TUT Polokwane Campus News

  By: Nosipho Mnyandu A good career choice and journey begins not in the first year of varsity. It is always smart to prepare prior - grade 11 and 12. Good grades and attending those extra classes paves the way, but sometimes you need someone to guide you through making the right career choices.  The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) among other stakeholders visited the town of Tzaneen at the Bonn Community Centre on August 29 to speak to learners about making wise career choices, assisting them with applications, helping them to understand the importance and benefits of being a student at a registered university or TVET college. Not just “any student”, but a top achiever who participates in programmes, not participating in crime, substance abuse, or even bullying. TUT’s Prof Ricky Mukonza of the Faculty of Humanities in Polokwane shared in his speech some “thrills and perils” of the youth of today. In the perils section, he included the social media dangers, dropping out...

  By Nosipho Mnyandu The Higher Education Disability Services Association (HEDSA) in collaboration with our Polokwane Campus hosted an inspiring Disability Awareness Programme, aimed at celebrating the talents, resilience, and contributions of people living with disabilities. Taking place on August 22, and working together with the Higher Education and Training, University Capacity Development Programme (UCDP), Standard Bank, and Casual Day.  TUT Polokwane champions of the campus Image by: Nosipho Mnyandu This programme reminded students that inclusion is not just about accessibility, it is about creating opportunities, breaking barriers, and embracing diversity in every space. Speaking on behalf of HEDSA was the Limpopo Regional Chairperson, Chamana Nethononda who addressed HEDSA’s role in capacitating universities to support students with disabilities, further explaining that having a disability does not mean one is incapable.  Mosa Sefoka, a student of TUT was given th...

 By: Nosipho Mnyandu As it is still the month of women, the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Polokwane campus knows no limits to showing love to their female students.   On Friday, August 15th, the Polokwane campus was honoured to be visited by Salome Mabaso, the Limpopo Provincial Coordinator of the Southern African Association of Youth Clubs (SAAYC), who delivered a powerful speech on ways to combat Gender Based Violence (GBV) and how women can lead change, and additionally how she was able to stand up for herself against people who felt intimidated around her. “I used to have a very slender figure growing up. I was always a happy child- overly energized. This would annoy people around me a lot, but I never stopped being myself. I never cowered nor did I let their opinions get to me. I knew they could not take away who I was from me,” she explained.   She further stated how this should be a reminder to every young girl to never dim their light for no one, ...

 By: Nosipho Mnyandu August is widely recognised as a GBV month, with different campaigns and initiatives held to raise awareness. At the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Polokwane campus, a young women’s dialogue namely Crown and Queens Peer-to-Peer Talk took place on August 13th. This dialogue, hosted by the Student Governance and Leadership Development (SGLD) presented lessons for young women on maintaining a good mental health and combating Gender Based Violence (GBV) on- and off-campus. Image by: Nosipho Mnyandu Kicking things off with some health lessons, Polokwane’s professional nurse Sophy Mantloana showcased a way that girls can self-regulate for breast cancer checking. She and a fellow peer educator demonstrated to students, sharing how this can help them treat it while it is still early. “By placing one hand to the back of your head and laying on a flat surface, you can be able to check your breast with your other hand. As soon as you feel a lump, that is your sign...

  By: Nosipho Mnyandu   Two hands working together are better than one. The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Polokwane campus bore witness to this proverb when its Campus Student Representative Council (CSRC) offices hosted the official handover of goods of the ‘Charity Begins at Home’ residence donation drive. Stakeholders at the Donation Drive Handover Image by: Nosipho Mnyandu This drive was inspired by the CSRC’s urgent need to assist students who were faced by the unfortunate and sudden defunding of their allowances by financial aid schemes. Proudly partnering with the Student Development Support (SDS) and Economics and Finance this initiative saw the SRC members visit various TUT residences, encouraging and prompting students to help their brothers, sisters, classmates, and friends who were abruptly cut from their funding at the beginning of the year. In high-spirit response, students warmly donated non-perishable goods, which included toiletries, canned fo...

By: Nosipho Mnyandu When we talk about health, we often base it on the outside - how our hair looks, clean white teeth, glowing skin, what we are wearing, how we smell, amongst other things. While these may be important, how important are they if your mind is not well?   Attendees at the Mental Health Wellness programme Image by: Nosipho Mnyandu The Institutional Student Representative Council raised their concerns and invited expert speaker Eddy Monare to address the matter and importance of one’s mental health. A Mental Health Awareness Campaign was held on August 6 at the Polokwane campus, with the theme being ‘Mental Health as the key to living a meaningful life’. Encouraging students to take care of themselves, drink water, seek help and “cast their burdens”, Eddy shared that these ways should not be considered a hobby or something done for fun, but instead should be seen as a way of life. “Speaking to students, I wanted them to take a motivation so serious that it is pa...