Events

After 15 years of implementing a bold new education and training strategies to enhance learning at work and realise a more equitable and just society, there is a growing realisation that it is time to pause and systematically investigate what works, what doesn't and why.

The conference will be held in collaboration with major partners including the HSRC, UNAIDS, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), SADC, UNESCO, and AU institutions (including NEPAD).  For more information, please visit the conference website.

Public discussion based on a book The Poverty of Ideas: South African Democracy and the Retreat of Intellectuals, with editors William Gumede and Leslie Dikeni. William and Leslie will engage in a panel discussion with Fikile Mbalula, Prince Mashele and Pearl Sithole.

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), on behalf of the national Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) hereby invites scholars and practitioners to submit papers to be considered for presentation during the national social cohesion conference from 29 to 30 October 2009. To ensure the conference is inclusive and representative, contributions are invited from a broad range of stakeholders, including academics, government officials, traditional leaders, civil society and NGOs.

Economic projections are invariably erroneous, and there is much debate regarding whether World Cups benefit or harm the host country's economy.

Economic projections are invariably erroneous, and there is much debate regarding whether World Cups benefit or harm the host country's economy.

"What do we know about homosexual transmission in the context of HIV/AIDS in South Africa and why the silence? "

The 5th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention is being held in Cape Town, South Africa.  The HSRC will be hosting a satellite session entitled "Findings on HIV prevalence in children in South Africa".

This symposium brought together 56 delegates, comprising researchers, policy makers, and members of civil society organisations in dialogue with each other. Minister Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya Ministry of Women, Children, Youth and People with Disabilities officially launched the symposium. Advocate Nomazotsho Memani-Belani represented Honourable Minister Edna Molewa, Minister of Social Development at the gala dinner. Partner organisations included the Independent Development Trust (IDT), the Department of Science and Technology (DST), South African Women in Dialogue (SAWID) and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA).The Keynote speaker was Professor Elaine Unterhalter, Institute of Education, University of London.

"What do we know about homosexual transmission in the context of HIV/AIDS in South Africa and why the silence? "

The research programme on Democracy and Governance of South Africa's Human Sciences Research Council, invites scholars in the social sciences, history, geography, and international law to submit proposals for papers to be presented at a conference on the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, to be held in Cape Town, South Africa.

This workshop which was held in collaboration with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). The workshop was attended by 35 delegates representing key organisations and partners. The main objective of the workshop was to exchange knowledge in terms of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) process as a unique African instrument of good governance. The workshop provided an opportunity for Government, the APRM Secretariat, academics and civil society to share ideas on how to successfully implement and enhance the APRM process.  Expectation of this workshop was based on four aspects that could lead to the strengthening of the APRM: Creating linkages with other African Union institutions e.g. the Pan-African Parliament, the Commission, NEPAD process, etc; A greater focus on the implementation process; The identification of cross-cutting issues; and Sharing of experiences. It is planned that a follow up series will be held.

The ISSC has undertaken to regularly organise a World Social Science Forum (WSSF). These events will bring together major stakeholders in international social science co-operation to discuss substantive topics of world relevance and priorities for the future of international social science. The first WSSF will be held in Bergen, Norway, on May 10-12, 2009. The theme of this event is "One Planet - Worlds Apart".