New South African research supports evidence that urbanisation has a positive impact on people’s lives and must be managed appropriately for development.
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Human Sciences Research Council
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The Council conducts large-scale, policy-relevant, social-scientific research for public sector users, non-governmental organisations and international development agencies. Research activities and structures are closely aligned with South Africa’s national development priorities.
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- Human and Social Development
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South Africa should review its rural development strategy and land reform policy to win the fight against rising poverty.
South Africa should look towards inclusive growth to push back the growing levels of poverty within the population.
South Africans will not see the value that science and technology adds to their daily lives until there is more interest in areas of science.
Policies must seek to improve the manner in which the language of instruction is taught to learners who don’t speak that language at home.
Research shows poorer black South Africans are disproportionately exposed to food-related advertising that promotes the consumption of fatty, unhealthy foods.
The history of artisanal training and employment in South Africa has been one of systematic social exclusion and inequality.
Many young South Africans struggle to get a job due to the high levels of unemployment. But access to information, which is influenced by race and class, increases the chances of getting employed.
Gay fathers often operate outside traditional gender roles and provide a model of “conscious parenting” that could offer some important lessons to heterosexual partnerships.
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Chief Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council
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Senior Researcher in the Inclusive Economic Development Programme, Human Sciences Research Council
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Research Director: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division, and Coordinator of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS), Human Sciences Research Council
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Chief Executive Officer of the Human Sciences Research Council, Human Sciences Research Council
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Chief Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council
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Distinguished Research Fellow, Human Sciences Research Council
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Chief Research Manager, Human Sciences Research Council
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Senior Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council
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Divisional Executive, Developmental, Capable and Ethical State research division, Human Sciences Research Council
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Research Specialist: Digital Strategies and Engagement, Human Sciences Research Council
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Head of Inclusive Economic Development, Human Sciences Research Council
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Senior Research Specialist., Human Sciences Research Council
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Professor of Practice, Human Sciences Research Council
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Distinguished Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council
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Research Director, Development Capable and Ethical State, Human Sciences Research Council
