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Web Link Human Sciences Research Council
"The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa is a statutory body established in 1968. It supports development nationally, in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and in Africa. It primarily conducts large-scale, policy-relevant, social-scientific projects for public-sector users, non-governmental organisations and international development agencies." |
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Web Link Medical Research Council
"The Medical Research Council (MRC) is the best established statutory research body in sub-Saharan Africa. Established in 1969 by an Act of Parliament, the MRC has since worked very hard to earn its place as one of Africa's top science councils the MRC's task is to improve the health and quality of life of the population of South Africa through excellent scientific research." |
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Web Link National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac)
"At Nedlac, Government comes together with organised business, organised labour and organised community groupings on a national level to discuss and try to reach consensus on issues of social and economic policy. This is called "social dialogue". Nedlac's aim is to make economic decision-making more inclusive, to promote the goals of economic growth and social equity..." |
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Web Link National Research Foundation
"The objective of the National Research Foundation (NRF) is to support and promote research through funding, human resource development and the provision of the necessary research facilities, in order to facilitate the creation of knowledge, innovation and development in all fields of the natural and social sciences, humanities and technology..." |
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Web Link Public Service Commission
"The Public Service Commission is an independent and impartial body created by the Constitution to enhance excellence in governance within the public service by promoting a professional and ethical environment and adding value to a public administration that is accountable, equitable, efficient, effective, corrupt-free and responsive to needs of the people of South Africa. The Commission aims to promote the constitutionally enshrined democratic principles and values in the public service by investigating, monitoring, evaluating, communicating and reporting on the public administration; through research processes it will ensure the promoting of excellence in governance and the delivery of affordable and sustainable quality services." |
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Web Link South African Human Rights Commission
"The South African Human Rights Commission is the national institution established to entrench constitutional democracy. It is committed to promote respect for, observance of and protection of human rights for everyone without fear or favour..." |
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Web Link South African Law Commission
"The objects of the Commission are to do research with reference to all branches of the law of the Republic and to study and investigate all such branches in order to make recommendations for the development, improvement, modernisation or reform thereof..." |