The 2025 summer school took place amidst a challenging environment marked by continued threats to HRDs in Africa. HRDs across the continent face arbitrary arrests, judicial harassment, and various forms of persecution. …
On 4 September 2025, PUG’s founder, Prof. Fiona Anciano delivered her Professorial Inaugural Lecture entitled “Beyond the Ballot: Rethinking Urban Governance in the Shadows of Democracy,” marked a significant milestone in her academic career….
PUG researchers Kurisani Mdhuli and Boitumelo Papane were in attendance and presented ongoing work from their PhDs and the associated Governing Just Urban Transition (GoJUT) project. …
