• Farm production diversification and dietary diversity among subsistence farming households: panel data evidence from South Africa 

  Sinyolo, S.; Murendo, C.; Nyamwanza, A.M.; Sinyolo, S.A.; Ndinda, C.; Nwosu, C.O. (MDPI, 2021-09-21)

  Improving the production of a variety of foods by subsistence farmers has been identified as a key strategy for improving dietary diversity. However, there is limited evidence in South Africa on how ones own production is ...
• Prevalence and factors associated with intimate partner violence among adolescent girls and young women in in South Africa: summary of findings: factsheet 

  Mthembu, J.; Mabaso, M.; Zungu, N.; Zuma, K. (Human Sciences Research Council, 2021-09-21)

  Evidence indicate that intimate partner violence (IPV) is disturbingly high among South African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). Understanding prevalence and risk factors for IPV among these emerging adults is ...
• Questioning urban pessimism: a decade of HSRC research on cities 

  Turok, I.; Scheba, A.; Visagie, J. (HSRC Press, 2021-04-07)

  findings and insights generated. Many of these have fed into the public domain through the National Development Plan, the Integrated Urban Development Framework, the Cities Support Programme, UN-Habitat, parliamentary ...
• Fourth industrial revolution and rural development: a catalyst connect between rural and urban development 

  Kanyane, M. (Routledge, 2021-07-29)

  Advances in technology have opened our minds to new possibilities and breakthroughs. It is in light of this that the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4iR) and rural development must be linked to livelihoods of how our world ...
• Tuberculosis and the relevance of sex- and gender-based analysis 

  Moyo, S.; Oladimeji, O.; Chikovore, J.; Zungu, N. (Springer, 2021-09-16)

  Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of mortality globally and particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Sex and gender interact with other social determinants to influence the burden of TB in different ...
• Sex- and gender-based analyses and advancing population health 

  Dukhi, N.; Reddy, P.; Zungu, N. (Springer, 2021-09-14)

  The promotion of sex- and gender-based analyses (SGBA) is ongoing in health outcomes research. However, challenges exist in the research process with the continuous use of sex and gender concepts interchangeably. There has ...
• Ngaka Modiri Molema Municipality: case study report 

  Mchunu, N.; Davids, Y.D.; Sausi, K.; Viljoen, J.; Ngqwala, N. (2021-09-16)

  This report presents the findings of the assessment on skills and capacity of entry-level, mid-level and senior-level municipal officials in South Africa. The report also includes recommendations for policy and practice.
• Youth education and employment in the digital economy 

  Swartz, S.; Chetty, K. (Commonwealth Secretariat, 2021-09-16)

  Key development goals for young people have included access to education, improving completion rates, minimising the gender gap in educational attainment and keeping a watchful eye on those neither in educational institutions ...
• Towards a more equitable future: a case study of the opportunity index in South Africa 

  Weir-Smith, G. (2021-09-16)
• Fezile Dabi District Municipality case study report: public officials' skills and capacity assessment 

  Sanchez Betancourt, D.; Davids, Y.D.; Sausi, K. (2021-09-16)

  Fezile Dabi District Municipality is located in the northern part of the Free State province and is 20 829.1 km?? in size. It is situated in Sasolburg. It is the smallest district in the Free State province, making up 16% ...
• The role of skills and capacity in service delivery challenges in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality 

  Fokou, G.; Davids, Y.D.; Sanchez Betancourt, D.; Sausi, K. (2021-09-16)

  Mangaung is one of the eight metropolitan municipalities in South Africa. It was founded as a Metro in 2011. Prior to that, it was a local municipality under the Motheo District Municipality. In 2016, the Metro was merged ...
• POPIA code of conduct for research 

  Adams, R.; Adeleke, F.; Anderson, D.; Bawa, A.; Branson, N.; Christoffels, A.; De Vries, J.; Etheredge, H.; Flack-Davison, E.; Gaffley, M.; Marks, M.; Mdhluli, M.; Mahomed, S.; Molefe, M.; Muthivhi, T.; Ncube, C.; Olckers, A.; Papathanasopoulos, M.; Pillay, J.; Schonwetter, T.; Singh, J.; Swanepoel, C.; Ramsay, M. (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2021-09-16)

  On 1 July 2021, the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA or the Act), No. 4 of 2013, will come into effect. The Act will have implications for all research activities that involve the collection, processing, and ...
• Drafting a Code of Conduct for Research under the Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 

  Adams, R.; Veldsman, S.; Ramsay, M.; Soodyall, H. (Earthscan, 2021-09-16)

  On 22 June 2020, President Ramaphosa announced that the Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 (POPIA) would come into effect on 1 July 2020. A one-year grace period was provided to give organisations time ...
• ICT in mathematics education: an HLM analysis of achievement, access to and use of ICT by African middle school students 

  Namome, C.; Moodley, M. (Springer, 2021-09-16)

  This study examined the influence of access to and frequent use of information and communication technology (ICT) in school and home settings on achievement in mathematics for Grades 8 and 9 African students. A large-scale ...
• The status of population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development during the Covid-19 and lockdown period in South Africa 

  Jacobs, P.; Mcata, B.; Nwosu, C.; Parker, W.; Nyamwanza, A.; Maila, M.; Malinga, F.; Babalola, M. (2021-09-16)

  This paper is a follow-up from the Human Sciences Research Council's (HSRC's) Comprehensive Status Report on Population, Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Development in South Africa, prepared for the Department ...
• Women, land redistribution and state funded agricultural development support: pathways out of poverty? 

  Motala, S.; Ngandu, S. (2021-09-16)

  This paper uses data collected on an HSRC project on Agrarian Reform & Poverty Reduction In South Africa: Phase 2 in 2013.
• Ba-Phalaborwa municipality: the plight of rural municipalities: a case study 

  Viljoen, J.; Ngqwala, N.; Ndlazilwana, S.; Davids, Y.D. (2021-09-16)
• Acquiring pedagogic authority while learning to teach 

  McDonald, Z.; Sayed, Y.; De Kock, T.; Hoffmann, N. (Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, 2021-09-16)

  The quality of an education system and the quality of its teachers and teaching are interconnected. Learning to teach and teach meaningfully and equitably is a core priority of education reforms. In this article we reflect ...
• Teacher education, common purpose and the forging of multiple publics in South Africa 

  Hoffmann, N.; De Kock, T.; McDonald, Z.; Sayed, Y. (Earthscan, 2021-09-16)

  In an important scholarly intervention on African publics, Raufu Mustapha argues that the multiplicity of publics is not an obstacle but instead a creative resource that can be used to forge common purpose through public ...
• Mathematical model showing how socio-economic dynamics in African cities could widen or reduce inequality 

  Collins, O.C.; Simelane, T.S.; Duffy, K.J. (Routledge, 2021-09-16)

  Cities are important forces of national socioeconomic development. Individuals in cities often belong to different socioeconomic statuses depending on their levels of income, education and nature of occupation. Income, ...

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