19 March 2018
Coming ahead of Human Rights Day, the Human Sciences Research Council will on Tuesday 20 March 2018 launch the results of its exploratory study in Vuwani, Limpopo following the outbreak of violent protests over municipal demarcation which brought the…
03 August 2016
After the election rallies this past weekend, will voters turn out to cast their ballots on Wednesday? During the campaign, voters have expressed frustration and anger at the inadequate performance of elected representatives, and cynicism about the…
29 July 2016
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2016 Speculation is rife that the ruling party has lost some of its appeal among South Africans, many of whom have grown frustrated with waiting for the promises of a “better life for all”. According to some analysts,…
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2016 Speculation is rife that the ruling party has lost some of its appeal among South Africans, many of whom have grown frustrated with waiting for the promises of a “better life for all”. According to some analysts,…
27 July 2016
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2016 Speculation is rife that the ruling party has lost some of its appeal among South Africans, many of whom have grown frustrated with waiting for the promises of a “better life for all”. According to some analysts,…
26 July 2016
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2016 Two recent radio talk shows focused on issues relating to voter confidence in elected leadership [1], and on the link between socio-economic circumstances and voter preferences[2]. Callers on both shows expressed frustration…
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2016 Speculation is rife that the ruling party has lost some of its appeal among South Africans, many of whom have grown frustrated with waiting for the promises of a “better life for all”. According to some analysts,…
14 June 2016
The Freedom Charter that underpins our Constitution provides that ‘The preaching and practice of national, race or colour discrimination and contempt shall be a punishable crime…’. The South African government is drafting the…
08 August 2014
Media Release: Celebrating Women’s Day, 9 August 2014 GENDER AND POLITICS A United Nations Millennium Project report in 2005 favoured increasing the representation of women in political office, arguing that women in office are more…
08 May 2014
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) has appointed Professor Daniel Plaatjies as Executive Director of the Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery (DGSD) Research Programme with effect from 1st June 2014. Professor Plaatjies, a…
