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Real R&D spending declines as business investment weakens

29 October 2026

Pretoria, Wednesday 28 October 2026 – South Africa’s gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) increased to R44.237 billion in 2024/25, according to the latest National R&D Survey. However, real R&D expenditure declined by 1.9%, resulting in R&D intensity falling from 0.62% of GDP in 2023/24 to 0.60% in 2024/25. The findings suggest that,… View Article

Developmental, Capable and Ethical State

Media release – Local Elections @30: HSRC calls on all voters to participate in the Election Satisfaction Survey

26 October 2026

Pretoria, Monday, 26 October 2026 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is calling on all…

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HSRC Annual Conference 2026 honoured outstanding research papers and presentations

17 September 2026

Kempton Park, Thursday, 17 September 2026 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Annual…

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Elections in Cameroon, Madagascar and DRC: A breakthrough into peaceful societies or a source of renewed conflict?

21 November 2018

Pretoria, Tuesday 20 November 2018 – The Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA), UNISA’s Institute for African Renaissance Studies and Institute for Conflict Resolution in Africa, invite…

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Professor Chapman receives 2018 HSRC Medal in Social Sciences and Humanities

21 September 2018

Below please find Professor Chapman’s profile as well as the HSRC Medal for Social Sciences list of nominees. Professor Chapman is also Professor Emeritus and Fellow of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a Fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for…

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Why Do People Attack Foreigners Living in South Africa? Asking Ordinary South Africans

13 August 2018

Introduction One of the major problems facing South Africa is anti-immigrant violence. This type of hate crime discourages long-term integration of international migrants and acts as a barrier to an otherwise economically beneficial population…

HSRC study finds violence is commonplace in schools

01 August 2018

Pretoria, Tuesday 31 July 2018 – The Human Sciences Research Council with its partners Grassroot Soccer and Soul City Institute, through the Kwanele Project, will bring to the community of Khayelitsha the results of its Sexual Violence in…

Equitable Education and Economies

HSRC to investigate role of services in boosting growth within Southern Africa

25 July 2018

Pretoria, Wednesday 25 July 2018 – The Human Sciences Research Council has been awarded a prestigious grant by the United Nations University to investigate the catalytic role of tradable services in Southern Africa’s growth and…

Equitable Education and Economies

HSRC to investigate role of services in boosting growth within Southern Africa

Equitable Education and Economies

HSRC to investigate role of services in boosting growth within Southern Africa

Equitable Education and Economies

HSRC to investigate role of services in boosting growth within Southern Africa

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Deputy President Mabuza attends the International AIDS 2018 conference in Amsterdam

23 July 2018

TO ALL MEDIA/NEWS EDITORSDEPUTY PRESIDENT MABUZA ATTENDS THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS 2018 CONFERENCE IN AMSTERDAM Deputy President David Mabuza will lead a South African delegation to the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) under the theme…

Public Health, Society and Belonging

Launch of the South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey, 2017

17 July 2018

Pretoria, Tuesday 17 July 2018 – The number of new HIV infections (incidence) significantly declined in 2017 when compared to findings of a similar survey conducted in 2012. This decreasing trend is consistent with the previous estimates of HIV…

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