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Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 5: Episode 5: A Week Before the Vote, What Are We Seeing?
October 28, 2026 · 1 hr 1 minWith a week to go before the local government elections, PARI colleagues reflect on the mood around the country and the choices facing voters. They discuss turnout, party campaigns and promises, coalition government, youth participation…
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Just Access: The Real Democracy - Episode 4: Can the State Deliver the Promise?
October 19, 2026 · 31 minWhat needs to happen inside a municipality for a political promise to become a working service? Host Tasneem Essop speaks with PARI’s Sithembile Mbete, Waseem Holland and Sarah Meny-Gibert about the people, systems and decisions that…
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Just Access: The Real Democracy - Episode 3: Water, Power and the Just Transition
October 12, 2026 · 31 minTalking to Tracy Ledger and Jugal Mahabir, this episode does a deep dive into water, electricity, affordability, free basic services, alternative energy and municipal infrastructure. It examines what affects municipal finances, and how the…
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Just Access: The Real Democracy - Episode 2: Whose Land, Whose Decision?
October 6, 2026 · 31 minWho decides how land is used, whose rights are recognised, and who benefits from development? Host Tasneem Essop speaks with PARI researchers Gaynor Paradza, Daniel Sher and Federica Duca about how municipal land decisions shape where…
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Just Access: The Real Democracy - Episode 1: What Is Really at Stake in the Local Government Elections?
September 28, 2026 · 32 minWhat can voters expect from a new council when the problems it inherits have been building for years? Host Tasneem Essop speaks with PARI researchers Sithembile Mbete, Kate Tissington and Jugal Mahabir about the pressures facing…
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Introducing Just Access: The Real Democracy
September 18, 2026 · 5 minJust Access returns with The Real Democracy, a new PARI series exploring the major issues shaping South Africa’s 2026 local government elections. In this introduction, Dr Sithembile Mbete explains special voting and previews what listeners…
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Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 10: The Politics of Access
May 13, 2026 · 25 minJust Access: The Real Transition is a 10-part podcast series from PARI (the Public Affairs Research Institute) exploring what a truly just transition means for South Africa, not only in energy policy, but in access to land, water, power…
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Just Access: The Real Transition - Bonus Episode
May 5, 2026 · 17 minJust Access: The Real Transition is a 10-part podcast series from PARI (the Public Affairs Research Institute) exploring what a truly just transition means for South Africa, not only in energy policy, but in access to land, water, power…
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Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 9: Beyond Green Growth
April 21, 2026 · 22 minJust Access: The Real Transition is a 10-part podcast series from PARI (the Public Affairs Research Institute) exploring what a truly just transition means for South Africa, not only in energy policy, but in access to land, water, power…
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Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 8: Building Accountability
April 14, 2026 · 24 minJust Access: The Real Transition is a 10-part podcast series from PARI (the Public Affairs Research Institute) exploring what a truly just transition means for South Africa, not only in energy policy, but in access to land, water, power…
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Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 7: Designing Justice
March 31, 2026 · 19 minJust Access: The Real Transition is a 10-part podcast series from PARI (the Public Affairs Research Institute) exploring what a truly just transition means for South Africa, not only in energy policy, but in access to land, water, power…
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Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 6: From Below
March 24, 2026 · 14 minJust Access: The Real Transition is a 10-part podcast series from PARI (the Public Affairs Research Institute) exploring what a truly just transition means for South Africa, not only in energy policy, but in access to land, water, power…
About the show
Just Access: The Real Democracy is a podcast from PARI (Public Affairs Research Institute) examining South Africa’s democracy through the institutions, services and decisions that shape everyday life.
In this new series, PARI researchers and guests explore the major questions surrounding local government and the municipal elections — from service delivery, land, water and electricity to state capacity, public participation, youth engagement and coalition government.
Previous episodes of Just Access: The Real Transition, exploring South Africa’s Just Transition through the lens of access, remain available in this feed.