Posted on November 03, 2022
Reigning Miss South Africa Ndavi Nokeri was recently welcomed back to her alma mater, the University of Pretoria. UP’s Future Africa campus rolled out the black carpet for Nokeri for an interview and lunch with Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawana Kupe and University officials.
Posted on November 01, 2022
In a bid to address SA’s staggering youth unemployment, UP has launched a Digital Capability Lab that will equip students with skills that will enable them to thrive and adapt to the constantly evolving world of work.
Posted on October 27, 2022
The University of Pretoria’s intentional focus on sustainable development in the past 10 years has been deepening and maturing.
Posted on October 20, 2022
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Andrew van der Burgh, a senior lecturer in the Department of Accounting, has been appointed as a board member of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB).
Posted on October 19, 2022
Dr's Adrino Mazenda and Tyanai Masiya, both of the School of Public Management and Administration at UP write that “the contribution of the small scale agricultural sector to the South African food value addition agenda is restricted on many frontiers which require government...
Posted on October 12, 2022
Profs Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Heinrich Bohlmann and Dr Jessika Bohlmann, all of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, presented the preliminary results of their study on the economic impact of the South African energy transition to key stakeholders in energy and...
Posted on October 04, 2022
The Department of Marketing Management in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at the University of Pretoria (UP) has recently established the Chair in Customer Experience Management – occupied by Professor Adré Schreuder. The Chair, which is the first of its kind in...
Posted on September 22, 2022
Research shows that women in South Africa are less likely to consider starting a business than men. They are also significantly less likely to act on their entrepreneurial intentions, says Professor Melodi Botha of the Department of Business Management.
Posted on September 06, 2022
Prof Gerda van Dijk writes that gender equality should not be a numbers game, but about representation and the voice given to understanding the intersections that contribute to and continue to perpetuate inequality.
Posted on September 05, 2022
The Academic Ranking of World Universities has ranked UP first in South Africa and Africa in veterinary science, mechanical engineering, finance and economics.
Posted on August 31, 2022
“Education is the first step for people to gain the knowledge, critical thinking, empowerment and skills they need to make the world a better place,” says University of Pretoria (UP) alumna Dintle Nkosi, who is helping young people to make smart career choices through her NGO Thuto...
Posted on August 31, 2022
Professor Hellicy Ngambi, founder and director of Mutepa RARE Solutions and former Vice-Chancellor of Mulungushi University and Kwame Nkrumah University in Zambia addressed staff and students in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, encouraging them to break the glass ceiling.
Posted on August 29, 2022
Professor Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu and her colleagues write that the oil price hike in South Africa increases poverty, and subsidising the oil price widens inequality as the poorest households suffer the worst effects.
Posted on August 26, 2022
"To achieve success and enduring contentment as a professional and business leader, your life has to be anchored on the correct principles and values,” said Prof Wiseman Nkuhlu to first-year accounting students during a talk.
Posted on August 09, 2022
Every August, South Africa celebrates Women’s Month, with Women’s Day being commemorated on 9 August as it marks the anniversary of the 1956 march undertaken by some 20 000 women to protest the apartheid’s regime’s pass laws.
Posted on August 08, 2022
Professor Theuns Steyn has been appointed as the new Deputy Dean: Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences effective from 1 August 2022 until 31 January 2026.
Posted on August 08, 2022
Dr Sansia Blackmore of the African Tax Institute writes in the Mail and Guardian that the recent ANC KwaZulu-Natal Conference witnessed the resounding endorsement of a political faction supporting the protagonist of state capture causing fallout across South African society while South Africans...
Posted on July 28, 2022
Children from local ECD centres in Pretoria were treated to a LEGO games treat and practical food and nutrition tips as part of a "fun skills development" outreach event to celebrate the birthday of icon Nelson Mandela.
Posted on July 28, 2022
“Ultimately, it should not matter which school or area they come from, all learners should be given quality education and an equal opportunity to nurture their strengths,” says UP BCom Investment Management graduate Ndavi Nokeri.
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.
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