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Municipal Performance Management Technical Digest

By Public Affairs Research InstituteCompact, Policy briefs and resources, Publications
This technical digest comes as a part of COMPACT's response to the recommendation that performance management at all levels be prioritised through providing sufficient information and support to councillors and...
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August 13, 2025
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Submission | White Paper on Local Government Review Process

By Public Affairs Research InstituteLocal Government, Policy briefs and resources, Public Policy, Publications, State Reform
White Paper on Local Government Review Process Submission on the White Paper Review Discussion Document The Department of Cooperative Government (DCOG) is currently reviewing the 1998 Local Government White Paper,...
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August 5, 2025
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Op Ed | South Africa urged to firm up developmental vision for universal electricity access

By Public Affairs Research InstituteJust Transition, News, Op Ed, Publications
Image: Bram Lammers/2021/De Aar/Family uses electricity for heating   [First published in Engineering News] A leading advocate for the provision of free basic electricity (FBE) to poor South African households...
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August 4, 2025
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Policy brief | Restructuring Free Basic Services to Support Equitable Development

By Public Affairs Research InstituteJoburg, Just Transition, Policy briefs and resources, Public Policy, Publications
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,...
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August 4, 2025
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Journal Article | The occupation of state housing as a moral obligation? Housing welfare in Gauteng between reciprocity and liberalism

By Public Affairs Research InstituteJoburg, Journal Articles, Just Transition, Publications
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...
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July 22, 2025
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Public comment | Public Service Amendment Bill 2023: Submission to the NCOP

By Public Affairs Research InstitutePolicy briefs and resources, Public Policy, Publications, State Reform
Public Service Amendment Bill [B13B—2023]: Submission of public comment to the National Council of Provinces Submitted by the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) and The Ethics Institute (TEI) 30 June...
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July 11, 2025
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Public comment | Public Service Commission Bill 2023: Submission to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature

By Public Affairs Research InstitutePolicy briefs and resources, Public Policy, Publications, State Reform
Public Service Commission Bill (2023): Submission of public comment to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature Submitted by the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI), University of Johannesburg and The Ethics Institute (TEI)...
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July 11, 2025
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Report | Land Allocation and Development at the Municipal-Traditional Authority Interface

By Public Affairs Research InstituteFeatured, Land Governance, Publications, Reports
By James Chakwizira and Funani Tshivhase This report explores the governance structures and land administration systems of Rambuda, Tshivhase and Masia – traditional councils in Vhembe District, Limpopo province. The...
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July 10, 2025
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Radio Islam International · New report calls for clear basic-services standards in South Africa

Listen | New report calls for clear basic-services standards in South Africa

By Public Affairs Research InstituteJust Transition, Multimedia, News, podcasts, Reports
Dr Tracy Ledger, lead author on PARI's latest report, Affordability of Basic Services for South African Households, spoke to Radio Islam about why it is imperative for South Africa to...
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July 3, 2025
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