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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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2021 Social security review 2021: evolution of social security in South Africa: an agenda for action

Globally, South Africa, which recently celebrated twenty-five years of democracy, has been lauded for its extensive noncontributory social s...

2020 Democratic oversight: in the time of COVID-19 lockdown

When the COVID-19 lockdown came into force on 26 March 2020, concerns were expressed about the lawfulness of certain aspects of the governme...

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2014 Poverty and substantive equality in the courts

This chapter delineates the parameters of South Africa's socio-economic conditions before turning to an examination of the constitutional co...