Media
HSRC provides media briefs (or press releases) on a regular basis to the media. Here you can browse the archive of media briefs.
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13 Mar 2019 | Youth development in Africa to take the centre stage at the 2019 AYGS Conference
Pretoria, Wednesday 13 March 2019 – Emerging scholars from different parts of Africa will meet in South Africa for the 13th annual Africa Young ...
7 Dec 2018 | Safety of women and children must include the LGBTIQ community
Pretoria, Thursday 6 December 2018 – Coming during the annual commemoration of the 16 Days of Non Violence Against Women and Children campaign, ...
3 Dec 2018 | Statement by the HSRC and UNAIDS on a joint 2018 World AIDS Days partnership seminar on HIV drug resistance
The fifth South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey, conducted in 2017 by the Human Sciences Research Counc...
21 Nov 2018 | Elections in Cameroon, Madagascar and DRC: A breakthrough into peaceful societies or a source of renewed conflict?
Pretoria, Tuesday 20 November 2018 – The Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA), UNISA’s I...
21 Sep 2018 | Professor Chapman receives 2018 HSRC Medal in Social Sciences and Humanities
Professor Chapman is also Professor Emeritus and Fellow of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a Fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study,...
13 Aug 2018 | Why Do People Attack Foreigners Living in South Africa? Asking Ordinary South Africans
Introduction One of the major problems facing South Africa is anti-immigrant violence. This type of hate crime discourages long-term integration of in...
1 Aug 2018 | HSRC study finds violence is commonplace in schools
The SeViSSA initiative aims to create safe school environments by dealing with violence against girls and is delivered through peer educators in Khaye...
25 Jul 2018 | HSRC to investigate role of services in boosting growth within Southern Africa
Pretoria, Wednesday 25 July 2018 – The Human Sciences Research Council has been awarded a prestigious grant by the United Nations University to ...
23 Jul 2018 | Deputy President Mabuza attends the International AIDS 2018 conference in Amsterdam
TO ALL MEDIA/NEWS EDITORSDEPUTY PRESIDENT MABUZA ATTENDS THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS 2018 CONFERENCE IN AMSTERDAM Deputy President David Mabuza will lead a...
17 Jul 2018 | Launch of the South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey, 2017
Pretoria, Tuesday 17 July 2018 – The number of new HIV infections (incidence) significantly declined in 2017 when compared to findings of a simi...