Research data
The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:
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Research data: POLITICS
2020 Walter Sisulu: Isitwalandwe/ Seaparankoe
It was while working on the mines in Johannesburg that the young Walter Ulyate Max Sisulu first witnessed the power of collective action. Mi...
2020 Oliver Tambo: the glue that holds us together
Oliver Reginald 'O.R.' Kaizana Tambo was born in the village of Nkantolo in the Pondoland (eQawukeni) region of what is now the Eastern Cape...
2020 Joe Slovo: public enemy number one
Yossel Mashel "Joe" Slovo was among the most renowned leaders of the struggle against apartheid. A lifelong socialist and internationalist, ...
2020 Phyllis Naidoo: yearning for justice
Phyllis Naidoo was ten when she became conscious of racism. She had accompanied her father to the Institute of Race Relations, where she was...