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  • UP EXPERT OPINION: Streamlining revenue mobilisation

    Posted on July 12, 2024

    Prof Nara Monkam, an associate professor of public economics and Head of the Public Policy Hub at UP, writes about the new Chair in Municipal Finance at the University’s African Tax Institute and its role in transforming municipal finance.

  • Academic achievers honoured at EMS Dean’s List ceremony

    Posted on June 27, 2024

    Forty alumni from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were honoured during the EMS Dean’s List ceremony. This annual event is hosted to celebrate the achievements of students who have maintained a high level of academic performance throughout their studies.

  • New UP Chair in Municipal Finance in Africa promises sustainable development on the continent

    Posted on June 27, 2024

    UP's Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently hosted the official launch of the Chair in Municipal Finance in Africa. The Chair is set to contribute to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—in particular SDG 11—which aim to make cities inclusive, safe,...

  • EMS staff rewarded for their excellence

    Posted on June 27, 2024

    On 20 June 2024, the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at the University of Pretoria hosted its annual EMS Staff Awards to honour staff members who demonstrated outstanding excellence in teaching and learning, research and media engagements during the 2023 academic year.

  • Advancing research on gender inequality and energy transitions through international collaboration

    Posted on June 13, 2024

    Research teams from the University of Pretoria’s Energy Economics Research Unit and Curtin University’s School of Accounting, Economics and Finance as well as its Institute for Energy Transition, have embarked on a significant collaborative research initiative focused on gender...

  • Coal trade as a socio-economic buffer in South Africa's energy transition

    Posted on May 23, 2024

    The Energy Economics Research Unit housed in the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme and the Presidential Climate Commission recently hosted a public debate, which explored the complexities of South...

  • UP EXPERT OPINION: 2024 Budget Speech: Views from UP economics researchers

    Posted on March 11, 2024

    "When evaluating the Budget Speech within the context of South Africa's socio-economic landscape, it is important to recognise the limits of Treasury's mandate and what they can ultimately do to solve our many and multifaceted problems," writes Professor Heinrich Bohlmann and Dr Jessika Bohlmann,...

  • Prof Nara Monkam appointed as the new Chair in Municipal Finance

    Posted on March 07, 2024

    Prof Nara Monkam, an Associate Professor of Public Economics in the Department of Economics and Head of the Public Policy Hub at the University of Pretoria (UP) has been appointed as the Chair in Municipal Finance at the African Tax Institute, within the Faculty of Economic and Management...

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