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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9 Nov 2020 | AUDA-NEPAD, the HSRC and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to co-host a webinar on the impact of corruption on the growth of SMEs in Africa
MEDIA ADVISORYAUDA-NEPAD, the HSRC and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to co-host a webinar on the impact of corruption on the growth of SMEs in ...
2 Nov 2020 | HSRC and Facebook announce grant awardees for research on ethics, human rights and AI in Africa
Pretoria, Monday 2 November 2020 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Facebook earlier this year announced a collaborative project a...
22 Oct 2020 | Continental dialogue on 20 years of African women's participation in peace and security
According to the Human Sciences Research Council’s Prof Cheryl Hendricks, African women have played a formative role in shaping the agenda, rais...
22 Oct 2020 | Survey shows growing pandemic fatigue, complacency and unnecessary risk of exposure to Covid-19 during lower lockdown levels
Survey shows growing pandemic fatigue, complacency and unnecessary risk of exposure to Covid-19 during lower lockdown levels Today the Centre f...
19 Oct 2020 | #PutSouthAfricaFirst movement causing alarm with xenophobic sentiment
Cape Town - Following a tirade of xenophobic tweets under the hashtag #PutSouthAfricaFirst movement, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) has re...
19 Oct 2020 | What is driving anti-immigrant violence in South Africa?
The Human Sciences Research Council, in partnership with IPSOS, conducted a survey looking at anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa. The stud...
16 Oct 2020 | HSRC and IPSOS look at drivers of ant-immigrant sentiment in South Africa
Pretoria, Friday 16 October 2020 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), together with market research partner, IPSOS, has looked at anti-...
3 Sep 2020 | Archie Mafeje Memorial Lecture to focus on Land and Agrarian Reform in South Africa
About Archie Mafeje Memorial LectureThis Lecture commemorates the academic and intellectual contribution of the late Professor Archibald Monwabisi Maf...
26 Aug 2020 | Minister Blade Nzimande to open policy forum on state of innovation in South Africa
In the aftermath of South Africa’s COVID-19 epidemic, innovation will be a critical component of evidence-based planning for the country’s...
6 Aug 2020 | HSRC and UKZN's School of Medicine release results of Healthworkers survey
Conducted on the datafree online platform, Moya Messaging, the survey looked at some of the following issues:• Training receive...