Pranish Desai
Pranish is a Senior Data Analyst within the Governance Insights & Analytics programme. He holds a Master of Arts in-Science obtained with distinction from the University of the Witwatersrand. This degree formed part of the Department of Science and Innovation's National e-Science Postgraduate Teaching and Training Platform. His research interests include comparative politics, local governance, quantitative social analysis and political geography. 
The crucial role of local governance structures

The crucial role of local governance structures

Across Africa, local government is the main governance authority responsible for connecting with local communities. Names given to these structures differ from country to country. Among the more common are “assemblies”, “councils” and “municipalities”. However, these...

GGA’s Pranish Desai appears on The Citizen’s podcast

GGA’s Pranish Desai appears on The Citizen’s podcast

On 15 February 2023, GGA’s Pranish Desai appeared on the podcast The Citizen’s Talk with Tau to discuss several topics relevant to South Africa today. Among the matters Pranish and the host, Stephen Tau, covered were corruption, local government, service delivery,...

SONA 2023: Time to Act

SONA 2023: Time to Act

This week's State of the Nation Address (SONA) presents President Cyril Ramaphosa with an opportunity to set out a decisive agenda for this parliament's final full calendar year. The next SONA will occur on the eve of our 2024 general elections, constraining its...

Pranish Desai
Pranish is a Senior Data Analyst within the Governance Insights & Analytics programme. He holds a Master of Arts in-Science obtained with distinction from the University of the Witwatersrand. This degree formed part of the Department of Science and Innovation's National e-Science Postgraduate Teaching and Training Platform. His research interests include comparative politics, local governance, quantitative social analysis and political geography. 
The crucial role of local governance structures

The crucial role of local governance structures

Across Africa, local government is the main governance authority responsible for connecting with local communities. Names given to these structures differ from country to country. Among the more common are “assemblies”, “councils” and “municipalities”. However, these...