Press Releases

Pretoria, Monday, 31 August 2026 – As Women’s Month draws to a close, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Internship Programme will continue to make a meaningful contribution to the empowerment of female graduates by providing valuable…

Stellenbosch, Monday 17 August 2026 – As South Africa grapples with an early-grade literacy and numeracy crisis, HSRC Press, in partnership with the Research on Socio-Economic Policy (RESEP) at Stellenbosch University, invites members of the media…

Online, Monday 17 August 2026 – As leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) descend on Durban for the 46th SADC Summit, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) will coincidentally host a webinar titled: Debt, trade, and…

Women’s Month 2026: HSRC Press spotlights Constructions of Femininity in Alexandra Township by Tumi Mampane Pretoria, Friday 7 August 2026 – In commemoration of Women’s Month 2026, the HSRC Press is celebrating women by highlighting women…

MEDIA ADVISORY Hybrid, Thursday 23 July 2026 – As part of National Science Month activities, HSRC Press will launch a new publication: To Defend the Earth is to Defend the Human: Amílcar Cabral on Soil, Society and Freedom. The launch will be held…

Johannesburg, Tuesday 7 July 2026 – With geopolitical tensions rising and the global balance of power shifting, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) will launch a timely new book that asks who gets to produce knowledge in a multipolar world.…

Online, Tuesday 23 June 2026 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) will host a webinar aimed at advancing institutional engagement with science diplomacy, exploring how African researchers and institutions can leverage scientific knowledge…

HSRC Press to launch Edson Sithole: Law, Liberation, and the Cost of Dissent Pretoria, Tuesday, 24 March 2026 – As South Africa concludes Human Rights Month and reflects on the sacrifices made for freedom and dignity, HSRC Press invites members of…

Cape Town, Thursday, 26 February 2026 — Coinciding with the recent water shortage in parts of South Africa, particularly Gauteng, the HSRC Press will host a book launch series for White Gold and Thirsty Communities: The Cold War, Apartheid, and the…

Johannesburg, Tuesday, 21 October 2025 — Members of the media are invited to the official opening of the HSRC/NRF Engaged Research Conference,  taking place from 22 to 24 October 2025 at the Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre in…