Media and COVID-19
11 Mar 2021 | The role of South Africa's social scientists in COVID-19 responses: why it matters
The effects of COVID-19 have been devastating to economies across the globe. This has been true in South Africa too where the unemployment rate has sh...
8 Mar 2021 | Book Review: Food Insecurity on Campus: Action and Intervention edited by Katharine M. Broton and Clare L. Cady
In Food Insecurity on Campus: Action and Intervention, editors Katharine M. Broton and Clare L. Cady present background research and case studies from...
8 Mar 2021 | Renaming cities: Let's promote the Eastern Cape's rich, hidden history of endorsing the pen over the sword
By Leslie Bank The news that the former settler cities of East London and Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape were getting new names sparked an outcry...
4 Mar 2021 | Renaming cities: Let's promote the Eastern Cape's rich, hidden history of endorsing the pen over the sword
By Leslie Bank The news that the former settler cities of East London and Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape were getting new names sparked an outcry...
4 Mar 2021 | Address - Minister of Higher Education
Prof. Priscilla Reddy is a behavioural science and health promotion specialist, and is currently the Strategic Lead: Health and Wellbeing in the Human...
3 Mar 2021 | Investing R68 million towards Covid-19 research and development activities
The Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation has been hard at work since the 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA) to implement what P...
3 Mar 2021 | SA mining firms, Govt. and unions will not drop the ball on Covid-19 vaccinations
To misquote Mark Twain, reports of supposed anti-vaxxer sentiment in mining have been greatly exaggerated, without sound knowledge or any discernable ...
1 Mar 2021 | 'People are left with the bare bones' as food, fuel and electricity price hikes bite
Cash-strapped consumers face tough times as food prices increase, petrol prices rise and a looming hike in the cost of electricity is on the cards. M...
1 Mar 2021 | Depression, anxiety increased among South Africans
The council has conducted a number of major population representation surveys to determine the social and psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemi...
1 Mar 2021 | Fake news hurting vaccination roll-out: Nzimande
Speaking during a virtual conference aimed at dispelling myths about vaccines and coronavirus variants earlier this week, Nzimande said the discussion...