News & events

News

News & events • News

Featured

Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators

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…

CEO

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…

Filters to find the content you’re looking for:

CEO

Collins Chabane – HSRC expresses its condolences

16 March 2015

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) wishes to convey its condolences to the family of the late Minister of Public Service and Administration, Collins Chabane who passed away tragically in a vehicle accident along with his two body guards. CEO…

Impact Centre

S&T, infrastructure, capital and skills could lead to material benefits also for women

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…

General

East African ministers pledge support for World Social Science event in Durban

03 March 2015

On the 20th anniversary of the Copenhagen declaration and programme of action on social development eleven ministers from the eastern Africa region concluded their discussions on the topic of global justice with a call for the ‘active…

Debating a methodological way forward: Workshop on mainstreaming gender and socio-cultural inclusion in global change research

08 December 2014

Heated debate and furrowed brows marked the intensive workshop hosted at the HSRC from 29-31 October 2014 where a group of diverse scholars met to not only learn from one another but to further map the way forward on how gender and matters of…

Equitable Education and Economies

Verification of the 2014 Annual National Assessment

04 December 2014

MEDIA RELEASE 04 December 2014 An analysis of the data collected to verify the 2014 Annual National Assessment…

Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators

R&D outlook in South Africa is improving, but not yet at the country’s full potential

03 December 2014

The latest R&D survey shows that South Africa spent R23.871 billion on research and development (R&D) in 2012/13. In nominal terms, this is 7.5% more than R22.209 billion reported in 2011/12. The survey covers the R&D performed within…

Public Health, Society and Belonging

Three cities study: high levels of HIV infection found among men who have sex with men

11 November 2014

Relative to national estimates, HIV prevalence is high among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the three largest cities of South Africa. In Cape Town, the overall prevalence among MSM recruited into the study was 22.3%, in Johannesburg it was…

Impact Centre

Book launch: Care in Context: Transnational gender perspectives

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…

General

Quality of life issues main drivers at World Social Science Forum 2015

21 October 2014

Durban, South Africa – Over four days policy makers and shapers comprising scientists, politicians, activists, civil society organisations, activists, labour and business leaders will gather at the Durban International Conference Centre…

Ecotourism and its impacts on gender relations in rural Botswana

09 October 2014

The Botswanan government is increasingly trying to diversify their tourism market and ecotourism accreditation is one of the ways through which they are trying to do so. This diversification is not surprising considering tourism currently contributes…

News & events

News

Browse by Division/Units