General awards 

• National Research Foundation (NRF) rated: Category C1. Effective 1 January 2023 

• Distinguished Young Woman Researcher in the Humanities and Social Sciences category at the 2017 Women in Science Awards by the South African Department of Science and Technology.  

• National Research Foundation (NRF) rated: Category Y1. Effective 1 January 2017 

University of Pretoria 

• Runner-up: Senior newsmaker of the year 2023 of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria. 

• Senior Researcher of the year 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023 in the field of Economics of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria. 

• Runner-up, Senior Researcher of the year 2015 in the field of Economics of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria. 

• Junior researcher of the year 2014 of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria. 

• Exceptional Young Researcher Award 2013, University of Pretoria. 

Department of Economics, University of Pretoria 

• Postgraduate Lecturer of the year. 2017. Department of Economics, University of Pretoria.  

• Junior Researcher of the year 2011, 2013 and 2014, Department of Economics, University of Pretoria 

Student awards 

• Economics Head of Department Prize for achievement in Economic Research at Doctoral Level in 2011. 

• Economic Research South Africa (ERSA) Certificate of Merit for Meritorious Performance in Economics. 1st placed in the PhD year of study for 2011. 

• Economic Research South Africa (ERSA) Certificate of Merit for Meritorious performance in Economics 2008 

• Academic Honorary colours on behalf of the Student Community of the University of Pretoria 2008 

• Dean’s list award for Academic excellence in 2008 

• AFRINEM prize for outstanding performance in Economics at Masters level for the year 2008