{"id":44271,"date":"2026-10-13T12:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T12:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=44271"},"modified":"2026-10-13T13:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:59:44","slug":"meet-the-contenders-vut-community-to-vote-for-first-official-mascot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/meet-the-contenders-vut-community-to-vote-for-first-official-mascot\/","title":{"rendered":"Kopana le baphenkgi\u0161ani: set\u0161haba sa VUT go boutela mascot ya mathomo ya semmu\u0161o"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201c&quot;Go bala morago go t\u0161wela pele! VUT e tla utolla baphenkgi\u0161ani ba bararo ba mascot le maina a mahlano ao a ka bago gona. Voutela sefahlego seo se tlago emela boikgant\u0161ho, moya le bokamoso bja VUT.&quot;\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>13 Diphalane 2026 | Pale ya: Qhawekazi Memani | Seswant\u0161ho: <\/strong> <strong>Siphephelo Dlamini ya go swana le yena<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/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\/MASCOT-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  \n\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Selo se sengwe se segolo se tla go VUT, gomme se na le sefahlego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka la 16 Diphalane 2026, Yunibesithi ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Vaal (VUT) e tla utolla dikgopolo t\u0161e tharo t\u0161e di kgahli\u0161ago t\u0161a mascot, ya fa baithuti, ba\u0161omi le bakgathatema sebaka sa go thu\u0161a go kgetha mascot ya mathomo kudu ya semmu\u0161o ya Yunibesithi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eup\u0161a se ga se feela go kgetha moanegwa. Ke ka ga go kgetha leswao leo le tlago akaret\u0161a maatla, boikgant\u0161ho, moya le botho bja VUT mengwageng ye e tlago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka ya mathomo ya Yunibesithi, set\u0161haba sa VUT se ka se boutele fela tlhamo ya mascot yeo ba e ratago eup\u0161a gape le leina la yona go t\u0161wa dikgethong t\u0161e hlano t\u0161e di \u0161i\u0161int\u0161wego. Kgetho ye e fent\u0161ego e tla ba karolo ya kanegelo ya VUT, e t\u0161welela ditiragalong t\u0161a dipapadi, medirong ya baithuti, meketeko ye e kgethegilego, diforamo t\u0161a tit\u0161ithale le masolo a Yunibesithi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go ya ka Molaodi wa VUT Marketing le Brand Mohumagadi Tisch Farrell, prot\u0161eke ya mascot e hlohleledit\u0161we ke boikgafo bja Yunibesithi bja go maatlafat\u0161a boit\u0161hupo bja yona le go hlola dikgokagano t\u0161e di tsenelet\u0161ego go ralala le set\u0161haba sa VUT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Go tsebagat\u0161wa ga mascot ya mathomo ya semmu\u0161o ya Yunibesithi go emela go feta tlholo ya semelo. Ke tlholo ya letlotlo le lefsa la leina leo le nago le bokgoni bja go kgokaganya meloko ya baithuti ba VUT, ba\u0161omi, di-alumni le bakgathatema,&quot; go bolela Mohumagadi Farrell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le ge meralo ya mascot e sa dut\u0161e e le sephiri seo se hlokomet\u0161wego kgauswi, lethabo le \u0161et\u0161e le aga go ralala le khamphase ge go bala morago go ya go utolla go t\u0161wela pele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na VUT e tla kgetha mascot yeo e bont\u0161hago boitlhamelo? E nngwe yeo e swarago go kgotlelela? 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Tli\u0161a lent\u0161u la gago. Lahlela bouto ya gago. Tlogela leswao la gago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>VOTE YA GAGO. LENT\u0160U LA GAGO. LEFA LA GAGO.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go utollwa ga semmu\u0161o go direga ka <strong>Labohlano, 16 Diphalane 2026, ka 12:00 ka VUT Amphi Theatre<\/strong>, moo set\u0161haba sa VUT se tlago kopana le baphenkgi\u0161ani ba bararo ba mascot gomme sa boutela sefahlego le leina leo e tlago go ba karolo ya histori ya VUT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BOKAMOSO BJA RONA B NA LE SEFAHLEHO.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>O TLA KGETHA EFE?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#VUTMascotVote #TEnaKeVUT Yaka #OBokamoso bja Rena bo na leAce<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The countdown is on! VUT will reveal three mascot contenders and five possible names. 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