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Media Release: Technology does not enter an empty society – HSRC CEO calls for humanities to shape digital future, not just explain it

15 September 2026

Kempton Park, Tuesday, 15 September 2026 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Annual Conference 2026 officially opened today, under the theme, The age of digitality and the future of society: Rethinking knowledge, ethics, and the role of the humanities and social sciences. Delivering her opening address, the HSRC CEO, Prof Sarah Mosoetsa, said the… View Article

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Media Advisory – HSRC Annual Conference 2026 to spotlight cutting-edge research on digital transformation

14 September 2026

Ekurhuleni, Monday, 14 September 2026 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) invites all…

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The age of digitality and the future of society will take centre stage at the annual HSRC Conference

08 September 2026

Ekurhuleni, Tuesday, 08 September 2026 – Hundreds of social science experts will gather at the…

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Plenary Session 3, 20 June 2013 – “HIV/AIDS in South Africa: At last the glass is half full”

20 June 2013

Speaker: Dr Olive Shisana Many more people with HIV are alive because of ARV treatment The HSRC released the key findings of the 2012 household survey at the 6th South African AIDS Conference in Durban. The results show that an estimated 6.4 million…

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Tribute to leading social sciences scholar, Professor Bernard Magubane

17 April 2013

CEO Dr Olive Shisana of the Human Sciences Research Council expressed her condolences on behalf of the organisation to the family and friends of the late Professor Bernard Magubane. “We join the nation in honouring the passing of a leading and…

Public Health, Society and Belonging

Tshwane’s black men who have sex with men in urgent need of HIV/AIDS services

12 March 2013

HIV rates among gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in Tshwane resemble to those in pregnant young women. HIV rates among this population are notably higher than that among men of the same age in the population in general. In a…

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HSRC appointed as incubator for a South African BRICS think tank

08 March 2013

South Africa is hosting the BRICS Summit (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in Durban from 26 to 27 March 2013. Prior to this meeting the officials of these countries are coming together to participate in various related activities. One…

Public Health, Society and Belonging

Study identifies ways to increase HIV testing, detection of previously undiagnosed HIV cases

04 March 2013

Efforts result in modest decrease in new HIV infections Study results presented on 4 March 2013 at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections by the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…

Developmental, Capable and Ethical State

What The Nation States

18 February 2013

With an ambitious set of priorities planned by national government ahead of the 2014 general election, President Jacob Zuma faced an expectant crowd in his 2013 State of the Nation address. A similar audience awaits Finance Minister Pravin…

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Eskom is shifting goalposts in electricity pricing

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…

Public Health, Society and Belonging

HSRC is UNAIDS Collaborating Centre on HIV

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the HSRC to become a UNAIDS Collaborating Centre on HIV Prevention Research and Policy.…

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New guidelines for counselling and testing children for HIV

29 January 2013

A new set of guidelines and training tools dealing with the legal, ethical and counselling issues related to HIV testing of children is now available for HIV/AIDS practitioners working with children. Dr Heidi van Rooyen, project team leader and…

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HSRC appoints Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Management Support – Dr Udesh Pillay

28 January 2013

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Udesh Pillay as its Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Management Support as of 1 February 2013. Dr Pillay was the Executive Director (ED) in the Office of the CEO…

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