{"id":21147,"date":"2025-04-08T16:08:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T16:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=21147"},"modified":"2025-08-01T09:30:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T09:30:46","slug":"prof-machaba-inspires-vut-graduates-with-a-message-of-growth-and-lifelong-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/prof-machaba-inspires-vut-graduates-with-a-message-of-growth-and-lifelong-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Mop Machaba o hlohlelet\u0161a dialoga t\u0161a VUT ka molaet\u0161a wa kgolo le go ithuta bophelo ka moka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cMoprofesara France Machaba o hlohlelet\u0161a dialoga t\u0161a VUT ka molaet\u0161a o matla ka ga go ithuta bophelo ka moka, go feto-fetoga le maemo, le go phegelela kgolo ka morago ga go aloga.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>08 Moranang 2025 | Pale: Ka Raludzingana Maswoba le Vince Twala| Set\u0161oant\u0161o: Peter Masela<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metsotso e 2 nako ya go bala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VUT-1663-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Prof Mashaba inspires VUT graduates with a message of growth and lifelong learning\" class=\"wp-image-21148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VUT-1663-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VUT-1663-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VUT-1663-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VUT-1663-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VUT-1663-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VUT-1663.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka la 7 Moranang 2025, Yunibesithi ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Vaal (VUT) e bile le tlhompho ya go amogela Moprofesara France Machaba bjalo ka seboledi sa moeng sa Moletlo wa yona wa go aloga wa Seruthwane wa Lefapha la Mahlale a Tiri\u0161o le a Dikhomphutha. Morutwana le monyaki\u0161i\u0161i yo a hlomphegago thutong ya dipalo, Moprofesara Machaba ga bjale o na le tekanyet\u0161o ya C2 NRF gomme o \u0161oma Yunibesithing ya Afrika Borwa (UNISA). Mo\u0161omo wa gagwe o t\u0161wela pele go hwet\u0161a bobedi temogo ya boset\u0161haba le ya bodit\u0161habat\u0161haba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moprofesara Machaba o ile a nea polelo e matla, yeo e tlet\u0161ego ka bobedi tlhohlelet\u0161o le temogo e \u0161omago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cO it\u0161e: \u201dGo aloga gant\u0161i go bonwa e le kgaolo ya mafelelo leetong la moithuti la thuto, eup\u0161a ge e le gabotse, go swaya mathomo a thomo ya bophelo ka moka ya kgolo le go utolla.\u201c \u201dDiholo t\u0161a dithero le diphapo\u0161i t\u0161a borutelo di ka fifala nakong e fetilego, eup\u0161a dithuto t\u0161eo di ithutilwego ka gare ga t\u0161ona e ba motheo wa bophelo bja setsebi bjo bo t\u0161welago pele bo fetoga.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O gopodit\u0161e dialoga gore go sa \u0161et\u0161we lefapha la bona, e ka ba khemikhale, theknolot\u0161i ya diphedi goba maphelo a tikologo, there\u0161o e tee e sa le gona: tlhabollo ye e t\u0161welago pele e bohlokwa. O ba hlohleledit\u0161e go amogela ditlhohlo bjalo ka dibaka t\u0161a go ithuta le go batamela ye nngwe le ye nngwe ka kgopolo ya kgolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cO okedit\u0161e ka gore: \u201dGe diintaseteri di dut\u0161e di fetoga, thekinolot\u0161i e t\u0161wela pele gomme ditebelelo di hlatloga, bokgoni bja go tlwaelana le maemo e ba bjo bongwe bja mabokgoni a bohlokwa kudu ao o ka bago le ona.Amogela go ithuta bophelo ka moka e sego feela e le selo seo se nyakegago, eup\u0161a e le kgopolo.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moprofesara Machaba o gatelet\u0161e gore didiri\u0161wa t\u0161eo di hwedit\u0161wego ka thuto ke mathomo fela. Ga bjale go go dialoga go t\u0161wela pele go di lout\u0161a ge di dut\u0161e di bopa bokamoso bja t\u0161ona le go tsenya letsogo ka mo go nago le mohola set\u0161habeng. O it\u0161e: \u201cLeeto la gago le kgole le go fela.\u201d \u201cDula o feto-fetoga le maemo gomme o se ke wa kgaot\u0161a go ithuta.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go ba le Moprofesara Machaba a abelana mant\u0161u a gagwe a bohlale kua VUT e bile tokelo. Meneelo ya gagwe thutong ya dipalo, le boikgafo bja gagwe bjo bo sa \u0161i\u0161inyegego bja go hlabolla baruti\u0161i le banyaki\u0161i\u0161i ba ka moso, ka ntle le pelaelo di tla hlohlelet\u0161a meloko ye e tlago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mabapi le Niche ya Dinyaki\u0161i\u0161o ya Moprofesara Machaba<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nyaki\u0161i\u0161o ya Moprofesara Machaba e akaret\u0161a mafelo a mmalwa a bohlokwa ka gare ga thuto ya dipalo, go akaret\u0161wa tshekatsheko ya polelo ya ka phapo\u0161ing, kopanyo ya dipalo le diteng t\u0161a lefase la nnete, go tseba go bala le go ngwala ka dipalo, le go rarolla dikgopolo t\u0161e di fo\u0161aget\u0161ego go ithuteng. Potefolio ya gagwe ye e kgahli\u0161ago ya thuto e akaret\u0161a dihlogo t\u0161e 37 t\u0161a dijenale, dikgaolo t\u0161e hlano t\u0161a dipuku le dipampiri t\u0161e 33 t\u0161a khonferentshe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mo\u0161omo wa gagwe o phatlaladit\u0161we ka dijenale t\u0161e di hlomp\u0161hago t\u0161a go swana le <em>The African Journal of Dinyaki\u0161i\u0161o t\u0161a Thuto ya Dipalo, Saense le Theknolot\u0161i<\/em>, <em>Journal ya Yuropa ya Saense ya Leago<\/em>, <em>Lenaneo la Bodit\u0161habat\u0161haba la Saense, Dipalo le Thuto ya Theknolot\u0161i<\/em>, le <em>Tlhahlobo ya Thuto ya Afrika<\/em>. Ka ntle ga meneelo ya gagwe ya borutegi, Moprofesara Machaba ke mohlahli yo a ineet\u0161ego. O hlokomet\u0161e ka katlego baithuti ba 14 ba Master\u2019s le ba bahlano ba Doctoral lefapheng le. Leeto la gagwe la thuto le mo hweledit\u0161e ditheto t\u0161e mmalwa t\u0161a maemo, go akaret\u0161wa Sefoka sa Nyaki\u0161i\u0161o ya Dihlompho t\u0161e kaone ka Thutong ya Dipalo go t\u0161wa Yunibesithing ya Wits le Thu\u0161o ya Sefoka sa Mohlokomedi wa Pono go t\u0161wa go UNISA.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Prof France Machaba inspires VUT graduates with a powerful message on lifelong learning, adaptability, and the pursuit of growth beyond 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