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29 Jun 2020 | South Africa's Freedom Charter campaign holds lessons for the pursuit of a fairer society
by Benjamin Roberts, Human Sciences Research Council Chief Research Specialist: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division, and...
2 Jun 2020 | In loving memory of Zelda Nhlabathi
12 May 2020 | PASET RSIF: Call for Scholarships - 3rd Cohort of RSIF PhD Scholarships
Deadline for applications: June 15, 2020Please visit: https://www/rsif-paset.org/calls/...
11 May 2020 | From innovation to uptake: why South Africa's water technologies are getting stuck in the pipeline
South Africa is a global leader in water innovation. Despite this, and despite the demand for innovations that can help farmers and rural communities ...
29 Apr 2020 | The COVID-19 impact on sexual- and reproductive-health rights and gender-based violence
The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating many of the factors that intersect to increase the risk for interpersonal violence, and in particular intimate p...
24 Apr 2020 | Gaps in the design and implementation of the Gauteng housing allocation process
Download the Policy Brief Housing allocation continues to be a concern, not only in South Africa, but also globally, in contexts where public hou...
22 Apr 2020 | Links between SA housing policy and economy fail to support delivery
by Professor Ivan Turok Introduction Housing is a crucial issue for the economy, yet the links between housing and economic progres...
21 Apr 2020 | HSRC/PPT Policy Brief: Upgrading Dense Informal Settlements by Building Upwards
Please find below policy brief on “Upgrading dense informal settlements by building upwards?”. Approximately 287,000 households live in 5...
16 Apr 2020 | Living through global trauma: Mental-health implications of COVID-19 from a developing country perspective
As countries travel further along the road of social distancing, the psychological toll of the global coronavirus pandemic is becoming more apparent. ...
9 Apr 2020 | Democratic oversight in the time of the Covid-19 lockdown
In the spirit of ‘thuma mina’, most South Africans responded positively to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for a national COVID-19 ...