Media and COVID-19
7 May 2021 | Tips for women bearing the brunt of lockdown effects
“During lockdown, women’s responsibilities as primary caretakers in the home increased over and above existing work commitments with addit...
7 May 2021 | Ubuntu: COVID-19 and human rights sacrifice in SA
In March 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic led President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce a state of national disaster in terms of the Disaster Management Act. St...
3 May 2021 | Human Rights vs. Covid-19 Lockdown - Featured Durban Blog
Are South Africans okay with having their human rights restricted during the Covid-19 lockdown? Apparently so according to recent surveys conducted by...
19 Apr 2021 | Politicised COVID-19 responses undermine trust in science
Concerns have mounted across Africa, Europe and Asia that scientists advising on the spread of COVID-19 are being compromised by close relationships w...
6 Apr 2021 | SA negotiating for Sputnik, Sinovac, Sinopharm vaccines - Mkhize
As the things come firmly together in the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has the least of the worries wit...
30 Mar 2021 | 78% of South Africans will sacrifice select human rights to fight Covid - survey
Research director at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Dr Benjamin Roberts talks to Lester Kiewit on The Midday Report about the latest surve...
30 Mar 2021 | DUT harm-reduction programme recognised for bold response to pandemic
The initiative was so successful that the eThekwini Municipality has awarded one of its buildings, Bellhaven Memorial in Greyville, for the purposes o...
30 Mar 2021 | Op-ed: Global Covid-19 vaccine race shows why South Africa must prioritize our own research and development
Faced with inadequate access to essential treatments, South Africa must prioritise health research and development. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown ho...
30 Mar 2021 | Survey: ANC, EFF supporters more willing to sacrifice rights during Covid-19
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have revealed the findings of a survey on the impressions of South ...
23 Mar 2021 | Survey shows ignorance about big moments in South Africa's history
Dr Steven Gordon | Senior research specialist at the Human Sciences Research Council To explore the patterns of collective memory in the country, the...