HSRC In The News
19 Jul 2021 | Remembering a past scene of looting - what kind of a nation are we becoming?
THE scenes in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the epicentre of looting and burning of property, took me back 27 years to the beginning of March 1994 &ndash...
13 Jul 2021 | Making sure it is possible with science, technology and innovation at the new Department of Science and Innovation
With its name changed from the Department of Science and Technology to the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), there is greater emphasis on th...
12 Jul 2021 | Tech News: Technology that helps houses pay for themselves welcome in SA
THE Covid-19 pandemic led to a revaluation of the place we call “home.” During total lockdown and even now, with the alarming Delta drive...
9 Jul 2021 | The homeless of Johannesburg
“There is a stereotype of a homeless person, sometimes called a street- or rough-sleeper. He is a man. He’s a loner and a beggar, mentally...
5 Jul 2021 | 'We only write about them when they are dead': Hate killings of black lesbians in South Africa
In 1990, the year that Nelson Mandela was released, Johannesburg held the very first Gay and Lesbian Pride march, at which Simon Nkoli, Beverly Ditsie...
5 Jul 2021 | SAPS must get its act together: Increase in carjackings damages the economy
Carjacking has a significant impact on an outsider’s perspective of South Africa from tourism and investment points of view. It has also become ...
30 Jun 2021 | Education and internet access hold the key for youth opportunities
THE latest Stats SA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) shows 74.7% of youth (aged 15-24), this means more than 10.6 million youth in South A...
30 Jun 2021 | JUSTICE MALALA: Xenophobic eruption loading in SA
The warning signs are flashing: SA is in danger of breaking out into the sort of violence against foreigners we saw in 2008 and 2019 Eight months ago...
30 Jun 2021 | Students suffered mental health during lockdown, survey reveals
A survey on how Covid-19 impacted on the education and learning of young people in higher education has revealed that a majority of them suffered from...
29 Jun 2021 | Cyril Ramaphosa remains far more popular than the ANC - political analysts
A Human Science Research Council poll shows his approval rating at 71%, down from 86%. In less than 18 months, Ramaphosa will compete yet again for t...