22 June 2016
To: ALL MediaAttention: News EditorsFor immediate release21 June 2016 Media advisory || Rebellion of the Poor: seminars on community protests || 30 June and 1 July 2016 We would like to invite journalists to attend an extraordinary two-day…
17 May 2016
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Edmore Marinda as a research director at the Research and Impact Assessment (RIA) unit effective 1 June 2016. He will head monitoring and evaluation in RIA. Dr…
18 April 2016
Mrs Rachel Adams, a senior researcher for Civil and Political Rights at the South African Human Rights Commission, has been appointed as a chief research specialist in the Research use & Impact Assessment (RIA) unit at the Human Sciences Research…
10 March 2015
Media Advisory GENDER SUMMIT AFRICA KICKS OFF ON 28 – 30 APRIL 2015 IN CAPE TOWN The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), the co-host of the fourth Gender Summit, is proud to announce that the Department of Science and Technology is one of…
05 November 2014
Members of the media are invited to attend the launch of Care in Context: Transnational gender perspectives edited by Vasu Reddy, Stephan Meyer, Tamara Shefer & Thenjiwe Meyiwa tonight at the Book Lounge, Cape Town. Care in Context is a…
30 January 2013
Eskom has proposed price increases in its application to the multi-year price determination (MYPD3) process that would raise the real electricity price by 3 to 4 times over the decade from 2008-2018. Dr Miriam Altman, prominent economist…
04 September 2012
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) has appointed Ms Judith February as the new Executive Director: Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery Research Programme commencing 1 October 2012. HSRC CEO, Dr Olive Shisana, said that “as we…
31 August 2012
PAN: Children will provide high-quality, timely information which can be used to inform decision making and policy. It will strengthen the dialogue between the producers and the users of child-related research evidence to build networks between…
17 February 2011
PRETORIA – A review of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in four southern African countries has been undertaken by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). As the target year of 2015 comes into sight there is increasing…
30 April 2010
Dr Miriam Altman, executive director of the HSRC’s Centre for Poverty, Employment and Growth, has been appointed as a commissioner to the National Planning Commission (NPC). President Jacob Zuma announced the names of the members of the…
