SPMA celebrates 50 years of academic excellence in public administration

Posted on May 26, 2025

The School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria hosted its 16th Annual Conference from 19 to 20 May 2025 in celebration of its 50th anniversary as an independent academic department at the University of...

UP celebrates five years of accessible, fully online education

Posted on April 09, 2025

UP Online continues to go from strength to strength, with more than 10 000 students from all over the world having enrolled in programmes to date!

South Africa’s low-cost housing model is broken – study suggests how to fix it

Posted on December 19, 2024

The backlog of subsidised public housing in South Africa is estimated at 2.4 million. Professor Adrino Mazenda of the School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) at the University of Pretoria posed questions to Dr Hlengiwe Maila, a research fellow at the SPMA about possible solutions to...

Food scarcity in Liberia: how women who run households cope

Posted on October 14, 2024

Associate Professor Adrino Mazenda of the School of Public Management and Administration writes that women-headed households in Liberia are affected by food insecurity due to inadequate food availability and lack of nutritious food. He says policy interventions that tackle the root causes of food...

UP EXPERT OPINION: Poor South African households can’t afford nutritious food – what can be done

Posted on July 29, 2024

Professor Adrino Mazenda, a food security expert at UP, stated in an article in The Conversation Africa that most poor South African households do not get adequate nutrients from the food they eat .

Academic achievers honoured at EMS Dean’s List ceremony

Posted on June 27, 2024

Forty alumni from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were honoured during the EMS Dean’s List ceremony. This annual event is hosted to celebrate the achievements of students who have maintained a high level of academic performance throughout their studies.

EMS staff rewarded for their excellence

Posted on June 27, 2024

On 20 June 2024, the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at the University of Pretoria hosted its annual EMS Staff Awards to honour staff members who demonstrated outstanding excellence in teaching and learning, research and media engagements during the 2023 academic year.

Prof Mazenda honoured with UP’s Exceptional Young Researchers Award

Posted on June 14, 2024

Prof Adrino Mazenda, Associate Professor in the School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) in the University of Pretoria’s (UP’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS), has added another feather to his cap of accomplishments. This time, as a recipient of...