by Gerrit Bester

Changes in the teaching and learning landscape were the focus of the first in a series of Learning and Teaching Conversations hosted by the Faculty of Arts and Design on 19 February. The aim of these conversations is to promote a pedagogy of care.

Tshwane FM and the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Alumni Relations Office are excited to announce the launch of a pioneering radio talk show, ‘Alumni Talk’, which is set to hit the airwaves on 7 March 2024. The talk show aims to profile exceptional TUT Alumni while discussing topics that will help listeners, academics, students and alumni to deal more efficiently with the day-to-day activities in their respective fields.

By: Excel Fongoma

Zusakhe Ngqame, a TUT alumnus, has just won three crowns with his play IMXINWA! During the centenary of the TX Theatre in Tembisa, the play, IMXINWA, which he also directed, won an incredible three First Independent Theatre Markers Awards.

By Tebogo Tabane

Dr PK Smit, an expert with more than 30 years’ experience as a Human Resource Manager in industry and Head of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of People Management and Development (PMD) at the Faculty of Management Sciences, has been invited to facilitate a Leadership webinar for the Gauteng Provincial Department of Education on 28 February. 

By Kgothatso Monono

Adoptee of the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (FoICT), the Sikhululekile Secondary School in Temba, Hammanskraal, was formally renamed Sikhululekile Maths, Science & ICT School of Specialisation on 8 February 2024. FoICT adopted the school to assist them with ICT training, equipment and projects, after the announcement that the school was earmarked to become a school of specialisation in maths, science and ICT and that it would be the only ICT specialisation school in Tshwane North.

Tshwane University of Technology's Faculty of Arts and Design, the University of South Africa's (UNISA) Music Foundation and the Mzansi Philharmonic, South Africa's national orchestra, have joined creative forces to present a ground-breaking concert titled Bolly-Jazz Symphonic Encounter. The concert is scheduled to take place on 16 March 2024 at 19:00 at the UNISA ZK Matthews Hall.

By Kgothatso Monono

Embarking on the journey from an undergraduate student to prominent professor, was truly a web of experiences, challenges and significant milestones for Prof Topside Ehleketani Mathonsi, newly promoted Associate Professor at the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology.

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Institute for the Future of Work (IFOW) is thrilled to announce the placement of four built environment graduates with one of their industry partners, Elethu Integration Services (EIS).

By Excel Fongoma

Ivy Morulane, newly appointed Disability Unit Coordinator at the Tshwane University of Technology, Alum from TUT’s School of Education and long-time disability activist, has been elected Chairwoman of the Higher and Further Education Disability Services Association (HEDSA), Gauteng Region.

Prof Uwe Hermann, Associate Professor at the Tshwane University of Techology’s Department of Tourism Management, received the Philip Pearce Best Paper Award during the 34th Annual CAUTHE CONFERENCE (Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education Conference) in Hobart, Australia.

By Amanda van Rensburg

Senziwe Maliba, a talented student from the Mbombela Campus of the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), had the honour of praising our nation's leader, Pres Cyril Ramaphosa, at the 2024 State of the Nation Address (SONA).

The Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics programme (MOP) at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has achieved a significant milestone by applying for and receiving international recognition from the prestigious International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO). This achievement comes as a result of rigorous efforts undertaken during the establishment of the new Bachelor of Health Science: Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics programme, replacing the longstanding National Diploma programme that operated from 1987 to 2021.