Sarah Mosoetsa

Chief Executive Officer, Human Sciences Research Council

Sarah Mosoetsa is Chief Executive Officer of Human Sciences Research Council, in the role since February 2023.

The Human Sciences Research Council is South Africa's statutory research agency for the social sciences and humanities. In May 2026 it presented its 2026/27 annual performance plan to Parliament and reported clean audit opinions from the Auditor-General.

In the job

  1. The HSRC board announced Mosoetsa's appointment as CEO, effective 1 February 2023. Source

  2. The HSRC presented its 2026/27 annual performance plan to Parliament's science committee, with Mosoetsa heading its delegation. Source

Career before

  1. 2014-2023Chief Executive Officer, National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
  2. Associate professor of sociology, University of the Witwatersrand

Education

Doctorate in sociology, University of the Witwatersrand

Sources

  1. hsrc.ac.za
  2. hsrc.ac.za
  3. hsrc.ac.za

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