Academics
TUT student innovator turns agricultural waste into award-winning ‘biomulchies’
Onndinadaho Rasilwela, a member of the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Student Women Economic Empowerment Programme’s (SWEEP) bioplastic innovation has won first prize at the 2026 Green Youth Indaba, taking home R150 000 in cash for a project that transforms sugarcane bagasse and maize stalk into biodegradable mulching plastic. This innovation could change the face of sustainable agriculture in South Africa.
Afrikan performance meets global conversation at AfTA2026
Afrikan performance will meet global conversation at the international African Theatre Association (AfTA) annual conference hosted by the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Department of Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts and Design, this year. AfTA2026 runs from 8 – 10 July with the opening function on the evening of 7 July.