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23 Aug 2021 | Study reveals that older people likely to be vaccinated than younger ones
Acceptance of vaccines is increasing in South Africa but challenges remain, including younger people being less likely to be accepting of vaccines tha...
23 Aug 2021 | What lies behind social unrest in SA and what might be done about it
BY JUSTIN VISAGIE, IVAN TUROK AND SHARLENE SWARTZ SA has among the highest recorded levels of social protest of any country in the world. The reasons...
23 Aug 2021 | You may be young and strong but you still need to be vaccinated - health expert debunks 8 vaccine myths for over 18s
THE CABINET on Thursday approved the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine for over 18s but experts are not convinced that the age group will rush to regis...
20 Aug 2021 | HSRC women's month Public Lecture on Women's Equality in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
Doctor Precious Moloi-Motsepe to deliver HSRC women’s month Public Lecture on Women’s Equality in the Era of Artificial Intelligence Pret...
18 Aug 2021 | Invitation to institutions to host interns in 2021/23
Call Closing Date: Sunday, 05 September 2021 (NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED) The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) invites institutions...
18 Aug 2021 | UJ-HSRC Covid-19 Democracy Survey
Carin Runciman, Benjamin Roberts, Narnia Bohler-Muller and Yul Derek Davids...
17 Aug 2021 | Survey shows that acceptance of vaccines is increasing but challenges remain
Johannesburg, Tuesday 17 August 2021 – On 18 August 2021, the Centre for Social Change, University of Johannesburg (UJ) in collaboration w...
17 Aug 2021 | Reimagine Developmental Fiscal Policy Says Eminent Macroeconomist
Professor Michael Sachs recently delivered a thought-provoking speech as the eminent guest speaker in our second Macroeconomic Policy Dialogue series....
16 Aug 2021 | How to be a real LGBTQIA+ community ally
According to research they conducted with the Human Sciences Research Council, 72% of South Africans feel that same-sex sexual activity is “morally ...
16 Aug 2021 | South Africa's President Says ANC Cleaning Up Corruption
Narnia Bohler-Muller, a professor with South Africa's Human Sciences Research Council, says he is living up to his word. "He's done a lot in the sense...