SWOP Institute

The Society,Work & Politics Institute (SWOP). Research entity at the University of the Witwatersrand.

[SWOP Institute @SWOPInstitute]

Images from the ARM Forum roundtable discussion today, with reps from the Association of Artisanal & Small Scale Miners SA (AASSM-SA), the National Association of Artisanal Miners (NAAM), and Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA).

[SWOP Institute @SWOPInstitute]

Join us for a roundtable discussion at the next Wits Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Research Forum, details and registration here https://t.co/PeT2uxHSv9

[Mapungubwe Institute @MISTRA_SA]

Thirty years after South Africa adopted its democratic Constitution, some of its most difficult questions remain unanswered. One of these is the place of traditional leadership within a constitutional democracy – especially when it comes to land, accountability, and the lived experiences of rural communities.

Join MISTRA’s public webinar on Traditional Leadership in South Africa’s Democratic Constitution this Thursday, 28 May 2026 at 10h00AM.

The webinar will bring together critical voices to reflect on what remains unanswered, why it matters, and what must change in the years ahead.

Register through this link: https://t.co/4GSc5F1fKD

#Constitution30 #TraditionalLeadership #LandGovernance #Democracy #PublicDialogue #MISTRA #SouthAfrica

[SWOP Institute @SWOPInstitute]

Next up in our #UrbanCrisis series with @africanreclaim

Detail and registration here: https://t.co/VTuPWi2Dyy

[SWOP Institute @SWOPInstitute]

Images from our workshop today in preparation for a special issue of Transformation on Fees Must Fall and End Outsourcing.

[PARI - Public Affairs Research Institute @PARInstitute]

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: https://t.co/xUsN9gGcsk

Host:
@TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute)

Guests:
Nonhlanhla Mathibela, Researcher, PARI
Murial Kwena, Researcher, PARI

#JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast

[SWOP Institute @SWOPInstitute]

The next Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) research forum session will take place next Thursday 23 April at 13:00. The session will be in-person and online. Details and registration here: https://t.co/X7BQ3ehObY @WitsMining

[PARI - Public Affairs Research Institute @PARInstitute]

The eighth episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out tomorrow, the 14th of March on all major podcasting platforms.

Episode 8: Designing Justice
Inside municipalities, can co-production rebuild trust? Kate Tissington and Mahlatse Rampedi explore collaboration, accountability and resilience where the state is thin.

Host:
@TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute)

Guests:
Kate Tissington, Researcher, PARI

#JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #PublicParticipation

[PARI - Public Affairs Research Institute @PARInstitute]

The 8th episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out on all major podcasting platforms.

Tap the link to listen: https://t.co/xUsN9gGcsk

Host:
@TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute)

Guests:
Kate Tissington, Researcher, PARI
Mahlatse Rampedi, Researcher, PARI

Produced by:
Richard Rumney

#JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #PublicParticipation

[PARI - Public Affairs Research Institute @PARInstitute]

The 8th episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out on all major podcasting platforms.

Tap the link to listen: https://t.co/xUsN9gGcsk

Host:
@TasneemEssop_ (@SWOPinstitute)

Guests:
Kate Tissington, Researcher, PARI
Mahlatse Rampedi, Researcher, PARI

Produced by:
Richard Rumney

#JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #PublicParticipation

[PARI - Public Affairs Research Institute @PARInstitute]

Joburg Urban Crisis Seminar on 16 April 1-3pm

Civil society engagement with local government: the case of Joburg Crisis Alliance by @ychamda & @SeftelLisas with discussant @devanp52

https://t.co/qUiJo3ZS8Y

@GCR_Observatory @SWOPinstitute

[PARI - Public Affairs Research Institute @PARInstitute]

In today's JHB Urban Crisis Roundtable, we examined civil society organisations contesting local elections as a response to crisis in local governments.

Discussants challenged narrow views of councillor failure, highlighting how governance can be shaped by austerity, political patronage and survival. There were also reflections on the promises and failures of local governments, councillors and tension of CSOs building local power amid fragmentation, co-option and growing public distrust of political actors.

@GCR_Observatory @SWOPinstitute

[PARI - Public Affairs Research Institute @PARInstitute]

The sixth episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now on all major podcasting platforms.

Episode 6: From Below
In Mpumalanga, Mahlatse Rampedi shows the transition from below - women-led solar cooperatives and local NGOs - where affordability, ownership and participation decide who benefits.

Tap the link to listen: https://t.co/xUsN9gGcsk

Host:
@TasneemEssop_ ( @SWOPinstitute )

Guest:
@Hlatse_r , Researcher, PARI

#JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #NGO

[LARC @LarcUCT]

Join us tomorrow for a screening of an episode of uMhlaba Talks Podcast where Dr @DineoSks from @SWOPInstitute and Thuto Gabaphethe from @CALS_ZA will be on our panel.

#HumanRightsFestival #podcast #screening #landrights

@VisitConHill

[PARI - Public Affairs Research Institute @PARInstitute]

The sixth episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now on all major podcasting platforms.

Episode 6: From Below
In Mpumalanga, Mahlatse Rampedi shows the transition from below - women-led solar cooperatives and local NGOs - where affordability, ownership and participation decide who benefits.

Tap the link to listen: https://t.co/xUsN9gGcsk

Host:
@TasneemEssop_ ( @SWOPinstitute )

Guest:
@Hlatse_r , Researcher, PARI

#JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #NGO

[PARI - Public Affairs Research Institute @PARInstitute]

The sixth episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out now on all major podcasting platforms.

Episode 6: From Below
In Mpumalanga, Mahlatse Rampedi shows the transition from below - women-led solar cooperatives and local NGOs - where affordability, ownership and participation decide who benefits.

Tap the link to listen: https://t.co/xUsN9gGcsk

Host:
@TasneemEssop_ ( @SWOPinstitute )

Guest:
@Hlatse_r , Researcher, PARI

#JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #NGO

[SWOP Institute @SWOPInstitute]

Join us for a roundtable discussion as part of the #UrbanCrisis seminar series.

Details at https://t.co/IcuE8XyhZn

[PARI - Public Affairs Research Institute @PARInstitute]

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: https://t.co/xUsN9gGcsk

Host:
@TasneemEssop_ @SWOPinstitute

Guests:
Dr Thokozani Chilenga-Butao, Researcher, PARI
@Waseem_Wala, Researcher, PARI

Produced by:
Richard Rumney

#JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #RenewableEnergy

[SWOP Institute @SWOPInstitute]

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Research Forum, a new monthly seminar series convened by the Wits Mining Institute (WMI) in partnership with SWOP.

26 March, 13:00, Wits Mining Institute

Details at: https://t.co/2w6jZZZ9Re

[PARI - Public Affairs Research Institute @PARInstitute]

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: https://t.co/xUsN9gGcsk

Host:
@TasneemEssop_ @SWOPinstitute

Guests:
Dr Thokozani Chilenga-Butao, Researcher, PARI
@Waseem_Wala, Researcher, PARI

Produced by:
Richard Rumney

#JustEnergyTransition #JustTransitionPodcast #aPARIpodcast #RenewableEnergy