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Speaking at the launch of the Social Security Review Volume 2 on Monday (28 October 2024), the deputy minister of social development, Ganief Hendricks, noted that the Covid-19 pandemic made it possible for South Africa to open up a national discourse on social protection policy choices that were long overdue — including the possibility of… View Article
SABC News hosted experts to discuss the current state of South Africa’s basic education. They were Dr Andrea Juan, a research specialist at the HSRC, Elijah Mhlanga, the chief director of media liaison at the Department of Basic Education, and Professor Nadine Petersen, executive dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Johannesburg…. View Article
The HSRC DCEO:R Research Ethics and Integrity presents All HSRC staff, interns and those interested in research integrity are invited to attend the training Curator: Prof Ames Dhai 30 November 2023 JOIN US Please click HERE to register for the training
At the launch of the Social Security Review 2021 on Tuesday, Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu reiterated her commitment to keeping a basic income grant on the table, along with other measures to combat poverty and inequality. “It is about how we can bring dignity to our people… .When I was called and I… View Article
Pretoria, Tuesday 19 October 2021 – The COVID-19 crisis and rising unemployment, poverty and desperation in South Africa has led to a renewed call for a Universal Basic Income Guarantee (UBIG). A UBIG is an unconditional cash transfer policy, whereby people aged between 18 and 59 years are guaranteed a basic monthly income. When debated… View Article
Most teachers are under-resourced, underpaid, overburdened, inadequately skilled – and expected to shove a one-size-fits-all curriculum set for high academic achievers into the heads of learners squashed into classrooms of up to 100. HSRC senior research manager Lolita Winnaar looked at the Timss results through the prism of teacher challenges and prevailing school contexts. She… View Article
Pretoria, Tuesday 8 December 2020 – South Africa participated in TIMSS 2015 and 2019, at the Grade 5 level, in order to monitor educational progress in the primary education system. The Mathematics achievement in TIMSS 2015 and 2019 remains the same. “This is different to the TIMSS results at the secondary level, where an improvement… View Article
“The South African TIMSS 2019 Mathematics and Science achievement, at the secondary level, continues to increase, achievement gaps decreased slightly but are still significant, but the pace of achievement improvement must increase to meet the country’s social and economic challenges,” says Dr Vijay Reddy, Principal Investigator of TIMSS 2019 and Distinguished Research Specialist at the… View Article
An online Covid-19 survey by the University of Johannesburg and the Human Sciences Research Council shows strong public support for the continuation of social grants. To read the full article online click here
Every year on the 1st of December, the world marks World AIDS Day (WAD), where people around the world unite in the fight against HIV and show their support for those affected by the virus. According to the latest data from the Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa has the highest number of people living… View Article
