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21 Oct 2020 | COVID-19 widens urban-rural gap - HSRC report
The unemployment crisis in rural areas is worsening.A Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) report suggests COVID-19 has widened the gap between citi...
21 Oct 2020 | SANSA Signs MoU With Human Sciences Research Council
The South African Space Agency (SANSA) has signed an MoU with the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa.Valanathan Munsami, the SANSA C...
21 Oct 2020 | Surveys show one in three adults in South Africa does not wear a mask when leaving home
By Stephen Rule, Kelebohile Afrika, Ngqapheli Mchunu and Samela MtyingizaneThe University of Johannesburg and Human Sciences Research Council Covid-19...
21 Oct 2020 | The Trojan Horse Massacre: 'We had stones; they had bullets'
At the time of the triple murder, Gunn was a Section 29 detainee. Upon her release, the MK veteran was updated by her comrades and neighbours in Belgr...
20 Oct 2020 | Markers and makers of masculinity: A conversation with Sinakekelwe Khumalo
AT: There’s a thread running through your research papers of gender-based violence, ideas of what it means to be a man, and risky sexual behavio...
20 Oct 2020 | Prof Gordon - Interview on Channel Africa
Channel Africa spoke to Dr Steven GordonHSPRC IPSOS research on anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa To listen to the interview click on the link...
20 Oct 2020 | Prof Ivan Turok - Interview on ENCA
Prof Ivan Turok discusses a report that exposes economic inequalities in South Africa. To lsten to the interview click on the link below:...
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...
13 Oct 2020 | Covid-19 has widened unemployment level disparities between cities, rural areas
A recent research report reveals that government’s Covid-19 response needs to be targeted more carefully to the distinctive challenges and oppor...