{"id":26755,"date":"2025-08-26T08:06:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=26755"},"modified":"2025-08-26T08:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:07:50","slug":"ict-smme-certificate-ceremony-empowers-56-young-graduates-in-zeerust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/ict-smme-certificate-ceremony-empowers-56-young-graduates-in-zeerust\/","title":{"rendered":"Moletlo wa setifikeiti sa ICT SMME o matlafat\u0161a dialoga t\u0161e 56 t\u0161a bafsa ka Zeerust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVUT le balekane ba ketekile bafsa ba 56 ka Zeerust, ba aba Ditifikeiti t\u0161a ICT SMME go ba hlomela ka mabokgoni a tit\u0161ithale go lwant\u0161ha tlhokego ya me\u0161omo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>26 Phato 2025 | Pale Ka: Thabisang Thebeeapelo | Seswant\u0161ho:\u00a0<strong>Peter Masela<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nako ya go bala ya motsotso o tee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SMME-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SMME-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SMME-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SMME-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SMME-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SMME-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SMME.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yunibesithi ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Vaal (VUT), ka tiri\u0161ano le Setheo sa Boset\u0161haba sa Tlhabollo ya Bafsa (NYDA), Setheo sa Boset\u0161haba sa Boraditaba ba Elektroniki sa Afrika Borwa (NEMISA), le Kgoro ya Dikgokagano le Theknolot\u0161i ya Dit\u0161itale (DCDT), e swere Moletlo wa Setifikeiti sa Theknolot\u0161i ya Dikgokagano t\u0161a Tshedimo\u0161o (ICT) t\u0161e Nnyane, t\u0161a Magareng, le Dikgwebopotlana (SMME) ka Ho\u00ebrskool Zeerust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tiragalo ye e ketekile bafsa ba 56 bao ba phethilego mananeo a tlwaet\u0161o ya go loki\u0161a megala ya sellathekeng le go dira mananeo. 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