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Economic Performance and Development (EPD) launches high-profile project on farmland reform

Limiting the size of landholding, through land ceilings and expropriation, has m...
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A minimum wage: Much too low. What about a cap to executive income?

The current recommendation for a minimum wage of R3500 for South Africans is far...
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Inclusive Development in Africa: Transformation of Global Relations

This book addresses a fundamental developmental challenge for Africa: given all ...
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Research Areas

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa's statutory research agency, conducts research that generates critical and independent knowledge relative to all aspects of human and social development.

Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery
Economic Performance and Development
Education and Skills Development
HIV, AIDS, STIs and Tuberculosis
Human and Social Development
Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation
Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators
Africa Institute of South Africa
Research outputs

The HSRC provides access to Research Outputs created by HSRC researchers since 2000.

Traditional and alternative therapy for mental illness in Jamaica: patients' conceptions and practitioners' attitudes
Alcohol consumption among HIV-positive pregnant women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: prevalence and correlates
Channels of interaction in health biotechnology networks in South Africa: who benefits and how?
Projects

The HSRC conducts large-scale, policy-relevant, social-scientific projects for public-sector users, non-governmental organisations and international development agencies.

Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP) a DHET-funded project with HSRC's ESD unit heading the research consortium
South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS)
South African HIV/AIDS Behavioural Risks, Sero-Status, and Mass Media Impact Survey (SABSSM)
Family Foundations
The Evaluation of the MOLTENO Project
Mental health: round table discussion

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23 May 2018 | Economic Performance and Development (EPD) launches high-profile project on farmland reform

Limiting the size of landholding, through land ceilings and expropriation, has moved to the forefront of land reform debates as well as how to revive ....

22 May 2018 | Economic Performance and Development (EPD) launches high-profile project on farmland reform

Economic Performance and Development (EPD) launches high-profile project on farmland reformLimiting the size of landholding, through land ceilings and....

4 May 2018 | A minimum wage: Much too low. What about a cap to executive income?

The current recommendation for a minimum wage of R3500 for South Africans is far too little. It should be at least twice that. In addition, we should ....

Non-conforming gender identities

This study set out to compare the experiences of self-identifying gender non-conforming youth (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexed, and qu....

African Same-Sex Sexualities and Gender Diversity: Practices, Identities and Communities

The aim of this project is to identify and celebrate indigenous and evolving male and female same-sex sexual practices, identities and communities in ....

Partnerships and sexual behaviour in rural South Africa in the era of HIV and antiretroviral treatment

The overall aims of this project are to investigate the relationships between partnership, cohabitation, sexual behaviours and HIV risk in South Afric....

Formulating a scientific culture in South Africa

By definition the term science culture refers to the degree in which a society engages with science. It showcases a country's historical, social, cult....

Grandparenting in southern Africa: what the elders see while sitting the young ones standing on their toes won't see

The scope of this chapter is limited to the Southern African region with a special focus on South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland. The main t....

The secret art of the Bambui Royal Treasury, Western Grassfields, Cameroon.

The cultural security officers, Bechin- toh, of the Bambui Kingdom initiated the author of this chapter into the kwifor, one of the most secret regula....

Funds to help Joza matrics

Ikamva Youth fundraising coordinator Balisa Ntloko hopes to help change the fortunes of 140 youngsters from Joza Township in Grahamstown, after she wo....

Gaza bleeds while Israel celebrates

Monday May 14 marked the bloodiest day since the 2014 Gaza War. On this day, the 70th anniversary of Israeli statehood, 58 unarmed Palestinians were s....

Why do so many South Africans die of TB?

Part one of a three part series on a neglected disease which kills over 100,000 South Africans every year Listeriosis has killed about 200 people sinc....

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Economic Performance and Development (EPD) launches high-profile project on farmland reform

A minimum wage: Much too low. What about a cap to executive income?

Inclusive Development in Africa: Transformation of Global Relations

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23 May 2018 | Economic Performance and Development (EPD) launches high-profile project on farmland reform

22 May 2018 | Economic Performance and Development (EPD) launches high-profile project on farmland reform

4 May 2018 | A minimum wage: Much too low. What about a cap to executive income?

Non-conforming gender identities

African Same-Sex Sexualities and Gender Diversity: Practices, Identities and Communities

Partnerships and sexual behaviour in rural South Africa in the era of HIV and antiretroviral treatment

Formulating a scientific culture in South Africa

Grandparenting in southern Africa: what the elders see while sitting the young ones standing on their toes won't see

The secret art of the Bambui Royal Treasury, Western Grassfields, Cameroon.

Funds to help Joza matrics

Gaza bleeds while Israel celebrates

Why do so many South Africans die of TB?

Families and inclusive societies in Africa

BRICS Summit 2018

First SA study looking at HIV prevalence in transgender women

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African Unity for Renaissance Conference 2018

National HIV Survey

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