{"id":44117,"date":"2026-10-06T12:58:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=44117"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:13:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:13:32","slug":"vut-first-year-students-celebrate-cultures-through-food-and-hospitality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/vut-first-year-students-celebrate-cultures-through-food-and-hospitality\/","title":{"rendered":"Baithuti ba ngwaga wa pele wa VUT ba keteka dit\u0161o ka dijo le go amogela baeng"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cBaithuti ba ngwaga wa pele wa VUT ba keteka bohwa bja set\u0161o bja go fapafapana bja Afrika Borwa ka dijo, moaparo wa set\u0161o le go amogela baeng Monyanyeng wa Bohwa.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>06 Diphalane 2026 | Pale ya: Tayron Mhlongo | Seswant\u0161ho: Siphephelo Dlamini<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Metsotso e 5 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\/10\/images-53-scaled.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   Set\u0161o, dijo le kamogelo ya baeng di kopana ge baithuti ba ngwaga wa mathomo ba Boeti le Taolo ya Ditirelo t\u0161a Dijo ba keteka bohwa bja Afrika Borwa bja go fapafapana Monyanyeng wa Bohwa. Ka moaparo wa set\u0161o le boitlhamelo bja go apea, baithuti ba bont\u0161ha khumo ya bohwa bja rena bjo re bo abelanago.\n\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go tloga go monkgo wa metswako ya setlogo go ya go mebala ya diaparo t\u0161a set\u0161o, Monyanya wa Bohwa wa Yunibesithi ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Vaal (VUT) o fetot\u0161e dijo go ba monyanya wa boit\u0161hupo, go ba karolo le go fapafapana ga set\u0161o se se humilego sa Afrika Borwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E swere ke Kgoro ya Boamogedi ba Baeng, Boeti le Taolo ya Ditirelo t\u0161a Dijo ka la 22 Lewedi 2026, tiragalo ye e kopant\u0161e baithuti ba ngwaga wa mathomo go gopola Let\u0161at\u0161i la Bohwa ka dijo, go anega dikanegelo le ditlhagi\u0161o t\u0161a set\u0161o t\u0161a boitlhamelo. Go feta monyanya, tiragalo ye e ile ya ba phapo\u0161i ya borutelo ye e phelago moo bohwa, thuto ya thuto le boitlhamelo di ilego t\u0161a thoma go \u0161oma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bjalo ka karolo ya mojule wa bona wa Taolo ya Baamogedi ba Baeng, baithuti ba ngwaga wa pele ba phethile kelo ya go beakanya tafola yeo e hlohleledit\u0161wego ke bohwa bja set\u0161o bja go fapafapana bja Afrika Borwa. Ba \u0161oma ka dihlopha, ba ile ba nyaki\u0161i\u0161a dit\u0161o t\u0161a dijo t\u0161a set\u0161o t\u0161e di fapanego, ba loki\u0161et\u0161a dimenu t\u0161a sehlogo gomme ba t\u0161welet\u0161a dijo t\u0161a bona ka dipont\u0161ho t\u0161a tafola t\u0161eo di hlamilwego ka kelohloko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go tloga go peakanyo ya ditafola go ya go kgetho ya metswako, diaparo le mokgwa wa tlhagi\u0161o, sehlopha se sengwe le se sengwe se be se \u0161omi\u0161a dijo go anega kanegelo. Sephetho e bile monyanya wo o phelago wa dikwi, wo o laet\u0161ago boitlhamelo bja baithuti mola o ba tsebi\u0161a ka ga kwelobohloko ya set\u0161o, mo\u0161omo wa sehlopha le tlhokomelo ya dintlha t\u0161e di nyakegago ka intastering ya go amogela baeng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go oket\u0161a botebo monyanyeng, seboledi sa moeng Ngaka Vuyo Seti-Sonamzi, mofahlo\u0161i ka Lefapheng la Boeti le Kgokagano ye e Kopant\u0161wego, o hlohleledit\u0161e baithuti go lebelela ka kua ga dijo bjalo ka selo seo se loki\u0161it\u0161wego, se fiwago le go jewa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polelo ya gagwe e hlohleledit\u0161e baithuti go nagani\u0161i\u0161a ka gore ke tsebo ya mang yeo e lemogwago, ke dit\u0161o t\u0161a mang t\u0161eo di emet\u0161wego le gore ke dihistori t\u0161a dijo t\u0161a mang t\u0161eo di kgaphet\u0161wego ka ntle go dihlongwa t\u0161a semmu\u0161o. O ile a bea poledi\u0161ano ka gare ga projeke ye e nabilego ya go tlo\u0161a thuto ya bokoloniale, dikgoba t\u0161a setheo le ditshepedi\u0161o t\u0161a maatla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMoafrika goba bao ba kgaphet\u0161wego ka thoko ba tsena bjang sebakeng seo se hlamilwego ntle le bona ka kgopolong?\u201d a bot\u0161i\u0161a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pot\u0161i\u0161o e ile ya lalet\u0161a baithuti go hlahloba ka fao tsebo ya dijo t\u0161a Afrika gant\u0161i e hlokomologilwego, e arot\u0161we goba e t\u0161weledit\u0161wego ka dipono t\u0161eo di sa bont\u0161hego ka botlalo dit\u0161haba t\u0161eo e t\u0161wago go t\u0161ona. Gape e ile ya ba hlohlelet\u0161a go lebelela ditlogo t\u0161a bona t\u0161a set\u0161o bjalo ka methopo ya bohlokwa ya tsebo go e na le go lebelela bjalo ka dit\u0161o t\u0161eo e lego t\u0161a ka ntle ga phapo\u0161i ya borutelo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go hlahla tshepedi\u0161o ye, Ngaka Seti-Sonamzi o tsebagadit\u0161e melawana ye meraro ya go bu\u0161et\u0161a bohwa bja dijo t\u0161a Afrika: gopola, gopola le go bu\u0161et\u0161a morago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGopola\u201d ga mathomo go ipilet\u0161a go batho go kgokagana gape le methopo ya dijo ya setlogo yeo e bego e le gona pele ga phenyo le t\u0161hiti\u0161o ya bokoloniale. Ya bobedi ke kgopot\u0161o ya go kopanya tsebo le mekgwa yeo e bego e arogane ge nako e dut\u0161e e eya, go bu\u0161et\u0161a dikgokagano magareng ga dijo, lapa, naga le set\u0161haba. Mafelelong, \u201cgo bu\u0161et\u0161a morago\u201d go ipilet\u0161a go batho go fola le go keteka seo se bego se kgaphet\u0161we thoko, seo se lahlegilego goba seo se kgoromeledit\u0161wego ka thoko ka boomo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Molaet\u0161a wa gagwe o ile wa fetela ka kua ga tiragalo yeo. Ngaka Seti-Sonamzi o hlohleledit\u0161e baithuti go ba banyaki\u0161i\u0161i ba bohwa bja bona gomme a ba hlohlelet\u0161a go hlahloba kgonagalo ya go tso\u0161olo\u0161a Ditshepedi\u0161o t\u0161a Tsebo ya Dijo t\u0161a Set\u0161o bjalo ka lefelo le bohlokwa la thuto. Ka go dira bjalo, baithuti ba ka thu\u0161a go netefat\u0161a gore tsebo ya set\u0161o ga e bolokwe fela, eup\u0161a gape e ngwadilwe, e hlomp\u0161ha le go diri\u0161wa ka diintastering t\u0161a sebjalebjale t\u0161a go amogela baeng le t\u0161a dijo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ditlhagi\u0161o t\u0161a baithuti di bont\u0161hit\u0161e mohola wa go ithuta ka go t\u0161ea karolo. Mohumagadi Kgomotso Mpudi, yoo sehlopha sa gagwe se bego se loki\u0161et\u0161a dijo t\u0161a setlogo t\u0161eo di amanago le bohwa bja Khoisan, o hlalosit\u0161e maitemogelo ao e le a t\u0161welet\u0161o le a putsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cO it\u0161e: \u201dRe bile le t\u0161welet\u0161o kudu, gomme e ile ya ipont\u0161ha e le phihlelo e botse ka morago ga t\u0161ohle.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go Mohumagadi Mpudi le sehlopha sa gagwe, kelo e bile gape sebaka sa go laet\u0161a boikgant\u0161ho bja set\u0161o ka dijo t\u0161a bona, go beakanya tafola le moaparo wo o hlohleledit\u0161wego ke MaKhoisan. Tlhagi\u0161o ya bona e bont\u0161hit\u0161e ka fao me\u0161omo ya thuto e ka hlolago sebaka sa gore baithuti ba tsenele bohwa ka tsela ye e \u0161omago le ye e nago le mohola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohumagadi Tsholofelo Moloi, yoo sehlopha sa gagwe se bego se loki\u0161et\u0161a dijo t\u0161a ma-India gomme se apara diaparo t\u0161eo di bont\u0161hago set\u0161o sa bona, o bolet\u0161e gore projeke ye e nyaka peakanyo ye e hlokomet\u0161wego eup\u0161a mafelelong e bile maitemogelo a go ithuta a go thabi\u0161a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;E be e gatelet\u0161a, eup\u0161a re ile ra goga ka gare. Re tlile ka leano, gomme go be go tloga go le bose go ithuta dilo t\u0161e mpsha, kudu ka ma-India le go loki\u0161et\u0161a dijo t\u0161a ona,&quot; a realo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ditlhathollo t\u0161e pedi di thopile morero wo o nabilego wa Monyanya wa Bohwa: go hlohlelet\u0161a baithuti go ithuta go t\u0161wa go yo mongwe le yo mongwe mola ba lemoga gore boit\u0161hupo bja Afrika Borwa bo akaret\u0161a maitemogelo a mant\u0161i a set\u0161o ao a kgokaganego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dipolelong t\u0161a gagwe t\u0161a go tswalela, Mofahlo\u0161i yo Mogolo wa Kamogelo ya Baeng Ngaka Kudu Marumo-Ngwenya o retile baithuti ba ngwaga wa mathomo ka go aba Monyanya wa Bohwa wo o t\u0161wet\u0161ego pele. O lemogile kgolo ye bohlokwa yeo ba e bont\u0161hit\u0161ego ka nako ye kopana gomme a ba reta ka go diri\u0161a tsebo ya bona ya ka phapo\u0161ing ka boitshepo le boitlhamelo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ngaka Marumo-Ngwenya o lebogile gape ba\u0161omi mmogo bao ba thekgilego maitapi\u0161o a mo mengwageng ye meraro ye e fetilego. Boikgafo bja bona bjo bo t\u0161welago pele bo thu\u0161it\u0161e go hloma Monyanya wa Bohwa bjalo ka sefala se se nago le mohola sa go ithuta set\u0161o, kelo ye e \u0161omago le tlhabollo ya baithuti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O ile a gopot\u0161a barutwana gore tiragalo yeo e be e se feela mabapi le let\u0161at\u0161i le tee la go keteka. E be e bile e le ka ga go ba loki\u0161et\u0161a intasteri ya dijo le ya go amogela baeng ya lefase ka bophara yeo go yona temo\u0161o ya set\u0161o, bonnete le boitlhamelo di lego bohlokwa ka go oket\u0161ega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baithuti ba hlohleledit\u0161we go ikgant\u0161ha ka dit\u0161o t\u0161a Afrika Borwa, metswako ya setlogo le dijo t\u0161a go fapafapana mola ba nagana ka fao t\u0161e di ka hlolago dibaka t\u0161a ka moso. Bjalo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">dikgonagalo di akaret\u0161a direset\u0161hurente, dikgwebo t\u0161a dijo le maitemogelo a go amogela baeng ao a bont\u0161hago tsebo ya selegae le go keteka khumo ya bohwa bja go apea bja naga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go VUT, tiragalo ye e swere bohlokwa bja tlalelet\u0161o ka ge Yunibesithi e keteka mengwaga ye 60 ya bokgoni bja thuto. Dijo t\u0161a baithuti le ditlhagi\u0161o t\u0161a set\u0161o di hlompha bohwa bja setheo mola di \u0161upa bokamoso bjo bo bopilwego ke boitlhamelo, go akaret\u0161wa le boitlhamelo bjo bo \u0161omago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge VUT e lebelela pele ka Leano la 2033+, leo le beago setheo go dikologa t\u0161welopele ya intasteri ye bohlale ka dit\u0161itale, ya go ya go ile le phetogo ya ekonomi ya leago, maitapi\u0161o a go swana le Monyanya wa Bohwa a laet\u0161a ka fao go ithuta go ka dulago go tsemile medu set\u0161habeng, set\u0161ong le maitemogelong ao a phet\u0161wego<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;VUT first-year students celebrate South Africa\u2019s diverse cultural heritage through food, traditional dress and hospitality at the Heritage Feast.&#8221; 06 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