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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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Equitable Education and Economies

Provincial governments have role in economic prosperity

07 October 2010

Do provincial governments have a role to play in promoting economic prosperity, and to what extent do current provincial policies possess the attributes of a developmental state? These attributes are defined as the ability to plan longer term, to…

Developmental, Capable and Ethical State

Voices of the people: SASAS relaunched

07 September 2010

The South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) is being relaunched at a seminar in Pretoria today. • Visit the SASAS website • Visit the seminar…

Developmental, Capable and Ethical State

Voices of the people: A national and international perspective

02 September 2010

• Venue:: Pretoria, and videocasted to the HSRC offices in Durban and Cape Town. For directions and maps, go to our Contact Us page. • Date: Tuesday 7 September,…

Equitable Education and Economies

Skills shortages hamper growth targets

11 August 2010

Skills Shortages in South Africa: Case Studies of Key Professionsâ€¨Edited by Johan Erasmus & Mignonne Breier and published by the HSRC PRESS The recent action by health professionals in South Africa, protesting against low salaries and…

HSRC CEO Dr. Olive Shisana reappointed for five years

22 July 2010

The Cabinet has approved the reappointment of Dr Olive Shisana as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) for a second five-year term, taking effect on 1 August 2010 – 31 July 2015. The …

Public Health, Society and Belonging

Families at the heart of the matter: children affected by HIV/AIDS

24 June 2010

AIDS is fundamentally a family disease: infections run through families, families carry the burdens of infection, and growing evidence suggests that family-centred approaches to prevention and treatment are particularly effective. It is therefore not…

Public Health, Society and Belonging

A decline in new HIV infections in South Africa

21 June 2010

New findings indicate that HIV incidence is declining and that the impact of antiretroviral treatment is having an effect on the South African epidemic. In South Africa, more people live with HIV and AIDS than anywhere else and the country is…

Public Health, Society and Belonging

Research agreement between HSRC and NMMU on HIV/AIDS

10 June 2010

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) related to research on the social aspects of HIV/AIDS ON 10 June. The agreement entails co-publishing the…

Developmental, Capable and Ethical State

Constructing a developmental state in SA

24 May 2010

Johannesburg – The government should establish a state mining company that could deploy its resources for developmental purposes, and set up a state bank to channel resources for developmental purposes. These are some of the suggestions…

Public Health, Society and Belonging

The health of our children: Results from a national HIV population survey

13 May 2010

CAPE TOWN – Nearly all pregnant women in South Africa are making use of antenatal care clinics during pregnancy (97%), while nearly three-quarters have received antenatal services five times during their pregnancy (71.4%). There is also a high…

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