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Part 3 of Surviving on Four Buckets is now live This episode analyses water insecurity as a constraint on household livelihoods and local development, extending beyond domestic consumption to the material conditions required for food production, income generation, and nutritional security. Drawing on residents’ accounts, it examines efforts to cultivate vegetables as a strategy to offset rising food costs and strengthen household resilience and shows how the truck-and-tank system effectively forecloses such practices by rendering water availability irregular, insufficient, and difficult to allocate to productive uses. Watch part 3: pari.org.za/watch-survivin… Video produced by: @Hlatse_r, PARI Ntokozo Ndhlovu, PARI #johannesburgwater #watercrisis #joburgwatercrisis

The fifth episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now on all major podcasting platforms. Episode 5: State of Transition The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy split in two, but inertia remains. Dr Thokozani Chilenga-Butao and Waseem Holland unpack coal politics, policy gridlock and weak capacity - and why communities are still waiting for clarity on the Just Transition. Tap the link to listen: pari.org.za/podcast-just-a… Host: @TasneemEssop_ @SWOPinstitute Guests: Dr Thokozani Chilenga-Butao, Researcher, PARI @Waseem_Wala, Researcher, PARI Produced by: Richard Rumney #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #RenewableEnergy

Part 3 of Surviving on Four Buckets is now live This episode analyses water insecurity as a constraint on household livelihoods and local development, extending beyond domestic consumption to the material conditions required for food production, income generation, and nutritional security. Drawing on residents’ accounts, it examines efforts to cultivate vegetables as a strategy to offset rising food costs and strengthen household resilience and shows how the truck-and-tank system effectively forecloses such practices by rendering water availability irregular, insufficient, and difficult to allocate to productive uses. Watch part 3: pari.org.za/watch-survivin… Video produced by: @Hlatse_r, PARI Ntokozo Ndhlovu, PARI #johannesburgwater #watercrisis #joburgwatercrisis

The fifth episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now on all major podcasting platforms. Episode 5: State of Transition The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy split in two, but inertia remains. Dr Thokozani Chilenga-Butao and Waseem Holland unpack coal politics, policy gridlock and weak capacity - and why communities are still waiting for clarity on the Just Transition. Tap the link to listen: pari.org.za/podcast-just-a… Host: @TasneemEssop_ @SWOPinstitute Guests: Dr Thokozani Chilenga-Butao, Researcher, PARI @Waseem_Wala, Researcher, PARI Produced by: Richard Rumney #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #RenewableEnergy

Part 3 of Surviving on Four Buckets is now live This episode analyses water insecurity as a constraint on household livelihoods and local development, extending beyond domestic consumption to the material conditions required for food production, income generation, and nutritional security. Drawing on residents’ accounts, it examines efforts to cultivate vegetables as a strategy to offset rising food costs and strengthen household resilience and shows how the truck-and-tank system effectively forecloses such practices by rendering water availability irregular, insufficient, and difficult to allocate to productive uses. Watch part 3: pari.org.za/watch-survivin… Video produced by: @Hlatse_r , PARI Ntokhozo Ndlovu, PARI #johannesburgwater #watercrisis #joburgwatercrisis

Roundtable | Civil society organisations contesting for local government elections: possibilities and limitations The roundtable provides a space for discussing civil society responses to the crises in the City of Johannesburg, where we see a practical intervention of civil society in the local government political crisis through participating in elections as political parties. With local government elections set for 2026, debates and trends concerning the participation of CSOs in elections are particularly relevant. pari.org.za/pari-urban-cri… Participants: - Tessa Dooms - Peter Monethe - Simphiwe Zwane Chair: - @mazibukokjara 26 March, 1:00–3:00pm Register to join in person: forms.gle/j8M5UtUwEvSATD… or to attend online: rebrand.ly/tm0ndyl @GCR_Observatory @SWOPinstitute

The fifth episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now on all major podcasting platforms. Episode 5: State of Transition The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy split in two, but inertia remains. Dr Thokozani Chilenga-Butao and Waseem Holland unpack coal politics, policy gridlock and weak capacity - and why communities are still waiting for clarity on the Just Transition. Tap the link to listen: pari.org.za/podcast-just-a… Host: @TasneemEssop_ @SWOPinstitute Guests: Dr Thokozani Chilenga-Butao, Researcher, PARI @Waseem_Wala, Researcher, PARI Produced by: Richard Rumney #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #RenewableEnergy

The fifth episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is now available on all major podcasting platforms. Tap the link to listen: pari.org.za/podcast-just-a…

The fifth episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out tomorrow, the 17th of March on all major podcasting platforms. Episode 5: State of Transition The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy split in two, but inertia remains. Dr Thokozani Chilenga-Butao and Waseem Holland unpack coal politics, policy gridlock and weak capacity - and why communities are still waiting for clarity on the Just Transition. Host: @TasneemEssop_ @SWOPinstitute Guests: Dr Thokozani Chilenga-Butao, Researcher, PARI @Waseem_Wala, Researcher, PARI #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #RenewableEnergy

‘Dr. @GaynorParadza from the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) said, “At most a municipality owns like 12 percent of the land in its jurisdiction and sometimes as little as two percent – as a municipality [they] don’t even have a say on what is going on.“‘ witsvuvuzela.com/2026/03/14/the…

The fourth episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now on all major podcasting platforms. 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. Tap the link below to listen. pari.org.za/podcast-just-a… Host: @TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute) Guests: Dr @GaynorParadza, Land Governance Programme Lead, PARI Daniel Sher, Land Governance Programme Researcher, PARI Produced by: Richard Rumney #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #LandRights

The fourth episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now on all major podcasting platforms. 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. Tap the link below to listen. pari.org.za/podcast-just-a… Host: @TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute) Guests: Dr @GaynorParadza, Land Governance Programme Lead, PARI Daniel Sher, Land Governance Programme Researcher, PARI Produced by: Richard Rumney #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #LandRights

The fourth episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now on all major podcasting platforms. 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. Tap the link below to listen. pari.org.za/podcast-just-a… Host: @TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute) Guests: Dr @GaynorParadza , Land Governance Programme Lead, PARI @Daniel Sher, Land Governance Programme Researcher, PARI Produced by: Richard Rumney #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #LandRights

Part 3 of Surviving on Four Buckets is now live Part 3 This episode analyses water insecurity as a constraint on household livelihoods and local development, extending beyond domestic consumption to the material conditions required for food production, income generation, and nutritional security. Drawing on residents’ accounts, it examines efforts to cultivate vegetables as a strategy to offset rising food costs and strengthen household resilience and shows how the truck-and-tank system effectively forecloses such practices by rendering water availability irregular, insufficient, and difficult to allocate to productive uses. Watch part 3: pari.org.za/watch-survivin… Video produced by: @Hlatse_r, Researcher, PARI Ntokhozo Ndlovu, Researcher, PARI

The fourth episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is available on all major podcasting platforms. Tap the link to listen: pari.org.za/podcast-just-a…

The fourth episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out tomorrow, the 10th of March on all major podcasting platforms. 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. Host: @TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute) Guests: @GaynorParadza, Land Governance Programme Lead, PARI Daniel Sher, Land Governance Programme Researcher, PARI #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #LandRights

Part 2 of Surviving on Four Buckets is now live This episode 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/in our bio to watch. Watch part 2: youtu.be/7ogt5Q0pv38 Research video produced by: @Hlatse_r #johannesburgwater #watercrisis #joburgwatercrisis

The third episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now on all major podcasting platforms. 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. Tap the link below/in our bio to listen. linktr.ee/parinstitute Host: @TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute) Guests: Dr Gaynor Paradza, Land Governance Programme Lead, PARI Daniel Sher, Land Governance Programme Researcher, PARI Produced by: Richard Rumney #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #LandRights

The third episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now on all major podcasting platforms. 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. Tap the link below/in our bio to listen. linktr.ee/parinstitute Host: @TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute) Guests: Dr Gaynor Paradza, Land Governance Programme Lead, PARI Daniel Sher, Land Governance Programme Researcher, PARI Produced by: Richard Rumney #JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #LandRights

Part 2 of Surviving on Four Buckets is now live This episode 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/in our bio to watch. Watch part 2: youtu.be/7ogt5Q0pv38 @Hlatse_r #johannesburgwater #watercrisis #joburgwatercrisis