondo Commission to President Cyril Ramaphosa. The report was the culmination of nearly four...
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September 5, 2022
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Op Ed | Zondo Commission’s Missed Opportunity on Role of Law Enforcement Agencies in State Capture

By Public Affairs Research InstituteNews, Op Ed, Publications, SRP Resources, State Reform
By Devi Pillay [first published in the Daily Maverick]   The Zondo Commission missed an important opportunity to fully contextualise the evidence concerning law enforcement and to analyse its role...
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August 31, 2022
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Op Ed | Public administration reform is critical after a pliant civil service greased the wheels of State Capture

By Public Affairs Research InstituteNews, Op Ed, Publications, SRP Resources, State Reform
By Devi Pillay   The Commission of Inquiry into State Capture has proven that there is an urgent need to professionalise South Africa’s public administration. The commission’s recommendations provide a...
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July 27, 2022
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Working Paper | Remodelling Cabinet Departments in South Africa

By Public Affairs Research InstitutePublications, State Reform, Working Papers
Abstract The internal organisational structure of government departments is the primary building block of any country’s system of public administration. It is also intimately entwined with the politics of restructuring...
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July 19, 2022
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System of Capacity Building for Local Government: Diagnostic Review

By Public Affairs Research InstituteLocal Government, Publications, Reports
This Diagnostic Review is the first step in the design of a broader multi-year programme intending to improve the outcomes of the current capacity building system as South Africa enters...
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July 6, 2022
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Op Ed | Covid-19 Informal Settlement

By Public Affairs Research InstituteLocal Government, News, Op Ed, Publications
By Thina Nzo [First published in Daily Maverick] While the coronavirus lockdown exacerbated the pre-existing spatial inequalities and the housing crisis in Cape Town, it contributed to the growth of...
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June 30, 2022
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