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…
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.…
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…
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…
15 January 2013
Despite the popular image of “invulnerability,” women who have sex with women (WSW) in southern Africa are living with, or are at risk of contracting HIV. This is according to a new study led by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)…
11 December 2012
Centurion – The results of an independent international assessment study of the mathematics and science knowledge of Grade 9 learners, released by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) here this morning, showed that, for the first time…
29 November 2012
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) wishes to extend its condolences to the family of the late Professor Jakes Gerwel, who served as chair of the HSRC Board during a pivotal time of transformation and who helped establish the organisation as a…
12 October 2012
PRETORIA – A study on the extent to which the government can create more jobs by shifting from a system of public procurement of services through a tender system, to the state procurement of services, showed that there could be merit in such a…
04 September 2012
Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande launched the Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP) project, which is being led by the HSRC, in Pretoria this morning. The project will be the basis for excellence in education and…
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) has appointed Ms Judith February as the new Executive Director: Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery Research Programme commencing 1 October 2012. HSRC CEO, Dr Olive Shisana, said that “as we…
