Meet Monicca Mokgapa, a passionate administrator in the Department of Taxation

Posted on August 16, 2024

Monicca Mokgapa is passionate about contributing to the smooth and efficient operation of the Department of Taxation in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP). She has served as departmental administrator for many years and is proud of the exposure...

Financial crime assurance manager and UP alumna lands spot on M&G list

Posted on August 13, 2024

University of Pretoria (UP) graduate and financial crime assurance manager at Absa Bank Lebogang Thobakgale has made the 2024 Mail & Guardian’s (M&G) 200 Young South Africans list in the Business category.

UP hosts first AACSB conference in Africa to empower future leaders

Posted on August 12, 2024

The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) co-hosted the first Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Conference on African soil, on 25 and 26 July 2024 under the theme "Empowering Future...

UP gender and diversity expert appointed SIOPSA President

Posted on August 09, 2024

UP's Prof Nasima Carrim, newly appointed President of SIOPSA says persistence has been the winning recipe behind her career successes. "I believe in the adage: ‘It's better to have tried and failed than not have tried at all.’ When I fail, I go to plan B and try again," she says.

‘I don’t think I’ve been very conscious of being a woman in my field’ – UP statistician Prof Sonali Das

Posted on August 02, 2024

Prof Sonali Das of UP’s Department of Business Management believes coming to South Africa as an outsider propelled her to ask questions that others would not have, and ultimately helped her forge ahead.

UP trio makes waves at L'Oréal Brandstorm finals in London

Posted on August 02, 2024

Three UP BCom Honours in Marketing Management students recently returned from London where they represented South Africa in the prestigious L'Oréal Brandstorm international finals.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Poor South African households can’t afford nutritious food – what can be done

Posted on July 29, 2024

Professor Adrino Mazenda, a food security expert at UP, stated in an article in The Conversation Africa that most poor South African households do not get adequate nutrients from the food they eat .

Leading the charge in strategic direction and leadership

Posted on July 24, 2024

A fervent advocate for sustainable development and a proactive leader, scholar, public speaker, writer, consultant and entrepreneur with over 15 years of accomplishments in leading various initiatives within South Africa's education and socio-economic development sectors, EMS alumna, Dr Samantha...