{"id":42863,"date":"2026-09-10T12:58:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=42863"},"modified":"2026-09-10T13:44:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T13:44:03","slug":"media-releases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/media-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"42863\" class=\"elementor elementor-42863\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df206b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df206b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cec4e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cec4e6\" 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-8174207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8174207\" 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\">Media Releases<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebc4f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ebc4f3\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stay informed with the latest Vaal University of Technology media releases<\/h3>\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-7356f418 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7356f418\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf5035d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cf5035d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a514d2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a514d2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2244db33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2244db33\" 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\">Media Releases<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-314ce433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"314ce433\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Official statements and media releases<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-599d919b-2c0200e e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"599d919b\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"599d919b\" \/>\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-5e1c0df5 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-5e1c0df5-5b43a32 \" data-id=\"5e1c0df5\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"5e1c0df5\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"5e1c0df5\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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role=\"listitem\">\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\/nso\/prof-plo-lumumba-urges-african-universities-to-lead-knowledge-creation-and-technological-innovation\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tProf PLO Lumumba urges African universities to lead knowledge creation and technological innovation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\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\tSeptember 9, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-40750 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/nso\/vut-founded-climate-resilience-conference-grows-regionally-as-second-edition-convenes-in-victoria-falls\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVUT-Founded Climate Resilience Conference Grows Regionally as Second Edition Convenes in Victoria Falls\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\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\tAugust 11, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-39603 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/nso\/vut-marks-60-years-of-excellence-with-diamond-jubilee-celebrations-21-july-2026\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVUT marks 60 years of excellence with Diamond Jubilee celebrations 21 July 2026\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-39653 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/nso\/inclusive-enterprise-creating-pathways-to-opportunity\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tInclusive enterprise creating pathways to opportunity\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\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\tJune 1, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-39642 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/nso\/state-of-the-university-address-official-opening-of-the-academic-year-2026\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tState of the University Address &#8211; Official Opening of the Academic Year 2026\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\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\tFebruary 3, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-39644 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/nso\/vut-conveys-condolences-and-confirms-psychosocial-support-following-tragic-vanderbijlpark-accident\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVUT Conveys Condolences and Confirms Psychosocial Support Following Tragic Vanderbijlpark Accident\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\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\tJanuary 20, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-39656 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/nso\/vut-council-responds-to-media-on-an-alleged-degree-syndicate-and-delayed-action-on-a-whistleblower-report\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVUT Council responds to media on an alleged degree syndicate and delayed action on a whistleblower report\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\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\tDecember 5, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-39658 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/nso\/vut-statement-on-sunday-world-allegations\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVUT Statement on Sunday World Allegations\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\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\tDecember 1, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-39661 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/nso\/vut-council-charts-on-a-new-era-of-governance-transformation-and-stability\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVUT Council Charts on a New Era of Governance, Transformation and Stability\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\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\tOctober 28, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-39666 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/nso\/vut-honours-excellence-as-over-900-graduates-shine-at-spring-graduation-week\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVUT honours excellence as over 900 graduates shine at Spring Graduation Week\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\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\tSeptember 15, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-39684 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/nso\/vut-on-the-road-to-empowering-local-communities\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVUT on the road to empowering local communities\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\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\tSeptember 2, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-39686 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/nso\/inaugural-walter-sisulu-memorial-lecture-set-to-inspire-dialogue-on-justice-and-transformation\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tInaugural Walter Sisulu memorial lecture set to inspire dialogue on Justice and Transformation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\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\tJune 9, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-39689 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/nso\/vut-to-inaugurate-new-vice-chancellor-and-principal\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVUT to inaugurate New Vice-Chancellor and Principal\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\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\tMarch 12, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-39693 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-release\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/nso\/press-release-special-investigation-unit\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPress Release Special Investigation Unit\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\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\tDecember 15, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b5026c5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b5026c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Bank, VUT partner to drive green energy innovation\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fad91bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fad91bd\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itweb.co.za\/article\/standard-bank-vut-partner-to-drive-green-energy-innovation\/DZQ58MV81yjvzXy2\">Standard Bank, VUT partner to drive green energy innovation<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"2\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525b1a51 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"525b1a51\" 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-40a07b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40a07b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Hydrogen-Energy-Centre-Opens-at-VUT-with-Support-from-Standard-Bank-rfdx6g6ja72gt0fiw0cu3wtdbsc8goqwgymi6m72qc.webp\" title=\"Hydrogen Energy Centre Opens at VUT with Support from Standard Bank\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.businesstechafrica.co.za\/energy\/2025\/09\/05\/the-vaal-university-of-technology-vut-and-standard-bank-have-officially-launched-the-standard-bank-centre-of-excellence-for-hydrogen-energy\/\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e761426 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e761426\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itnewsafrica.com\/2025\/09\/hydrogen-energy-centre-opens-at-vut-with-support-from-standard-bank\/\">Hydrogen Energy Centre Opens at VUT with Support from Standard Bank<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"3\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4850bd94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4850bd94\" 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-f52ea09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f52ea09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/VUT-Building-01-rfdx66s5duplkwt6ewakez6rdxmkbppl3o3ndul0gk.webp\" title=\"VUT-Building-01\" alt=\"VUT-Building-01\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c761a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39c761a9\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sundayworld.co.za\/education\/vut-partners-with-standard-bank-to-launch-centre-for-clean-fuel-research\/\">VUT partners with Standard Bank to launch centre for clean fuel research<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"4\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df8efd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8df8efd\" 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-5362ff78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5362ff78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Standard-Bank-partners-with-VUT-to-drive-hydrogen-energy-forward-rfdx6h4dh13r4me5qirgoektx67lodumt39znw5ok4.webp\" title=\"Standard Bank partners with VUT to drive hydrogen energy forward\" alt=\"Standard Bank partners with VUT to drive hydrogen energy forward\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414813f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"414813f3\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/htxt.co.za\/2025\/09\/standard-bank-partners-with-vut-to-drive-hydrogen-energy-forward\/\">Standard Bank partners with VUT to drive hydrogen energy forward<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"5\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d15a37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77d15a37\" 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-35f2c277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35f2c277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/VUT-launches-Green-Hydrogen-Centre-to-drive-SAs-clean-energy-transition-rfdx6pkx6jfc141vd4f3sufz9n1wlns7u95czdt504.webp\" title=\"VUT launches Green Hydrogen Centre to drive SA\u2019s clean energy transition\" alt=\"VUT launches Green Hydrogen Centre to drive SA\u2019s clean energy transition\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed2fef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed2fef7\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insideeducation.co.za\/vut-launches-green-hydrogen-centre-to-drive-sas-clean-energy-transition\/\">VUT launches Green Hydrogen Centre to drive SA\u2019s clean energy transition <br>September 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"6\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-412c290 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"412c290\" 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-7d888c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d888c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/VUT-Standard-Bank-to-devise-practical-green-hydrogen-solutions-through-new-research-centre-rfdx6bhcc0w16ymcngbp9g02cuzee788sbd2s8e1lg.webp\" title=\"VUT, Standard Bank to devise practical green hydrogen solutions through new research centre\" alt=\"VUT, Standard Bank to devise practical green hydrogen solutions through new research centre\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575e75e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"575e75e4\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineeringnews.co.za\/article\/vut-standard-bank-to-devise-practical-green-hydrogen-solutions-through-new-research-centre-2025-09-05\/searchString:Vaal\">VUT, Standard Bank to devise practical green hydrogen solutions through new research centre <br>September 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"7\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fcdfe3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fcdfe3\" 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-2a18d363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a18d363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Hydrogen-Energy-Centre-Opens-at-VUT-with-Support-from-Standard-Bank-rfdx6g6ja72gt0fiw0cu3wtdbsc8goqwgymi6m72qc.webp\" title=\"Hydrogen Energy Centre Opens at VUT with Support from Standard Bank\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.businesstechafrica.co.za\/energy\/2025\/09\/05\/the-vaal-university-of-technology-vut-and-standard-bank-have-officially-launched-the-standard-bank-centre-of-excellence-for-hydrogen-energy\/\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b63cc43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b63cc43\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energize.co.za\/article\/vut-hydrogen-centre-goes-live\">VUT hydrogen centre goes live<br>September 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"8\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a3f3fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13a3f3fb\" 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-52a69aa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52a69aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Hydrogen-Energy-Centre-Opens-at-VUT-with-Support-from-Standard-Bank-rfdx6g6ja72gt0fiw0cu3wtdbsc8goqwgymi6m72qc.webp\" title=\"Hydrogen Energy Centre Opens at VUT with Support from Standard Bank\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.businesstechafrica.co.za\/energy\/2025\/09\/05\/the-vaal-university-of-technology-vut-and-standard-bank-have-officially-launched-the-standard-bank-centre-of-excellence-for-hydrogen-energy\/\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ae46fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51ae46fd\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstechafrica.co.za\/energy\/2025\/09\/05\/the-vaal-university-of-technology-vut-and-standard-bank-have-officially-launched-the-standard-bank-centre-of-excellence-for-hydrogen-energy\/\">Standard Bank and VUT Launch Hydrogen Energy Centre of Excellence\n<br>September 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"9\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d6f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57d6f3\" 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-28258aca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28258aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Hydrogen-Energy-Centre-Opens-at-VUT-with-Support-from-Standard-Bank-rfdx6g6ja72gt0fiw0cu3wtdbsc8goqwgymi6m72qc.webp\" title=\"Hydrogen Energy Centre Opens at VUT with Support from Standard Bank\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.businesstechafrica.co.za\/energy\/2025\/09\/05\/the-vaal-university-of-technology-vut-and-standard-bank-have-officially-launched-the-standard-bank-centre-of-excellence-for-hydrogen-energy\/\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b7dd92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69b7dd92\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ezimtotinews.africa\/vut-and-standard-bank-launch-green-hydrogen-centre-with-advanced-3d-machinery-showcase\/\">Green Hydrogen Centre Launch Signals New Era for VUT and Standard Bank<br>September 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"10\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490fbf9b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"490fbf9b\" 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-234c153c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"234c153c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/VUT-Building-01-rfdx66s5duplkwt6ewakez6rdxmkbppl3o3ndul0gk.webp\" title=\"VUT-Building-01\" alt=\"VUT-Building-01\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e608867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e608867\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bulletin.co.za\/standard-bank-centre-of-excellence-for-hydrogen-energy-officially-launched\/\">Standard Bank Centre of Excellence for Hydrogen Energy officially launched<br>September 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"11\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d7d8c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d7d8c1\" 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-2523577b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2523577b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Standard-Bank-VUT-partner-to-drive-green-energy-innovation-rfdx6kvq8d8wf28p4kdyydmoapp2j69k5lvxl003v8.webp\" title=\"Standard Bank, VUT partner to drive green energy innovation\" alt=\"Standard Bank, VUT partner to drive green energy innovation\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55227906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55227906\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/centralnews.co.za\/vaal-university-of-technology-launches-phase-1-of-hydrogen-energy-project-to-drive-innovation-in-chemical-and-energy-sectors\/?utm_campaign=176544993-AGES26+-+News&#038;utm_content=436059350&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=facebook&#038;hss_channel=fbp-106684228815847\">Vaal University of Technology Launches Phase 1 of Hydrogen Energy Project to Drive Innovation in Chemical and Energy Sectors<br>September 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"12\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1065ce63 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1065ce63\" 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-6be474b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6be474b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Standard-Bank-partners-with-VUT-to-drive-hydrogen-energy-forward.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27723\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Standard-Bank-partners-with-VUT-to-drive-hydrogen-energy-forward.webp 900w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Standard-Bank-partners-with-VUT-to-drive-hydrogen-energy-forward-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Standard-Bank-partners-with-VUT-to-drive-hydrogen-energy-forward-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Standard-Bank-partners-with-VUT-to-drive-hydrogen-energy-forward-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" title=\"Standard Bank partners with VUT to drive hydrogen energy forward \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf53459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bf53459\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpnewsmedia.co.za\/standard-bank-and-vaal-university-of-technology-pioneer-hydrogen-energy-future-with-launch-of-centre-of-excellence\/\">Standard Bank and Vaal University of Technology Pioneer Hydrogen Energy Future with Launch of Centre of Excellence <br>September 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"13\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310468fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"310468fb\" 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-6b39f1d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b39f1d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Standard-Bank-VUT-partner-to-drive-green-energy-innovation.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27718\" alt=\"Standard Bank, VUT partner to drive green energy innovation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Standard-Bank-VUT-partner-to-drive-green-energy-innovation.webp 816w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Standard-Bank-VUT-partner-to-drive-green-energy-innovation-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Standard-Bank-VUT-partner-to-drive-green-energy-innovation-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Standard-Bank-VUT-partner-to-drive-green-energy-innovation-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" title=\"Standard Bank, VUT partner to drive green energy innovation \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d2396c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59d2396c\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fuelcellsworks.com\/2025\/09\/05\/green-investment\/south-africa-opens-first-hydrogen-energy-centre-backed-by-finance-industry-partnership\">South Africa Opens First Hydrogen Energy Centre Backed by Finance-Industry Partnership <br> September 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"14\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"14 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f8e527 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29f8e527\" 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-597e1d42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"597e1d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VUT-and-Standard-Bank-Power-Africas-Hydrogen-Future.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27736\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VUT-and-Standard-Bank-Power-Africas-Hydrogen-Future.webp 1080w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VUT-and-Standard-Bank-Power-Africas-Hydrogen-Future-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VUT-and-Standard-Bank-Power-Africas-Hydrogen-Future-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VUT-and-Standard-Bank-Power-Africas-Hydrogen-Future-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VUT-and-Standard-Bank-Power-Africas-Hydrogen-Future-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" title=\"VUT and Standard Bank Power Africa\u2019s Hydrogen Future \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-635e7efa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"635e7efa\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconafrica.com\/2025\/09\/06\/vut-and-standard-bank-power-africas-hydrogen-future\/#google_vignette\">VUT and Standard Bank Power Africa\u2019s Hydrogen Future<br>September 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"15\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f6b88b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24f6b88b\" 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-40945d19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40945d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Morocco-South-Africa-step-up-hydrogen-RD-to-boost-industry-prospects.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27737\" alt=\"Morocco, South Africa step up hydrogen R&amp;D to boost industry prospects\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Morocco-South-Africa-step-up-hydrogen-RD-to-boost-industry-prospects.webp 500w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Morocco-South-Africa-step-up-hydrogen-RD-to-boost-industry-prospects-300x220.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Morocco-South-Africa-step-up-hydrogen-RD-to-boost-industry-prospects-16x12.webp 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" title=\"Morocco, South Africa step up hydrogen R&amp;D to boost industry prospects \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b90824c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b90824c\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecofinagency.com\/news-industry\/0809-48483-morocco-south-africa-step-up-hydrogen-r-d-to-boost-industry-prospects\">Morocco, South Africa step up hydrogen R&amp;D to boost industry prospects<br>September 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"16\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"16 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472a3a59 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"472a3a59\" 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-50a3ae04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50a3ae04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VUT-Building-01-1024x684.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26745\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VUT-Building-01-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VUT-Building-01-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VUT-Building-01-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VUT-Building-01-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VUT-Building-01-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VUT-Building-01.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"VUT-Building-01 \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac7ca2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ac7ca2d\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/energycapitalpower.com\/standard-bank-vut-launch-hydrogen-centre-of-excellence-in-south-africa\/\">Standard Bank VUT launch hydrogen centre of excellence in South Africa<br> September 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"17\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"17 of 20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60f01430 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" 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src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/38b3b0f19b95648e21bc9eb02fbcdd9d29b36fa4w700-rfdx66s5duplkwt6ewakez6rdxmkbppl3o3ndul0gk.webp\" title=\"Andrika Petlele: Perseverance pays off for petrol station owner and inspiring leader\" alt=\"Andrika Petlele: Perseverance pays off for petrol station owner and inspiring leader\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69cacdb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69cacdb8\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iol.co.za\/elevate-her\/2025-08-11-andrika-petlele-perseverance-pays-off-for-petrol-station-owner-and-inspiring-leader\/\">Andrika Petlele: Perseverance pays off for petrol station owner and inspiring 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alt=\"Women leaders unite at VUT to champion equality and empowerment\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa94fe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fa94fe8\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thestar.co.za\/saturday-star\/2025-08-22-women-leaders-unite-at-vut-to-champion-equality-and-empowerment\/\">Women leaders unite at VUT to champion equality and empowerment<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"4\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78055c0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78055c0f\" 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-4d0d3f23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d0d3f23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/scwfugtt-rfdx630smikgagyn0uo2504x0e53gxanr5hpgqql5g.webp\" title=\"scwfugtt\" alt=\"scwfugtt\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc6ac9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fc6ac9a\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/capetown.today\/the-ongoing-struggle-for-gender-equality-minister-mmamoloko-kubayis-address-at-vut-womens-dialogue\/\">The Ongoing Struggle for Gender Equality: Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi\u2019s Address at VUT Women\u2019s Dialogue<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"5\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597f04b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"597f04b4\" 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-1fca3b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fca3b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/VUT-Building-01-rfdx66s5duplkwt6ewakez6rdxmkbppl3o3ndul0gk.webp\" title=\"VUT-Building-01\" alt=\"VUT-Building-01\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dee5c0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dee5c0f\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/news\/speeches\/minister-mmamoloko-kubayi-vut-womens-dialogue-19-aug-2025\">Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi: VUT Women's Dialogue<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"6\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba90dbf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ba90dbf\" 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-5c587ae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c587ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/700-rfdx66s5duplkwt6ewakez6rdxmkbppl3o3ndul0gk.webp\" title=\"Women leaders unite at VUT to champion equality and empowerment\" alt=\"Women leaders unite at VUT to champion equality and empowerment\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54435e83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54435e83\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iol.co.za\/saturday-star\/2025-08-22-women-leaders-unite-at-vut-to-champion-equality-and-empowerment\/#google_vignette\">Women leaders unite at VUT to champion equality and empowerment<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"7\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ccee692 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ccee692\" 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-199db84a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"199db84a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Science-rfdx61548uhvn91dbtut00lztmed1j372w6qi6tdhw.webp\" title=\"Science Week | VUT\u2019s revolutionary approach to Science for social change: Prof Khehla Ndlovu\" alt=\"Science Week | VUT&apos;s revolutionary approach to Science for social change: Prof Khehla Ndlovu\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ecb6dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ecb6dbd\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pp32RyzVlPM\">Science Week | VUT's revolutionary approach to Science for social change: Prof Khehla Ndlovu <br>August 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"8\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1acac172 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1acac172\" 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-764f7772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"764f7772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/STEM-rfdx630smikgagyn0uo2504x0e53gxanr5hpgqql5g.webp\" title=\"Promoting STEM careers and student opportunities [TechAfrica]\" alt=\"Promoting STEM careers and student opportunities [TechAfrica]\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a17a269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a17a269\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zmarLAmUYz4\">Promoting STEM careers and student opportunities [TechAfrica]<br>August 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"9\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6892534c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6892534c\" 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-3c07f691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c07f691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Foot-ball-rfdx61548uhvn91dbtut00lztmed1j372w6qi6tdhw.webp\" title=\"Former VUT soccer star tipped for success: Tinkler Tips New Sekhukhune Signing For Bright Future \u2013 iDiski Times\" alt=\"Former VUT soccer star tipped for success: Tinkler Tips New Sekhukhune Signing For Bright Future - iDiski Times\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a43329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62a43329\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idiskitimes.co.za\/betway-premiership\/tinkler-tips-new-sekhukhune-signing-for-bright-future\/\">Former VUT soccer star tipped for success: Tinkler Tips New Sekhukhune Signing For Bright Future - iDiski Times<br>10 August 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"10\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f27aa1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68f27aa1\" 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-6aceecab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6aceecab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/06-rfdx68ntris684qg3x3tjypokpdar3x1rxemcei844.webp\" title=\"Education Feature: Education feature: Rethinking Education: Prioritizing Skills Development in South African Classrooms \u2013 The Aubrey Masango Show\" alt=\"Education Feature: Education feature: Rethinking Education: Prioritizing Skills Development in South African Classrooms - The Aubrey Masango Show\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e87b1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56e87b1e\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/evening-show\/education-feature-rethinking-education-prioritizing-skills-development-in-south-african-classrooms\">Education Feature: Education feature: Rethinking Education: Prioritizing Skills Development in South African Classrooms - The Aubrey Masango Show <br>August 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"11\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee1a4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fee1a4f\" 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-8cd1cae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8cd1cae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Meet-Kgomotso-Moloi-2-rfdx65ub70ob9aujkdvxuhfasjr740lurjg5wkmems.webp\" title=\"Meet Kgomotso Moloi: From Ga-Rankuwa Roots to Leading Home &amp; Lifestyle Brand\" alt=\"Meet Kgomotso Moloi: From Ga-Rankuwa Roots to Leading Home &amp; Lifestyle Brand\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6e21a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef6e21a\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/kgomotso-moloi-ga-rankuwa-home-brand\/\">Home and Lifestyle feature- Meet Kgomotso Moloi: From Ga-Rankuwa Roots to Leading Home &amp; Lifestyle Brand - Whats on Gauteng<br>13 August 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"12\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 of 17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b01b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92b01b7\" 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-5e8cc85e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e8cc85e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2Roads-Group-Champions-Youth-Empowerment-Through-Strategic-Partnerships-and-Graduate-Development-jpg-rfdx61548uhvn91dbtut00lztmed1j372w6qi6tdhw.webp\" title=\"2Roads Group Champions Youth Empowerment Through Strategic Partnerships and Graduate Development\" alt=\"2Roads Group Champions Youth Empowerment Through Strategic Partnerships and Graduate Development\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7945c82a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7945c82a\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineeringnews.co.za\/article\/2roads-group-champions-youth-empowerment-through-strategic-partnerships-and-graduate-development-2025-07-16\">2Roads Group Champions Youth Empowerment Through Strategic Partnerships and Graduate Development<br>16 July 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"13\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 of 17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Professor-Khehla-Ndlovu-VUT-Vice-Chancellor-16x12.webp 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"Professor Khehla-Ndlovu - VUT Vice-Chancellor \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b26ed75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b26ed75\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iol.co.za\/saturday-star\/news\/2025-07-16-sas-youth-unemployment-crisis-can-digital-skills-unlock-their-future\/\">SA\u2019s youth unemployment crisis: Can digital skills unlock their future? <br>16 July 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Mdekazi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mphumzi-Mdekazi-1-jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mphumzi-Mdekazi-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mphumzi-Mdekazi-1-16x12.webp 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"Mphumzi Mdekazi \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233a3927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"233a3927\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iol.co.za\/news\/education\/2025-06-16-vut-and-sisulu-foundation-ignite-a-new-era-of-ethical-leadership-in-higher-education\/\">VUT and Sisulu Foundation ignite a new era of ethical leadership in higher education. <br> June 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"15\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 of 17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379f3fd8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"379f3fd8\" 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-6b946871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b946871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mercy-Makole-VUT-FMs-morning-drive-presenter.-Photo-Sifiso-Jimta-1-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25178\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mercy-Makole-VUT-FMs-morning-drive-presenter.-Photo-Sifiso-Jimta-1-jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mercy-Makole-VUT-FMs-morning-drive-presenter.-Photo-Sifiso-Jimta-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mercy-Makole-VUT-FMs-morning-drive-presenter.-Photo-Sifiso-Jimta-1-16x12.webp 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"Mercy Makole VUT FM&apos;s morning drive presenter. Photo - Sifiso Jimta \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ee31b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70ee31b0\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/sedibeng-ster\/news\/2025\/07\/09\/vut-fms-mercy-makole-bags-big-nomination\/\">VUT FM\u2019s Mercy Makole bags big nomination<br>09 July 2025<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"16\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"16 of 17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744e4a66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" 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https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Professor-Khehla-Ndlovu-VUT-Vice-Chancellor-16x12.webp 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"Professor Khehla-Ndlovu - VUT Vice-Chancellor \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349339cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"349339cf\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.power987.co.za\/news\/vut-vice-chancellor-commits-to-anti-corruption-efforts-amid-siu-investigation\/\">VUT Vice-Chancellor commits to anti-corruption efforts amid SIU investigation<br>15 November 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