30 April 2010
Dr Miriam Altman, executive director of the HSRC’s Centre for Poverty, Employment and Growth, has been appointed as a commissioner to the National Planning Commission (NPC). President Jacob Zuma announced the names of the members of the…
29 April 2010
Pursuing extraordinary measures: HSRC impact evaluation report shows that six times more people get tested for HIV in area where the Total Control of Epidemic (TCE) Programme is active An overwhelming majority (91.9%) of respondents who participated…
24 March 2010
The published study, Student Retention and Graduate Destination: Higher education and labour market access and success (Cape Town: HSRC Press, 2009) was launched today at a seminar hosted by Dr Vijay Reddy, Executive Director of the Education,…
Human trafficking in South Africa is a serious problem and warrants intervention on all fronts, according to a study released at a National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) conference on human trafficking, ending today (24 March 2010). The report,…
15 March 2010
For South Africa to be effective in its interventions into the underlying causes of undernutrition or the chronic lifestyle diseases, such as obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure, an approach needs to be developed to better understand the…
09 March 2010
With 100 days to go before the FIFA World Cup, many questions are being asked about the legacy the event will leave behind. Dr Udesh Pillay, author of the recent book Development and Dreams: The Urban Legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, has concluded…
28 January 2010
Pretoria – The Kingdom of the Netherlands is making a financial contribution of R13 million to the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) for a two-year research and policy initiative that will assist in generating knowledge to support South…
10 December 2009
The key results of the latest National Survey of Research and Experimental Development (R&D) have been released, revealing some interesting trends. R&D expenditure in South Africa has shown a steady growth in both nominal and real…
27 October 2009
The HSRC was awarded the 2009 GOLD Award for Public Sector Excellence in the category for Best Reputation: Training and Development Sector, as voted by the citizens of South Africa by the Brand Leadership Academy, an independent organisation that…
01 September 2009
Teenage pregnancy in South Africa: With a specific focus on school-going learners The transition to parenthood is a major event in the lifespan of any individual, but takes on special significance when it precedes the transition to education,…
