04 December 2014
MEDIA RELEASE 04 December 2014 An analysis of the data collected to verify the 2014 Annual National Assessment…
11 December 2012
Centurion – The results of an independent international assessment study of the mathematics and science knowledge of Grade 9 learners, released by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) here this morning, showed that, for the first time…
17 November 2011
In their approach to COP17, governments need to see the environment not in conflict with economic growth, but as a means of boosting jobs and livelihoods. A positive ‘green growth’ agenda can help to revive the global economy from its…
03 May 2011
South African cities are making a vital and growing contribution to all-round national development, despite their internal problems. This is one of the main findings of the 2011 State of the Cities Report, published by the SA Cities Network. It marks…
24 January 2011
The Education Skills Development research programme of the HSRC as embarked on an ongoing process of reviewing developments in education, skills development and innovation in a newsletter titled RESDI (Review of Education, Skills Development and…
06 January 2011
From the research programme on Education and Skills Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) 1. At first glance we are surprised at the fairly dramatic increase in the pass rate from 2009. We need to understand the trend of the pass…
13 December 2010
In his 2010 State of the Nation Address to Parliament this year, President Zuma committed Government to improve the state of education in the country by ensuring that educators are at school, on time and on task. The Department of Basic Education…
19 October 2010
The Human Science Research Council (HSRC) has appointment Professor Margaret Mabugu from the department of economics at the University of Pretoria as executive director for the research programme on Economic Performance and Development, effective on…
07 October 2010
Do provincial governments have a role to play in promoting economic prosperity, and to what extent do current provincial policies possess the attributes of a developmental state? These attributes are defined as the ability to plan longer term, to…
11 August 2010
Skills Shortages in South Africa: Case Studies of Key Professions
Edited by Johan Erasmus & Mignonne Breier and published by the HSRC PRESS The recent action by health professionals in South Africa, protesting against low salaries and…
