DUT Faculty of Management Sciences

09/09/2026

Join our Department of Public Relations Management as it welcomes, 𝐌𝐫 𝐌𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐳𝐢 who will explore:

“𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝑰: 𝑹𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆.”

Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming the public relations landscape and what the future holds for PR practitioners.
Don’t miss this insightful conversation on the future of public relations, technology and AI!

𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/380442369668556?p=Fvl3fn0ZEGxsU4ZaAd

08/09/2026

🌍𝐖𝐄𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑 | 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐒𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌

Our Department of Ecotourism in the Midlands invites you to an engaging webinar exploring a critical question:
“𝑾𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉. 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝑺𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒆? 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑵𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎?”

The webinar will bring together local and international scholars to unpack contemporary issues in tourism research, global challenges, and how research can translate into meaningful societal impact.

📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Friday, 11 September 2026
🕙 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 10:00–12:00 SAST
💻 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫: https://bit.ly/4cu6MJx

Join the conversation as we reflect on what needs to change to ensure tourism research moves beyond knowledge production and contributes to addressing real-world challenges.

29/08/2026

𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒: 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! 🏆

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to our top-performing students from the 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 in the Midlands (Riverside Campus), led by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐈. 𝐃𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢, who were recognised and celebrated yesterday at the Department’s 2026 Students’ Excellence Awards Ceremony, held at the Golden Horse Casino & Hotel in Pietermaritzburg.

The ceremony provided an opportunity for the Department to acknowledge and honour students who demonstrated outstanding academic performance, dedication, commitment and excellence throughout the academic year.

The event brought together students, academic staff, university management and other stakeholders, creating an atmosphere of celebration and pride as students were recognised for their remarkable achievements.

𝑻𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅. 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅!



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23/08/2026

#𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 are for a little reflection and appreciation for the amazing people whose guest insights add value to our curriculum.

We extend a huge thank you to 𝐌𝐫 𝐌𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐌𝐤𝐡𝐢𝐳𝐞, a Marketing and Public Relations Executive Officer at Shelly Beach Hospital, who recently visited our Department of Public Relations Management to deliver a guest lecture titled “𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝑨𝒈𝒆.”

The guest lecture formed part of Society and the Media 102 (SOCM201), a module taught by Dr Nisha Ramlutchman.

Mr Mkhize’s lecture offered a thought-provoking exploration of how social media algorithms are quietly reshaping the way society understands health and mental health. He highlighted how short-form media platforms can reduce complex issues, such as emotional regulation, into 15-second “life hacks”, rewarding engagement and sensationalism over scientific evidence and clinical nuance.

Using the viral Ashwagandha emotional numbing trend as a case study, Mr Mkhize demonstrated how a product traditionally associated with stress resilience can be rebranded online as an emotional “off switch”. When engagement metrics determine what gains visibility, everyday experiences such as stress and burnout can easily be appropriated as evidence of a product’s effectiveness, contributing to what he referred to as diagnostic drift.

𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝑴𝒓 𝑴𝒌𝒉𝒊𝒛𝒆, 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂, 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚.

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09/08/2026

07/08/2026

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

05/08/2026

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. 🌸 💜

04/08/2026

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

27/07/2026

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬! 🎉

A big round of applause to the outstanding students from the 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 who were recently recognised for their exceptional academic achievements during a special awards ceremony held at the DUT Hotel School Conference Centre.

Your hard work, dedication and perseverance have truly paid off. We are incredibly proud of your accomplishments and wish you continued success as you strive for even greater heights.

𝑲𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔!

21/07/2026

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