HSRC In The News
11 Mar 2020 | How to refresh SA's jaded democracy
Many of South Africa’s troubles reflect a widening gap between state and society. On the one hand, the government is struggling to cope with mul...
10 Mar 2020 | South Africa bungled the Spanish flu in 1918. History mustn't repeat itself for COVID-19
The St Louis Red Cross Motor Corps on duty with mask-wearing women holding stretchers at the backs of ambulances during the global flu epidemic, St Lo...
10 Mar 2020 | Victory for indigenous languages
We welcome the announcement that Eastern Cape matriculants will soon be able to write final examinations in their mother tongue, Xhosa.This was announ...
9 Mar 2020 | Civil Society Watch, 9-16 March 2020
Respected British journalist Gary Younge recently wrote:“The media’s role is to inform and tell the truth. I don’t believe in object...
9 Mar 2020 | OPINION | When executives are corrupt, it seems no one sees the iceberg dead ahead
When you hear of financial mismanagement, very often the story is about a rogue leader (think Marcus Jooste of Steinhoff) or a small group of executiv...
9 Mar 2020 | The Week ahead: Question Time & Joint Sitting
Question Time is the main business in the National Assembly (NA) chamber this week. The practice of oral questions is an established part of the parli...
4 Mar 2020 | MSWSA: Financial literacy critical to nation building
The importance of being financially savvy cannot be underestimated especially against the backdrop of a declining economy. For consumers to be able to...
3 Mar 2020 | Ramaphosa cold in face of tribulations facing poor - SAFTU
SAFTU Condemns President Cyril Ramaphosa and big business for being so cold in the face of tribulations facing the working class and poorSAFTU is appa...
2 Mar 2020 | African Union Needs a More Robust Response to Conflict in Cameroon
The violent conflict that erupted in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon in 2016 continues unabated. It was triggered by the government'...
29 Feb 2020 | In Tribute/Taliep Petersen 1950-2006
Great South African artist - director, composer, musician, song man, musical theatre legend; humanist extraordinaireTaliep Petersen was inducted into ...