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PARI is an African research institute affiliated to the University of Johannesburg and Wits University, providing new and original social science research, advocacy and implementation support for South Africa, the global South and beyond.

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#JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #LandRights

09.03.2026 15:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Episode 4: Governing the Ground
Municipalities sit where transition plans hit the ground. In this episode Gaynor Paradza and Daniel Sher explore ad hoc land allocation, weak coordination and what must change so land is governed for justice, not just revenue.

09.03.2026 15:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The fourth episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out tomorrow, the 10th of March on all major podcasting platforms.

Host:
@Tasneem Essop (@SWOP)

Guests:
@Dr Gaynor Paradza, Land Governance Programme Lead, PARI
@Daniel Sher, Land Governance Programme Researcher, PARI

09.03.2026 15:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Surviving on Four Buckets: 02 Fragile Foundations
Surviving on Four Buckets: 02 Fragile Foundations This six-part documentary series examines chronic water insecurity in Mountain City and Phumla Mqashi, two informal settlements in the City of Johannesburg, through an empirical focus on the…

Watch part 2: youtu.be/7ogt5Q0pv38

#johannesburgwater #watercrisis #joburgwatercrisis

06.03.2026 10:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Part 2 of Surviving on Four Buckets examines the effects of chronic water insecurity on Early Childhood Development (ECD) provision, demonstrating how interruptions in water supply directly constrain the functioning of childcare and early learning systems. Tap the link below to watch.

06.03.2026 10:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Episode 3: Whose Land Powers the Transition?
Green energy is built on contested land. Gaynor Paradza and Daniel Sher unpack tenure insecurity, the 'right to say no,' and the risks of 'green' land grabs in the transition.

#JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #LandRights

06.03.2026 07:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The third episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now. Tap the link to listen. linktr.ee/parinstitute

Host: Tasneem Essop
Guests:
Dr Gaynor Paradza, Land Governance Programme Lead, PARI
Daniel Sher, Land Governance Researcher, PARI
Produced by: Richard Rumney

06.03.2026 07:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Episode 3: Whose Land Powers the Transition?
Green energy is built on contested land. Gaynor Paradza and Daniel Sher unpack tenure insecurity, the 'right to say no,' and the risks of 'green' land grabs in the transition.

#JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #LandRights

05.03.2026 15:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The third episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now. Tap the link to listen. linktr.ee/parinstitute

Host: Tasneem Essop
Guests:
Dr Gaynor Paradza, Land Governance Programme Lead, PARI
Daniel Sher, Land Governance Researcher, PARI
Produced by: Richard Rumney

05.03.2026 15:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Surviving on Four Buckets: 02 Fragile Foundations
Surviving on Four Buckets: 02 Fragile Foundations This six-part documentary series examines chronic water insecurity in Mountain City and Phumla Mqashi, two informal settlements in the City of Johannesburg, through an empirical focus on the…

Watch part 2: youtu.be/7ogt5Q0pv38

#johannesburgwater #watercrisis #joburgwatercrisis

05.03.2026 10:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Part 2 of Surviving on Four Buckets examines the effects of chronic water insecurity on Early Childhood Development (ECD) provision, demonstrating how interruptions in water supply directly constrain the functioning of childcare and early learning systems. Tap the link below to watch.

05.03.2026 10:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Episode 3: Whose Land Powers the Transition?
Green energy is built on contested land. Gaynor Paradza and Daniel Sher unpack tenure insecurity, the 'right to say no,' and the risks of 'green' land grabs in the transition.

#JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #LandRights

04.03.2026 15:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The third episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now. Tap the link to listen. linktr.ee/parinstitute

Host: Tasneem Essop
Guests:
Dr Gaynor Paradza, Land Governance Programme Lead, PARI
Daniel Sher, Land Governance Researcher, PARI
Produced by: Richard Rumney

04.03.2026 15:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Surviving on Four Buckets: 02 Fragile Foundations
Surviving on Four Buckets: 02 Fragile Foundations This six-part documentary series examines chronic water insecurity in Mountain City and Phumla Mqashi, two informal settlements in the City of Johannesburg, through an empirical focus on the…

Watch part 2: youtu.be/7ogt5Q0pv38

#johannesburgwater #watercrisis #joburgwatercrisis

04.03.2026 10:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Part 2 of Surviving on Four Buckets examines the effects of chronic water insecurity on Early Childhood Development (ECD) provision, demonstrating how interruptions in water supply directly constrain the functioning of childcare and early learning systems. Tap the link below to watch.

04.03.2026 10:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The third episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is available on all major podcasting platforms. Tap the link below or in our bio to listen.

pari.org.za/podcast-just...

#JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #LandRightsPodcast

03.03.2026 07:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Episode 3: Whose Land Powers the Transition?
Green energy is built on contested land. Gaynor Paradza and Daniel Sher unpack tenure insecurity, the 'right to say no,' and the risks of 'green' land grabs in the transition.

#JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #LandRights

02.03.2026 15:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The third episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out tomorrow, the 3rd of March on all major podcasting platforms.

Host: Tasneem Essop
Guests:
Dr Gaynor Paradza, Land Governance Programme Lead, PARI
Daniel Sher, Land Governance Programme Researcher, PARI

02.03.2026 15:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Episode 2: Rationed Rights
Basic rights become commodities in a revenue-driven system. Dr Tracy Ledger shows how outages and uneven repairs create a two-tier reality - and what policy could enable developmental access.

Host: Tasneem Essop
Guest: Dr Tracy Ledger, Just Transition Programme Lead, PARI

27.02.2026 07:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The second episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out on Tuesday the 3rd of March on all major podcasting platforms.

#justenergytransition #renewableenergy #renewableenergysouthafrica #justtransition #justtransitionpodcast #aPARIpodcast #southafricaneconomy

27.02.2026 07:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Podcast | Just Access: The Real Transition » PARI | Public Affairs Research Institute Just Access: The Real Transition is a 10-part documentary-style audio podcast that examines the deep social, economic and political implications of South Africa’s Just Transition. As South Africa…

Tap the link below to listen.

pari.org.za/podcast-just...

Host: Tasneem Essop
Guest: Dr Tracy Ledger, Just Transition Programme Lead, PARI

#justenergytransition #renewableenergy #renewableenergysouthafrica #justtransition #justtransitionpodcast #aPARIpodcast #southafricaneconomy

26.02.2026 15:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The 2nd episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now.
Episode 2: Rationed Rights

Basic rights become commodities in a revenue-driven system. Dr Tracy Ledger shows how outages and uneven repairs create a two-tier reality - and what policy could enable developmental access.

26.02.2026 15:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The second episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is available on all major podcasting platforms. Tap the link below to listen.

pari.org.za/podcast-just...

25.02.2026 15:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The episode foregrounds the operational realities of scarcity: staff often spend prolonged periods waiting at communal tanks, while limited volumes force rationing practices in which a small number of buckets must meet the centre’s full daily requirements.

24.02.2026 14:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It analyses how ECD centres operating under the truck-and-tank regime must continually reallocate time and labour away from education toward securing water for essential activities, including food preparation, sanitation, cleaning, and hygiene maintenance.

24.02.2026 14:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Watch | Surviving on Four Buckets » PARI | Public Affairs Research Institute Research videos by Mahlatse Rampedi and Ntokozo Ndhlovu

Part 2 of Surviving on Four Buckets examines the effects of chronic water insecurity on Early Childhood Development (ECD) provision, demonstrating how interruptions in water supply directly constrain the functioning of childcare and early learning systems.

pari.org.za/watch-surviv...

24.02.2026 14:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Episode 2: Rationed Rights
Basic rights become commodities in a revenue-driven system. Dr Tracy Ledger shows how outages and uneven repairs create a two-tier reality - and what policy could enable developmental access.

Host: Tasneem Essop
Guest: Dr Tracy Ledger, Just Transition Programme Lead, PARI

24.02.2026 14:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The second episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out on Tuesday the 3rd of March on all major podcasting platforms.

#justenergytransition #renewableenergy #renewableenergysouthafrica #justtransition #justtransitionpodcast #aPARIpodcast #southafricaneconomy

24.02.2026 14:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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PARI cartoons » PARI | Public Affairs Research Institute PARI Cartoon

pari.org.za/pari-cartoon/

22.02.2026 18:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Op Ed | Tongaat Hulett’s woes expose fragility of smallholder farmers in southern Africa » PARI | Public Affairs Research Institute By Gaynor Paradza

Read the full op ed pari.org.za/op-ed-tongaa...

22.02.2026 18:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0