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Researchers during lockdown (2)
Thomas Beard is a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Sciences (University of the Witwatersrand) and a specialist of geoarchaeology. His research themes focus on fabric and spatial analysis. He shares his reflections on the lockdown in South Africa from Johannesburg. Just before the...
Social scientists’ views on Covid-19 in Southern Africa (6)
The untold struggles of foreign nationals working in private security companies during the nationwide lockdown in South Africa Dostin Lakika Dostin Lakika is a Research Associate at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), Wits University, and at the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS-Research). Since the outbreak of...
Researchers during lockdown (1)
Ndipiwe Mkuzo is a Master’s Degree candidate and a research intern at the Human Sciences Research Council. As an anthropologist and a political scientist, he is currently working on cultural mobilization and empowerment in Khayelitsha, Delft and Langa, in the Cape Flats. He shares his reflections on the lockdown in...
Social scientists’ views on Covid-19 in Southern Africa (5)
South Africa has recently been afflicted by xenophobic violence and the issue of migrants — mainly from the African continent — is a sensitive one. It is only logical that sociologists and migration specialists have, since March, reflected on the Covid-19 crisis, taking into account the parameter of migrant populations...
Social scientists’ views on Covid-19 in Southern Africa (4)
Since the beginning of the lockdown in South Africa, the Human Science Research Council (HSRC) has launched a general survey on the effects of Covid-19 in the country and the awareness of the pandemic among South Africans. “We are appealing to all South Africans to participate in this survey. The research...
Social scientists’ views on Covid-19 in Southern Africa (3)
Exceptionally, we propose here two contributions in French, which are also an invitation to take a step out of the Southern African situation for a while. These contributions revolve around the following questions: — Can we use history to understand the current Covid-19 epidemic? — How can historians think what...
Social scientists’ views on Covid-19 in Southern Africa (2)
A few weeks ago, Sean Mfundza Muller, a Se nior Lecturer in Economics, discussed the impact on South African society of the direct and indirect consequences that would be induced by a strict lockdown and the cessation of economic activities. His text highlights the extreme complexity of these current issues,...
Social scientists’ views on Covid-19 in Southern Africa (1)
The pandemic which, after other parts of the world, is beginning to hit southern Africa is currently mobilising medical researchers on the front line. However, researchers from human and social sciences have and will have much to say about the social, political, and economic dimensions of the crisis triggered by...
Announcement due to the current situation – COVID-19
Announcement due to the current situation – COVID-19 Dear friends of IFAS-Research, Due to the current situation, and in light of the latest announcements, IFAS-Research is taking the necessary measures to follow all advices and regulations. Therefore, we regret to inform you that all our events are cancelled until further...
Live event – MUSIC FOR LIBERATION
An evening of debate and music dedicated to musical movements and countercultures in Southern Africa. > Saturday 28 March | 6pm – 2am > Keleketla! Library, Troyeville, Johannesburg In 2020, IFAS-Research will explore the various musical movements born in reaction to, or in resonance with the social and political realities...