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September 2019
20Sep2019

A people’s university that makes knowledge work

This is TUT’s inspiring new vision that will set the course for the University over the next six years.
18Sep2019

TUT signs agreement with Unimore Consortium

The Italy/South Africa Bilateral workshop on the automotive and mobility industry, hosted at the University of Pretoria on 16 September, saw the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) signing...
16Sep2019

Ubuntu is not an occasional call

At least 133 learners from Matlaisane, Hans Kekana and Khaphamadi high schools in Hammanskraal have benefitted from Thabo Kone, a 25-year old Tshwane University of Technology B-Tech Management graduate’s partnership with them...
11Sep2019

Sabelo Mbhele discharged from hospital

The family of Sabelo Mbhele, who sustained injuries during an attack at the Soshanguve South Campus in the early hours of Friday, 6 September 2019, and the University, today jointly announced that...
11Sep2019

Conference will tackle higher education challenges head-on

Pressing challenges facing South African Higher Education Institutions will be put in the spotlight when the Tshwane University of Teechnology’s (TUT) Office for Institutional Effectiveness...
06Sep2019

#NotOnMyWatch

South Africa this week saw an unprecedented public outcry against the senseless killing, raping and abduction of women and girls.
05Sep2019

TUT SRC Election Day a Success

Pretoria - SRC elections were successfully held today across the campuses of the Tshwane University of Technology in Tshwane, Soshanguve, Ga-Rankuwa, Mbombela, Polokwane and eMalahleni. Throughout the day, the mood was one...
05Sep2019

Entrepreneurship week highlights need for business skills

The second National Student Entrepreneurship Week, also known as #SEW2019, hosted by the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Management Sciences late in August aimed at moving...
04Sep2019

Full polls expected for SRC elections

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Directorate of Student Governance and Leadership Development (SGLD), has declared a state of readiness to deliver the 2019-2020 Student Representative Council (SRC) elections successfully on...
04Sep2019

Students bring children’s stories to life at Arts Festival

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Drama and Film (Drama) will stage exciting children’s theatre course work during STORYTIME that will be performed at this year’s TUT Arts...
August 2019
29Aug2019

Arts Dean recognised for her sterling leadership

One of the University’s foremost female leaders, Prof Nalini Moodley-Diar, Executive Dean of the Faculty of the Arts, has been recognised for her leadership in advancing education and training in the...
28Aug2019

Women our time is NOW, says PHD graduate

Dr Makgafele Lucia Ntsoane, one of the youngest PHD graduates at TUT is on a mission to tackle poverty and inequality by supporting marginalized girls to go to school and succeed, and empowering...
28Aug2019

eMalahleni Campus partners with industry to help learners

The daily lives of the 113 learners and staff at the Zacheus Malaza Secondary School in eMalahleni will become much easier following the donation of a brand new rooter that will connect up to 35...
26Aug2019

Science student bags SAWiSA award

Nompumelelo Mtsweni, a final year M Tech: Biotechnology student has just won the 2019 South African Women in Science Award (SAWiSA) in the Albertina Sisulu Masters student category. The awards ceremony took place at The Boardwalk...
26Aug2019

Ladies football team clinches first win

An emphatic come back from a 2-0 lead handed the TUT ladies football team a crucial victory in their opening encounter of the country’s first ever national women’s league on 25 August, at the Nike...
22Aug2019

Load shedding inspires winning artwork

Patrick Rulore (24), a Tshwane University of Technology Fine and Applied Arts student at the Faculty of the Arts, has added his signature to the impressive list of winners of the Sasol New...
21Aug2019

TUT FM manager speaks about her journey of the airwaves

#shareHERstory, a Tshwane University of Technology Woman’s Month initiative to celebrate Women at the University, today sees seasoned broadcaster and acting Station Manager at TUT FM 96.2...
20Aug2019

Woman, your uniqueness is your power

TUT’s Women in Leadership (TUTWLF) Forum hosted its maiden women's day symposium, themed Self-mastery: Towards Empowering Women, to celebrate the role of women in academia...
16Aug2019

Astute scientist scoops Standard Bank Top Woman award

Prof Keolebogile Shirley Motaung, Assistant Dean: Research, Innovation and Engagement at the Faculty of Science scooped the Standard Bank Top Woman in Science Award. The glitz and glam event...
16Aug2019

Limpopo government signs partnership with TUT’s Polokwane Campus

The Limpopo Provincial Government and the Tshwane University of Technology’s Polokwane Campus yesterday, 15 August, signed a...
15Aug2019

R1m grant aids establishment of new networking platforms

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has just received a R1 million grant from the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), as part of a Regional Innovation Strategy Programme...
14Aug2019

Vocal Art sings in Spring with once-off opera gala

Opera lovers will be treated to a variety of arias, duets, trios, ensembles and choruses when staff and students of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Performing Arts (Vocal Art)...
08Aug2019

Lecturers selected judges for the National Tourism Lilizela Awards

Tourism lecturers, Samantha Bouwer and Portia Pearl Siyanda Sifolo, were recently selected as judges for the National Tourism Lilizela Awards, an initiative by the National Department of Tourism...
07Aug2019

From humble beginnings to PhD candidate

At the start of women’s month we would like to share inspirational stories of women in the TUT family who are living their dreams. As true leaders, they have triumphed and persevered to get...
06Aug2019

Industry taps Wandile’s expertise

Wandile Mgcodo, Technician at TUT’s quaint Breytenbach Theatre, has been elected as a council member of the Technical Production Services Association (TPSA).
06Aug2019

Seminar shines spotlight on indigenous plant foods

“Currently close to one billion people suffer from hunger and food insecurity worldwide. Although global food production of calories has kept pace with population growth, people currently tend...
05Aug2019

Pilot project imparts soft skills on future alumni

Recognising the importance of soft skills as the primary predictor of success in academics, career and life, the Tshwane University of Technology’s Alumni Relations Office (ARO) and the Directorate of...
02Aug2019

From merger to #1 people’s university in Africa

Close to 200 guests of honour converged at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Theunis Bester Hall on Wednesday, 31 July, for a dinner hosted by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Lourens van Staden, to...
01Aug2019

Hero’s welcome for TUT medallists

Tshwane University of Technology students. Milton Kekana and Kefilwe Mogawane, who bagged medals at the annual 2019 World Student Games in Italy received a hero’s welcome at a special celebration lunch at the University.
July 2019
31Jul2019

Stud Game Breeders® empower 39 TUT students financially

Stud Game Breeders® has established an enviable track record in supporting transformation in the wildlife industry. This is the eighth successive year that bursaries were granted to deserving...
30Jul2019

High five for HELLO Community Arts Festival

The HELLO Community Arts Festival celebrates its 5th anniversary in August. The Festival was launched in 2014 by the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Entertainment Technology...
25Jul2019

International seed funding to boost TUT’s research development

The Australia-Africa Universities Network (AAUN) (http://aaun.edu.au/) has just announced that the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), one of its newest members has successfully secured seed...
24Jul2019

Vocal Art student starts semester on a high note

Tshwane University of Technology recipient of one of this year’s Abe Bailey Trust and Travel Bursaries, third-year Vocal Art student, Anne-marie Mailovich (20), will soon find out if there’s any truth in the...
23Jul2019

Celebrated artist strikes a chord with students

Although she is counted among South Africa’s foremost artists, Helen Sebidi (76) has no frills or fuss about her. She has just embarked on a two-week-long residency at the Tshwane University of...
23Jul2019

Mandela Talks aim to explore leadership in a new era

Commemorating International Mandela Day in impressive style, a series of Mandela Talks, which form part of the Leading like Mandela programme, was officially launched during an Ethical...
19Jul2019

TUT programme creates jobs and promotes e-waste reduction

A pilot project in Fault Finding Appliance Repair to the value of R500 000 launched by the Tshwane University of Technology’s Technology Station in Electronics (TSE), in partnership with the Gauteng...
19Jul2019

Former President speaks at TUT in honour of Mandela

Marking ten years since the introduction of Mandela Day on 18 July 2009, the Tshwane University of Technology on Wednesday, hosted former President Kgalema Motlanthe and the City of...
16Jul2019

Mrs SA finalist gives back from her heart, soul and roots

• Meet Dee Tempia our own Tammy Taylor Mrs South Africa Finalist
12Jul2019

TUT acting sensation lands lead role in Giyani: Land of Blood

Tshwane University of Technology Drama alumna, Mathabo Mothibe, finally got her break in television, having worked in the industry since graduating in 2015.
11Jul2019

TUT athlete bags gold in Italy

Reigning 2018 TUT Sportsman of the Year, Milton Kekana has become the first TUT athlete to bag a gold medal in the 10 000-meter race at the World Student Games in Napoli, Italy.
11Jul2019

New chair of Sasol Signatures competition helps search for SA’s finest artistic talent

Pfunzo Sidogi, lecturer at the Department of Fine and Applied Arts, will once again help search for South Africa’s best artistic talent this year. In...
09Jul2019

TUT Alumnus heads youth development at City of Tshwane

The City of Tshwane (CoT) has recently appointed TUT graduate and youth leader, Sizwe Skhosana, to look after the welfare of students living and studying the city.
June 2019
20Jun2019

University signs R30m partnership with MerSeta

The Establishment of a Research Chair in Intelligent Manufacturing, as well as a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to expand Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities signed between TUT and...
18Jun2019

TUT expert speaks out for African lions

• Dr Kelly Marnewick appointed chair of African Lion Working Group
10Jun2019

Bold step in right direction for unemployed graduates

An initiative, Step into the New Era, launched in 2018, aims to cap and help reduce the graduate unemployment rate in the South African labour market. Spearheading the project, is newly elected...
07Jun2019

Agreement opens up exciting new study opportunities for retail motor industry

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Marketing, Supply Chain and Sport Management has signed a Memorandum of...
05Jun2019

Tripartite partnership addresses campus safety

The launch of a new generation Campus and School Safety and Security Initiative (CASSSTI) at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Pretoria Campus today, 5 June, marked a significant turning point in...
05Jun2019

Country duty compels Boston-based alumnus to coach local educators

A passion for education and sense of “country duty” are driving a Boston based Tshwane University of Technology Alumnus to make a difference in the lives of South African students. “The intense TUT...
04Jun2019

FBI visit Soshanguve students

A visit by the FBI is not an everyday event in anyone’s life, even less the lives of students. However, a visit and guest lecture by FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Criminal Division at the FBI in Los Angeles, Ms Voviette Morgan, recently...
03Jun2019

Electrifying musical set to bring Breytie alive

The stage of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Breytenbach Theatre will come alive this June when students of TUT’s Department of Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) will showcase their...
May 2019
30May2019

TUT’s online Engineering course is a first

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE) successfully presented its first, fully-fledged online course. The course, referred to as “modules” in...
30May2019

TUT welcomes Min Nzimande’s appointment

The Tshwane University of Technology Council, student leadership and community, welcomes the appointment of Dr Blade Nzimande as Minister of Higher Education, Sciene and Technology in...
28May2019

Women benefit from US Doctoral programme

A higher education network that entails American and South African universities working together will see two PhD candidates benefiting from the Academic Doctoral Advancements Programme...
28May2019

Government must help reduce unemployment, says Minister

With the first quarter national unemployment rate currently at a staggering 27,6%, the Minister of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), Minister Ayanda Dlodlo’s Ministers’ Dialogue with students...
24May2019

Dramatic Arts student for Miss Gauteng Exclusive

Mmalebone Lefoka, a B Tech Dramatic Arts student, definitely personifies beauty and the brains. The versatile student has qualified as one of the top 100 finalists of the prestigious Miss Gauteng Exclusive...
23May2019

Canadian expert shines spotlight on African perspectives

“African universities should be used as spaces to reclaim African identity and to aid in decolonising the mind-sets of Africans. This will assist in preserving the indigenous knowledge accumulated in the...
21May2019

Biomedical Sciences sign fifteen-year agreement

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Biomedical Science has signed a cooperation agreement with the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) that will enhance teaching...
20May2019

TUT made me, says popular motivational speaker

Enthusiastic and engaging, Hector Mathabe radiates a passion that complements his bubbly character. One of the founders of TUT FM 96.2 and a sought-after motivational speaker, he credits...
17May2019

TUT produced sorghum drinks tackling nutritional challenges

Congratulations to Prof David Katerere, Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and his research team on developing two functional food products, which combine sorghum with...
17May2019

Polokwane Campus partners with royalty to advance education

Learners from 24 high schools in Limpopo got first-hand information about the multitude of opportunities available to them in higher education on 26 April. On that day representatives from...
16May2019

Council members ready to run with baton

Two newly elected Convocation representatives to the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Council, Pakiso Motau and Tshepiso Sibanda, are ready to serve their constituents for the next four...
14May2019

Graduations, the hallmark of success and hope

TUT’s 2019 autumn graduations were a medley of celebrations, glamour and tears!
14May2019

Distinguished international programme delivers 31 new graduates

A group of 31 successful Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) academics, who completed the 2019 Vocational Teacher Education Programme...
13May2019

Paralysis will not define me, says alumna

A life-changing cycling accident four years ago almost shattered Palesa Manaleng’s dreams of a career in sport when it left her paralysed from the waist down. Today, the Tshwane University...
09May2019

Do not become a HIV/AIDS statistic, warn experts

HIV/AIDS affects many people in one way or another. Since there could be a family member or one of a students’ peers affected by the disease, the Directorate of Health and Wellness hosted...
07May2019

Drama promises impactful experience for all audiences

When Shakespeare and his company first staged Julius Caesar, they may have suspected that their work would have mass appeal for a long time, but could never have foreseen that it would be...
03May2019

New TUT addition to Power FM 98.7 line-up

Brand and Communication Specialist at the Directorate of Corporate Affairs and Marketing, Phaphama Tshisikhawe has joined the Power FM 98.7 Weekend News team. She made her debut...
April 2019
30Apr2019

Student captures Southern African myth and folklore in pictures

In what is considered one of the most imaginative B Tech dissertations originating from the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Visual Communication this year, a Photography...
26Apr2019

Showbiz star fills the missing GAP

Multiple award-winning writer, director and actor, Josias Dos Moleele, is changing the way in which people look at the artistic professions. The notion that most creatives cannot sustain themselves financially through their talent, has been giving him...
25Apr2019

A win cast in cement

It was third time lucky for Tshwane University of Technology’s Kgaogelo (Cow) Mashilo (24), an M Tech: Fine and Applied Arts student and part time lecturer, at this year’s PPC Imaginarium Awards when she was named the overall winner of the...
25Apr2019

Eight from TUT in run for NSTF Awards

Eight research experts from the Tshwane University of Technology have been nominated as finalists in the prestigious 2018/2019 NSTF-South32 Awards.
18Apr2019

Freedom Day Dialogue

To commemorate Freedom Day, the Tshwane University of Technology hosted a dialogue in partnership with the City of Tshwane on 16 April 2019.
18Apr2019

First campus-based Automated Weather Station launched at TUT

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and the South African Weather Services (SAWS) have launched an Automated Weather Station at the University’s Pretoria Campus, making this the first...
15Apr2019

TUT Ombudsman appointed to CATHSETA Board

Moses Motha, the Tshwane University of Technology’s Student Ombudsman, has just become first member from the higher education sector to serve on the Culture, Art, Tourism...
12Apr2019

Swati Prince’s graduation a Royal affair

• Graduates should plough back their skills and knowledge, says Swati Prince
11Apr2019

ISRC President General graduates

Dineo Hlagala, Transitional Institutional SRC President General, who received a National Diploma in Legal Assistance, was among the more than 1000 students from the Faculty of Humanities who received qualifications on 9 April 2019.
10Apr2019

TUT graduate honours father in unique way

Tshwane University of Technology graduate, Nandipha Zulu, from Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, did the ‘unthinkable’ during her graduation on 9 April 2019. The Correctional Services Management National Diploma graduate showed up at the Faulty of Humanities graduation ceremony at the Soshanguve South Campus dressed in imvunulo, the isiZulu traditional attire worn...
09Apr2019

Legacy bursary graduate embraces future

The cold, wet weather could not dampen the excitement of the 2 674 students from the Faculty of Humanities who graduated at the Soshanguve South Campus on Friday, 5 April 2019. One of the most excited graduates was Kevin Phehla, first beneficiary of the Benjamin Phehla Bursary fund, who received a BEd degree.
08Apr2019

News junkie recognised for exceptional skills

With only 10 years of producing news behind him, Scara Mafokoane, Journalism alumnus and Senior Field Producer at eNCA, is already celebrated throughout the news fraternity for his exceptional skills in news production.
05Apr2019

Hospital Board to benefit from TUT expertise

Dr Hamilton Mphidi, Deputy Director: Research, Innovation and Engagement was appointed as board member of the Pretoria West Hospital from 01 April 2019 to March 2022. Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, Member of the Gauteng Executive Committee (MEC) of Health, confirmed his appointment.
04Apr2019

TUT lecturer’s artistic footprint knows no boundaries

Sculptor, multimedia artist and lecturer at the Tshwane University’s Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Zelda Stroud, has extended her artistic footprint internationally this year. Two portrait busts that she sculpted were unveiled in Kenya...
03Apr2019

Grassroots programme will benefit local innovators

Grassroots Innovation Programme (GIP) - an initiative by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) aimed at identifying innovators and inventors that do not have formal education and access to innovation facilities in the hope to develop...
02Apr2019

Reserve Bank invests in talented TUT student

Viola Greyling (22), a B Tech Fine and Applied Arts student at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), has scooped a South African Reserve...
March 2019
31Mar2019

TUT update: 31 March 2019

Activities at all the Tshwane University of Technology’s campuses will continue tomorrow, 1 April 2019, despite threats of disruptions doing the rounds on social media platforms.
28Mar2019

TUT update: 28 March 2019

Registration for 2019 academic year closes 29 March
27Mar2019

I dream big about being an entrepreneur, says TUT graduate

An entrepreneur in the making, Vutivi Trinity Khoza, has just graduated cum laude a National Diploma in Accounting at TUT’s first graduation ceremony for this year, at the Mbombela Campus. A National...
27Mar2019

TUT update: 27 March 2019

Students urged to return to class immediately
25Mar2019

First male black nurse graduates at TUT

Thabiso Bale, Nursing and Operations Manager at the Gynaecological Hospital in Pretoria, has just become the first Black male nurse to graduate at TUT.
24Mar2019

TUT update: 24 March 2019

New academic calendar and plan to be published on Wednesday, 27 March 2019
22Mar2019

TUT update: 22 March 2019

Activities at all the Tshwane University of Technology’s campuses will resume on 25 March 2019. The decision was taken after a thorough risk assessment and careful consideration of the situation at all campuses.
20Mar2019

Sundowns anchor-man gets bafana call up

Mamelodi Sundowns anchor-man and third year Sport Management student Tiyani Mabunda, has earned a call up to the national football team ahead of their clash their decisive Africa Cup of Nations...
13Mar2019

FIRST Tech challenges learners to explore the moon

Promoting and enhancing a love for digital technology and science with learners from an early age, is what drives the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Engineering and the Built...
12Mar2019

PRISA president shines in Zambia

South African expertise shone in Zambia when Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) journalism alumnus, Malesela Maubane, delivered the keynote address at the 7th Zambia Public Relations Association (ZAPRA) Annual Conference.
11Mar2019

Engineering’s recruitment drives yield results

It is often difficult to determine the return on investment of marketing and recruitment drives in higher education. However, as part of her Master’s degree studies at the Cape Peninsula University of...
08Mar2019

#BalanceforBetter, a celebration of international Woman’s Day

“I salute every rock in our lives - the mothers, aunts, wives, sisters, daughters and secretaries - who contribute to creating order in society and making life worth living for everyone! Annually on 8 March, the...
07Mar2019

TUT signs three global MoU’s to invest in academic leadership

The Tshwane University of Technology and EduExcellence Ltd have just signed a strategic agreement to implement innovative learning programmes in various areas of expertise both for TUT's...
06Mar2019

High-flyer is changing the look of SA aviation

TUT graduate and “Air Taxi” boss THOKOZANI MIYA, is walking proof of TUT’s success in producing exceptionally successful people.
05Mar2019

Journalism graduate goes full circle

Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear — George Addair We all grow up dreaming to become something in life. Being a journalist was the DREAM for Sthembiso Sithole.
04Mar2019

TUT Film graduate bags SAFTA award

CONGRATULATIONS to Jolene Van Antwerp, an alumni student of the Department of Drama and Film (Film), Faculty of the Arts, who bagged a SOUTH AFRICAN FILM AND TELEVISION AWARD (SAFTA) in the category Film: Best Achievement in Editing - Documentary Feature at a star-studded event hosted at...
February 2019
27Feb2019

TUT seals strategic agreement with EduExcellence

A strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the EduExcellence Ltd, Finland and the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), will go a long way in establishing the University as an educational forerunner in the field of Infection Prevention, supported by the expertise of Finnish universities of...
25Feb2019

A-list actress sparkles in ring designed by former student

A spectacular ring designed by a Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) alumna adorned the hand of actress Emily Blunt as she accepted an award at the 2019 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards in Los Angeles. Blunt won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a...
21Feb2019

TUT rallies behind Caster Semenya

As Caster Semenya, a B Tech: Sport Management student at the Tshwane University of Technology and South Africa’s most revered athlete, takes her fight against the International Association of Athletics Federation’s (IAAF) testosterone regulation to Switzerland, the University has declared its full support for the talented star runner.
21Feb2019

Arts alumna shines in Paris

Alumni of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of the Arts continue to represent the University and the country well on the international front. One such an ambassador is Madeli Viljoen, a former student of the Department of Fine and Applied Arts (Jewellery Design & Manufacture), who has just returned from Paris, France, where she reached...
01Feb2019

Former TUT goalkeeper voted player of the week

King Ndlovu, former Varsity Football men’s team goalkeeper, has undoubtedly won the hearts of football fans and Betway South Africa experts. This became clear when he was voted best player of the week following his remarkable performance in the premier soccer league for Black Leopards and their recent...
January 2019
30Jan2019

Exciting times await Higher Education

• Revised Higher Education Qualification Sub-framework (HEQSF) implemented from 2019
28Jan2019

Newly appointed Director shares his vision for TUT Business School

Well-respected and revered Business Strategy Professor and founder of the Nelson Mandela Business School, Prof Kobus Jonker, has taken up the reigns as Director of TUT’s Business School at the beginning of January 2019.
04Jan2019

Want to study in 2019, then check TUT’s online application system for spaces available

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) would like to congratulate the class of 2018 on their matric results. The University is looking forward to welcoming all first year students who have already applied and who have been accepted for study with us this year.