{"id":39854,"date":"2026-07-28T10:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=39854"},"modified":"2026-07-28T10:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:33:34","slug":"vut-professor-appointed-as-a-member-and-office-bearer-of-the-national-military-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/vut-professor-appointed-as-a-member-and-office-bearer-of-the-national-military-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"VUT professor appointed as a Member and Office Bearer of the National Military Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;VUT\u2019s Prof Dewald Venter has been appointed trustee of the SANMMH Building and Development Trust, strengthening heritage preservation and collaboration.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>28 July 2026 | Story by: Nontobeko Moimane | Picture:\u00a0Supplied<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 minutes read time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Prof-D-Venter-768x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39856\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>VUT\u2019s Prof Dewald Venter<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vaal University of Technology (VUT) has welcomed with pride the appointment of Professor Dewald Venter, Associate Professor in the Tourism and Integrated Communication Department, as a Member and Office Bearer of the South African National Museum of Military History (SANMMH) Building and Development Trust, effective from 27 July 2026. 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