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19 Nov 2021 | State of South Africa's Fathers 2021

This is the second issue of an evolving report, planned for publication every three years. It can be used in the development of policy and legislation...

7 Nov 2021 | #BigQuestionsForUBIG: How to defeat poverty and inequality?

South Africa needs a mix of instruments to defeat poverty, inequality and unemployment. One of the most hotly debated instruments in this mix is a Uni...

5 Nov 2021 | HSRC election survey: Voters positive but turnout reflects political disillusionment

The voting public is overwhelmingly confident that the 2021 local government elections were both free and fair, according to the Election Satisfaction...

3 Nov 2021 | Young Graduates and Scholars Conference

ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE:  RETHINKING, REMAKING AND REBUILDING AFRICA Organised jointly by the Africa Institute of South Africa in the Human ...

28 Oct 2021 | Call to participate in Study on Benefits of Youth Skills Development and Employment Programmes

The HSRC invites you to participate in a Research Study on the Benefits of Youth Skills Development and Employment Programmes. The Human Science Res...

26 Oct 2021 | UJ/HSRC Covid-19 Democracy Survey

This is the fifth round of the University of Johannesburg (UJ)/Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Covid-19 Democracy Survey. This survey is about ...

7 Oct 2021 | Africa Insight: call for papers

This planned Special Issue of Africa Insight builds on the theme chosen by the African Union (AU) for 2021 – Year of the Arts, Culture and Herit...

1 Oct 2021 | Call for abstracts: 8th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry 2022

Intersectionality offers a framework for understanding how inequalities are experienced, often exponentially. Through this lens we can explore how div...

3 Sep 2021 | "If you're a woman who can do math, you can do anything"

“The gender gap in STEM is partly born from a gap between confidence and capability,” said Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, CEO of the Motsepe F...