Student who clinched 2019 undergraduate Budget Speech Competition prize is ‘a symbol of the high-quality graduates’ at UP

Posted on March 12, 2020

UP BCom Honours Investment Management student Matifadza Bingudza, the undergraduate winner of the 2019 Nedbank and Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition, is “a symbol of the high-quality graduates” that the University produces, says Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe.

COMMENT: Captain Marvel can teach us a lot about women’s role in decision-making, says UP professor

Posted on December 20, 2019

Superhero movies attract increasing attention from viewers of all ages. Recent ones such as Black Panther triggered discussions on current societal challenges. The most recent example is that of Captain Marvel – the first movie of the Avengers series with a female protagonist.

Department of Economics celebrates top achievers

Posted on December 11, 2019

Top performing achievers in the field of Economics and Econometrics were honoured when the Department of Economics hosted its annual awards ceremony recently. UP alumna Dr Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, who is also the Chancellor of Nelson Mandela University and former Minister of Public Service and...

Will renewables cut electricity prices in South Africa? It’s complex

Posted on November 13, 2019

The transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energies is a global pursuit. But it’s faster and more intensive in some countries than others. Take the case of South Africa.

UP's Prof Inglesi-Lotz elected 2019/20 co-chair of the SA Young Academy of Sciences

Posted on October 15, 2019

Professor Roula Inglesi-Lotz from the Department of Economics was elected as one of the two co-chairs of the South African Young Academy of Sciences (SAYAS) at the Academy’s annual general meeting, held on 9 October 2019.

Academic excellence celebrated at the EMS Dean’s List Awards

Posted on August 01, 2019

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) hosted the annual Dean’s List Awards function on 23 July 2019, where top performers in the Faculty were celebrated for their outstanding academic achievements.

Prof Inglesi-Lotz co-leads Women in Science Working Group at Global Young Academy AGM

Posted on May 17, 2019

Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, attended the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Global Young Academy (GYA) in Halle, Germany, from 28 April to 3 May 2019.

UP student clinches second place in Budget Speech competition

Posted on March 27, 2019

André Lourens, a BCom Honours in Economics student, won R40 000 in prize money when he took second place in the undergraduate category of the Nedbank and Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition. Now in its 47th year, the competition is designed to motivate and incentivise South Africa’s most...