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Journal Article | A systematic review of smart city governance in the Southern African Development Community

By Public Affairs Research InstituteAcademic Engagement, Journal Articles, Publications
Academic Engagement Lead, Federica Duca, is co-author on this article in Nature Cities. Abstract This paper offers a systematic review of literature on smart cities in the Southern African Development...
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March 4, 2025
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Public Comment | Draft Public Administration Management Regulations for the Central Register

By Public Affairs Research InstitutePolicy briefs and resources, Publications, State Reform
The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) has published draft regulations for a central register for tracking dismissals and disciplinary cases across government. PARI, with the Public Service Accountability...
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March 3, 2025
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LG Citizen Monitoring | Monitor’s Handbook

By Public Affairs Research InstituteCompact, Policy briefs and resources, Publications, State-Society Relations
Citizen-Based Monitoring Handbooks Integrity Action, a COMPACT partner, has developed handbooks for monitors who participate in the citizen-based monitoring programme (CBM) at South African municipalities. The monitors handbook aims to...
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February 26, 2025
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Op Ed | South Africa has failed to deliver access to enough water for millions – a new approach is needed

By Public Affairs Research InstituteJoburg, Just Transition, News, Op Ed, Publications
Image: Water leaks, Johannesburg/Bram Lammers Photography for PARI By Tracy Ledger [First published in The Conversation Africa] [En français dans Nouvelles du monde] South Africa is one of only 52...
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February 18, 2025
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Policy brief | Proposals to Policymakers to Transform Land Administration and Secure Tenure for Unregistered Land Rights in South Africa

By Public Affairs Research InstituteLand Governance, Policy briefs and resources, Public Policy, Publications
In the first policy brief in this series, we outlined the problem of off-register rights in South Africa and the challenge of finding appropriate ways of bridging the gap between...
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January 27, 2025
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Policy brief | Enhancing Security of Tenure through Land Administration

By Public Affairs Research InstituteLand Governance, Policy briefs and resources, Public Policy, Publications
In the first policy brief, we outlined the problem of off-register rights in South Africa and the challenge of finding appropriate ways to bridge the gap between the recordal and...
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January 24, 2025
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Policy brief | Slowing down a moving train: the DMRE’s response to South Africa’s just energy transition

By Public Affairs Research InstituteJust Transition, Policy briefs and resources, Publications, State Reform
By Thokozani Chilenga-Butao Abstract South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) should have a key role in the just energy transition. It has been a regulator and policymaker...
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December 11, 2024
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Working Paper | Checking Political Discretion in Recruitment to South Africa’s Public Administration

By Public Affairs Research InstitutePublications, State Reform, Working Papers
By Ryan Brunette Abstract As civil service reform comes onto the agenda in South Africa, this paper analyses the contemporary situation and suggests an approach to moving forward. Key to...
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December 11, 2024
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Working Papers citations list

By Public Affairs Research InstitutePublications, Working Papers
2024 Brunette, R. (2024) 'Checking Political Discretion in Recruitment to South Africa's Public Administration'. Working Paper No. 2. Johannesburg: Public Affairs Research Institute. Pearson, J. (2024) 'Reflections on the Role...
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December 10, 2024
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