SPMA joins the SA delegation to the 40th AAPAM Roundtable Conference

Posted on December 13, 2019

A 27-member strong South African delegation of academics and public service practitioners attended the 40th Annual African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM) Roundtable Conference.

The Street [email protected] tackles student food insecurity

Posted on December 13, 2019

Food insecurity is a rampant challenge in the South African tertiary education environment and has a huge impact on the health, well-being and academic performance of affected students. BCom (Law) student Paseka Gaola is on a mission to make a difference

UP student takes part in international student exchange programme

Posted on November 26, 2019

Nangula Ndadi, an Internal Auditing honours student, represented the University of Pretoria at the 2019 Internal Audit Student Exchange in Orlando, Florida, USA.

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.

Responsible Leadership in Rising Economies Conference in Slovenia

Posted on November 12, 2019

Prof Derick de Jongh, Director of the University of Pretoria’s Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) and Dr Yolande Steenkamp, Post-Doctoral Fellow at the ALCRL, participated in the Academy of Management Specialised Conference with the theme “Responsible Leadership...

Changing your story: UP celebrates Women Entrepreneurship Week

Posted on November 11, 2019

The University of Pretoria’s Mamelodi Business Clinic hosted a very successful high tea to celebrate its first Women Entrepreneurship Week. This annual initiative was created in 2014 by the Feliciano Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Montclair State University in New Jersey.

Anton and Huberte Rupert Bursary winner shares secrets to her success

Posted on November 08, 2019

Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) student Sonya Lakhani has an enviable academic record, having obtained both her bachelor and honours degrees in Investment Management with distinction.

African regional workshop: The role of leadership in partnerships

Posted on November 07, 2019

During a workshop that was held on 1 and 2 November 2019, Prof Derick de Jongh, Director of the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL), participated in a high-level panel discussing the role of leadership in multi-sector partnerships.