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Excellence takes centre stage at the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment awards
On a night when black tie met academic brilliance, the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE) celebrated a new chapter in its story: the inaugural Faculty Academic Excellence Awards.
TUT alumna’s jewellery earns national recognition
For Kamogelo Phago, winning the Top Manufacturing Brand Award at the 2026 Top16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards on 2 September 2026, was about more than receiving a trophy. It was a moment of recognition for a journey built on faith, resilience, sacrifice and an unwavering belief in her vision.
The TUT Arts Festival is all about collaboration
The eighth Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Arts Festival will showcase what is possible through collaboration from 10 to 12 September at the Arts Campus.
Inclusivity is a universal right for all
The Pretoria Campus leg of the Disability Awareness Campaign put the spotlight on the importance of communication in ensuring that students with disabilities also feel a sense of belonging to the University. The event, themed “Our University, Our Space Our Belonging” was recently hosted by the Disability Unit and Transformation, Employment Equity and Diversity (TEED) at the Prestige Auditorium.
Experience the evolution of theatre through time at the TUT Arts Festival
What happens when theatre becomes a journey through time? The Immersive Tunnel: Evolution of Theatre Through Time at this year’s TUT Arts Festival invites audiences to step beyond the stage and experience the hidden world, history and technological transformation of theatre.
Book exhibition showcases library resources
The Directorate of Library and Information Services (LIS) hosted a Book Exhibition at the Pretoria Campus Library under the theme: “Expanding Access to Knowledge as a Vital Factor in the Entrepreneurial Development of a Nation.”
FEBE alumna and former artisan left her job to study engineering
At 18, Noxolo Dludla stepped into a male-dominated industry as a vehicle body builder at Transpec, a Durban-based company specialising in truck bodies, trailers and chassis engineering.
TUT’s Prof Alvaro Viljoen Named National Champion of Research Transformation
Prof Alvaro Viljoen, a distinguished B-rated researcher at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), has been honored by the National Research Foundation (NRF) as the Champion of Research Capacity Development and Transformation at a South African Higher Education Institution.
AI and media dialogue highlights women’s critical leadership role
Questions about who builds artificial intelligence, whose voices it amplifies and how women can influence its future sparked thought-provoking discussions during TUT and the Government Communication and Information System’s (GCIS) Coded for Equality: Women, AI and the New Media Landscape dialogue, which highlighted opportunities for women to lead, innovate and shape the future of media and technology.
Inaugural TUT Symposium connects language, communication and media research
Language, communication and media scholars gathered at the Tshwane University of Technology's Soshanguve North Campus on 28 August 2026 for the inaugural Interdisciplinary Symposium on Language, Communication and Media.