HSRC In The News
1 Apr 2020 | Ministers release results of first round of public survey on the impact of Coronavirus COVID-19
The below media briefing has been postponed until further notice. We apologize for the inconvenience. Ministers of Higher Education, Science and Innov...
1 Apr 2020 | National COVID-19 lockdown and other updates
Dear students and colleaguesThis campus announcement aims to inform the University of Cape Town (UCT) community about recent developments relating to ...
31 Mar 2020 | Professor Reddy's interview on the coronavirus outbreak on ENCA
Please find below the clip of Professor Reddy’s interview on NewzRoomAfrika...
31 Mar 2020 | Interview with Dr Saahier Parker to discuss the impact of the Coronavirus on society
The HSRC is currently conducting a public survey assessing the impact of the Coronavirus on society.The listen to the interview with Dr Parker o...
31 Mar 2020 | Prof Priscilla Reddy on Radio 702 - HSRC survey on the Coronavirus
Prof Reddy discusses the HSRC survey to understand what people feel and know about the Coronavirus outbreak. To listen to Prof Reddy's intervie...
30 Mar 2020 | EXCLUSIVE: The 11 factors that will shape SA's lockdown
A lockdown is necessary to slow the spread of disease and allow SA’s health authorities to prepare for a rapid demand for hospital beds. But it ...
30 Mar 2020 | We don't know when schools will reopen, says Motshekga, but matrics WILL still write
Giving feedback on Saturday about the effect of the Covid-19 outbreak and the 21-day lockdown announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Basic Education ...
29 Mar 2020 | Lockdown: Government admits shortcomings, puts correctional measures in place
Ministries own up to glitches and put correctional measures in place, ranging from early social grant payments to a 60% passenger quota in taxisAfter ...
28 Mar 2020 | Coronavirus: Government Sets Up COVID-19 Research Data Platform
A team of experts are working on creating a range of data warehouses, including the current geographic spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) current ca...
25 Mar 2020 | Covid-19: SA Joins Race for Vaccine
A number of existing drugs are being re-purposed and tested for efficacy of the potential treatment for the Coronavirus (COVID-19).“Preliminary ...