{"id":43239,"date":"2026-09-23T10:59:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=43239"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:44:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:44:51","slug":"matshidiso-mahamotsa-joins-vuts-top-achievers-at-chancellors-academic-excellence-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/matshidiso-mahamotsa-joins-vuts-top-achievers-at-chancellors-academic-excellence-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Matshidiso Mahamotsa o tsenela bao ba fihlelet\u0161ego maemo a godimo ba VUT Difokeng t\u0161a Bokgoni bja Thuto t\u0161a Mokanseliri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cMatshidiso Mahamotsa, moithuti wa Diploma ya Maemo a Godimo ya Ditshenyegelo le Taolo ya Diakhaonto go t\u0161wa Embalenhle, o lemogilwe gare ga bao ba fihlelet\u0161ego maemo a godimo ba VUT ka Difokeng t\u0161a Bokgoni bja Thuto t\u0161a Mokanseliri.<\/strong>\u201c .\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>23 Lewedi 2026 | Pale ya: Tayron Mhlongo<\/strong> <strong>| Seswant\u0161ho: Keitumetse Mokgope<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metsotso e 4 nako ya go bala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 0 24px; padding: 0; background: #000;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ms-Matshidiso-Mahamotsa.webp\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\">\n    <figcaption style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 8px 10px; text-align: left; color: #fff; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; background: #000; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n Mohumagadi Matshidiso Mahamotsa o hlomp\u0161ha ka Difokeng t\u0161a Bokgoni bja Thuto t\u0161a Mokanseliri ka morago ga go fihlelela palogare ya 82.13% ka go Diploma ya Maemo a Godimo ka go Diakhaonto t\u0161a Ditshenyegelo le Taolo, a kgonthi\u0161i\u0161a maemo a gagwe gare ga bao ba fihlelet\u0161ego maemo a godimo ba VUT.\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge a gola Embalenhle, Mpumalanga, Matshidiso Ingrid Mohumagadi Mahamotsa o kwe\u0161i\u0161it\u0161e gore katlego e tla nyaka maikemi\u0161et\u0161o, go kgotlelela le go \u0161oma ka thata. Lehono, boikgafo bjoo bja bokgoni bo mo hweledit\u0161e maemo gare ga baithuti bao ba \u0161omago gabotse kudu ba Yunibesithi ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Vaal bao ba lemogilwego Difokeng t\u0161a Bokgoni bja Thuto t\u0161a Mokanseliri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohumagadi Mahamotsa o lemogilwe ka legorong la Diploma ya Maemo a Godimo ka Lefapheng la Mahlale a Taolo (FMS) ka lebaka la tiragat\u0161o ya gagwe ye e kgahli\u0161ago ka go Diploma ya Maemo a Godimo ka go Diakhaonto t\u0161a Ditshenyagalelo le Taolo, a fihlelela palogare ye e kgahli\u0161ago ya 82.13%. Temogo ya gagwe e be e akaret\u0161a gape le bursary ya boleng bja R70 681.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go Mohumagadi Mahamotsa, theto ye e emela go feta phihlelelo ya thuto. E laet\u0161a mengwaga ya go phegelela, go itshepa le boikgafo go dinepo t\u0161a gagwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leeto la gagwe la go ya go t\u0161a dit\u0161helete le be le sa rulaganywa ka kelohloko, eup\u0161a go se go ye kae le ile la fetoga lerato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSeo se ntutuedit\u0161ego go kgetha lefapha le e bile lerato la ka la dipalo le go kwe\u0161i\u0161a ka fao lefapha la dit\u0161helete le \u0161omago ka gona,\u201d a realo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Ge ke fihla yunibesithing, ke be ke nyaka moela wa CA gomme ka bona gore ke amoget\u0161we bakeng sa Diploma ya Cost and Management Accounting. Ke be ke belaela go se nene ka gobane ke be ke se na kwe\u0161i\u0161o ya seo akhaontente ya ditshenyagalelo le taolo e se dirago, eup\u0161a ke be ke bulegile tlhohlo yeo.&quot;\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seo se thomilego e le go se kgonthi\u0161ege ganyenyane-ganyenyane se ile sa gola go ba maikwelo a kwagalago a morero, mafelelong sa lebi\u0161a phapanong ya t\u0161a thuto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Difoka t\u0161a Bokgoni bja Thuto t\u0161a Mokanseliri, t\u0161eo di thakgot\u0161wego ka 2026 bjalo ka karolo ya meketeko ya segopot\u0161o sa bo 60 sa VUT, di lemoga baithuti bao ba bont\u0161hit\u0161ego tiragat\u0161o ye e kgethegilego ya thuto, boetapele le boikgafo bja bokgoni. Mohumagadi Mahamotsa o be a le gare ga sehlopha sa baithuti bao ba kgethilwego bao ba hlomp\u0161hago nakong ya lenaneo la go aba difoka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go amogela temogo yeo e bile phihlelelo yeo e nago le morero kudu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGo amogela Sefoka sa Bokgoni bja Thuto sa Mokanseliri ka go Diploma ya Maemo a Godimo ya Ditshenyagalelo le Diakhaonto t\u0161a Taolo go bolela kudu go nna gomme go but\u0161e mahlo le monagano wa ka go lemoga gore go \u0161oma ka thata le boikemi\u0161et\u0161o di a lefa,\u201d a realo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go swana le barutwana ba bant\u0161i bao ba atlegilego, leeto la gagwe e be e se leo le se nago ditlhohlo. Nako e nngwe e thata e ile ya nyakile e \u0161i\u0161inya kgodi\u0161ego ya gagwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGo nyakile go palelwa ke modula maemong a diploma e bile tlhohlo ye kgolo ka gobane e dirile gore ke thome go belaela bokgoni bja ka,\u201d o dumet\u0161e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le ge go le bjalo, o ile a hwet\u0161a tlhohlelet\u0161o ka go gopola gore o fihlile bokgoleng bofe le gore o \u0161omela go eng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSelo se sengwe seo se nthu\u0161it\u0161ego go e fenya e bile kgopot\u0161o e rego: \u2018O a bona moo o t\u0161wago gona, na o nyaka go boela moo?'\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pot\u0161i\u0161o yeo e ile ya ba mothopo wa tlhohlelet\u0161o, ya mo kgothalet\u0161a go phegelela dinakong t\u0161e thata le go dula a tsepelet\u0161e bokamoso bja gagwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohumagadi Mahamotsa o reta katlego ya gagwe go bobedi tumelo le thekgo ya lapa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cO it\u0161e: \u201dSa pele le sa bohlokwa kudu, Modimo o nthu\u0161it\u0161e leetong le.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O ile a hlompha gape tatagwe yo a hwilego le mmagwe, bao ba kgathilego tema ye bohlokwa bophelong bja gagwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGotee le dithuto t\u0161a tate wa ka yo a hwilego, le mma, bao ba t\u0161erego tema ya go ba tate bophelong bja ka gomme ka mehla ba nkgodi\u0161a.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phihlelelo ya gagwe e na le mohola kudu ka gobane e phethagat\u0161a pakane yeo a ipeet\u0161ego yona nako ye telele pele a amogela sefoka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cO ile a gopola gore: \u2018Se ruri ke toro yeo e phethaget\u0161ego ka gobane ke gopola ngwagola ge ke aloga ke ipot\u0161a gore: 'Ngwageng o tlago, leina la-ka le tla ba lelokelelong la bao ba fihlelet\u0161ego maemo a godimo.\u201d\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boikemi\u0161et\u0161o bjoo bo ile bja ba bja kgonthe ka kgalemo, go tsepami\u0161a kgopolo le maitapi\u0161o a go se fetoge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge a nagani\u0161i\u0161a ka leeto la gagwe, Mohumagadi Mahamotsa o hlohleledit\u0161e baithuti mmogo go dula ba kgotlelela go sa \u0161et\u0161we dit\u0161hiti\u0161o le dilo t\u0161e mpe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;\u0160omi\u0161a ma\u0161ata a magolo a go se loke bjalo ka tlhohlelet\u0161o ya gago. Le ka mohla o se ke wa ipelaet\u0161a, ka gobane Modimo ga se a go bea moo a tsebago gore o tla palelwa,&quot; a realo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKa mehla gopola gore o mang le gore o nyaka go ba eng.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge VUT e keteka mengwaga ye 60 ya bokgoni bja thuto, boitlhamelo le tirelo go set\u0161haba, dikanegelo t\u0161a go swana le t\u0161a Mohumagadi Mahamotsa di t\u0161wela pele go laet\u0161a maatla a phetogo a thuto ya godimo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leeto la gagwe go tloga Embalenhle go ya go ba yo mongwe wa bao ba fihlelet\u0161ego maemo a godimo ba VUT le \u0161oma bjalo ka tlhohlelet\u0161o go baithuti ba bjale le ba ka moso. Ke kgopot\u0161o ya gore katlego ga e laolwe ke moo motho a thomago gona bophelong, eup\u0161a ke maikemi\u0161et\u0161o a go phegelela dipakane t\u0161a gagwe go sa \u0161et\u0161we ditlhohlo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bjale ka ge a itoki\u0161elet\u0161a bokamoso ka lefapheng la dit\u0161helete, Mohumagadi Mahamotsa ga a rwale fela mangwalo a thuto, eup\u0161a gape le boitshepo bjo bo t\u0161wago go fenya mathata le go fihlelela bokgoni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Temogo ya gagwe gare ga bao ba fihlelet\u0161ego maemo a godimo ba VUT e laet\u0161a boikgafo bja Yunibesithi bja go godi\u0161a talente le go putsa bokgoni bja thuto. 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