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The Case of Sweden and Covid-19

By Public Affairs Research InstitutePublications, Uncategorized, Working Papers
By Rui Llera Blanes, July 2020 Disclaimer: I am a university professor employed at the University of Gothenburg and living in Sweden since January 2018. Prior to that, I have...
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August 28, 2020
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End of the Road: A critical review of the local government fiscal framework

By Public Affairs Research InstituteLocal Government, Publications, Reports
A  report by Tracy Ledger and Mahlatse Rampedi.   [There is] a financial cul-de-sac that many of the local municipalities and districts have already reached across the whole country, with...
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August 26, 2020
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Another Reason Why Eskom is the Bull in the Fiscal China Shop

By Public Affairs Research InstituteJust Transition, Op Ed, Publications
By Tracy Ledger   We have seen many headlines over the past two years highlighting the negative effects of Eskom on the national fiscus. Billions of rands have been allocated...
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July 20, 2020
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Patronage and lack of ethics creates a culture of impunity in municipalities

By Public Affairs Research InstituteLocal Government, Op Ed, Publications
By Dr Thina Nzo Patronage, and its cemented co-existence within the bureaucracy, has become the Achilles heel that contributes to poor financial performance outcomes. This makes troubleshooting budget and treasury...
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July 16, 2020
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Submission to the Draft Public Procurement Bill

By Public Affairs Research InstituteNews, Policy briefs and resources, State Reform
PARI’s state reform programme is centrally focused on the relationship between politics and the state administration, it seeks to reduce the influence of corruption and patronage on South African politics,...
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July 3, 2020
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Annual Report 2019/20

By Public Affairs Research InstituteAnnual Reports, Publications
the year in review RESTRUCTURING AND COLLABORATION Coming out of a leadership crisis in the previous year, 2019 was a year of internal restructuring, and has yielded a sea change...
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July 1, 2020
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Article | The Public Procurement Bill Needs Better Enforcement

By Public Affairs Research InstituteJournal Articles, Publications, State Reform
THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BILL NEEDS BETTER ENFORCEMENT: A SUGGESTED PROVISION TO EMPOWER AND INCENTIVISE WHISTLE-BLOWERS Jonathan Klaaren, Ryan Brunette   Abstract Among other reforms, South African public procurement law needs...
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June 29, 2020
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Real Relief Requires Reform of the State Recruitment

By Public Affairs Research InstituteOp Ed, Publications, State Reform
by Thokozani Chilenga-Butao The recruitment processes in government have been under debate and scrutiny for years. Allegations of nepotism, cadre deployment and the recruitment of unqualified candidates in government departments...
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June 22, 2020
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Dialogue Report | Envisioning A New Path for SOEs

By Public Affairs Research InstituteEvents, Publications, Reports, State Reform
Strategic Dialogue Group (SDG) and Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) held a successful interactive dialogue session which emphasised a need to move public discourse towards practical solutions and actions that...
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June 11, 2020
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