Alumnus Profile: Zolile Moyo

Posted on May 30, 2023

Business magnate and CEO Sizwe Nxasana, who founded Future Schools, a private school for underprivileged children, has inspired University of Pretoria (UP) alumnus Zolile Moyo to also steer change in communities one day. Moyo, a chief audit executive at the South African Human Rights Commission,...

UP EXPERT OPINION: Hybrid work models and work/ family balance – UP human resources lecturers on what it means to be a family-supportive supervisor

Posted on May 29, 2023

Numerous studies have shown that having a family-supportive supervisor can aid in reducing and managing work/ family conflict and stress, and boost employee morale, say UP academics Prof Eileen Koekemoer and Dr Martha Harunavamwe.

UP – a leader in internal auditing education for more than two decades

Posted on May 29, 2023

May is International Internal Audit Awareness Month, and the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Internal Auditing Excellence in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences’ Department of Auditing joins the global Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) in celebrating the internal...

Alumnus Profile: Gregory Paulse

Posted on May 25, 2023

University of Pretoria (UP) alumnus and Group Manager of Internal Audit at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Gregory Paulse, has been practising as an internal auditor for more than two decades in both private and public sector. He has occupied various roles, including...

UP EXPERT OPINION: Taxpayers must bargain for accountable governance

Posted on May 18, 2023

Dr Sansia Blackmore of the African Tax Institute writes that elected government representatives need to be accountable to taxpayers. “They owe us much by way of transparency — explaining themselves and spending our hard-earned taxes carefully, in the interest of the people,” she...

Academic exchange between SA and Austria a huge success

Posted on May 08, 2023

In pursuit of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) internationalisation plan, the Department of Business Management in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) successfully concluded a two-week international academic exchange programme entitled “Xplore South Africa...

Accounting alumnus receives VC’s medal for excellent undergraduate academic achievement

Posted on May 03, 2023

Gareth Griffiths, a newly capped University of Pretoria (UP) graduate, was awarded the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Vice-Chancellor and Principal's Medal for Excellent Undergraduate Academic Achievement.

Alumna Profile: Dr Vicky Knoetze

Posted on May 02, 2023

The old adage, ‘tough times never last, but tough people do’, has proved to be true for UP alumna Dr Vicky Knoetze, who endured hardships in the first year of her PhD, juggling academics and work as a Democratic Alliance politician during the 2019 national and provincial elections....