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November 2023
16Nov2023

Mpumalanga’s first student Hackathon, a pioneering AI initiative

October 2023, saw the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in collaboration with the University of Mpumalanga (UMP) and sponsored by Nkgwete IT Solutions, NITheCS, MLAB, TUT Advancement and Partnerships Office and supported by the...
14Nov2023

Young farmer represents TUT at Food for Mzansi fair

TUT Alum, 33-year-old Dimpho Xaba, represented the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) at the recent “Food for Mzansi” event, a platform that promotes sustainability, rural development and agriculture. More than 300 farmers attended the event. TUT....
13Nov2023

Excellence in all its magnificence celebrated at TUT’s Chancellor’s Awards

The excellence and magnificence of “Top Seven” graduates were recognised at the annual Tshwane University of Technology’s Chancellor’s Excellence Awards ceremony, that took place at the Sheraton...
10Nov2023

Alum credits TUT’s Journalism Department for his success

Titus Tshungu, TUT Journalism Alum and Communication Manager for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has credited the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Department of Journalism for the role they played in his success as a renowned...
01Nov2023

Stakeholders contribute substantially to TUT fundraising Golf Day

The Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Advancement and Partnerships Office (APO) hosted its second annual Pretoria Fundraising Golf Day event at Woodhill Residential Estate and Country Club on Thursday, 26 October 2023.
October 2023
19Oct2023

Shattering stereotypes, FoICT empowers “Girls in Tech” for industry

The historically male dominated technological world is experiencing a powerful wave of change that is sweeping the sector. Girls in technology are breaking down preconceived notions, tearing down boundaries and inspiring a new generation of inventors. As the world celebrated the “International Day of the Girl...
18Oct2023

Mokoena adorns people's homes with art from recycled plant material

A Building Sciences Alumnus from the Tshwane University of Technology, Tshepo Mokoena, has taken recycling to a different level by collecting tree logs to design mesmerising wallpaper artwork.
September 2023
22Sep2023

Alumni chapter offers support network to Humanities graduates

The Faculty of Humanities invited its alumni back for the official launch of the Faculty Alumni Chapter on 8 September 2023. More than 150 graduates from various fields, including journalism, law, teaching, public relations, Government, and the SA Police Services, attended the event. The Chapter aims to advance the...
12Sep2023

Alumni and students raise the TUT flag high at top art competition

Six Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) alumni students and four current students made TUT proud at this year's Sasol New Signatures Art Competition. Between the ten, there is a merit award winner and nine finalists who were recognised during a well-oiled award ceremony hosted at the Pretoria Art...
05Sep2023

TUT and Haaga-Helia honour mentors for hard work and dedication

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and the Haaga-Helia University of Applied Science recently honoured and celebrated mentors who contributed to the success of a mutually beneficial mentorship programme hosted at both universities.
04Sep2023

New Hospitality Management Alumni Chapter ready to help prepare future-ready graduates

More than 80 Alumni from the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Hospitality Management returned to their alma mater for the official launch of a Special Alumni Chapter on 25 August 2023 ...
August 2023
30Aug2023

TUT Disability Unit benchmarks services with Tshwane North TVET College

In response to Government’s call to Higher Education Institutions to collaborate more with Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges, the Tshwane University of Technology’s Disability Unit hosted a benchmarking event at TUT’s Pretoria...
08Aug2023

Golden Key Society honours new TUT members

The Golden Key International Society hosted a new member recognition ceremony for the TUT Chapter at the Prestige Auditorium on 21 July. Golden Key Society, founded in the USA over 30 years ago, is one of the world’s largest academic honour societies and membership of the Chapters is by invitation only.
07Aug2023

Great leadership opportunity abroad awaits Film student

Excitement is mounting for George Temba (25), a third-year Motion Picture Production student at the Faculty of Arts and Design, who will be traveling to the United Kingdom later this year for a three-week all-expenses paid trip of England and Scotland as TUT’s Abe Bailey Travel Bursar for 2023. What adds to the suspense...
07Aug2023

Arts lecturer receives international recognition for her work

Shortly before Women’s Day, one of the Faculty of Arts and Design’s foremost staff members, Dr Refiloe Lepere, lecturer at the Department of Performing Arts, has been recognised with the esteemed Artist | Scholar | Activist (ASA) Award for her exceptional achievements within the cross-disciplinary field of...
July 2023
27Jul2023

OP-ED: Can the adoption of South African Sign Language unify its people?

On 19 June 2023, the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, finally signed the South African Language Bill on an occasion at the Union Building in Pretoria. The signing of this bill was anticipated by many for some time now, mainly because it addresses the gap created...
18Jul2023

TUT Alum appointed as City of Tshwane’s youngest MMC

Some may question the value of leadership roles while studying, such as being a class rep in your first year, but 25-year-old TUT Baccalaureus Educationis Alum, Ziyanda Zwane’s story will open the eyes of many. Four months ago, City of Tshwane (CoT’s) new Mayor, Cilliers Brink, appointed Zwane as MMC for Enviro...
June 2023
22Jun2023

Newly launched ICT Alumni Chapter provides support network for graduates

The Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (FoICT) welcomed the return of its Alumni for the official launch of the Faculty Alumni Chapter on 15 June 2023. The launch brought together about 200 graduates working in diverse areas of the industry,...
21Jun2023

Award winning TUT Alum’s books get green light from GDE

The Gauteng Department of Education has introduced two new books authored by the multiple award-winning author and TUT alumnus, Thabani Magubane, to its school catalogue.
08Jun2023

Astute TUT Journalism alumnus launches second book

Kabelo Chabalala (32), an Alumnus of the Department of Journalism is the author of a new book titled, A Woman, I Am Because You Are (A Femininity memoir), which was launched at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) late in May 2023.
02Jun2023

Annual Mbombela TUT fundraising golf day a smashing success

Golfers tore up the greens with their banter, skill and cheer as they played for a good cause at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Mbombela Fundraising Golf Day, which took place at the Mbombela Golf Club on 25 May 2023.
May 2023
15May2023

All roads lead to TUT’s annual fundraising Golf Day in Mbombela

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will host its annual Golf Fundraising Day on May 25, 2023, to further augment its Bursary and Scholarship Fund and minimize the student financial debt towards students not funded by NSFAS.
April 2023
03Apr2023

TUT tackles student debt through 2nd annual fundraising Golf Day in Mbombela

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will host its annual Golf Fundraising Day on 25 May 2023, to further augment its Bursary and Scholarship Fund and minimize the student financial debt towards...
September 2022
07Sep2022

Taking dialysis to communities aids improved quality health care

• Clinical Technology Alumnus holds position at Mediclinic Renal Services that aims at improving patients’ access to renal treatment
June 2022
23Jun2022

Golden Key International Honour chapter established at TUT

A chapter of the world renowned Golden Key International Honour Society has been established at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). The University Chapter will acknowledge and reward academic excellence among top achievers in the...
07Jun2022

TUT launches its first alumni chapter

Alumni of the Faculty of Arts and Design, including prominent figures in the South African entertainment industry, returned to their alma mater on Friday, 3 June for the launch of an alumni chapter aimed at re-engaging this important University constituency. Speakers at the event stressed that the...
May 2022
20May2022

TUT Arts Alumni Chapter launch on the cards

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is set to launch a number of University Alumni Chapters, with the Faculty of Arts and Design taking the lead. It will host the first Arts Alumni Chapter at the Winston Mankunku Ngozi Building, on 3 June 2022.
17May2022

TUT students to benefit from a hybrid X3 BMW donation

TUT's Advancement and Partnerships Office (APO), under the leadership of Dr Eric Pule received an advanced Hybrid X3 Model vehicle as donation from BMW SA, to help advance immense research, development and innovation at the Faculty of Engineering...
November 2019
05Nov2019

Alumna and society determined to preserve KZN nature and wildlife

For the past 19 years, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) lecturer and environmental scientist, Dr Cheryl Ogilvie, has been educating school leaners, adults and tribal leaders in the...
February 2018
26Feb2018

R64 million in donor money is an all-time record

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) community and members of Council recently celebrated the announcement by Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof Lourens van Staden, that the University in 2017 received an overall amount of R64 mil...
May 2017
30May2017

Sibling becomes first benefactor of Benjamin Phehla memorial bursary

Evans Phehla, has just become the first recipient of the memorial bursary fund established in honour of his late brother, Benjamin Phehla. Benjamin died in October last year after being knocked down by a car during the #FeesMustFall protest at the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Soshanguve Campus. An emotional Evans, a first-year Computer Systems Engineering student, said he is grateful for the bursary and promised to work hard to make his family proud.
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