Latest News
13 Oct 2020 | Interview with Advocate Gary Pienaar on Classic FM
Adv Gary Pienaar, senior research manager in the Developmental Capable and Ethical State research division of the HSRC Please find below the link for ...
12 Oct 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...
8 Oct 2020 | What we know about vaccine hesitancy in South Africa
Less than two-thirds or 64% of South Africans would accept a COVID-19 vaccine when and if it becomes available, a recent Ipsos survey has found. Of th...
7 Oct 2020 | CSIR celebrates 75 years, creates new strategic direction
Established in 1945, the CSIR says it has accomplished major milestones since inception, improving the lives of millions of citizens through the imple...
6 Oct 2020 | CSIR celebrates 75 years of touching lives through innovation
Africa’s leading research, development and innovation organisation, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has reached a maj...
5 Oct 2020 | Four lessons to learn from state's management of Covid-hit townships
IVAN TUROK: Four lessons to learn from state’s management of Covid-hit townshipsEvidence from the National Income Dynamics Study —Coronavi...
1 Oct 2020 | As corruption rocks South Africa, CoST scoping study shows appetite for change
In 2018, South Africa was shaken by a series of allegations relating to large and widespread corruption throughout the country. Given the huge sums as...
1 Oct 2020 | Covid-19 has made inequality worse, researchers find
The Covid-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown have deepened inequality, especially in the job market and in education, according to a major survey...
1 Oct 2020 | Mapping the lockdown
Covid-19 and the nationwide lockdown has hit poor urban communities the hardestIvan Turok and Justin Visagie A key feature of the government’s ...
1 Oct 2020 | Prep well underway for COVID-19 extent study
NATIONAL NEWS - The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is in the final stages of the preparation for a study to determine the extent of COVID-19 i...