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Student entrepreneur builds thriving technology business while studying

Third-year Informatics student, Tebogo Seshwene, is proving that entrepreneurship and higher education can go hand in hand. While completing his studies, he has built Barker-Tech Innovations into a growing Pretoria-based technology company that delivers affordable digital solutions to individuals and small businesses, demonstrating how classroom knowledge can create real-world impact long before graduation.

2 July 2026

Tourism best paper award

Global conference honours TUT’s tourism research excellence

Dr Njabulo Ndlovu, Postdoctoral Research Fellow from the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Department of Tourism Management, has received a Best Paper Award at 13th Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing and Management (AHTMM) Conference in Macau, China. This international recognition celebrates innovative research that explores how digital innovation can drive sustainable transformation in South Africa's small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs).

1 July 2026