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8 Dec 2020 | Latest TIMSSA results released
The release of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2019 results took place on 8 December 2020. The Grade 5 test ad...
7 Dec 2020 | Renowned SA scientists, Profs Quarraisha and Salim Karim to address opening of SFSA 2020
Media alert issued by the Department of Science and Innovation Science Forum South Africa (SFSA) 2020 will open on Wednesday, 9 December with South A...
3 Dec 2020 | The disabling and enabling effects of COVID-19
Today, 3 December 2020, is International Day of Persons with Disabilities around the world. It also marks the conclusion of South Africa’s Disab...
3 Dec 2020 | Watch livestream of the release of TIMSS results
The release of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2019 results will be broadcast live on the Department of Basic E...
2 Dec 2020 | HSRC and partners to deliberate on social issues under the theme of Radical Reason at 2020 Science Forum
Pretoria, Thursday 3 December 2020 – The Human Sciences Research Council will bring together a consortium of partners from the humanities and so...
2 Dec 2020 | HSRC and partners to deliberate on social issues under the theme of Radical Reason at 2020 Science Forum
The HSRC will bring together a consortium of partners from the humanities and social sciences in the country, under the theme of Radical Reason at the...
19 Nov 2020 | Stakeholders to discuss the implications for an international COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
Notes to the EditorThe HSRC was established in 1968 as South Africa’s statutory research agency and has grown to become the largest dedicated re...
19 Nov 2020 | US-Africa relations: Biden needs to focus on economic policies and diplomacy rather than China-Africa relations
By Funeka Yazini AprilWhile US president-elect Joe Biden has favoured greater US engagement with Africa to counter growing Chinese influence on the co...
18 Nov 2020 | African Countries Need More Air Quality Data - and Sharing it Unlocks its Benefits
The harm that air pollution is doing on the African continent seems to be growing. Estimates of premature mortality attributed to air pollution have i...
18 Nov 2020 | The Future of Work in a Post COVID-19 Africa: Engaging Knowledge Production and Knowledge Systems
Call for abstracts The Future of Work in a Post COVID-19 Africa: Engaging Knowledge Production and Knowledge Systems...