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Starting this November, get 70% off selected titles from HSRC Press, AISA Press, and BestRed books through Mzansi Books. Don’t miss your chance to discover excellent scholarship at a discounted price! #BookDeals.Click here for more:mzansibooks.co.za/collection…

Our youth inherited freedom without mobility. Democracy without dividends. If you are young, educated and tired of waiting, your vote is one way to make that count. #DemocracyWithDividends #LGE2026

“Without safe housing, quality education, functioning infrastructure and meaningful work, democracy feels incomplete.” Local government is where those promises are kept or broken. #TheFutureSAWeWant #LGE2026

Housing, water, clinics, schools, jobs: the things that decide whether democracy feels real are delivered locally. What does your community need most? 👇 #TheFutureSAWeWant #LGE2026

This seminar celebrating Dr Andile Xaba's groundbreaking book, Soweto: Theatre of Resistance 1984-1994, will feature performances by the Voices of Songoma choir and the inspiring poetry of Busisiwe Mahlangu. Enjoy an engaging conversation with the author and experience.

Huge congratulations to the SABSSM VI team. Led by @HSRCza with @CDCgov @SAMRC @UCT_news @nicd_sa and funded by PEPFAR/US CDC exceptional work! #PublicHealth Read free here:hsrcpress.ac.za/product/the-…

Twenty years on, SABSSM VI charts HIV prevalence, incidence and risk behaviour from 2002–2021. Read it for free: hsrcpress.ac.za/product/the-… #SABSSM #HIV

The largest HIV survey get the full open-access report: hsrcpress.ac.za/product/the-… #HIV #SouthAfrica

📢 Guest lecture: Heike Becker @UWC on Andimba Toivo ya Toivo and the transnational history of Namibian liberation. @HSRCza 🗓 Mon 19 Oct, 6–8PM 📍 Koserstraße 20, A336 Global History Colloquium, @UniPotsdam #GlobalHistory #Namibia

Now available: The Sixth South African National HIV, Behavioural & Health Survey (SABSSM VI), 20 years of HSRC's largest survey, free to read and download. Get it here: hsrcpress.ac.za/product/the-… #SABSSM #OpenAccess

Reminder on the launch of School Foundations @UJ Books will be on Sale! Register here:workspace.hsrc.ac.za/registe…

The full SABSSM VI (2022) survey report is now open access. Explore 20 years of strategic HIV and public health data. @HSRCza Read\download hsrcpress.ac.za/product/the-… #SABSSM #HIV

Join @unisa and @HSRCza for a seminar celebrating Dr Andile Xaba’s book, Soweto: Theatre of Resistance 1984-1994. 📅 31 Oct 2026, 11:00 📍 Dr Miriam Makeba Concert Hall, UNISA, Pretoria RSVP by 16 Oct 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… #SowetoTheatre #UNISA #HSRC

Johannesburg's gated, riverside city:linkedin.com/pulse/non-binar…. Makes reference to Johannesburg from the Riverbanks: Navigating the Jukskei, which is open access and free to download: hsrcpress.ac.za/product/joha… #OpenAccess @HSRCza

Our shared heritage lives in the stories we tell and the voices we amplify. Explore the full HSRC Press Heritage Month collection and discover books that inform, inspire, and connect us. 📚 👉 hsrcpress.ac.za #HeritageMonth #PublishingWithImpact

Honoring Ntongela Masilela’s African Literature and Intellectual Histories, a reflection on the ideas and intellectual roots that shaped African literary thought. #AfricanLiterature #HeritageMonth

Ntsikana: His stirring hymn and enduring legacy in Black consciousness honours a spiritual pioneer whose influence still resonates across Black South African thought. #Ntsikana #HeritageMonth

This heritage month, we are celebrating the voices, ideas, and histories that shape who we are. "Celebrating Our Shared Heritage: Strengthening the Ties That Bind Us" Explore our collection of books that capture South Africa's rich intellectual and cultural legacy.👇

"Being-while-Black-and-Alienated in Apartheid South Africa" explores Manganyi's groundbreaking psychological and philosophical insights into Black consciousness and identity. #HeritageMonth #BlackConsciousness #SAHistory @HSRCza Read more here: hsrcpress.ac.za/product/bein…

Before he became one of SA's literary giants, Alex La Guma was already writing about culture, identity, and freedom. Discover his early reflections from the 1950s and 60s. #HeritageMonth #AlexLaGuma #SALiterature@HSRCza Read more here:hsrcpress.ac.za/product/the-…