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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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Durban Homelessness Census: 4 000 very different people in the streets and shelters

17 May 2016

Close to 4 000 people live on the street and in formal homeless shelters in the central Durban area, of which approximately 85% are male. A census conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in partnership with and funded by the eThekwini…

Impact Centre

HSRC appoints new M&E research director

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…

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The longer walk to freedom: making sense of attitudes towards race relations in South Africa

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…

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HSRC appoints human rights expert to work on issues of transparency, accountability and constitutionalism

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…

Equitable Education and Economies

Study choices and employment transitions among Rhodes and Fort Hare university graduates

01 April 2016

A poor schooling background follows students right through university and graduation and influences their chances of finding employment, especially if they are black and female. This is one of the conclusions reached in a study by Rhodes University…

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Action dialogue on poverty, inequality and sustainable development in Africa and beyond

29 March 2016

The HSRC and its social partners cordially invite you to attend the first of many Action Dialogues which the HSRC will present over the coming months. The first Action Dialogue will take place on Thursday, 31 March 2016 at Kievits Kroon Country…

Public Health, Society and Belonging

New study analyses HIV hot spots to better target interventions

07 March 2016

The relationship between HIV and associated behaviour, and population traits that drive the epidemic, vary from district to district in South Africa. Looking at the eight metros, the City of Tshwane had the lowest HIV prevalence while Ekurhuleni had…

Prof. Bohler-Muller appointed to chair SA research into blue economy

23 February 2016

Professor Narnia Bohler-Muller has been appointed as chair of the academic group of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). IORA is an international organisation consisting of coastal states bordering the Indian Ocean. Mr Cecil Masoka,…

New executive director for Africa Institute of South Africa

19 November 2015

The chief executive officer of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Professor Crain Soudien has announced the appointment of Professor Narnia Bohler-Muller as the new Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) executive director, effective 18…

Public Health, Society and Belonging

What works in HIV and AIDS and the world of Work Initiatives in South Africa?

02 October 2015

South Africa’s Labour Minister, Mildred Oliphant, her Deputy iNkosi Phathekile Holomisa – in a partnership between -“The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and…

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