{"id":1096,"date":"2024-10-10T10:53:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T10:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=1096"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:45:03","slug":"news-faculty-of-human-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/news-faculty-of-human-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#8211; Faculty of Human Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1096\" class=\"elementor elementor-1096\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5998a13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5998a13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3a4e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f3a4e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e4a2f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e4a2f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3bff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d3bff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to the Faculty of Human Science news page, where you can find updates on research breakthroughs, upcoming events, faculty achievements, and student highlights. Our goal is to keep you informed about the dynamic developments within our community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81af9b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81af9b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7625e372 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7625e372\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef47980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ef47980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e7d3fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e7d3fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b0d02 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts--show-avatar elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"e1b0d02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-39423 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-expert-opinion\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/south-africas-supply-chain-wake-up-call-professionalise-or-pay-the-price\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Prof-Chengedzai-Mafini-250x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3025\" alt=\"Professor Chengedzai Mafini,\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Prof-Chengedzai-Mafini-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Prof-Chengedzai-Mafini.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Expert Opinion<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Esihle' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0a015ac501a91afd22f431658a6820222441b72b277654b53577273eeb07c9a?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0a015ac501a91afd22f431658a6820222441b72b277654b53577273eeb07c9a?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/south-africas-supply-chain-wake-up-call-professionalise-or-pay-the-price\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSouth Africa\u2019s supply chain wake-up call: professionalise or pay the price\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>21 July 2026 | Author: By Professor Chengedzai Mafini, professor of supply chain management and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences at the Vaal University of Technology and Nteta, a supply chain expert and consultant. The authors served on the National Treasury\u2013GIZ project that developed South Africa\u2019s Supply<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/south-africas-supply-chain-wake-up-call-professionalise-or-pay-the-price\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about South Africa\u2019s supply chain wake-up call: professionalise or pay the price\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 21, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-39268 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-news-vaal-university-of-technology\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/from-vut-to-the-world-dr-patricia-mathabe-cultivates-agricultural-innovation-across-four-continents\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VUT-Alumnus-293x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-39403\" alt=\"From VUT to the world: Dr Patricia Mathabe cultivates agricultural innovation across four continents\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VUT-Alumnus-293x300.webp 293w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VUT-Alumnus-1001x1024.webp 1001w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VUT-Alumnus-768x786.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VUT-Alumnus-1501x1536.webp 1501w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VUT-Alumnus-2001x2048.webp 2001w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VUT-Alumnus-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Latest News - Vaal University of Technology<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Esihle' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0a015ac501a91afd22f431658a6820222441b72b277654b53577273eeb07c9a?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0a015ac501a91afd22f431658a6820222441b72b277654b53577273eeb07c9a?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/from-vut-to-the-world-dr-patricia-mathabe-cultivates-agricultural-innovation-across-four-continents\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFrom VUT to the world: Dr Patricia Mathabe cultivates agricultural innovation across four continents\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>&#8220;VUT alumna Dr Patricia Mathabe shares how her biotechnology education launched a global career in agricultural innovation, AI, research and higher education leadership.&#8221; 21 July 2026 | Story by: Nontobeko Moimane | Picture:&nbsp;Supplied 6 minutes read time. 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The Vaal University of Technology (VUT) is celebrating another significant research milestone after the National<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/vuts-dr-idowu-david-ibrahim-earns-prestigious-nrf-c2-research-rating\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about VUT&#8217;s Dr Idowu David Ibrahim earns prestigious NRF C2 research rating\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 21, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-39375 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-news-vaal-university-of-technology\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/from-vut-graduate-to-education-leader-tshephang-phasha-sekhukhune-is-shaping-tomorrows-classrooms\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VUT-Alumnus-Mr-Tshephang-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-39418\" alt=\"From VUT graduate to education leader: Tshephang &#039;Phasha&#039; Sekhukhune is shaping tomorrow&#039;s classrooms\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VUT-Alumnus-Mr-Tshephang-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VUT-Alumnus-Mr-Tshephang-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VUT-Alumnus-Mr-Tshephang-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VUT-Alumnus-Mr-Tshephang-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VUT-Alumnus-Mr-Tshephang-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VUT-Alumnus-Mr-Tshephang.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Latest News - Vaal University of Technology<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Esihle' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0a015ac501a91afd22f431658a6820222441b72b277654b53577273eeb07c9a?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0a015ac501a91afd22f431658a6820222441b72b277654b53577273eeb07c9a?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/from-vut-graduate-to-education-leader-tshephang-phasha-sekhukhune-is-shaping-tomorrows-classrooms\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFrom VUT graduate to education leader: Tshephang &#8216;Phasha&#8217; Sekhukhune is shaping tomorrow&#8217;s classrooms\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>&#8220;VUT alumnus Tshephang &#8216;Phasha&#8217; Sekhukhune reflects on how his education at the University inspired a career dedicated to teacher development, educational leadership and empowering learners.&#8221; 21 July 2026 | Story by: Nontobeko Moimane | Picture:&nbsp;Supplied 5 minutes read time. 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