In May 2026, Planact, in partnership with Act Ubumbano and SIVIO Institute, hosted Town Hall Conversation on the Citizens’ Perceptions and Expectations 2025 Survey.
The conversation didn’t end there. It continued on the Nothing works but the people podcast, produced by Multimedia Storyteller Showing Shortly, and hosted by Pheladi Sethusa. The episode featured Eddah Jowah from SIVIO Institute and Planact’s community facilitators: Ambani Sandani from Choba informal settlement, Mondli Mabuza from Thembelihle informal settlement, and Albert Mkhabela from Skoonplaas informal settlement.
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A bonus episode of Nothing works but the people is now live. In people power, the episode draws on findings from the 2025 Citizens’ Perceptionsnand Expectations Survey conducted in South Africa to spark an expansive conversation about what is working and what is not under the Government of National Unity.
Listen to the full podcast episode here: Click here
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Edited by: Pheladi Sethusa
Videographer: Salim Nkosi
Guests: Ambani Sandani, Albert Mkhabela, Mondli Mabuza and Eddah Jowah
Collaborators: PlanAct, Act Ubumbano and the SIVIO Institute
Music: The Fight is Over by Kirk Osamayo, Free Music Archive, CC BY; Step by Cyrus, Free Music Archive, CC BY