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March 2023
29Mar2023

New AI Institute is key to South Africa’s navigation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Artificial Intelligence Institute of South Africa is envisioned as the engine that will drive the country’s AI capabilities and applications across sectors and deal with arising ethical issues.
27Mar2023

TUT signs MOU with Tanzania’s National College of Tourism

The Tshwane University of Technology aspires to actively promote extensive and ongoing engagement and collaboration with relevant educational partners nationally, as well as internationally to enhance its scientific, socio-economic and policy impact.
27Mar2023

Libraries telling powerful stories: TUT celebrates SA National Library Week

Stories are used to share news, change viewpoints, keep traditions alive and transfer knowledge. Since 1818, when the first library was established, libraries and librarians has been central in collecting, preserving and sharing stories. Stories contribute to all...
23Mar2023

Shaping South Africa's Digital Future: TUT READY TO LAUNCH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HUB

On 24 March 2023, the Department of Communications and Digital Technology, the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) as well as the University of Johannesburg (UJ) will, officially launch...
23Mar2023

A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS: University Staff Doctoral Programme boosts production of PHD’s

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in partnership with the Technological Higher Education Network South Africa (THENSA) successfully championed phase 4 of the University Staff Doctoral...
23Mar2023

Prof’s book advocates for the promotion of Venda choral music

There has been notable growth in the production of indigenous South African choral music repertoire. However, little effort has been made in the collection, documentation, preservation, and promotion of the repertoire of Venda choral music. Vhasiki...
17Mar2023

A net-zero carbon and climate-resilient City by 2050 - TUT & City of Tshwane host successful conference on climate change

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in collaboration with the City of Tshwane (CoT) hosted a two-day thought-provoking Climate Change Research...
17Mar2023

W&RSETA awards TUT bursaries valued more than R8 M

The Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA) has awarded the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Management Sciences more than R8.9 million to assist students with full tuition fees for 2023.
17Mar2023

International recognition for Performing Arts lecturer

Staff at TUT’s Faculty of Arts and Design are known to be experts in their respective fields with international standing. The latest accolade in this respect is that of Dr Karina Lemmer, lecturer at the Department of Performing Arts, being recognised...
16Mar2023

TUT mourns the passing of a great Alum – Gloria Bosman

It is with profound sadness that the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has learned of the sudden passing of renowned performing artist, Gloria Bosman, on Tuesday, 14 March 2023.
09Mar2023

Brilliant pharmaceutical sciences lecturer receives Ubuntu Youth Award

Nsovo Mayimele, lecturer at Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences received the Ubuntu Youth Diplomacy Award presented by the Minister of International Relations...
09Mar2023

Film lecturer and fundi selected for flagship programme

Dr Anna-Marie Jansen van Vuuren, senior lecturer in the Department of Visual Communication's Film programme, has been selected for the flagship Future Professors Programme 2023 of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).
07Mar2023

Prof Maluleke congratulates and introduces new UJ VC

Professor Tinyiko Maluleke, the Vice-Chancellor and Principal at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has paid tribute to Prof Letlhokwa George Mpedi, the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor at the University of Johannesburg (UJ).
07Mar2023

TUT’s Physics Department hosts national summer school on coding and machine learning

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science started the year on a high note by hosting a chapter of the National Python Coding and Machine Learning...
04Mar2023

The FNB TUT Vikings deliver on a vibrant home stadium

Coach Kennedy Tsimba’s side left it for the second half when they clashed against a hungry FNB Rhodes in a highly competitive match at the TUT Stadium. Rhodes took command in the first 10 minutes by putting pressure on the Vikings in their own...
03Mar2023

TUT student leaders assist needy students through Motsepe Foundation donation

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has welcomed a generous donation of R1.3 million from the Motsepe Foundation to the University’s Student Representative Council (SRC). The money...
03Mar2023

TUT and CoT partner to host Climate Change Research Conference

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and the City of Tshwane (CoT) will co-host a two-day long Climate Change Research Conference at the Tshwane House Council Chamber, Pretoria, from 9 – 10 March.
01Mar2023

Prof Viljoen brings prestigious SFE-Zandu Award home

Prof Alvaro Viljoen, DSI-NRF Chair in Phytomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has bagged the prestigious SFE-Zandu Award 2023, for his remarkable scientific contribution in the field of...
February 2023
24Feb2023

When Art becomes activism

Art as a powerful currency to address societal challenges will be the focus of the Faculty of Arts and Design for the next five years. Prof Nalini Moodley, who will serve a second term as Executive Dean, outlined this vision for the Faculty during a staff engagement.
23Feb2023

ICT Faculty launches 4IR Research Chair

The Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Friday, 17 February 2023 launched the Research Chair in 4IR in partnership with the Media, Information and Communication...
23Feb2023

TUT to host FOREST21 stakeholder engagement workshop

FOREST21, an Erasmus+ funded joint project for strengthening capacity in South African higher education will host a stakeholder engagement workshop at Ditsela place - Hatfield on Friday, 24 February 2023.
22Feb2023

Former TUT student leader heads up SA Council for Project and Construction Management Professions

Lufuno Ratsiku, a former Student Representative Council leader, has been appointed President of the South African Council for Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP). Ratsiku holds a...
21Feb2023

TUT affirms excellent women leaders through reappointment of two Executive Deans and Senior Director

Prof Tinyiko Maluleke, Vice-Chancellor and Principal announced the reappointment of three women executives who have served the University with distinction in their respective portfolios. “On behalf of the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Management, it gives...
16Feb2023

TUT celebrates Dr Chaka Chaka’s Honorary Doctorate

Last year during the Spring Graduations, the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) awarded the Doctor of Performing Arts (Honoris Causa) in the Faculty of Arts and Design to the Princess of Africa, Dr Yvonne Machaka, popularly known as Yvonne Chaka Chaka. She was honoured together with Dr Esther...
14Feb2023

Patrick is flying solo for next exhibition

Patrick Rulore’s career as a full-time artist has gone from strength to strength since he took first place in the Sasol New Signatures Art Competition in 2019. The former student of the Department of Fine and Studio Arts at the Faculty of Arts and Design spoke with Industrial Editor, Gerrit Bester, about this journey and his...
14Feb2023

Wine label design competition taps students’ creativity

Label and packaging print giant, ROTOCON, has launched a wine label design competition in partnership with the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). The competition is open to undergraduate students at TUT’s Department of Visual Communication, Faculty of Arts and Design. The winner will be announced...
13Feb2023

Cumulus membership encourages international collaboration

The Faculty of Arts and Design's Cumulus membership is bearing fruit, including increased international engagement. The latest of such engagements is a meeting Prof Nalini Moodley, Executive Dean, had with Dr Rebecca Peake, Associate Dean: Global and Academic Partnerships, and Interim Head of Depart:...
13Feb2023

Gender-based violence is a crime against humanity: A tribute to Ntokozo Mayenziwe Xaba

Violence against women is not inevitable. Violence against women is not a natural disaster. It is a crime systematically and frequently committed by men in a societal culture that not only tolerates the crime, but assists it. This is the level at which our interventions...
06Feb2023

TUT to honour Ntokozo Xaba at special memorial service

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) announced that a special memorial service will be held for third-year Integrated Communication student, Ntokozo Manyenzi Xaba, who met her untimely death on 2 February 2023, in what appears to be an incident of Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
06Feb2023

TUT’s astute scholar appointed expert member of Africa’s Working Group

Dr Esther Makhetha, a Senior Lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI) has been appointed Expert Member of the Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment, Human Rights Violation in...
03Feb2023

TUT’s B-rated Scientist receives over eight million National Research Foundation grant

Prof Alvaro Viljoen, a B-rated Scientist and Director at Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences SAMRC Herbal Drugs Research Unit has been awarded over R8 Million grant...
03Feb2023

TUT to lead hydrogen energy and 4IR curriculum development project

All over the world, interest in hydrogen as a vector for clean energy is growing, as industries and governments investigate and implement national decarbonisation strategies. In the same breath, the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will spearhe...
02Feb2023

Arts and Design Faculty hosts robust dialogue on GBV

There are more layers to Gender-based Violence (GBV) than meets the eye, and a much clearer definition of this phenomenon could be a good starting point to enable educators to increase awareness among students.
January 2023
26Jan2023

Welcome to the Future. Welcome to Your Future.

In this short message, I wish to welcome all our students at the beginning of the 2023 academic year, in my capacity as Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Tshwane University of Technology.
24Jan2023

Design wizards excel at kitchen design challenge

Three Interior Design students who excelled in the 2022 Kitchen Design Project of the Kitchen Specialist Association (KSA), agree that the kitchen is the heart of the home. Design wizards, Celuxolo Mndletshe and Bongani Masinga, reached the top five...
23Jan2023

Mr Tilson Manyoni appointed Chairperson of the National Advisory Council on Innovation

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) congratulates Mr Tilson Mphathi Manyoni, the current Chairperson of the TUT Council, on his recent appointment as Chairperson of the National...
20Jan2023

Registration for TUT’s 2023 academic year now open

With registration for the 2023 student intake commencing at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) on 20 January 2023, the following relevant information will assist students greatly to complete the registration process as smoothly as possible.
19Jan2023

Online remains the best option for late applications

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will not allow prospective students who did not apply for admission in 2022, or those who plan to apply late for programmes where there may be space still available, to physically access campuses during the late...
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