Farewell Rachel

The end of this year marked the retirement of Prof. Rachel Jafta from her formal role as Professor in the Economics Department. Rachel began her journey in Economics at the University of the Western Cape and completed her PhD studies at Stellenbosch University. She continued her academic studies at Università degli Studi Luigi Bocconi in Milan, Italy and Harvard Business School where she studied strategic negotiations. 

In the private sector, Rachel co-founded the economic consultancy firm Econex with Dr. Nicola Theron in 2005. She is also the Chair of the Media24 board of directors, a non-executive director for the Prosus Group and a member of the Governance Committee of the Bureau of Economic Research.

Rachel  is also known for her significant contributions to community service with various projects which she founded such as The Cape Town Carnival which is in its 15th year this year. Rachel's Angels which is a mentorship programme aimed at high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds and WeCode24 which is an initiative aimed at equipping high school students with programming skills. Rachel has also been involved with the Young Economist Competition which provides a platform for first year students to apply their macroeconomic knowlege.

Read the article below to see what Rachel has planned for her future.

https://www.su.ac.za/en/faculties/economy/news/prof-rachel-jaftas-future-one-endless-possibilities