{"id":1222,"date":"2024-10-10T14:39:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T14:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=1222"},"modified":"2026-07-28T13:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:35:53","slug":"news-and-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/news-and-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Ditaba le Diphatlalatso"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1222\" class=\"elementor elementor-1222\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f8d06a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48f8d06a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b41f95d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b41f95d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bab3265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bab3265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ditaba le Metjha ya Ditab<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707933b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"707933b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fumana Ditlha tsa bohlokwa tsa Ditaba, Diphatlalatso tsa boraditaba le disebediswa tsa Metjha ya ditaba ho dula o ikamahantse le tsohle tse etsahalang VUT<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd46273 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd46273\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6703637 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6703637\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846b609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"846b609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ditaba le Metjha ya Ditab<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e47c31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e47c31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fumana Ditlha tsa bohlokwa tsa Ditaba, Diphatlalatso tsa boraditaba le disebediswa tsa Metjha ya ditaba ho dula o ikamahantse le tsohle tse etsahalang VUT<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1d6337 elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b1d6337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/news\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Bona Ditaba Tsohle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d4fde1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72d4fde1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad94ede e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ad94ede\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52602671 elementor-grid-4 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"52602671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NRF-10-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NRF-10-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NRF-10-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NRF-10-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/nrf-empowers-vut-postgraduate-students-through-research-funding-information-session\/\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\">\n\t\t\t\tNRF empowers VUT postgraduate students through research funding information session\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/nrf-empowers-vut-postgraduate-students-through-research-funding-information-session\/\" aria-label=\"Read 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Industrial Relations Practitioner in the mining sector, is featured in the VUT 60 Alumni Legacy Series for her journey of purpose, perseverance and professional growth.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/VUT-alumna-Maambele-Tshivhase.webp 2048w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/VUT-alumna-Maambele-Tshivhase-300x267.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/VUT-alumna-Maambele-Tshivhase-1024x912.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/VUT-alumna-Maambele-Tshivhase-768x684.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/VUT-alumna-Maambele-Tshivhase-1536x1368.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/VUT-alumna-Maambele-Tshivhase-13x12.webp 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a 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elementor-grid-item post-40675 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-news-vaal-university-of-technology\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/vut-senate-aligns-academic-governance-with-strategy-2033-at-inaugural-workshop\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/VUT-Senate-aligns-academic-governance-with-Strategy-2033-at-inaugural-workshop.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-40727\" alt=\"Man wearing an orange jacket speaks into a microphone at a wooden podium, brick wall behind him.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/VUT-Senate-aligns-academic-governance-with-Strategy-2033-at-inaugural-workshop.webp 2048w, 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