Since 2015, our Faculty of Arts and Design’s quarterly digital magazine has been celebrating women in the arts, showcasing local talent, inspiring future creatives & advancing interdisciplinary knowledge.

🏆 Awarded the MACE Excellence Award (Bronze) in 2022, Softcopy continues to shine as a voice for our students, alumni & staff — proudly driving DUT’s ENVISION2030. Here’s to a decade of creativity, impact & inspiration! ✨

🔥🔥1 Day to Go! 🔥🔥 Tomorrow we come together for the 2nd Annual Student Diversity Festival 2025 📅Date: 4 September 2025 ⏲️Time: 09:00 – 14:00 📍Venue: Fred Crookes Sports Centre, Steve Biko Campus 🎭Theme: Celebrating Diversity through Song and Dance

MEET OUR SPEAKERS (1/2) The excitement is building for the 2nd Annual Student Diversity Festival 2025 Date: 4 September 2025 Time: 09:00 – 14:00 Venue: Fred Crookes Sports Centre, Steve Biko Campus Theme: Celebrating Diversity through Song and Dance

MEET OUR SPEAKERS (2/2) Get ready for: Poetry • Music • Dance Performances A critical conversation on Unity in Diversity Insta-worthy 360-degree photobooth & Insta-frame

📢 Appointment Announcement: Dr Tanya van der Walt has been appointed as Interim Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Design, effective 1 Oct 2025. Congratulations, Dr van der Walt! 🎉👏 Announced by Exec Dean, Prof Pholoho Morojele. #Leadership #Congratulations

Yesterday, the Journalism Programme hosted poets Olena Huseynova and L’Encre des Étoiles as part of the 29th Poetry Africa Festival outreach. The festival, themed “Poetry: An Architecture For Social Justice,” runs from 6–11 Oct 2026 at Seabrookes Theatre. #PoetryAfrica2025

Midlands students found calm before exams through beginner’s yoga sessions led by Baijanjayanthi Panda from India. Organised by Dr Anusharani Sewchurran, the sessions encouraged focus, balance, and self-care — and might just become a regular fixture! #DUT #StudentWellness #Yoga

Language Practice students had the chance to engage with renowned poets during the 29th #PoetryAfrica Festival outreach! 🎙️✨ A powerful session on how poetry inspires change and social awareness. Theme: “Poetry: An Architecture for Social Justice.” 🖋️🌍 #DUT #LanguagePractice

Join us for “Reframing iKusasa”, an exhibition by Graphic Design & Photography Honours students — Shrivar Rabichand, Nkosinathi Ncanana & Bongumusa Msubo. 🎨📸 🗓️ Sat, 18 Oct | ⏰ 11:00 AM 📍 Satellite Gallery, City Campus #DUT #ReframingiKusasa #ArtExhibition #CreativeFutures

Bring your creativity to life at DUT! Apply for the Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication Design (Graphic Design) and turn your passion into a profession. 📷 Apply via cao.ac.za #DUT #DUTArtsAndDesign #IAMDUT #CreateTheFutureYouWant@DUT

The Faculty of Arts and Design Doctoral Academy will host the Supervisor Capacitation Workshop on 3-4 November 2025. Themed 'Supervising the Proposal - From Registration to Research Design', the workshop aims to equip emerging supervisors.

We are delighted to invite you to the DUT Fashion Department’s Fashion Exhibition and Student Awards. Date: 5 November 2025 Time: 10:00 AM Venue: Brickfield Campus, 96 Felix Dlamini Road, Overport – Durban

2025 FAD Annual Research Conference highlights

PART TWO: 2025 FAD Annual Research Conference highlights

We are excited to announce that Dr Rory Van As has been appointed Acting HoD for Visual Communication Design, effective 01 February 2026.

Saturday was all about career goals! 🚀 DUT’s Faculty of Arts and Design joined the CAO Career Exhibition at the Durban ICC to help learners, parents, and educators explore endless possibilities. #DUT #CAOExhibition #DurbanICC #CareerPath

Izingcezu by Zane Ngwenya ✨ A visual journey of identity, process, and self-reflection. “Pieces” of lived experience come together to shape a powerful fashion narrative. #Izingcezu #CreativeProcess #Identity #Exhibition