{"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\/st\/matshidiso-mahamotsa-joins-vuts-top-achievers-at-chancellors-academic-excellence-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Matshidiso Mahamotsa joins VUT&#8217;s top achievers at Chancellor&#8217;s Academic Excellence Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cMatshidiso Mahamotsa, moithuti oa Diploma e Phahameng ea Boikarabello ba Lit\u0161enyehelo le Tsamaiso oa Embalenhle, o ile a ananeloa har&#x27;a ba fihletseng katleho e phahameng VUT ho Likhau tsa Chancellor tsa Bokhabane ba Thuto.<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>23 Loetse 2026 | Pale ka: Tayron Mhlongo<\/strong> <strong>Setshwantsho: Keitumetse Mokgope<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nako ea ho bala metsotso e 4.<\/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 Mofumahatsana Matshidiso Mahamotsa o hlomphuoa Moputsong oa Bokhabane ba Thuto oa Chancellor kamora ho fumana karolelano ea 82.13% ho Advanced Diploma in Cost and Management Accounting, a tiisa sebaka sa hae har&#x27;a ba fihletseng liphetho tse phahameng ka ho fetisisa VUT.\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ha a hola Embalenhle, Mpumalanga, Matshidiso Ingrid Ms Mahamotsa o ile a utlwisisa hore katleho e tla hloka boikemisetso, mamello le mosebetsi o boima. Kajeno, boitlamo boo ba ho sebetsa ka bokgabane bo mo file sebaka hara baithuti ba sebetsang hantle ka ho fetisisa ba Univesithi ya Thekenoloji ya Vaal, ba ananetsweng Dikgau tsa Kgabane ya Thuto tsa Chancellor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mofumahatsana Mahamotsa o ile a ananeloa sehlopheng sa Diploma e Phahameng Lefapheng la Mahlale a Tsamaiso (FMS) bakeng sa t\u0161ebetso ea hae e babatsehang ho Diploma e Phahameng ea Boikarabello ba Lit\u0161enyehelo le Tsamaiso, a fihlella karolelano e hlollang ea 82.13%. Kananelo ea hae e boetse e ne e kenyeletsa thuso ea lichelete ea thuto e kaalo ka R70 681.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ho Mofumahatsana Mahamotsa, khau ena e emela ho fetang katleho ea lithuto feela. E bont\u0161a lilemo tsa mamello, boit\u0161epo le boinehelo lipakane tsa hae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leeto la hae la ho kena mosebetsing oa boikarabello ha lea ka la raloa ka hloko, empa kapele la fetoha tjantjello ea hae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Se nkgothaditseng ho kgetha karolo ena e bile tjantjello ya ka ya dipalo le kutlwisiso ya kamoo lekala la ditjhelete le sebetsang kateng,&quot; a rialo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Ha ke fihla univesithing, ke ne ke batla ho kena lekaleng la CA mme ka bona hore ke amohetsoe bakeng sa Diploma ea Boikarabello ba Lit\u0161enyehelo le Tsamaiso. Ke ne ke na le pelaelo hanyane hobane ke ne ke sa utloisise hore na moikarabelli oa lit\u0161enyehelo le tsamaiso o etsa&#x27;ng, empa ke ne ke ikemiselitse ho tobana le phephetso.&quot;\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seo se qalileng e le ho se tsitse, butle-butle se ile sa fetoha sepheo se hlakileng, &#x27;me qetellong sa lebisa katlehong e phahameng lithutong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likhau tsa Chancellor tsa Bokhabane ba Thuto, tse thakhotsoeng ka 2026 e le karolo ea mekete ea sehopotso sa bo-60 sa VUT, li ananela baithuti ba bont\u0161itseng t\u0161ebetso e ikhethang ea thuto, boetapele le boitlamo ba bokhabane. Mofumahatsana Mahamotsa e ne e le har&#x27;a sehlopha se khethiloeng sa baithuti ba hlomphuoeng nakong ea lenaneo la likhau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ho fumana kananelo e bile katleho e nang le moelelo o tebileng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Ho fumana Khau ea Bokhabane ba Thuto ea Chancellor bakeng sa Diploma e Phahameng ea Boikarabello ba Lit\u0161enyehelo le Tsamaiso ho bolela ho hongata ho &#x27;na, &#x27;me ho butse mahlo le kelello ea ka ho hlokomela hore mosebetsi o boima le boikemisetso lia putsa,&quot; a rialo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joalo ka baithuti ba bangata ba atlehileng, leeto la hae le ne le na le liqholotso. Nako e &#x27;ngoe e thata e batlile e theola boits&#x27;epo ba hae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Ho batla ke hloleha mojeremong boemong ba diploma e ne e le phephetso e kholo ka ho fetisisa hobane ho ile ha etsa hore ke qale ho belaella bokhoni ba ka,&quot; a lumela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leha ho le jwalo, o ile a fumana kgothatso ka ho hopola hore na o se a tsamaile sebaka se sekae le hore na o ne a sebeletsa eng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNtho e le &#x27;ngoe e ileng ea nthusa ho hlola seo e bile khopotso: &#x27;Ua bona moo u tsoang teng, na u batla ho khutlela moo?&#x27;\u2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Potso eo e ile ea fetoha mohloli oa khothatso, ea mo khothalletsa ho tiisetsa linakong tse thata le ho lula a tsepamisitse maikutlo bokamosong ba hae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mof. Mahamotsa o re katleho ea hae e bakoa ke tumelo le t\u0161ehetso ea lelapa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Pele ho tsohle, Molimo o nthusitse leetong lena,&quot; a rialo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O boetse a tlotla ntatae mofu le mmae, ba bileng le seabo sa bohlokoa bophelong ba hae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHammoho le lithuto tsa ntate oa ka mofu, le tsa &#x27;m\u00e8, ea ileng a nka karolo ea ntate bophelong ba ka &#x27;me a lula a nkhothatsa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katleho ea hae e na le moelelo o ikhethang hobane e phethahatsa sepheo seo a neng a ikemisetselitse sona khale pele a amohela khau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Ruri sena ke toro e phethahetseng hobane ke hopola selemong se fetileng moketeng oa ka oa kaloso ke ipolella: &#x27;Selemong se tlang, lebitso la ka le tla ba lenaneng la ba atlehileng ka ho fetisisa,&#x27;&quot; a hopola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boikemisetso boo bo ile ba fetoha nnete ka taeo, ho tsepamisa maikutlo le boikitlaetso bo sa khaotseng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ha a ntse a hopola leeto la hae, Mof. Mahamotsa o khothalelitse baithuti-&#x27;moho le eena ho lula ba tiile ho sa tsotellehe lit\u0161itiso le maikutlo a fosahetseng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Sebedisa melumo e phahameng ya maikutlo a fosahetseng e le kgothatso ya hao. Le ka mohla o se ke wa belaella ka wena, hobane Modimo ha a ka wa beha moo a tsebang hore o tla hloleha,&quot; a rialo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKamehla hopola hore na u mang le seo u batlang ho ba sona.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ha VUT e keteka dilemo tse 60 tsa bokgabane ba thuto, boqapi le tshebeletso ho setjhaba, dipale tse kang ya Mofumahatsana Mahamotsa di tswela pele ho bontsha matla a phetolo a thuto e phahameng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leeto la hae ho tloha Embalenhle ho fihlela a e-ba e mong oa baithuti ba ipabolang ka ho fetisisa ba VUT le sebetsa e le khothatso ho baithuti ba hona joale le ba kamoso. Ke khopotso ea hore katleho ha e laoloe ke moo motho a qalang teng bophelong, empa e laoloa ke boikemisetso ba ho phehella lipakane tsa motho ho sa tsotellehe liqholotso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ha a itokisetsa bokamoso lekaleng la lichelete, Mof. Mahamotsa o na le tsebo e phahameng ea thuto feela, empa hape le boits&#x27;epo bo tsoang ho hlola mathata le ho fihlela bokhabane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ho ananeloa ha hae har&#x27;a ba fihletseng katleho e phahameng VUT ho bont\u0161a boitlamo ba Univesithi ba ho holisa litalenta le ho putsa bokhabane lithutong. 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