Academics
From TUT campus cleaner to cum laude Master's graduate
When Mpho Makgotlho first started working as a cleaner at the Tshwane University of Technology's Pretoria Campus in January 2022, many struggled to reconcile his role on campus with the fact that he was pursuing a Master's degree in Metallurgical Engineering. Today, the 40-year-old's story has become a powerful reminder that circumstances do not define a person's potential.
Mariette Deist makes doctoral history in orthotics and prosthetics
When Mariette Deist walks across the stage at Tshwane University of Technology on 15 October 2026, she will not simply be receiving a doctoral degree. She will be making academic history in South Africa.