31 March 2017
Pretoria, Friday 31 March 2017 – Ahead of Freedom Month, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) today hosted, with the Department of Science and Technology and Freedom Park, a discussion on how intergenerational trauma impacts on social…
25 November 2016
Members of the media are invited to attend the inaugural awards ceremony for the first Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Medal for the Social Sciences and Humanities which will be awarded to a leading scholar at a ceremony at the HSRC’s…
04 October 2016
The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, will launch a roadmap to support South Africa’s future investment needs and ensure researchers’ access to world-class scientific knowledge will be launched in Cape Town on Tuesday, 4…
10 May 2016
There is much unfinished business in post-apartheid South Africa. Over the past year, a series of racist and bigoted outbursts on social media have generated widespread public debate about the state of race relations and social cohesion in the…
20 April 2015
GENDER SUMMIT AFRICA KICKS OFF ON 28 – 30 APRIL 2015 IN CAPE TOWN The CEO of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Prof Olive Shisana together with the Minister in the Presidency responsible Women, Ms Susan Shabangu will on Monday, 20…
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) strongly condemns the disturbing spate of violent attacks against those perceived to be ‘foreigners’ or illegal immigrants in South Africa. These attacks are the latest manifestation of troubling…
03 March 2015
On the 20th anniversary of the Copenhagen declaration and programme of action on social development eleven ministers from the eastern Africa region concluded their discussions on the topic of global justice with a call for the ‘active…
21 October 2014
Durban, South Africa – Over four days policy makers and shapers comprising scientists, politicians, activists, civil society organisations, activists, labour and business leaders will gather at the Durban International Conference Centre…
14 June 2014
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) wishes to extend its condolences to the family of the Secretary to Parliament, Mr Michael Coetzee, who passed away on Friday, 13 June 2014. “No words can express how we feel at this time. We wish his…
09 June 2014
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) wishes to extend its condolences to the family of the former President of South Africa, Mr Thabo Mbeki, whose mother, Nomaka Epainette Mbeki, passed away on Saturday, 7 June 2014. “We mourn the loss of…
