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Just Access: The Real Transition

PARI (The Public Affairs Research Institute)
South Africa
Just Energy Transition
Just Transition
Public Affairs Research Institute
Land Governance
Eskom
Co-Production
National Development Plan
Green Hydrogen
Land Tenure
DMRE
Energy Poverty
Public Participation
Climate Justice
Equity
South Africa's Energy System
Women
Youth
Developmental Level Of Access
Free Basic Electricity

Just Access: The Real Transition is a documentary-style podcast from PARI (Public Affairs Research Institute) exploring South Africa’s Just Transition through one simple test: access. Access to electricity, water, land, and affordable services — but also access to decision-making, opportunity, and the real benefits of a changing economy.

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Just 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, decision-mak... more

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Just 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, decision-mak... more

Just 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, decision-mak... more

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Just 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, decision-mak... more

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Tracy Ledger
Economist and researcher featured across the series
PARI
Episode: Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 10: The Politics of Access
Nonhlanhla Mathibela
Researcher in PARI's Just Transition program focusing on women and households
PARI
Episode: Just Access: The Real Transition - Bonus Episode
Murial Kwena
Researcher at PARI focusing on youth, social activism
PARI
Episode: Just Access: The Real Transition - Bonus Episode
Dr. Sithembile Mbete
Researcher featured in the final conversation about Just Transition
Episode: Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 9: Beyond Green Growth
Kate Tissington
Researcher, Compact project
PARI / SELGA / Integrity Action
Episode: Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 8: Building Accountability
Mahlatse Rampedi
Energy poverty, affordability and community-level transition researcher/practitioner
Episode: Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 6: From Below
Thokozani Chilenga-Butao
Dr. Thokozani Chilenga-Butao, PARI researcher
PARI
Episode: Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 5: State Of Transition
Waseem Holland
Dr. Waseem Holland, PARI researcher
PARI
Episode: Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 5: State Of Transition
Gaynor Paradza
Researcher, Land Governance Programme, PARI
PARI
Episode: Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 4: Governing the Ground

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Tasneem Essop
Interviewer leading the conversations; Host of Just Access: The Real Transition

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#114
South Africa/Government
Apple Podcasts
#118
Singapore/Government

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Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 1: Access and Affordability
Q: How do prepaid meters and disconnections reinforce patterns of exclusion?
Credit-control measures punish people for being poor, creating a vicious cycle of cost-shifting and disconnections that undermines both household welfare and broader development goals.
Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 1: Access and Affordability
Q: Could you speak a bit to the link between affordability and dignity?
Affordability determines whether households can actually use essential services; when costs exceed what a family can pay without compromising food, health, or nutrition, it undermines development and reinforces inequality.
Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 1: Access and Affordability
Q: Okay, Tracy, why does access to basic services matter in the context of the Just Transition?
Access to basic services should enable people to live a dignified life and engage in productive activities, not just check a box of connectivity. Developmental access requires providing enough services to support living standards and economic activity, not just minimal survival.
Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 4: Governing the Ground
Q: Given all of this, what interventions do you propose to secure land rights and support a just energy transition?
Interventions include raising awareness across all levels of local authorities that land is central to the transition, integrating land considerations into all planning and environmental management activities, and ensuring costs and benefits are distributed so that those who caused historical damage bear restoration costs rather than burdening marginalized communities.
Just Access: The Real Transition - Episode 4: Governing the Ground
Q: Just staying with this topic of municipalities and their role in the just transition, what are some of the ad hoc ways municipalities unlock land for development, and how can these processes be improved?
Municipalities often process land requests in traditional, ad hoc ways—land is allocated to the highest bidder or on a case-by-case basis, with a lack of a systematic approach to land as a finite resource. Improvement would require clearer, codified processes for land transfers between government entities, better intergovernmental coordination, and a shift toward governance that prioritizes social considerations, vulnerability, and climate resilience.

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A documentary-style series that centers access as the core test for a just energy transition in South Africa. Across episodes, the show examines how access to electricity, water, land, and affordable services intersects with decision-making, governance, and economic opportunity. Hosted by a PARI-affiliated journalist, conversations feature researchers, policymakers, community organizers, and practitioners who dissect energy justice, land rights, governance reform, and the social implications of transitioning away from coal. The tone blends theoretical grounding with on-the-ground case studies, aiming to reveal practical pathways for inclusive policy and participatory democracy while highlighting systemic barriers and local innovations that ... more

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1. Tracy Ledger
2. Nonhlanhla Mathibela
3. Murial Kwena
4. Dr. Sithembile Mbete
5. Kate Tissington
6. Mahlatse Rampedi
7. Thokozani Chilenga-Butao
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