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Regional approach deployed to strengthen HE in East Africa
No full textSeveral regional initiatives allied with increasing digitalization have led to greater student and graduate mobility and boosted knowledge production across East Africa, says Dr James Jowi, the deputy executive secretary of the East African Kiswahili Commission, the former principal education officer of the East African Community and a board member of the African Network for Internationalization of Education, or ANIE.N/
At risk: age, gender, and socio-economic status in bullying victimization among South African primary school students
Get PDFWhile there is public and political consensus on the need to safeguard the physical and psychological welfare of students at school, more needs to be known about which South African students are at risk of exposure to specific forms of bullying. Such data is crucial in informing the development of appropriate school safety programmes. Using self-reported nationally representative data from 11 891 Grade 5 students who participated in the 2019 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) cycle, this paper first examines the extent and nature of bullying in South African primary schools nationally and by school socioeconomic status. It then examines risk factors related to being a victim of certain forms of bullying. The results point to significant
age and gender differences, where boys and older students are more likely to be victims of bullying. The paper concludes that policymakers, teachers, and principals must consider these factors when designing interventions to support safe learning environments for students in South African primary schools.
Leveraging South Africa’s renewable energy initiative to revitalise Merafong City’s distressed mining township economies
Get PDFHSRC Policy Brief, AprilThis oversight engenders and promotes pro-market, favouring well-established private sector businesses to submit tenders as Independent Power Producers (IPPs). Consequently, it fails to create an enabling environment for local government to leverage South Africa’s REI4P as an LED initiative to revitalize distressed mining township economies, such as those in Merafong City. This policy brief outlines the potential and strategies for leveraging the REI4P to revitalize distressed mining township economies, utilizing township-based SMMEs as rooftop solar photovoltaic SSEEGs.N/
Consolidating pre-existing datasets for evidence-based policymaking to manage the rising non-communicable disease cases in South Africa
Get PDFHSRC Policy Brief, AprilThe aim to propose a focused policy thrust towards a systemic, consolidated, and standardised locally and internationally acceptable NCD database accessible to all stakeholders as a source of broad range of evidence-based responses, including preventative practices, management tools, and practices, including a focused production of relevant pharmaceuticals for the NCDs challenge in South Africa. The proposed approach is the essence of evidence-based policymaking, accentuating the use of objectively-sourced evidence to anchor policy and practice decisions.N/
African literature and intellectual histories: reflecting on Ntongela Masilela’s work
No full textProfessor Ntongela Masilela (1948–2020) is recognised as one of South Africa’s most eminent scholars, and his highly respected and meticulous contributions to local and global intellectual discourse, most significantly via his historical archive, offer essential insights into disciplines such as literature, film, arts, and political and intellectual history.
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No full textConstitutional justice project: assessment of the impact of decisions of the constitutional court and the supreme court of appeal on the transformation of society: final report
No full textCommissioned by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, JulyThe Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 provides both the framework and foundation for the transformation of law, state and society within an African and global context. Government has initiated the transformation of the justice system, including the establishment of the Office of the Chief Justice, to further enhance the independence of the Judiciary and give further effect to the separation of powers doctrine in the Constitution. In this project an in-depth legal analysis of the jurisprudence of the apex courts was complemented with a strong empirical component that sought to investigate the broader impact of these court decisions on South African society, as well as the extent to which South Africa's highest courts are accessible
South African national survey of research and experimental development: science councils sector R&D at a glance 2021/22. Fact sheet 57
No full textScience councils play an integral role providing evidence to assist government in decision-making. Each science council has a particular research mandate focusing on areas such as health, agriculture, mining and minerals, and industrial development. Although budget constraints hindered expenditure and personnel retention over the past few years, there was an increase in expenditure and personnel in 2021/22.N/
Democracy@30: experiences from Matsulu, Mpumalanga
No full textFaced with crime and limited employment prospects, some residents of Matsulu township in Mpumalanga feel despondent. They want a caring government and meaningful change, researchers heard during a Matsulu visit as part of the HSRC’s Democracy@30 Project.N/