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March 2023
04
Mar
2023
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...
November 2022
07
Nov
2022
TUT Vikings' new head coach joins the team
2022 Varsity Cup Young Guns winning Coach, Kennedy Tsimba, has been introduced as the new head coach of the TUT Vikings, the Tshwane University of Technology’s first rugby team that takes part in the Varsity Shield Competition each year. The...
April 2022
20
Apr
2022
TUT’s Dr Nthangeni paves a way for graduates’ learnership
Seventeen graduates from the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Marketing, Logistics and Sport Management, will benefit from internships funded by the Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality, and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority...
05
Apr
2022
USSA Football elects TUT’s Kgomo as chairperson
Kegoikantse Kgomo, Head of the Department Sport and Recreation at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Pretoria Campus, has been elected Chairperson of USSA Football for the 2022-...
04
Apr
2022
SA Parliament congratulates Mokoka on breaking athletic world record
The South African Parliament has congratulated Stephen Mokoka, Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Athletics Coach who made history when he broke the 50 kilometers world record...
March 2022
22
Mar
2022
Five TUT icons appointed as national sport ambassadors
Nathi Mthethwa, Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture has appointed five Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) sport icons as sport ambassadors to assist in addressing challenges in the developm....
August 2021
19
Aug
2021
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...
July 2021
30
Jul
2021
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...
19
Jul
2021
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...
June 2021
25
Jun
2021
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...
04
Jun
2021
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...
November 2020
25
Nov
2020
Growth in varsity sport and competitions inspires pioneering doctoral study
Hard work and dedication paid off for seasoned academic and popular Director of Sport and Recreation at the Tshwane University of Technology,...
03
Nov
2020
Four from Home of Champions selected for Banyana Banyana
Four of the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) ladies soccer players have been selected for the National Banyana Banyana team that will represent the country at the upcoming regional Council...
July 2020
28
Jul
2020
TUT joins global sport integrity alliance
In a first for TUT, Dr Pam Serra, senior lecturer at the Department of Marketing, Supply Chain and Sport Management joined the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) University Network’s (SUN)...
09
Jul
2020
Former TUT softball coach puts SA on global map
Softball may not be one of the biggest sports in South Africa, but our local players certainly rank high in its global administration. One such person is Pretoria-born former TUT student...
June 2020
23
Jun
2020
Director of TUT Sport appointed to CATHSETA committee
Shadrack Nthangeni, Director of Sport and Recreation at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has been appointed to serve on the Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality, and Sport...
February 2020
11
Feb
2020
TUT’s Lebogang moves people with his voice
Lebogang Rampou (35), who is part of the Ga-Rankuwa Campus’ Moving Team, is a member of the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) family whose talents extend much further than those...
03
Feb
2020
Springbok legend is new TUT Vikings head coach
Legendary rugby player, Kaya Malotana is the new head coach for the FNB TUT Vikings. His appointment was announced during a media briefing and send-off lunch at TUT’s Pretoria Campus on...
October 2019
21
Oct
2019
USSA re-elects TUT Sport Director to National Executive
Shadrack Nthangeni, the Tshwane University of Technology’s Director of Sport and Recreation has been re-elected to the University of Sports South Africa’s National Executive Committee. He will hold...
03
Oct
2019
TUT sport organiser to coach SA netball
Netball South Africa (NSA) has announced the appointment of Dumisani Chauke, a Sport Organiser at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Directorate of Sport and Recreation, as...
01
Oct
2019
TUT clinches sixth Varsity Football title
The University’s Women Football team clinched a sixth Varsity Football title, when they beat rivals, University of Western Cape (UWC), 4-1 on penalties. The Women’s Varsity Football final took place...
August 2019
26
Aug
2019
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...
01
Aug
2019
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
11
Jul
2019
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.
November 2018
16
Nov
2018
Former Varsity Football captain joins big league
Former TUT Varsity Football Captain, Elliot Seema, has signed for Premier Soccer League (PSL) side, Highlands Park FC. He made his official debut for Highlands Park FC in a 2-all draw against Maritzburg United FC on Friday, 9 November 2018. He came onto the field as a substitute for Mahlatse Makhudubela in...
13
Nov
2018
TUT’s Football teams wrap year up in style
The Tshwane University of Technology Varsity Football club has triumphed again on Saturday, 10 November, thrashing the highly ranked ABC Motsepe outfit Dondol Stars 2-1. This ensured them a spot in the provisional draw of the Nedbank Cup’s Last 32 round.
September 2018
28
Sep
2018
TUT’s Red Machine snatches Varsity Football title
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is the official 2018 Varsity Football champions. The University’s men’s and women’s football teams yesterday, 27 September, made light work of the Varsity Football finals challenge at the Wits stadium in...
14
Sep
2018
TUT knocks Tuks out of Varsity Football competition
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Men’s Football team has knocked city rivals UP-Tuks out of the 2018 Varsity Football competition with a 1-0 champion score. The two sides locked horns in a vigorous semi-final at the Tuks stadium last night, 13 September.
August 2018
06
Aug
2018
Semenya breaks 25-year-old 800m African record
World champion and TUT ambassador, Caster Semenya, led from the front again as South Africa continued their fine form on the final day of the 21st African Athletics Championships in Asaba, Nigeria.
July 2018
17
Jul
2018
Varsity football star joins Black Leopards
The Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) super striker Themba “Messi” Ndlovu, has signed a three-year deal with newly promoted Premier Soccer League (PSL) side, Black Leopards.
06
Jul
2018
Trophies at World Choir Games have a TUT touch
In a first for Southern Africa, more than 21 000 singers from 48 countries are currently competing in song on local soil, at the 2018 World Choir Games (WCG) also referred to as the Olympic Games of Choirs. The University would like to wish the TUT Choir,
June 2018
27
Jun
2018
TUT aerobics team pockets gold at SASAF champs
The Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Ga-Rankuwa Campus based Aerobics Team won gold again for the 8th year running. The team also qualified with federation colours at the recent South African Fitness Sport Aerobics Federation (SASAF) championships...
18
Jun
2018
International World Camp aims to change youth’s mindset
In a first for the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), the University hosted a three-day long International World Camp in partnership with the International Youth Foundation. The aim of the event, hosted at the Student Centre at the...
07
Jun
2018
TUT's Dumisani is SA netball's new assistant Coach
Dumisani Chauke, sport organiser at the Tshwane University of Technology has been appointed assistant Coach for the SA University netball team that will compete at the World University Netball Championships, September in Uganda.
05
Jun
2018
Trio called-up for Banyana Banyana AWCON qualifiers match
Three TUT female football players, Refiloe Jane, Rachel Sebati and Hilda Magaia have been called up to join the Banyana Banyana squad that will challenge Lesotho at 15:00 on 6 June 2018 in the two-legged Africa Women's Cup of Nations qualifiers.
May 2018
31
May
2018
Musical explores African spirituality
The Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Department of Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) will stage Ngoma: The Musical based on Ngoma dza Dzivha Fundudzi (Drums of the Water Spirits – tales of Vhavenda mystical deities and legends of sacred spaces), at the Breytenbach Theatre from 13 – 23 June.
07
May
2018
New record for Caster Semenya
South African golden girl, Caster Semenya, rose to glory once more on Friday night, 4 May, at the Diamond League meeting in Doha, Qatar. Semenya sped to victory, breaking her own national record of 4 min 00.71 seconds in the 1500 meters race that she set at the Commonwealth games less than a month ago.
April 2018
25
Apr
2018
Caster Semenya seals deal with TUT
One of South Africa’s most revered athletes, Mokgadi Caster Semenya, has signed an agreement with the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) to become the University’s number one sporting ambassador.
19
Apr
2018
Applause for TUT’s Commonwealth stars
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) community celebrates the exceptional achievements of its athletes who participated in the recent Commonwealth Games, held at the Carrara Stadium, Australia from 4 to 15 April.
February 2018
06
Feb
2018
Umpiring the Wright way
And the award of International Hockey Umpire of the Year goes to … John Wright!
November 2017
07
Nov
2017
TUT recognises sport heroes at annual Prestigious Sport Awards
The energetic athletes who won a gold medal at the University Sport South Africa (USSA) Cross Country, Milton Kekana, and Banyana Banyana captain during the COSAFA competition, Refiloe Jane, were named the Sportsman and Sportswoman of the 2017 TUT Prestigious Sport Awards on 27 October.
January 2017
13
Jan
2017
Mokoka wins third Shangai Marathon
Stephen Mokoka, South Africa’s 10 000m sensation and TUT’s Pretoria Campus Sport Man of the Year, has emerged victorious from a three-men battle to bag his third title in four years at the Shanghai International Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race.
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