The low levels of familiarity with key historical events indicate that there are serious shortcomings in the development of national collective memory in South Africa.
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The lead role of public health researchers continues to be important. But there is growing acknowledgement that social scientists have to be present from the very beginning.
Data underlies the kinds of applications that are proposed for use in the country’s education system.
Radio and television were found to be potentially highly influential in promoting positive public attitudes towards immigrants.
By opening data, monitoring and reporting on air quality can be complemented by data from various sources to create more localised and relevant decision-support solutions.
South African businesses have typically invested in innovation activities that help them prepare for technological and organisational change.
Families play a vital role in the process of skill formation, which is just as important as the role of schools.
The Freedom Charter process was an imperfect but impressive attempt at capturing the will of the people and articulating an alternative vision to apartheid South Africa.
Despite the best efforts of governments, schools and parents there’ll be learning losses across the board and worsened educational outcomes for the poor.
The African Union’s intervention track record in conflict situations is mixed.
Many believe that it is only a return to the country’s two-state federation that will end the conflict and break the impasse.
Some critics argue that the new certificate may encourage more pupils to drop out of school. But we argue that it is a positive move.
What Cameroon needs is a properly mediated process signing all the parties to a pre-agreed agenda
South African parents want their children be taught in English despite the fact that research shows that academic progress is hindered if a child is taught in a language they aren’t proficient in.
All the virtual personal assistants on the market today come with a default female voice and is programmed to respond to all kinds of suggestive questions and comments.
Beliefs about the role played by foreign nationals in South Africa clearly influence how people think about anti-immigrant hate crime.
Services have not featured strongly in the economic strategies of developing countries. However, South Africa’s recently published economic reform proposals point to a greater role for services.
Les anglophones du Cameroun souffrent d’une marginalisation flagrante et sont traités comme des citoyens de seconde zone par le gouvernement francophone.
Cameroon’s English speaking people suffer gross marginalisation and are treated as second-class citizens by the Francophone government.
The world of the fourth industrial revolution looks set to be one dominated by forms of knowledge and industries – like science and technology – that have long been dominated by men.
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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
