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Can local voices change the course of the developmental trajectory in Madagascar?
A team of HSRC researchers comprising of Mr Check Achu, Dr Palesa Sekhejane, Dr Olivia Lwabukuna, and Mr Frank Lekaba recently concluded a research field trip to Antananarivo, Madagascar. The research was carried out under the all-encompassing theme of ‘Local voices within the African Structural Transformation paradigm: Lessons from Madagascar and South Africa'.
Attracting women and girls to careers in physics
Statistics show that around the world the number of women in physics drops sharply when approaching postgraduate level. What are the barriers that hinder their success in physics?, and what can be done about that?, ask Portia Tshigoli, Rodney Managa and Palesa Sekhejane.
Report on the Save the Children's Early Childhood Development (ECD) Forums Impact Assessment Study 2014
The HSRC and Save the Children launched a report titled Early Childhood Development (ECD) Forums Impact Assessment Study 2014; Early Childhood Development Forums - Telling the Good Story: Networking to successfully enhance outcomes for young children.
What works in HIV and AIDS and the world of Work Initiatives in South Africa?
South Africa’s Labour Minister, Mildred Oliphant, her Deputy iNkosi Phathekile Holomisa - in a partnership between -“The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the Department of Labour - invites the media to the launch of a joint study on: “Effective Responses to HIV and AIDS at Work” - what works in South Africa.
Why is there no female heading up COSATU?
“Why is there no female heading up COSATU?” asked Zuziwe Khuzwayo, a researcher from the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC,) who looked at the role of women in the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU).
#WSSF2015 trends on Twitter SA
It's not often that a scientific conference trends on Twitter, but that's exactly what happened this past weekend when the world's social scientists gathered in Durban for the World Social Sciences Forum (WSSF) 2015 and the hashtag WSSF2015 hovered around third position in the South African 'twittersphere'.
Durban to host world's most influential meeting on sustainable development
The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, will speak at the World Social Sciences Forum (WSSF) on Sunday, 13 September, where social scientists will be meeting to debate the future development of people around the globe.
Higher education and economic development: The importance of building technological capabilities
Higher education institutions contribute to economic development by drawing on evolutionary economics and the national innovation systems approach. This offers distinct advantages in conceptualising higher education’s developmental role, through its stress on the importance of education, skills, work, innovation and production for economic development.
First Blue Economy conference prioritises aquaculture, energy and extraction
PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS - The first Blue Economy conference for members of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), of which South Africa is a member, set as its priority the development of fisheries and aquaculture, renewable ocean energy, seabed exploration and minerals and seaport development and shipping. The two-day conference took place from 2-3 September.
HSRC's Library and Information Services at IFLA World Congress
The HSRC’s Library and Information Services (LIS) spent the week of 15 to 21 August attending the 81st International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress.
