UP EXPERT OPINION: Is the world retracting from globalisation, setting it up for a fifth wave?

Posted on July 27, 2022

“The data on economic globalisation paint an interesting picture. They show that, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world in 2020, a deceleration in the intensity of globalisation is evident.” – UP Professor of Economics Elsabe Loots.

UP Taxation Dept academics predict Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on government’s COVID-19 tobacco ban

Posted on July 04, 2022

Professor Teresa Pidduck and Sumarie Swanepoel predicted the case’s eventual outcome in a paper titled ‘Sobering up in South Africa: The Sin Tax Consequences of a Pandemic’ and published in December 2021.

UP EXPERT OPINION: The impact of ambiguity on work quality in a hybrid work model

Posted on June 09, 2022

Recent research has indicated that, in addition to the anxiety induced by health fears and the uncertainty and disruption caused by the pandemic, the newly adopted hybrid workplaces can also increase the risk of mental health problems due to its complexity and interruption of the new normal.

UP EXPERT OPINION: The South African energy crisis: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

Posted on June 07, 2022

Various electricity pricing structure reforms, including an increase in the price of electricity, are required if Eskom is to be financially sustainable and for consumers to receive a stable supply of electricity.

#UPGraduation2022: Accountability in municipalities will improve service delivery, PhD study finds

Posted on June 02, 2022

The dysfunctional and collapsing state of municipalities prompted Dr Fezile Ngqobe to investigate whether the development of an integrated performance and accountability framework could contribute to improved service delivery.

UP launches Centre for the Future of Work, which encompasses Society 5.0

Posted on May 17, 2022

“It’s imperative for SA organisations to prepare their people for the future, to alleviate the unsustainably high level of unemployment and to bring our talented people, young and older, into the next era of work.” – UP VC Prof Tawana Kupe.

UP EXPERT OPINION: What’s driving hunger in Gauteng, South Africa’s economic power house?

Posted on May 06, 2022

About 35% of Gauteng's population, the richest province in South Africa is food insecure. They have (at the very least) skipped a meal because there was insufficient money for food.

EMS moves up in the QS rankings

Posted on April 28, 2022

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) has moved up in the 2022 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject.