06 December 2013
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) wishes to extend its condolences to the family of the former President of the South Africa, Rolihlahla Nelson Mandela, who passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, 5 December 2013. “Today…
22 November 2013
Pretoria – The HSRC Annual Report 2012/2013 is a celebration of the transformation of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) over the past 20 years, resulting in realising 87% (48/59) of its annual targets, as agreed with the Minister of…
08 March 2013
South Africa is hosting the BRICS Summit (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in Durban from 26 to 27 March 2013. Prior to this meeting the officials of these countries are coming together to participate in various related activities. One…
28 January 2013
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Udesh Pillay as its Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Management Support as of 1 February 2013. Dr Pillay was the Executive Director (ED) in the Office of the CEO…
29 November 2012
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) wishes to extend its condolences to the family of the late Professor Jakes Gerwel, who served as chair of the HSRC Board during a pivotal time of transformation and who helped establish the organisation as a…
12 October 2012
PRETORIA – A study on the extent to which the government can create more jobs by shifting from a system of public procurement of services through a tender system, to the state procurement of services, showed that there could be merit in such a…
31 May 2012
HSRC Press is proud to launch the first two books in its new Voices of Liberation series. This series celebrates the lives and writings of South African and African liberation activists and heroes. The human, social and literary contexts presented in…
24 October 2011
Africa’s investment in research infrastructure is inadequate, especially since the continent is going through an epidemiological transition where both communicable and non-communicable diseases co-exist. Collaboration between Northern and…
20 October 2011
The HSRC has won a bid to host the World Social Science Forum (WSSF) conference in 2015, CEO Dr Olive Shisana announced at the launch of the HSRC’s 2010/2011 Annual Report. Dr Shisana, who was appointed president of the International Social…
18 October 2011
The HSRC has once again received an unqualified audit from the Auditor-General’s office with respect to the 2010/11 financial year. The report of the Auditor-General for 2010/11 is contained in the HSRC Annual Report, which was presented to the…
