Developmental, Capable and Ethical State

Quality of life and wellbeing to take centre stage as the HSRC launches the 2024 Edition of the State of the Nation

03 May 2024

Pretoria, Friday 3 May 2024 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is pleased to announce the launch of the latest volume in the State of the Nation series, titled Quality of Life and Wellbeing. The launch will take place at the CSIR…

Africa Institute of South Africa

“Disaster Response Briefing: Southern Africa Unites to Tackle El Niño Disaster”

26 April 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Southern Africa, April 23, 2024 – Following the devastating impact of the El Niño phenomenon on Southern Africa’s agriculture and food systems and plunging millions into a dire humanitarian crisis, stakeholders from leading…

Public Health, Societies and Belonging (PHSB)

Media Advisory & Call for Accreditation – World TB Day Official Commemoration

22 March 2024

To: All Media/News Editors Date: 20 March 2024 For immediate release, Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile in his capacity as the Chairperson of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), will on Sunday, 24 March 2024, deliver the…

Public Health, Societies and Belonging (PHSB)

YES! You and I can end TB – 2024 World TB Day seminar

18 March 2024

Human Sciences Research Council Pretoria, Monday, 18 March 2024 –Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a significant public health problem in the African region. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 2.5 million…

Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators

HSRC survey results reveal dynamics of innovation in SA business sector

07 March 2024

Pretoria, Thursday, 7 March 2024 – Innovation-active South African businesses have better access to external knowledge and are more integrated into global markets, according to results from the latest round of the South African Business Innovation…

Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators

Upturn in SA Research and Development expenditure after COVID-19 pandemic – HSRC Survey

15 February 2024

Pretoria, Thursday, 15 February 2024 – The Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) South African National Survey of Research and Experimental Development reveals that the gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) has risen in…

Public Health, Society and Belonging

New HIV Survey Highlights Progress and Ongoing Disparities in South Africa’s HIV Epidemic

27 November 2023

Johannesburg, Monday, 27 November 2023 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), in collaboration with its partners, today announced key findings from the Sixth South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, and Behaviour survey (SABSSM VI),…

SABSSM

HSRC to release the much anticipated HIV study results

24 November 2023

Johannesburg, Friday, 24 November 2023 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) invites members of the media to the release of the sixth South African HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey results (also known as the…

Equitable Education and Economies

HSRC screens The Spirit of Kanju: Leaders Transforming Africa – A documentary created by alumni of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program

23 November 2023

Cape Town / Toronto November 23, 2023 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, are pleased to share the documentary film, The Sprit of Kanju: Leaders Transforming Africa. The film has been…

HSRC to exhibit the aftermath of #FeesMustFall project in Europe

06 November 2023

Human Sciences Research Council HSRC to exhibit the aftermath of #FeesMustFall project in Europe Copenhagen, Monday, 6 November 2023 – As part of a series of exhibitions and launch events in different cities, the Human Sciences Research Council…