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At this week’s JHB Urban Crisis Seminar, Luyanda Hlatshwayo reflected on the work of the African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO), a mass democratic movement of reclaimers organising to protect livelihoods, challenge stigma, and reshape how waste is governed. Emerging in response to attempts to privatise recycling collection in Johannesburg, ARO has built alternative systems rooted in direct partnerships with residents and reclaimers themselves. Discussant Melanie Samson highlighted how reclaimers recover the vast majority of recyclable packaging waste while saving municipalities millions annually, despite facing ongoing criminalisation and exclusion. The discussion raised important questions about labour, recognition, and what meaningful inclusion from government might look like. pari.org.za/pari-urban-cri…

The final episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is now out on all major podcasting platforms. Episode 10: The final episode of the series reveals that the challenge of the Just Transition is not simply about how South Africa moves away from coal, but whether the country can use this moment to confront forms of injustice that already exist within the system itself. Because if those inequalities remain unresolved they risk being reproduced inside a new green economy. Host: @TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute) Guests: @drtracyledger, Just Transition Programme Lead, PARI Dr @GaynorParadza , Land Governance Programme Lead, PARI Dr Thokozani Chilenga-Butao, Researcher, PARI Mahlatse Rampedi, Researcher, PARI Produced by: Richard Rumney #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast

The final episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is now out on all major podcasting platforms. Episode 10: The final episode of the series reveals that the challenge of the Just Transition is not simply about how South Africa moves away from coal, but whether the country can use this moment to confront forms of injustice that already exist within the system itself. Because if those inequalities remain unresolved they risk being reproduced inside a new green economy. Host: @TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute) Guests: @drtracyledger, Just Transition Programme Lead, PARI Dr @GaynorParadza , Land Governance Programme Lead, PARI Dr Thokozani Chilenga-Butao, Researcher, PARI Mahlatse Rampedi, Researcher, PARI Produced by: Richard Rumney #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast

The final episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is now out on all major podcasting platforms. Episode 10: The final episode of the series reveals that the challenge of the Just Transition is not simply about how South Africa moves away from coal, but whether the country can use this moment to confront forms of injustice that already exist within the system itself. Because if those inequalities remain unresolved they risk being reproduced inside a new green economy. Host: @TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute) Guests: @drtracyledger, Just Transition Programme Lead, PARI Dr @GaynorParadza , Land Governance Programme Lead, PARI Dr Thokozani Chilenga-Butao, Researcher, PARI Mahlatse Rampedi, Researcher, PARI Produced by: Richard Rumney #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast

The final episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out tomorrow, the 13th of May on all major podcasting platforms. Episode 10: The final episode of the series reveals that the challenge of the Just Transition is not simply about how South Africa moves away from coal, but whether the country can use this moment to confront forms of injustice that already exist within the system itself. Because if those inequalities remain unresolved they risk being reproduced inside a new green economy. Host: @TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute) Guests: @drtracyledger, Just Transition Programme Lead, PARI Dr @GaynorParadza , Land Governance Programme Lead, PARI Dr Thokozani Chilenga-Butao, Researcher, PARI Mahlatse Rampedi, Researcher, PARI #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast

Part 6 of Surviving on Four Buckets is now live This episode documents the hidden burden of living without reliable access to safe water. Although the water often arrives relatively clean, the lack of regular cleaning and maintenance of these tanks has created growing concerns about water quality and public health. Over time, dust, dirt, and contamination accumulate in the tanks, leaving communities to rely on water they no longer fully trust. Watch part 6: pari.org.za/watch-survivin… Video produced by: @Hlatse_r, PARI Ntokozo Ndhlovu, PARI #johannesburgwater #watercrisis #joburgwatercrisis

Part 6 of Surviving on Four Buckets is now live This episode documents the hidden burden of living without reliable access to safe water. Although the water often arrives relatively clean, the lack of regular cleaning and maintenance of these tanks has created growing concerns about water quality and public health. Over time, dust, dirt, and contamination accumulate in the tanks, leaving communities to rely on water they no longer fully trust. Watch part 6: pari.org.za/watch-survivin… Video produced by: @Hlatse_r, PARI Ntokozo Ndhlovu, PARI #johannesburgwater #watercrisis #joburgwatercrisis

A bonus episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now on all major podcasting platforms. This episode focuses on how unreliable and unaffordable basic services shape the realities of women-led households and highlights how opportunities for youth linked to the transition are often short-term, poorly structured, and disconnected from meaningful long-term employment. Listen to the episode here: pari.org.za/podcast-just-a… Host: @TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute) Guests: Nonhlanhla Mathibela, Researcher, PARI Murial Kwena, Researcher, PARI #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast

Part 6 of Surviving on Four Buckets is now live This episode documents the hidden burden of living without reliable access to safe water. Although the water often arrives relatively clean, the lack of regular cleaning and maintenance of these tanks has created growing concerns about water quality and public health. Over time, dust, dirt, and contamination accumulate in the tanks, leaving communities to rely on water they no longer fully trust. Watch part 6: pari.org.za/watch-survivin… Video produced by: @Hlatse_r, PARI Ntokozo Ndhlovu, PARI #johannesburgwater #watercrisis #joburgwatercrisis

Joburg Urban Crisis Seminar on 14 May 1-3pm Civil society engagement with local government: African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) by Luyanda Hlatswhayo pari.org.za/pari-urban-cri… Register to join in person: forms.gle/Fz8sGATkprbYRx… or to attend online: pari.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Part 6 of Surviving on Four Buckets is now live This episode documents the hidden burden of living without reliable access to safe water. Although the water often arrives relatively clean, the lack of regular cleaning and maintenance of these tanks has created growing concerns about water quality and public health. Over time, dust, dirt, and contamination accumulate in the tanks, leaving communities to rely on water they no longer fully trust. Watch part 6 here: pari.org.za/watch-survivin… Video produced by: Mahlatse Rampedi, Researcher, PARI Ntokozo Ndhlovu, Researcher, PARI

Blog | Enhancing Procurement Accountability Through Civil Society Engagement "From Mexico to the Philippines, civil society oversight is complementing the work of formal oversight bodies, making citizens active accountability partners in public procurement. South Africa’s new Public Procurement Act, along the same line, has developed supply-chain oversight to include civil society as a partner in a function historically fraught with graft and inefficiency. The Act opens the door to an era of transparency of data and procurement processes and introduces the technology to support it. But will this partnership translate into better delivery, and what will it take to make that happen?" pari.org.za/blog-enhancing…

Position Paper | Observe, Record, Report: Real-time citizen engagement with public procurement in SA Principles of fairness, equity, transformation, competition and cost-effectiveness governing state procurement have often been violated in South Africa. This paper is intended for use by both public sector reformers and civil society actors committed to a more effective and trustworthy public procurement system. It outlines how oversight mechanisms could be designed, piloted and institutionalised under a new public procurement regime. Read the full position paper here: pari.org.za/position-paper…

Land and the Just Transition: A Guide for local government The Guide foregrounds the importance of local government in climate response and provides guidance on how the current positioning of local government can be renegotiated to enable the institution to support just transition initiatives. With the aim of providing practical guidance to those grappling with the emerging challenges, work was undertaken through adopting an action research approach, working with stakeholders to both identify gaps and collectively seek solutions to articulated challenges. Download the Guide here: pari.org.za/land-and-the-j… @SALGAGov @GaynorParadza

The 9th episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out on all major podcasting platforms. Tap the link to listen: pari.org.za/podcast-just-a… Host: @TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute) Guests: Dr. Sithembile Mbete, Executive Director, PARI @drtracyledger , Just Transition Programme Lead, PARI Produced by: Richard Rumney #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #GreenEconomies

The 9th episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out on all major podcasting platforms. Tap the link to listen: pari.org.za/podcast-just-a… Host: @TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute) Guests: Dr. Sithembile Mbete, Executive Director, PARI @drtracyledger , Just Transition Programme Lead, PARI Produced by: Richard Rumney #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #GreenEconomies