by Lerato Motsisi

The Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Department of Law, Safety and Security Management at the Faculty of Humanities, recently hosted a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) induction programme for Diploma in Policing and Traffic and Municipal Safety Management students at the Student Centre, Soshanguve South Campus. Dr Dee Khosa, a WIL Coordinator at the Department, played a key role in initiating and organising the event as well as coordinating the participation of stakeholders. She also facilitated the signing of memoranda of understanding with the Faculty to provide WIL opportunities to students.

• A review of Bulelwa Mabasa’s My Land Obsession
  

by Prof Tinyiko Maluleke
Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Tshwane University of Technology

Once upon a time not so long ago, there was a painting of a tearful toddler in tattered clothes, hanging on the wall of a matchbox house in Meadowlands Zone 4, Soweto. Inside that house, lived a five-year-old girl, together with her little sister, her parents and her grandparents. The five-year old was both fascinated and troubled by the painting that hung on the wall. Several times a day, she would scrutinise the painting. One day, she asked her father why the toddler in the painting on the wall was crying, and why her clothes were torn and tattered. With sadness in his voice, her father told her that the toddler was crying because her land was taken away from her. From then on, the 5yr old decided that when she grows up, she wants to stand “in front of a courtroom, defending the rights and interests of black landlessness [depicted] in that painting” (p.51).

by Kgopotso Seth Chawane

Soshanguve-based community radio station, TUT FM 96.2, in collaboration with the Momentum Multiply Titans, came together at the Soshanguve Block DD Cricket Stadium, infusing the spirit of Nelson Mandela's legacy into a day of impactful community service and reflection.

by Phaphama Tshisikhawe

With every new global ranking in which it is featured, the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is steadily going higher and higher. Nothing illustrates this better than two recent rankings: the U.S News and World Report on Best Global Universities Rankings as well as the Times Higher Education’s Impact Rankings.

by Kgothatso Monono

Two lecturers from the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (FoICT), Dr Michael Moeti, Academic Manager at the Polokwane Campus and Relebogile Langa, PHD candidate and a lecturer at the Department of Computer Science have won the Best Paper Award during the 12th International Conference on Frontiers of Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications (FICTA-2024), organised by AI and Data Science Research Group, London Metropolitan University, in London, United Kingdom.

by Arnold Nkuna 

TUT FM, the Tshwane University of Technology's Soshanguve based campus radio station, has been a lighthouse for student-driven content and community engagement for three decades. Since its humble beginnings in 1994, TUT FM has evolved from a small academic effort to a renowned broadcast platform, adapting to changing media landscapes and remaining true to its broadcast mission.

An nGAP lecturer and WIL coordinator from the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Tourism Management, Ms Paulina Ngubeni, has been listed and awarded a Mail & Guardian Young 200 South Africans Award for 2024.

by Phaphama Tshisikhawe

In a first for the Tshwane University of Technology, the Technology Station in Electronics (TSE) in collaboration with LC Dynamics have developed a pioneering invention to cut down on energy bills - smart blinds with built-in solar panels that can keep some of the most critical home devices charged.

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is leading the revolution in engineering education in South Africa through a ground-breaking capacity-building initiative funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering. This effort is part of the Higher Education Partnerships for Sub-Sahara Africa (HEPSSA) programme, which aims to enhance educational practices and foster collaboration across the continent.

Dr Yanga LP Majola from the Department of Applied Languages (Faculty of Humanities) at the Mbombela Campus, who has been awarded a Y2 rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF).

Dr Henry Mason, a leading researcher in psychology and psychometrics from the Tshwane University of Technology’s Directorate of Higher Education Development and Support, has been granted a C2 Rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF).

by Kgaugelo Selane and Arnold Nkuna

The legacy of Hendrik Matikweni Nkuna, a student activist who lost his life in 1984 fighting for the rights and recognition of black student leaders, as well as the rich history of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Humanities were celebrated during a fundraising gala dinner on Thursday, 4 July 2024. In addition, the event aimed to reconnect with alumni and raise funds for students in need.