{"id":44144,"date":"2026-10-07T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=44144"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:00:07","slug":"diamond-jubilee-graduates-ready-to-make-their-mark-on-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/diamond-jubilee-graduates-ready-to-make-their-mark-on-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Dialoga t\u0161a Diamond Jubilee di ikemi\u0161edit\u0161e go dira leswao la t\u0161ona lefaseng"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cVUT Spring Graduation 2026 e keteka dialoga t\u0161e 745 t\u0161a Diamond Jubilee t\u0161eo di hlohlwago go feto\u0161a tsebo, boitlhamelo le mangwalo a thuto go ba khuet\u0161o ye e nago le mohola ya set\u0161haba.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>06 Diphalane 2026 | Pale ya: Nontobeko Moimane | Seswant\u0161ho: Keitumetse Mokgope\u00a0<\/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\/10\/Graduations.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  VUT e phetha sehla sa yona sa Dialoga t\u0161a Selemo sa 2026, e keteka dialoga t\u0161e ka bago 745 t\u0161a Diamond Jubilee t\u0161eo diphihlelelo t\u0161a t\u0161ona di laet\u0161ago kgotlelelo, boikemi\u0161et\u0161o le thekgo ye e sa \u0161i\u0161inyegego ya lapa le baratiwa.\n\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go dialoga t\u0161e makgolo t\u0161a Yunibesithi ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Vaal (VUT), go tshela legato la go aloga e be e le se se fetago go amogela mangwalo a thuto. E bile sehlohlolong sa mengwaga ya boikgafo, go phegelela le boikemi\u0161et\u0161o, gammogo le motsotso wo o abelanwago le malapa, bagwera le baratiwa bao ba ba thekgilego kgato ye nngwe le ye nngwe ya tsela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VUT e phethile sehla sa yona sa Dialoga t\u0161a Selemo sa 2026 ka la 16 Lewedi ka morago ga mat\u0161at\u0161i a mararo a meletlo ka Khamphaseng ya Vanderbijlpark, e keteka dikatlego t\u0161a dialoga t\u0161e ka bago 745.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sehlopha sa go aloga se be se akaret\u0161a dialoga t\u0161e 542 t\u0161a diploma, dialoga t\u0161e 139 t\u0161a Advanced Diploma, dialoga t\u0161e senyane t\u0161a bachelor\u2019s degree le dialoga t\u0161e 55 t\u0161a diploma t\u0161a ka morago ga dithuto t\u0161a godimo. Le ge go le bjalo ka morago ga mangwalo a thuto a mangwe le a mangwe go be go na le kanegelo ya moswanano\u0161i ya go kgotlelela, maikemi\u0161et\u0161o le kholofelo ya bokamoso bjo bokaone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge Yunibesithi e keteka segopot\u0161o sa yona sa bo 60, Sehlopha sa 2026 se swere lefelo le le kgethegilego historing ya VUT ge Jubilee ya yona e aloga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge a bolela le dialoga, Motlat\u0161amokhanselara le Hlogo ya Sekolo Mop Khehla Ndlovu o ba gopot\u0161it\u0161e gore go aloga ga se mafelelo a leeto, eup\u0161a ke mathomo a maikarabelo a maswa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Go aloga ga se nke e fo ba phetho ya thuto. Ke mathomo a maikarabelo. Ke motsotso wo tsebo e kopanago le lefase gomme e swanet\u0161e go hlatsela bohlokwa bja yona,&quot; a realo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O hlohleledit\u0161e dialoga go lebelela mangwalo a bona a thuto bjalo ka didiri\u0161wa t\u0161a phetogo ye botse le go \u0161omi\u0161a tsebo ya t\u0161ona go rarolla ditlhohlo t\u0161eo di lebanego le dit\u0161haba, diintasteri le set\u0161haba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Mangwalo a gago a thuto ga se fela mangwalo a go hlatsela.Ke didiri\u0161wa t\u0161a phetogo,&quot; Mop Ndlovu o bodit\u0161e dialoga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Molaet\u0161a wa gagwe o ile wa kwagala ka dialoga t\u0161e nt\u0161i t\u0161eo di itoki\u0161elet\u0161ago go tsena lefaseng leo le fetogago ka lebelo leo le bopilwego ke t\u0161welopele ya theknolot\u0161i, boitlhamelo le dibaka t\u0161e mpsha. Go sa \u0161et\u0161we gore ba phegelela me\u0161omo ya theknolot\u0161i, boent\u0161enere, kgwebo, mahlale goba borakgwebo, dialoga di ile t\u0161a hlohlwa go ba bahlami ba dilo t\u0161e mpsha, ba rarollago mathata le baetapele ba boitshwaro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le ge meletlo e keteka phihlelelo ya thuto, e ile ya gatelela gape tema ye maatla yeo malapa a e kgathago go thu\u0161a baithuti go fihlelela let\u0161at\u0161i la go aloga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go Morena Surprise Mlambo, go bogela morwa wa gagwe a aloga e be e le motsotso wa maikutlo mengwaga ye e dirwago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKe ikwa ke thabile ka mo go fetelet\u0161ego ka gobane, gare ga barwa ba ka, ke wa mathomo go apara gown gomme a aloga,\u201d a realo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boikgant\u0161ho bja gagwe bo be bo laet\u0161a maitemogelo a malapa a mant\u0161i ao a ilego a tlat\u0161a lefelo la go aloga ka dithabo, megokgo le monyanya. Go bona, go aloga go be go sa emele feela phihlelelo ya motho ka o tee ka o tee eup\u0161a gape le go phethagat\u0161wa ga toro yeo ba e abelanago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dikholofelo t\u0161a Morena Mlambo ka morwa wa gagwe di be di le bonolo eup\u0161a di t\u0161wa pelong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cO it\u0161e: \u201dA Modimo a mo thu\u0161e go t\u0161wela pele a t\u0161wela pele le go fihlelela dipakane t\u0161a gagwe.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go sealoga Morena Nkosana Ndaba, yo a phethilego mangwalo a gagwe a thuto ka go Ditshepedi\u0161o t\u0161a Tshedimo\u0161o ya Dit\u0161helete, tiragalo ye e swaya mafelelo a leeto leo le bego le se na ditlhohlo t\u0161a lona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Ke thabile kudu. Ke letet\u0161e nako ye telele let\u0161at\u0161i le, gomme mafelelong le fihlile. Go be go se bonolo, eup\u0161a re le fihlile,&quot; a realo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mant\u0161u a gagwe a ile a swara there\u0161o yeo e tlwaelegilego go dialoga t\u0161e dint\u0161i. Ka morago ga seswant\u0161ho se sengwe le se sengwe sa go aloga go na le kanegelo ya ma\u0161ego a matelele, kgatelelo ya thuto, ditlhohlo t\u0161a dit\u0161helete le dinako t\u0161a pelaelo t\u0161eo di bego di swanet\u0161e go fenywa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le ge go be go na le mapheko, Morena Ndaba o ile a phegelela gomme a hlohlelet\u0161a baithuti ba bjale go dira se se swanago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Thuto ke senotlelo. A re kgoromet\u0161eng le go rapela. T\u0161wela pele, gomme mafelelong o tla fihlelela dipakane t\u0161a gago,&quot; a realo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moya wo wa go kgotlelela o be o bonagala sehleng ka moka sa go aloga ge dialoga go t\u0161wa ditlogong t\u0161e di fapanego di be di sepela go putla sefala, yo mongwe le yo mongwe a rwele kanegelo ya gagwe ya boikemi\u0161et\u0161o le katlego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motsotso wo mongwe wo o sa lebalegego wa menyanya ya Dialoga t\u0161a Selemo t\u0161a 2026 e bile go tsebagat\u0161wa ga Ko\u0161a ya VUT, yeo e utolot\u0161wego nakong ya ngwaga wa Diamond Jubilee wa Yunibesithi. Ko\u0161a e okedit\u0161e maikutlo a boikgant\u0161ho le botee go meketeko, e \u0161oma bjalo ka kgopot\u0161o ya histori ya setheo, ditekanyet\u0161o le boit\u0161hupo bjo bo abelanwago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge VUT e lebelet\u0161e bokamoso ka Leano la 2033+, dialoga t\u0161a 2026 bjale e ba karolo ya bohwa bjo bo otlollelago morago mengwagasome ye tshela. Ba kopanela le diketekete t\u0161a di-alumni t\u0161eo di t\u0161wet\u0161ego pele go tsenya letsogo go intasteri, mmu\u0161o, kgwebo, nyaki\u0161i\u0161o le tlhabollo ya set\u0161haba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tlhohlo yeo e lego pele ga bona e fetela ka kua ga go hwet\u0161a mo\u0161omo goba go aga me\u0161omo e atlegilego. Ke ka ga go \u0161omi\u0161a tsebo, bokgoni le maitemogelo a bona go hlola dibaka, go rarolla mathata le go dira phapano ye e nago le mohola maphelong a ba bangwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bjalo ka ge Mop Ndlovu a gopot\u0161it\u0161e dialoga: \u201cA potego e le hlalo\u0161e.A tirelo go set\u0161haba e dule e le khamphase ya lena.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go Sehlopha sa Diamond Jubilee sa 2026, kgato ya go aloga e swaya go feta mafelelo a dithuto t\u0161a bona. 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