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18 Aug 2021 | Invitation to institutions to host interns in 2021/23

Call Closing Date: Sunday, 05 September 2021 (NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED) The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) invites institutions...

18 Aug 2021 | UJ-HSRC Covid-19 Democracy Survey

Carin Runciman, Benjamin Roberts, Narnia Bohler-Muller and Yul Derek Davids...

17 Aug 2021 | Reimagine Developmental Fiscal Policy Says Eminent Macroeconomist

Professor Michael Sachs recently delivered a thought-provoking speech as the eminent guest speaker in our second Macroeconomic Policy Dialogue series....

16 Aug 2021 | How to be a real LGBTQIA+ community ally

According to research they conducted with the Human Sciences Research Council, 72% of South Africans feel that same-sex sexual activity is “morally ...

16 Aug 2021 | South Africa's President Says ANC Cleaning Up Corruption

Narnia Bohler-Muller, a professor with South Africa's Human Sciences Research Council, says he is living up to his word. "He's done a lot in the sense...

13 Aug 2021 | 'It is okay not to be okay' - Mental health issues and coping skills among the youth amidst the Covid-19 pandemic (Webinar)

On International Youth Day the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), in partnership with the Departme...

13 Aug 2021 | SA COVID-19 and Vaccine Social Listening Report 9 August 2021, Report 13

click HERE for a detailed report This report is compiled following the methodology of the WHO Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA) (see her...

13 Aug 2021 | Zuma supporters campaign for KZN voters not to back ANC in local gov elections

Guest: Dr Joleen  Steyn  Kotze | Senior Research Specialist Democracy and Citizenship, in the Developmental, Capable, Ethical State Research...

12 Aug 2021 | STATE OF RECRUITMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA

The recruitment industry has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic with some shifts being recorded. What are some of the notable shifts?  Wednes...

11 Aug 2021 | Women are still peripheral to South Africa's land debate

In 1951, the young intellectual Isaac (‘IB’) Tabata observed that dispossessing black people from their land was central to the machinery ...