by Gerrit Bester George Temba, an alum of the Tshwane University of Technology, won the Best Student Film award at the 2026 Joburg Film Festival for his film The Silent Inheritance . At the awards gala held at the Theatre on the Square in Sandton on Saturday, 7 March, the spotlight was shone on the bright future of the young and emerging talent that is driving South Africa’s film industry forward. The award recognises the exceptional standard of student entries, some of which are created...

by Gerrit Bester The academic project at the TUT Faculty of Arts & Design maintains momentum with the latest Spotlight on Teaching & Learning session, New Programme Development & Accreditation , on 9 March. During the event, focusing on moving new qualifications from concept to approval, the facilitators, Dr Herman Botes (Acting Assistant Dean of Teaching and Learning) and Dr Priscilla Tshisikhawe Nesamvuni (Acting Director of Curriculum Development and Support), explained the minimum...

by Gerrit Bester Ngwato , a feature film directed and produced by Tumisho Mahlase, a lecturer in Motion Picture Production at TUT, will premiere at the Joburg Film Festival on Friday, 6 March. Without giving too much away, Ngwato , centred on identity, follows a father–son relationship. The story unfolds when the main character, Ngwato (portrayed by alumnus and part-time lecturer, Gifter Ngobebi), contemplates telling his father that his fiancé proposed and wants to marry him, and things take...