Date :14 June 2012 Time :12:30 – 14:00 n the context of Youth Month, Thando Mgqolozana, will discuss his first book A Man Who is Not A Man (UKZN Press, 2009). The book is a classic coming of age novel that recounts a young man’s traumatic journey through a botched circumcision and…
Date :13 June 2012 Time :13:30 – 15:00 Presented by Dr Monde Makiwane, Chief Research Specialist Human and Social Development, HSRC and Dr. Miriam Altman, Distinguished Research Fellow, HSRC, and a Commissioner on the National Planning Commission in the SA Presidency. Two panellists will…
The word “community” carries a particular connotation in South African political discourse. Professor Harold Annegarn would like to use the term in a broader, plain English context, to denote a group of individuals linked by a common bond of kith and kin, cultural, economic or…
The question of whether granting the judiciary discretion over assignment of penalties at conviction engender retributive justice in practice or not has received very limited attention in the literature. It has been argued that limiting the discretionary powers could lead to unjust punishment…
Date :24 May 2012 Time :12:30 – 13:30 Increasingly, research identifies child abuse and neglect by parents and caregivers as a social and public health problem. The consequences include injury, risky sexual behaviour, adolescent pregnancy, chronic diseases, mental illness, suicide and…
This seminar is about seeking a balance in research between the pressures of maintaining rigour, with the importance of delivering timely and useful information to decision-makers. Dr Ruth Stewart will discuss the evidence-based approach to informing policy making, and talk specifically about…
Date :08 May 2012 Time :12:30 – 14:00 This seminar may be attended via video conference in Pretoria, Cape Town and KwaZulu-Natal. Details as below. Speaker will be situated in the Cape Town Video Conference Centre. Download and view the presentation The South African government has sometimes…
Date :25 April 2012 Time :12:00 – 14:00 Contributions, experiences and sacrifices: Post-liberation knowledge production and nation building by military veterans “Emancipating the African voice: PAC/APLA Military veterans speak” Venue: Freedom Park, Pretoria Please find an…
Date :24 April 2012 Time :12:30 – 13:30 Download and view the presentation Presented by Dr Peter Jacobs, Economic Performance and Development, HSRC The right to food is entrenched in South Africa’s 1996 Constitution but appropriate interventions to give real-life effect to this…
Henra Mayer, CEO Innocentrix The presentation will give feedback on a recent opinion poll about organisational innovation management approaches adopted by South African organisations. It focuses on the following: The innovation approaches and structures adopted by SA organisations How SA…
