Celebrated Jazz saxophonist and Professor of Music in the Department of Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts and Design, Karendra Devroop, has been invited to perform two international concerts in the USA and Germany.

by Phaphama Tshisikhawe

Dr Advocate Linda Mbana has been appointed as Research Associate with the Department of Safety and Security Management at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT).

As we celebrate the 2025 UNESCO International Day of Women and Girls in Science themed "Her Voice in Science," we honour the remarkable contributions of women academics across diverse fields in the Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Science. This day reminds us of the importance of amplifying female voices in science and fostering an inclusive environment where talent thrives.

by Phumla Mkize

In a first-of-its-kind at a public university in South Africa, the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has added a humanoid robot to its mix of AI platforms to enhance artificial intelligence (AI) training, research and learning.

The 2025 academic year is upon us, so we lean on the words of Alfred Lord Tennyson as we invite all staff and students ‘to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield’. That is the posture and the philosophy that keeps TUT moving from good to great.

by Phumla Mkize

Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) AI Hub Acting Director, Prof Anish Kurien, forms part of a 17-strong delegation led by Communications and Digital Technologies Deputy Minister, Mondli Gungubele, at the AI Action Summit in Paris, France.

by Kgaugelo Selane

Two students from the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will be travelling to Germany for an exchange programme at Technische Hochschule Ulm (THU) in Germany for the Spring Semester of 2025. Adewale Zakariyahu Obaro and Ziphilele Sylvia Mngomezulu, both from the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, will spend five months studying at THU’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from 3 March to 31 July 2025.

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Science has appointed Dr Mathoto Thaoge Zwane as the new Assistant Dean: Teaching and Learning (Natural and Agricultural Sciences) from 1 February 2025. She is a seasoned academic and researchers who brings with her a wealth of experience in research, academic leadership and innovation.

The Tshwane University of Technology’s Institutional Student Representative Council (ISRC) has taken a bold step to launch A re Ageng: ISRC Trust Fund, an initiative designed to address financial exclusion among students.

First published in the Daily Maverick on 3 February 2024.

by Prof Tinyiko Maluleke, VC and Principal of TUT

South African flautist Wouter Kellerman, with Eru Matsumoto and Chandrika Tandon, won a Grammy for their album, Triveni, in the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album category early on Monday morning SA time. Kellerman has won two previous Grammys, in 2023 with Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode, and in 2015 with Ricky Kej.

by Gerrit Bester

Thamsanqa (Thami) Zungu, one of the country's leading conductors and a lecturer in the Tshwane University of Technology's (TUT) Department of Performing Arts (Vocal Art), Faculty of Arts and Design, was awarded a PhD in Music by the University of the Witwatersrand on 9 December. In an interview, he talks about his journey to achieve this new title and emphasises that postgraduate study is an investment in the future. 

By Nhlawulo Vision Chauke

FirstRand Corporate Centre Internal Auditor, Trudie Shabangu, attributes her success in economics, finance and leadership all to the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT).