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October 2021
15Oct2021

TUT launches Institute for Future of Work

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will launch a new Institute for the Future of Work (IFoW), an ideation hub for global public-private collaboration and invention...
15Oct2021

ICT student in front line defending hospitals against cyber criminals

COVID-19 has left many institutions, including hospitals, vulnerable to cybercrime and attacks. Thabo Mahlangu, a master’s student at the Faculty of Information and...
13Oct2021

TUT counted among world’s best in computer sciences and engineering

The Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) is once again recognised as one of the best computer sciences and engineering institutions in the world. This is according to...
13Oct2021

Arts fraternity tackles Covid-19 challenges bravely

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the Arts sector hardest and necessitated a shift in how the creative industries operate. For this reason, the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts...
07Oct2021

TUT expert speaks at 2021 National Skills Conference

Prof Pius Owolawi, Head of the Department Computer Systems Engineering represented the Tshwane University of Technology at the recent 2021 National Skills Conference...
06Oct2021

Niche area forum showcases TUT’s finest research

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Directorate of Research and Innovation, under the Vice-Rectorate for Research, Innovation & Engagement, recently showcased the...
September 2021
21Sep2021

VC’s seminar shines spotlight on cultural and creative industries

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts and Design recently welcomed renowned author of Global Cultural Economy, Dr Christiaan de Beukelaer, when he joined...
21Sep2021

Record-breaking SRC elections results announced

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) on Friday, 17 September, announced the results of its first-ever online SRC elections, which broke all previous voter participation records at the University...
17Sep2021

TUT mourns passing of Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize

The Tshwane University of Technology Council, management and community mourn the passing of Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize, Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women...
16Sep2021

TUT names buildings after two SA creative giants

It was history in the making at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) on 14 September 2021, when two buildings on the University’s Arts Campus were named after South African creative...
14Sep2021

Sharing TUT’s digital transformation successes

The global COVID-19 has forced all sectors of education in the country to revisit their business and implement new best practices to ensure continued, quality delivery to their audiences...
14Sep2021

A Re Bueng Virtual Seminar aims to get dialogue, reflection and action going in creative industries

The Faculty of Arts & Design’s A Re Bueng Virtual Seminar hosted on 17 September 2021, will present a range of interesting emerging modalities in the...
10Sep2021

European Union partners with TUT’s Institute for the Future of Work

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Institute for the Future of Work (IFOW) has embarked on a partnership with the European Union Delegation (EUD), to work towards joint research and bilateral...
09Sep2021

Gibela Research Chair launch promotes strategic partnerships

Collaboration and strategic partnerships were the order of the day at the launch and 5-year celebration of the Gibela Research Chair in Manufacturing and Skills Development. The event took...
09Sep2021

TUT Prof awarded African Research Chair in Public Safety

In a first of its kind in Africa, Prof Jacob Mofokeng, Head of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Safety and Security Management, has been awarded the African Research Chair for...
08Sep2021

TUT ranked among best universities in South Africa

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is once again recognised as one of the best eleven universities in South Africa. This is according to the latest Times Higher Education ranking of world’s...
01Sep2021

Local health department rolls out vaccination drive at eMalahleni Campus

On a windy, chilly day in eMalahleni, the Mpumalanga Department of Health on 30 August, started with the roll-out of a vaccination drive for...
01Sep2021

TUT’s Gibela Research Chair hosts fascinating prototype exhibition

The Gibela Research Chair in Manufacturing and Skills Development hosted a first of its kind exhibition that showcased remarkable prototypes derived from its multi-million rand funded research...
August 2021
31Aug2021

Catching up with Dr Vathi, nine months on

She is vibrant, progressive and a respected research and innovation leader. Just nine months into the job, Dr Vathiswa Papu-Zamxaka, Tshwane University of Technology’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor:...
31Aug2021

Inventive alumnus registers new patent in the US

TUT alumni’s inventiveness certainly knows no boundaries. One such former student is Clinical Engineering graduate, Marthinus Bekker, who invented a new patent that was recently registered...
30Aug2021

Vocal Art student strikes a chord with international audiences

Tshegofatso Khunwane (23), an Advanced Diploma: Performing Arts (Vocal Art) student at the Faculty of Arts and Design, has recently returned from Spain where he has performed in a theatre production,...
27Aug2021

We will grow eMalahleni into region’s higher education leader

The TUT community, especially at the eMalahleni Campus, is proud to welcome Dr Molefe Maleka as the new eMalahleni Campus Rector. Dr Maleka’s term commenced on 1 August 2021.
20Aug2021

TUT alumna designs edgy nature inspired textiles

Ditiro Mashigo, an alumna of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts and Design is cementing her space in the fashion and textile industry with her edgy range of designer...
19Aug2021

TUT Alumna appointed in top SAFA position

The South African Football Association (SAFA) in the Free State, has seen a historical change of leadership with the appointment of its first ever female provincial executive officer, Mosa Dladla...
18Aug2021

Arts Faculty showcases its fascinating research

Research is alive and kicking at the Faculty of Arts & Design based on a Research & Artistic Output Virtual Showcase the Faculty hosted on 28 July. The line-up included nine staff members sharing....
17Aug2021

Arts staff and alumnus add their voices to new book

Two staff members and an alumnus from the Faculty of Arts and Design, Pfunzo Sidogi (Fine and Studio Arts), Dr Anna-Marie Jansen van Vuuren (Visual Communication), and Katlego Chale (actor,...
12Aug2021

Deputy Minister Manamela vaccinates at TUT

Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Buti Manamela, received his COVID-19 vaccination at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Pretoria (West) campus today, 12 August...
July 2021
30Jul2021

TUT’s Zazini through to Olympic semi-finals

Early this morning, at 04:55, Sokwakhana Zazini, qualified for the semi-finals when he came third in the first round of the Men’s 400 hurdles, with a time of 49.51sec in Heat 5. Zazini, a TUT 400m...
29Jul2021

Mandela Lecture highlights deep-rooted graft within SA public service

As South Africans commemorate 27 years of freedom, there is also a veil of repeated acts of corruption tarnishing the gains of this democratic dispensation and eroding the moral...
28Jul2021

TUT to launch and celebrate Gibela Research Chair extension

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, and the Gibela Rail Transport Consortium will soon launch and celebrate the five-year milestones and...
22Jul2021

TUT to benefit from multi-million THENSA project

The Tshwane University of Technology will benefit from a multimillion-rand European funding capital injection, to fast track the South African Technology Network of universities (THENSA) project designed...
19Jul2021

TUT athletes head for Tokyo Olympics

Oscar Mavundla, Sokhwakhana Zazini, and TUT Athletics Coach, Stephen Mokoka, are among the squad of athletes selected to represent Team South Africa at the Tokyo Olympics. Olivier Mwimba will...
16Jul2021

TUT Vocal Art alumna bags major international prize

The Tshwane University of Technology community, in particular the Faculty of Arts and Design, is rejoicing following the news that Vocal Art alumna and up-and-coming soprano, Masabane Cecilia...
15Jul2021

Service delivery to benefit from TUT partnership with school of government

The Tshwane School for Business and Society (TSB), based at the Tshwane University of Technology, is one of 10 higher education institutions in the country...
14Jul2021

TUT celebrates ongoing SAP partnership with FIRST LEGO League Robotics programme

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE) is celebrating the ongoing work and support of software...
09Jul2021

TUT to establish an Institute for the Future of Work

The Tshwane University of Technology has just announced plans to establish an Institute for the Future of Work. It will be officially launched later this year.
08Jul2021

TUT indigenous herbal medicines authority honoured for research

Prof Alvaro Viljoen, Director: SAMRC Herbal Drugs Research Unit at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and DST-NRF Chair in Phytomedicine, received...
07Jul2021

Student handpicked for prestigious leadership programme

Shortly before Women’s Month, Sandrine Kwinja (28), an Advanced Diploma: Interior Design student at the Tshwane University of Technology, received the good news that she was handpicked from a...
June 2021
30Jun2021

IT authority speaks at Data and Cloud Policy colloquium

Prof Pius Owolawi, HoD at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Computer Systems Engineering, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, represented TUT and...
29Jun2021

TUT Prof leads new African herbal pharmacopoeia

Prof David Katerere, the co-founder of PharmaConnect Africa (PCA) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Association for African Medicinal Plants Standards...
25Jun2021

Dumisani Chauke breaks new sporting ground at TUT

Dumisani Chauke, celebrated sport star, founder and managing director of the DUMISANI CHAUKE NETBALL FOUNDATION and current Assistant Coach of the Spar Proteas Netball team, has been...
24Jun2021

TUT contributes to pioneering Adventure Industry Association

The drowning of a young learner from Parktown Boys’ High School in January 2020 and the resulting massive public outrage, highlighted the lack of an umbrella body for the diverse outdoor and adventure...
23Jun2021

TUT technology champions explore transformation of TVET training

Technology champions, Prof Khumbulani Mpofu, Gibela Research Chair and SARCHI Chair holder in Future Transport Manufacturing Technologies (FTMT) and Xolani Skosana, RMCERI incubated...
22Jun2021

UNESCO Chair in African Integration and Innovation established at TUT

The Tshwane University of Technology and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), recently signed a bilateral agreement to establish a UNESCO chair...
09Jun2021

TUT Post-doctoral nursing fellow’s PhD dream fulfilled

Postdoctoral fellow at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing, Dr Tshiamo Ramalepa has just become the youngest person in his profession to obtain a Doctorate degree...
07Jun2021

Student governance and leadership expert obtains doctorate degree

Dr Gugulethu Morris Xaba, the Tshwane University of Technology’s Director of Student Governance and Leadership Development (SGLD), has just obtained a doctorate degree in Organisational Leader...
04Jun2021

Caster Semenya obtains Post Graduate diploma in Sport Management

One of South Africa's most celebrated athletes, Mokgadi Caster Semenya, has obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Sport Management from the...
03Jun2021

First South African obtains TUT doctorate in fashion design

Dr Sipho Mbatha is the first South African to obtain a Doctorate in Fashion Design at the Tshwane University of Technology during the virtual June graduations. The title of his dissertation is Exploring....
02Jun2021

TUT Professor appointed to lead public service framework

Minister for the Public Service and Administration, Senzo Mchunu, has appointed a high-level task team, led by Prof Mashupye Maserumule, Executive Dean at the Tshwane University of Technology’s...
May 2021
31May2021

TUT students encouraged to enter ventilator design competition

Mahlale Innovation Consortium (MIC), a partner to the Tshwane University of Technology, has launched a competition that gives students an opportunity to design ventilator solutions, related serv...
28May2021

TUT rolls out vaccination programme for 60+ staff

The Tshwane University of Technology yesterday, 27 May 2021, saw 137 staff members receiving their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine during the roll-out of a COVID-19 campus vaccination programme...
21May2021

New TUT campus in store for Sekhukhune District

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and the Kingdom of Bapedi in Sekhukhune, Limpopo, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), and announced plans...
19May2021

TUT artists participate in biggest African glass art sculpture event

Blow Your Sculpture, in collaboration with Smelt Glass Studio, Obsidian Glass and the Pretoria Art Museum, bring you the biggest glass art sculpture event on the African continent! Seventeen artists and...
17May2021

TUT mourns passing of honorary doctor, Dr Sponono Baloyi

The Tshwane University of Technology is deeply saddened by the death of one of the heroic, revered and celebrated public health activists in nursing and public health, Dr Sponono Francinah...
13May2021

TUT student wins Inter-University innovation challenge

Pinky Mokwena, a Masters’ Degree student in Environmental Sciences at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Sciences, scooped first prize at the overall Inter-University Innovation Challenge...
12May2021

TUT Vocal Art students excel at international singing competition

Two Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Vocal Art students, Zintle Soga (a third-year student), and Asisipho Petu (an Advanced Diploma student) have reached the final round of the prestigious 39th...
11May2021

Emerging TUT scholar among Africa’s top 500 researchers

Dr Mxolisi Brendon Shongwe, Head of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment has been listed among the...
10May2021

Meet TUT’s Spokesperson

The Tshwane University of Technology has appointed Phaphama Tshisikhawe as its spokesperson. Phaphama has worked at TUT for the past 13 years, starting as a journalism intern in 2008, following which she held specialist...
06May2021

Professors on a mission to tackle Social Justice through serious gaming

Prof Khumbulani Mpofu, DSI-NRF SARChI Research Chair in Future Transport Manufacturing Technologies; and Prof Thuli Madonsela, Faculty of Law at the University of Stellenbosch and...
05May2021

Acting Public Protector visits TUT’s Mbombela Campus

Early in 2021, acting Public Protector, Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka, commenced on a series of visits to a number of South African higher education institutions, including TUT’s Mbombela Campus. This...
04May2021

M Tech student hosts first solo exhibition

2021 is a productive year for Lerato Lodi, an M Tech Fine and Applied Arts student. She is currently hosting her first online solo exhibition, titled, Morapedi, One Who Prays, at the North-West University...
03May2021

Collaboration between INET and Russian Embassy on the cards

Collaboration between a wide range of organisation is central to growth and prosperity. Therefore, the University’s Institute for Nano Technology (INET) recently invited members from the Russian Trade....
April 2021
21Apr2021

SAED tackles scourge of human trafficking in South Africa

South Africa has become a prime operational destination for international trafficking syndicate. According to the South African National Human Trafficking Hotline’s current statistics, the sad reality...
12Apr2021

TICE sings MOU with Optimal Assets Maintenance Solutions

The Tshwane Institute for Continuing Education (TICE), a subsidiary of the Tshwane University of Technology Enterprise Holdings (TUTEH), has entered into and signed a partnership with the...
01Apr2021

Research passion sustains Prof’s C-rating

TUT’s reputation as home of world-class researchers just keeps on growing. Prof Shengzhi Du, Full Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, has sustained his prestigious C...
March 2021
31Mar2021

ICT Prof ranks among Africa’s top 500 researchers

Prof Pius Adewale Owolawi, an established researcher in the field of Computer Engineering and Head of the Department of Computer Systems Engineering at the Faculty of Information...
30Mar2021

TUT prof leads second cycle of SARChi Chair

Prof Dharini Sivakumar, from the Faculty of Sciences, who was awarded the DST-NRF SARChI Chair in Phytochemical food network to improve nutritional quality for consumers, will serve another...
25Mar2021

TUT webinar probes Africa’s capability to develop vaccines

“African health practitioners have always been at the forefront of some of the world’s biggest health breakthroughs, not just on the continent but abroad as well, but why is the continent unable to produce...
19Mar2021

TUT Profs elected to CRIMSA council

Two criminology experts from the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Humanities, Proff Adewale Olutola and Kholofelo B Mothibi, have been elected as members of the Council of the Criminological Society of Africa (CRIMSA)...
10Mar2021

TUT Student spreads H.O.P.E with debut album

Ofentse Moses Sebula, South African jazz saxophone protégé and Performing Arts (Music) student at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts and Design, will release his debut...
10Mar2021

TUT polymer scientist listed among Africa’s top 500 researchers

Prof Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku, a renowned polymer scientist and professor at the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment has been listed among the top 500 African researchers by scholarly output...
08Mar2021

Top female professor counted among top researchers in Africa

Prof Patricia Popoola, an outstanding Metallurgical and Materials Engineer and Full Professor at the Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, is one of the few women listed...
05Mar2021

TUT Engineering Prof improves NRF rating

Prof Thomas Otieno Olwal, Associate Professor at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Electrical Engineering and the Graduate School of F’SATI (French South African...
February 2021
26Feb2021

Seasoned Civil Engineering Technologist improves NRF rating

Prof Jacques Snyman, a registered Civil Engineering Technologist, Associate Professor and the Head of Department: Civil Engineering has improved his National Research Foundation (NRF) rating to a C-3.
25Feb2021

Top female scientist appointed as FEBE’s new Executive Dean

Dr Grace Kanakana-Katumba, a professional industrial engineer and astute scientist, joined the Tshwane University of Technology family as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the...
24Feb2021

Meet TUT’s newly rated NRF researcher

Esteemed Professor, Thelma de Jager, HOD for Educational Foundation, is now a C-rated National Research Foundation (NRF) researcher. It comes as no surprise as she blends astute scholarship...
22Feb2021

AI research expert receives NRF C-rating

Dr Manoj Lall, a distinguished scholar and senior lecture at the Tshwane University of Technology’s department of Computer Science is now a National Research Foundation (NRF) C rated researcher.
19Feb2021

TUT Film guru and lecturer publishes article on award-winning Lesotho film

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Visual Communication at the Faculty of Arts and Design, has started the New Year...
11Feb2021

Minister appoints TUT’s Nthangeni to boxing SA board

The year 2020 has treated 41-year old Dr Shadrack Nthangeni, Director of Sport and Recreation exemplary well. During the Tshwane University of Technology’s virtual autumn graduations,...
03Feb2021

Public gets a chance to view young TUT artist’s thought-provoking work

Eloise Schoeman, one of the Department of Fine and Studio Arts’ most gifted students, will participate in an exhibition, titled LIGHT YEARS, that will be hosted at the Lizamore & Associates art...
02Feb2021

Academy taps TUT Art lecturer’s expertise

Yet another honour has befallen the Tshwane University of Technology’s Dr Jan van der Merwe, celebrated artist and lecturer at the Faculty of Arts & Design’s Department of Fine & Studio Arts...
January 2021
27Jan2021

TUT Prof’s research article attracts major online attention

A research article, titled Testosterone boosters: a report of a supplement’s misleading labelling claims, authored by Prof Rudi de Lange from the Tshwae University of Technology’s Department of...
26Jan2021

Visual Communication students learn from the best of the best

Visual Communication students will get the opportunity to learn from the best in the business during an online guest lecture presented by Kadine James on 27 January 2021. James is a world-ren...
20Jan2021

Thought leaders discuss design’s role towards a more sustainable future

What are currently the most significant influences on design? Thought leaders from around the globe, including Herman Botes, Acting Head of the Department of Visual Communication, at the Tshwane Univ...