HSRC In The News
25 May 2021 | SA committed to upholding human rights
The South African government has demonstrated its commitment to a peaceful and prosperous Africa by giving effect to the rights of the constitution an...
25 May 2021 | SANSA is Organising a Webinar to Mark Africa Day
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is organising a webinar to mark the 2021 edition of Africa Day on the 25th of May. The webinar is titl...
24 May 2021 | School does its best
According to a study released by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in August 2020 Christel houseSouth Africa's holistic education model works...
24 May 2021 | Rare honours and international recognition for UCT research managers
UCT staff members Natalie Le Roux (senior research manager in the Research Office) and Sidney Engelbrecht (manager: Research Ethics and Compliance in ...
18 May 2021 | Eskort advert: Making adoptees the butt of a tone-deaf 'satirical' ad leaves a bad taste
How did Eskort, a major household brand, priding itself on its positioning as a wholesome, family-oriented company, react when accused of ‘other...
18 May 2021 | Israel-Palestine: It's a myth that there are two equal sides in this conflict
Ten Palestinians were killed in the occupied West Bank by the Israeli Defence Forces on Friday as they protested against their dispossession. The deat...
18 May 2021 | The ANC's 'family feud' will have a lasting impact on SA’s political landscape - here's what could happen next
The ANC effectively saturated South Africa and everything it stood for with its members and/or loyalists. Then the unthinkable happened — a fami...
18 May 2021 | Traditional leadership in the era of multi-party democracy: A focus on South Africa
The aim of this paper is to discuss this tension arising from traditional leadership in a constitutional democracy. Its key argument is that recognisi...
7 May 2021 | BDS: South Africa must support the ending of Israeli apartheid and colonisation
In 2009, the Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa (HSRC) released a 300-page study showing that Israel is practicing colonialism and aparth...
3 May 2021 | Foreign workers' contribution to SA's economy: Gerbrandt van Heerden
Tensions in the freight industry have once again drawn attention to the impact of foreign nationals on the economy and society of South Africa. ...