Alumnus: Dr Francois Stofberg

Posted on May 04, 2020

During the virtual graduation ceremony at UP on 15 April 2020, 16 doctorates were conferred by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS). In the coming weeks, these exceptional achievers will be profiled in a Q&A series. This week the spotlight is on During the virtual graduation...

Alumna profile: Natasha Ashley

Posted on April 20, 2020

Despite achieving remarkable success in her career thus far, alumna Natasha Ashley has set her sights even higher, “never losing sight of who I am and what I believe in”. Read more about her achievements, passions and interests below.

COVID-19: The way we respond to this crisis will define our economic future

Posted on April 16, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic requires unprecedented health and economic responses. The health response is an example of efficiency and speed. The economic response is lagging behind and seems uncertain. It is not for a lack of will, but a lack of ammunition. The upheaval will leave South Africa...

Congratulations to autumn 2020 EMS graduates

Posted on April 15, 2020

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) wishes to congratulate all the graduates who received their qualifications in absentia during the recent virtual graduation ceremony presided over by UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe.

Prof Gupta joins African Economic Forum Board of Economists

Posted on April 09, 2020

The African Economic Forum (AEF) has nominated Prof Rangan Gupta from the Department of Economics to become a member of its Board of Economists for a two-year term.

Prof Das elected to International Statistics Institute

Posted on April 08, 2020

Prof Sonali Das, Associate Professor in the Department of Business Management, has been elected to the International Statistics Institute (ISI). The ISI was established in 1885 and provides a global network for statistics, with a mission to “lead, support and promote the understanding,...

Prof Nkomo receives 2020 AFAM Trailblazer Award

Posted on March 24, 2020

Prof Stella Nkomo, who holds a strategic appointment in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences’ Department of Human Resource Management, has become the third recipient of the African Academy of Management (AFAM) Trailblazer Award.

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.