In this special edition of the #HSRCReview, HSRC researchers and writers look at the issues around #COVID19, we feature a range of articles that highlight the extent to which this crisis may affect South Africans, especially the most vulnerable communities hsrc.ac.za/uploads/review…

Magnus Heystek No. Cabral’s theory of “class suicide” refers to leaders acting in the interest of the poor instead of in their own interests. Something that you yourself call for all the time Magnus Heystek. Are you suddenly happy with our politicians exploiting political power for wealth?

#ListenToTheExpert Professor Khangelani Zuma discusses the important healthcare worker survey being conducted by the HSRC.

The Director General of WHO Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus continued by saying: "The risk of returning to lockdown remains very real if countries do not manage the transition extremely carefully and in a phased approach.”

Congratulations to Prof Puleng LenkaBula on being appointed the first woman Vice Chancellor of Unisa. This is brilliant!

Kind of sums it all up.

00.29 17 November 2020 - another earthquake (tremor really!) in Cape Town - when is 2020 going to end? What a decade this year has been. #2020

Seminar podcast: Refracted Economies - Reimagining youth livelihoods in an age of technological innovation soundcloud.com/user-148769609… With HSRC.ac.za Sharlene Swartz @HSRC_CeSTII @dsigovza Yes4Youth Tashmia Ismail #PANHSRCPodcasts

Congratulations to Judith Bessant on the publication of Making-Up People: Youth, Truth and Politics! Endorsed by Raewyn Connell, Donatella della Porta, Johanna Wyn, Sharlene Swartz Matt Henn and Maria Grasso, details & inspection copies here: bit.ly/3okI9DV

A despot’s time to face democracy newframe.com/a-despots-time…

Comment: Let us see the law enforcement agencies using the same vigor they are using going house to house to confiscate stolen goods to go after those that looted millions in government that were meant to uplift the poor. #SAHRC_Unrest_Dialogue

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The number of protests in South Africa has been steadily rising over the past 20 years. There is also evidence that social protests are increasingly violent and disruptive bit.ly/3AXeney

Webinar: Consciousness and Intersectionality hsrc.ac.za/en/events/even… 🗓️Wednesday 17th August 2022 ⏲️12:00-14:30 UTC (8am EST, 2pm SAST, 10pm AEST) Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regist… Sharlene Swartz HSRC.ac.za Gu Xiaorong Asia Research Institute - NUS

Aimed at contributing to the UN Common Agenda on Youth (convening in ’23) this Second Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health & Wellbeing seeks to ensure that today’s YOUTH have the means to address the unique challenges of their generation. #LancetYouth 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/S0140-…

Listen | Why Priddy Ugly agreed to take on Cassper Nyovest in a ring. A few weeks ago, reports surfaced that Priddy Ugly was going toe to toe with fellow rapper Cassper Nyovest in the second instalment of Celeb City. ow.ly/HBlP50KLq3s

Webinar: Artificial Intelligence – Ethics, Equality and Employment. Join us on 12 April. Online only zoom.us/meeting/regist… with @dsigovza University of Johannesburg Research ICT Africa Sharlene Swartz Dr Rachel Adams

Researchers interested in the u’GOOD call for expression of interest can register on the OurSpace platform to find research partners. Follow the link to the u’GOOD page to access OurSpace and learn more about the call: nrf.ac.za/ugood/ National Research Foundation of South Africa Fondation Botnar