GCRO looking for 2 Senior researchers
GCRO is seeking to appoint up to two senior researchers, depending on the quality of applicants. With a PhD-level qualification, or a Masters and considerable experience, combined with expertise in...
Read More2009 QoL survey complete
The GCRO 2009 Quality of Life/ Customer satisfaction survey was completed towards the end of 2009, with a final sample of 6636 respondents across the GCR.
Read MoreGCRO website relaunched
The Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) website has been completely redesigned and relaunched on 5 February 2010. The new website details the GCRO and its role and mandate...
Read MoreThe Oxford 2010 Ngo Future of Work Prize
GCRO Senior Researcher, Sizwe Timothy Phakathi, has received the Oxford 2010 Ngo Future of Work Prize for his research paper (drawn from his PhD thesis): Getting on and getting by: the gold miners’ informal...
Read MoreGCRO GIS website launched on 1 September 2010
The GCRO GIS Interactive website was formally launched on 1 September 2010. The GIS website was developed as an interactive tool to assist both local and provincial governments...
Read MoreXenophobia reports released
This comprehensive 500-page report, coordinated by Strategy & Tactics, was written by some of South Africa's leading social and political scientists as well as civil society activists. The report analyses...
Read MoreGCRO to present at Ahmed Kathrada Workshop
Prof David Everatt has been invited to present at the Ahmed Kathrada workshop on deepening non-racialism. The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation was established...
Read MoreUpdate from the GCRO Executive Director
Prof David Everatt will over the course of the next few months, be presenting: a seminar on nonracialism in South Africa: history and prospects, at P&DM, May 5th...
Read MoreMaryna Storie sworn in as a National Councillor of DMISA
Maryna Storie has recently been sworn in as a National Councillor of the Disaster Management Institute of South Africa (DMISA), and is due to serve for a two-year period...
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