As South Africa counts down to local government elections, PARI researchers chat to SABC’s Liezle Wilson to discuss municipalities, how they work and what we can expect from them.
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.
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.
LGE 2026 | What Does the Reviewed White Paper Change?
32 days to local government elections
Sarah Meny-Gibert, PARI’s State Reform Programme Lead, talks to Liezle Wilson about the effect of the Reviewed Local Government White Paper that was approved by Cabinet late September.
