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NWU PhD graduate looks at the English among Nigerian tertiary learners
2017-05-11 A proud Remilkun Iyabo Adeyemi was awarded her PhD in English at the recent Autumn Graduation on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Studying under the watchful eye of her promoter, Prof Bertus van Rooy, Nigerian born Adeyemi…https://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-weighs-possibility-south-africa-losing-agoa-trade-benefits
Academic weighs in on possibility of South Africa losing AGOA trade benefits
2025-02-27 The trade relationship between South Africa and the United States (US) faces uncertainty as tensions between Pretoria and Washington grow. The potential loss of benefits under the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) raises concerns about economic…Successful implementation of policies and projects will be SONA’s crucial test
2019-02-08 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s wide-ranging State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered to parliament on 7 February 2019 recognised the importance of promoting higher and inclusive economic growth, together with structural reforms, if South Africa is to…NWU discusses the virtue of rice
2018-05-22 With a number of farmers in the North-West province currently struggling to produce maize due to climate change and global warming, it is clear that South Africa needs crop diversification in order to promote food security. The North-West University (NWU…NWU Science Centre hosts South African Youth Water Prize competition
2018-05-29 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Science Centre on the campus in Mahikeng, in collaboration with the Department of Water and Sanitation, hosted the provincial South African Youth Water Prize (SAYWP) competition on 25 May 2018. The SAYWP competition is…NWU and Swedish universities benefit from exchange initiative
2018-08-14 In accordance with the terms of an international Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the North-West University (NWU) and the Linnaeus University (LNU) in Sweden, several staff members, and students from both institutions of higher learning, will take…NWU and DHET team-up for Student Entrepreneurship Week 2018
2018-08-14 After a very successful national Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW) during 2017, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) will once again team-up with institutions of higher learning to host the 2018 rendition of SEW from 20 to 23 August.…NWU experts develop new multi-dimensional regional economic development index
2018-08-15 Two experts from the North-West University (NWU), Prof Danie Meyer and Mr Jacques de Jongh, has changed the face of South Africa’s regional economic development practice by introducing a new multi-dimensional regional economic development index. The…International expert: R is the present and future of statistical programming
2018-09-12 “The programming language R is the present and future of statistical programming.” Dr Emir Efendić, postdoctoral researcher from Eindhoven University in the Netherlands, will attempt to convince his audience of this statement during a workshop hosted by the…Let’s fight fraud
2018-10-17 South Africa has the highest incidence of economic fraud in the world, with a staggering 77% of businesses having experienced fraudulent activities. This is according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC’s) 2018 South Africa Global Economic Crime and Fraud…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-toyin-falola-donates-second-set-books-nwu-mahikeng-library
Prof Toyin Falola donates second set of books to NWU Mahikeng library
2025-05-20 By Gofaone Motsamai Celebrated historian and scholar Prof Toyin Falola has once again contributed to the academic growth of North-West University (NWU), encouraging students to view the 25 books he has donated to the Mahikeng campus library as a compass.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/uninvited-winter-guests-why-green-stinkbugs-are-taking-over-your-home