DUT Faculty of Management Sciences

Let’s end the week with a powerful academic conversation that explores Africa’s future and the role of government in driving meaningful change.

As we gear up for the 2026 Local Government Elections, the DUT Business School invites you to an engaging roundtable discussion featuring 𝐃𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐲𝐞𝐥𝐚.

🎙️ #𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐂:
𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀’𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓:
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝑹𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔.

Join us as we unpack how government, entrepreneurship and innovation can work together to shape Africa’s development and create opportunities for a more prosperous future.

𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤: https://l1nk.dev/nttcba0

𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦! 🌸 💜

Our Department of Public Relations Management was delighted to welcome Ms Khethukuthula Xulu Malembethe, Marketing and Communications Coordinator at WILDTRUST, who engaged first-year Public Relations students at the DUT ML Sultan Campus on Monday, 03 August 2026.

Drawing on more than a decade of experience in journalism, including her role as Deputy News Editor at The Witness, Ms Malembethe presented an inspiring session titled " 𝑵𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆."

She shared how her journey from journalism to strategic communication has shaped her expertise in media relations, stakeholder engagement and reputation management. A proud DUT alumna, she holds a BTech in Journalism and a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Relations and Communication Management.

Through her engaging presentation, students were reminded that Public Relations is about so much more than writing press releases or promoting organisations. It is about building meaningful relationships, managing reputation, fostering trust, telling authentic stories and communicating responsibly before, during and after a crisis.

𝑨 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝑲𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒖𝒌𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆, 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑴𝑨 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝑼𝑻 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. 🌸 💜

It’s #𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐃𝐚𝐲 and today we are choosing to reconnect with our Hospitality & Tourism alumni!

Exciting things are happening in the DUT Faculty of Management Sciences' Department of Hospitality and Tourism, and we don't want you to miss out.

Click the link below to update your details so we can keep you informed about alumni news, networking opportunities, upcoming events, and other exciting developments.

𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌: https://sl1nk.com/tz2mvzu

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𝑩𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑰𝒔 𝑨𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎:
𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐌𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌!

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to our 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦, led by 𝐌𝐫𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐰𝐞 𝐙𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐞, who were yesterday among the many DUT employees honoured during the Registry's 2026 Autumn Graduation Appreciation Celebration for their invaluable contribution to the success of the Durban University of Technology (DUT)'s Autumn Graduation 2026.

These are some of the dedicated faces from our Faculty Office who work tirelessly behind the scenes to support our students throughout their academic journey…from the day they register until the moment they proudly walk across the graduation stage. Their daily dedication and professionalism play an important role in ensuring that every student's experience is as smooth and successful as possible.

𝑨 𝒃𝒊𝒈 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕-𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑫𝑼𝑻 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒓, 𝑫𝒓 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝑵𝒌𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒆, 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒚 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔.

𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑷𝒓𝒆-𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓:
https://www.dut.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Pre-Graduation-Newsletter-2026-FMS-Chronicles.pdf

📸: S’bonelo Dlamini