Dr. Thabo Mbeki - Former President of South Africa, graduated from the then Technikon Pretoria, now Tshwane University of Technology.
Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma - South African politician and former Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, also an alumna of Tshwane University of Technology.
Prof. Malegapuru Makgoba - Former Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and a prominent figure in South African higher education, graduated from TUT.
Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi - South African politician and Minister of Health, an alumnus of Tshwane University of Technology.
