In delivering ‘social science that makes a difference’, the Research Programmes of the Human Sciences Research Council initiate and undertake policy-orientated research projects and programmes from its offices in Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Pietermaritzburg (Sweetwaters). Its public-purpose mandate is set out in the Human Sciences Research Council Act of 2008. The Population
One of South Africa’s mining giants, Gold Fields, is inviting South African students and prospective students to apply for funding by its bursary scheme. A limited number of bursaries are awarded each year to selected candidates to study for a bachelor’s degree at a South African university OR a national diploma at a South African