Posted on July 23, 2022
Tuks student, Rimari Sutton, is set to compete at the 2022 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships that will take place from 24 to 28 August in Les Gets, France. 11 years ago, she promised herself that she would never cycle again, at least not competitively. To her, there was no fun to...
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.
Posted on June 28, 2022
The lack of access to sanitary pads for underprivileged school girls at Tswaing Secondary School in Winterveld, Pretoria, touched the hearts of students in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) and prompted them to step in and assist by donating over 400 packs of sanitary pads to...
Posted on June 23, 2022
The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently hosted a celebratory event for graduates who had made it onto the Dean’s List based on their outstanding performance during the 2021 academic year.
Posted on June 23, 2022
Professor Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) hosted a celebratory function on 6 June 2023 to celebrate staff members who graduated from various institutions during the second quarter of the year.
Posted on June 21, 2022
Prof Dan Banik, an extraordinary professor at the Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute and a professor of political science at the University of Oslo recently delivered a broad-ranging lecture, which explored the complex relationship between poverty and politics, with a focus on the various...
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.
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.
Posted on June 03, 2022
With the youngest global population, there is an opportunity for Africa to upskill a generation that can contribute high-quality human resources to the future workplace, if the necessary resources are mobilised.
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.
Posted on June 02, 2022
Fifty aspirant youth entrepreneurs from the community are taking part in the first entrepreneurial course fully funded by UNICEF at the Mamelodi Business Hub in association with UNICEF South Africa and Price Waterhouse Coopers.
Posted on May 27, 2022
UP’s Alumni Relations Office recently hosted the latest instalment in its LeadUP: Thought Leadership series, this time addressing the thorny issue of state capture and its implications for South Africa.
Posted on May 25, 2022
Vodacom Bulls rugby defence coach Joey Mongalo has added another string to his bow after graduating from UP with an MCom in Industrial Psychology.
Posted on May 23, 2022
Elma Akob (22) is a CEO, award-winning public speaker, events host and three-time UP graduate. She chats about how her mother and father have been the main driving factors in her quest for excellence.
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.
Posted on May 16, 2022
UP has launched the Mamelodi Business Hub with UNICEF South Africa and PricewaterhouseCoopers to offer youth access to technology, entrepreneurial advice and a space to collaborate.
Posted on May 16, 2022
Professor Sijbren Cnossen is recognised as an international authority in the field of public finance and taxation, and previously held the position of extraordinary professor at UP's African Tax Institute.
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.
Posted on May 05, 2022
The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences is pleased to host in-person #UPGraduation2022 ceremonies since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on May 03, 2022
UP is proud to have been named SA’s second-best and Africa’s third-best university in the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings! UP’s overall score marks the greatest improvement among all SA universities.
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