LGE 2026 | Understanding the three-ballot system
46 days to local government elections
Kate Tissington, urban governance and housing policy analyst and senior researcher at the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI), joined the SABC to discuss how local government works.
LGE 2026 | Undestanding municipal finance ahead of November polls with Dr Sithembile Mbete
39 days to local government elections
To understand how municipal finances and budgeting work, the SABC speaks to Sithembile Mbete, PARI Executive Director and political analyst.
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