African Union Leadership Academy to partner with the SPMA

Posted on September 25, 2019

From 26 to 28 August 2019, the Director and Head of the School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA), Prof Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, and Dr Tyanai Masiya attended a Transformational Leadership Workshop organised by the African Union Leadership Academy (AULA).

UP researchers call for women to lead socio-economic transformation

Posted on August 28, 2019

South Africa faces many social and economic problems including poverty and inequality, but researchers working to solve these issues say it is important to focus on women in order to fix them.

Prof Chris Thornhill Prestige Breakfast Lecture

Posted on August 27, 2019

The School of Public Management and Administration hosted the annual Prof Chris Thornhill Prestige Breakfast Lecture on 14 August 2019.

Prospective EMS students win big on ChooseUP Day

Posted on August 23, 2019

Staff and students at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) welcomed thousands of prospective students who visited the University of Pretoria’s Hatfield Campus to attend #ChooseUP Day on 17 August 2019.

Academic excellence celebrated at the EMS Dean’s List Awards

Posted on August 01, 2019

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) hosted the annual Dean’s List Awards function on 23 July 2019, where top performers in the Faculty were celebrated for their outstanding academic achievements.

SPMA Director attends the Global Trade Analysis Project

Posted on July 31, 2019

The Director of the School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA), Prof Chitiga-Mabugu, attended the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) conference from 19 to 21 June 2019 in Warsaw, Poland. She presented a paper on behalf of her co-authors titled ‘Impact of climate change on...

SPMA academics attend IIAS-LIEN 2019

Posted on July 16, 2019

Dr Mapula Nkwana and Dr Norman Nhede from the School of Public Management and Administration participated in this year’s conference, jointly organised by the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) and the Lien Foundation.

Dr Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi presents at SPMA Conversation Series

Posted on July 02, 2019

Since its establishment in 1993, the School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) has held a number of conversation series events with the aim of providing a platform where academics, students, researchers and practitioners can discuss topical issues affecting public management and...