NWU Mahikeng Library makes studies easier for undergraduate students

On 4 March 2021, the library on the Mahikeng Campus launched new additions to its undergraduate student commons.

According to Tiyani Mabunda, director for open scholarship, the new additions include a 24-hour study area with 178 seats equipped with power points.

Furthermore, five new collaboration rooms with white boards and LED screens are now available for group study. The 119 computer workstations in the rooms also have additional power plugs and patch points.

NWU lecturer uses IT to make a difference

Chuku Taole, information technology (IT) lecturer and Vanderbijlpark Campus alumnus, is committed to making a positive and lasting difference in the Lethabo Power Village where he grew up.

For the past few years, the former NWU Student Representative Council member, together with a group of former Pele-Ya-Pele Secondary School classmates from different occupational fields, have been spending their free time motivating and giving career guidance to learners at their old high school.

Chuku says his aim is to introduce IT skills to learners from disadvantaged primary and high schools, making it easier for them to adapt to tertiary learning.

Money targets must be achieved to avert financial Dunkirk

“The key economic and fiscal targets in the budget must be achieved and growth policies implemented if South Africa still wants to avert a financial Dunkirk later.”

Prof Raymond Parsons from the NWU Business School says given the challenging economic circumstances in South Africa, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni had a difficult balance to achieve with the 2021 Budget.

Raymond says the improved immediate economic outlook is what South Africa must now urgently build on to move its economy and public finances into more sustainable territory in the period ahead.