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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
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28 August 2017
Pretoria, Monday 28 August 2017 – In response to deepening poverty and inequality in South Africa, the Human Sciences Research Council has defined its strategic focus for the next five years as: ‘poverty and inequality: diagnosis,…
25 August 2017
Ground breaking research led by a team of South African scientists proves that, given the right support, HIV-positive parents will disclose their status to their primary school aged children. This has enormous potential for protecting…
17 August 2017
Pretoria, Tuesday 17 August 2017 – As part of understanding how young people experience their worlds which will influence the appropriate social interventions, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) has used the photovoice research…
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