Academics
Global conference honours TUT’s tourism research excellence
Dr Njabulo Ndlovu, Postdoctoral Research Fellow from the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Department of Tourism Management, has received a Best Paper Award at 13th Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing and Management (AHTMM) Conference in Macau, China. This international recognition celebrates innovative research that explores how digital innovation can drive sustainable transformation in South Africa's small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs).
TUT student innovator turns agricultural waste into award-winning ‘biomulchies’
Onndinadaho Rasilwela, a member of the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Student Women Economic Empowerment Programme’s (SWEEP) bioplastic innovation has won first prize at the 2026 Green Youth Indaba, taking home R150 000 in cash for a project that transforms sugarcane bagasse and maize stalk into biodegradable mulching plastic. This innovation could change the face of sustainable agriculture in South Africa.