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2013
Entrants stand a chance to win great prizes including cash to the the value of R15 000! Selected entries will also be exhibited at FADA Gallery, UJ.
2012
The key findings from Statistics South Africa's National Census for Gauteng, released by Statistics SA on 30 October 2012, are summarized in a Data Brief, produced by the GCRO. Download PDF here.
The Quality of Life (QoL) Survey Viewer has been developed to provide online access to the 2009 and 2011 QoL data.
On 4 October, Adeline Ngie graduated with a MSc in Environmental Management at the University of Johannesburg (UJ).
Recently Annsilla travelled to Spain in order to present a paper at the International Political Science Association (IPSA) conference ‘Reshaping Power: Shifting Boundaries’ 22nd World Congress. This allowed her the opportunity to visit Madrid, Bilbao and Barcelona, in order to meet with key stakeholders and explore the developmental trajectory of these key cities in Spain.
There was great excitement all over the city-region last week as surprise falls of snow turned everyone into a kid again, not least of all the GCRO staff!
On 09 July 2012 Annsilla Nyar will be presenting a paper at the XXIInd World Congress of Political Science of the International Political Science Association (IPSA). She is part of a panel on the politics of race in contemporary South Africa: South Africa Moving beyond Race, which will critically examine the salience of race and racial identities in post-apartheid South Africa.
GCRO has appointed three interns for one year each, starting on 1 June 2012. The purpose of the internships is to provide post-graduates with the opportunity to gain meaningful workplace experience and to develop their skills in line with the research and other work objectives of the GCRO. The interns are:
