ATI co-hosts successful convening on carbon pricing, carbon border adjustment mechanisms, and the green transition

Posted on April 24, 2025

The African Tax Institute (ATI) at University of Pretoria (UP), in collaboration with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and the Climate Action Platform Africa (CAP-A) hosted the Convening on Carbon Pricing, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms and the Green Transition on 25...

UP EXPERT OPINION: Empowering Africa’s cities: The case for fiscal autonomy and financial expertise

Posted on April 10, 2025

Africa is urbanising at an unprecedented pace.

A milestone for research-driven policy: The UP-DPME partnership

Posted on February 10, 2025

The Public Policy Hub (PPH) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is transforming how academic research shapes public policy by forging high-impact partnerships with South Africa's Department of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (DPME). This collaboration is driving evidence-based reforms that...

Reclaiming our taxes from the elite

Posted on December 17, 2024

Dr Sansia Blackmore of the University of Pretoria’sAfrican Tax Institute explained in the Mail and Guardian how South Africa's taxation system struggles with accountability, revealing the challenges of elite enrichment and its impact on ordinary taxpayers. “As taxpayers witness their...

How the elite benefit from our taxes

Posted on December 04, 2024

Dr Sansia Blackmore, a tax policy expert at the University of Pretoria's African Tax Institute, unpacks the unequal distribution of tax benefits in a piece in the Mail and Guardian, revealing how the elite may reap disproportionate advantages while ordinary citizens bear the burden. "The...

Innovative funding strategies for solid waste management in SA

Posted on October 25, 2024

Prof Nara Monkam, Head of the Public Policy Hub and Chair in Municipal Finance in Africa at the University of Pretoria, presented at a webinar hosted by the Western Cape Provincial Government's Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning. The focus of the webinar was on municipal...

The African Tax Institute Pays Tributes to the legacy of Mr. Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan

Posted on September 13, 2024

The African Tax Institute (ATI) at the University of Pretoria is deeply saddened by the passing of Mr Pravin Gordhan, former Commissioner of South African Revenue the Service and former South Africa’s Minister of Finance. On 17 July 2013, Mr Pravin Gordhan (previously the Minister of...

UP EXPERT OPINION: Streamlining revenue mobilisation

Posted on July 12, 2024

Prof Nara Monkam, an associate professor of public economics and Head of the Public Policy Hub at UP, writes about the new Chair in Municipal Finance at the University’s African Tax Institute and its role in transforming municipal finance.