
THE NWU
Security and Safety
The NWU is committed to ensuring the safety of all students, staff and visitors. Your personal safety is Protection Services’ top priority:
• Protection Services is there to protect human lives, property and buildings by providing efficient patrol services, doing crime prevention, investigating cases, protecting Very Important Persons (VIPs) and providing supplementary ambulance and fire fighting services.
• Protection Services can walk you to your vehicle after hours. If you would like to make use of this service, please call the General Security Enquiries number at (018) 299 2211.
• Designated members of staff are trained in first aid. They can be contacted by calling the emergency telephone numbers in operation on each campus and the Institutional Office.
You can also take some precautions by recognising and avoiding any potentially risky situations.
Safety and security at the:
• Institutional Office
| Emergency Number: | (018) 299 2211 |
| During Office Hours: | (018) 299 2215 |
| After Hours: | (018) 299 2215 |
| SAPS: | 10111 or (018) 299 7476/7477 |
| Fire Brigade: |
(018) 293 1112 (018) 299 5347 (after-hours) |
| Ambulance: |
(018) 293 4574 10177 (after-hours) 084124 ER2 |
LOCATION: Building F17, Potchefstroom Campus
• Mafikeng Campus
| Emergency Number: | (018) 389 2167/ 2331 |
| During Office Hours: | (018) 389 2167/ 2331 |
| After Hours: | (018) 389 2167/ 2331 |
| SAPS: | 10111 |
| Fire Brigade: | (018) 392 3333/ 5890 |
| Ambulance: |
(018) 392 3333/ 5892 10177 (after-hours) 083 124 ER2 |
LOCATION: Admin building A1, ground floor, Mafikeng Campus
• Potchefstroom Campus
| Emergency Number: | (018) 299 2211 |
| During Office Hours: | (018) 299 2215 |
| After Hours: | (018) 299 2215 |
| SAPS: | 10111 or (018) 299 7476/7477 |
| Fire Brigade: |
(018) 293 1112 (018) 299 5347 (after-hours) |
| Ambulance: |
(018) 293 4574 10177 (after-hours) 084124 ER2 |
LOCATION: Building F17, Potchefstroom Campus
• Vaal Triangle Campus
| Emergency Number: | (016) 910 3339 |
| During Office Hours: | x8103 short code / 082 665 4386 |
| After Hours: | 082 665 4386 |
| SAPS: | 10111 / (016) 910 9047 |
| Fire Brigade: | 10111 / (016) 440 1021 |
| Ambulance: |
10177 (after hours) 084124 ER24 082 911 Netcare |
LOCATION: Building 1, Vaal Triangle Campus


