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Abe Bailey Travel Bursary – chance of a lifetime for students to visit the UK
2017-03-24 Saint Augustine once said that the world is a book, and those who do not travel limit themselves to reading only a single page. With this in mind, students of the North-West University (NWU) are invited to apply for the Abe Bailey Travel Bursary. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/take-bow-jeandre-rudolph
Take a bow, Jeandré Rudolph
2021-03-15 There are loose forwards blessed with the flair and razzmatazz reserved for their much more flamboyant brothers in the backline. They are the Kwagga Smiths and Bobby Skinstads who can step and swerve with the best of them. They have a deceptive turn of space…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-makes-clean-sweep-international-parasitology-congress
NWU makes a clean sweep at international parasitology congress
2022-10-27 Parasites may be viewed by many as pesky organisms,but understanding them and their impact on ecological systems is crucial in nature studies. The researchers and students at the North-West University (NWU) excel as experts in this field. The NWU made…http://news.nwu.ac.za/world-intellectual-property-day-celebrated-nwu
World Intellectual Property Day celebrated at NWU
2022-05-18 World Intellectual Property Day is annually celebrated on 26 April, under the auspices of the United Nations’ World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). This year’s theme was “IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future”. This year, the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/isfap-bursary-fund-representatives-take-special-tour-nwu
ISFAP bursary fund representatives take special tour of NWU
2022-12-05 On 18 November Prof Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), hosted Morné du Toit, chief executive officer, and Jethro Hill, IT operations manager of the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP), for a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/advanced-coding-techniques-unleashed-coding-summer-school-postgrads
Advanced coding techniques unleashed at the coding summer school for postgrads
2024-02-15 The biennial postgraduate coding summer school was jointly hosted by the National Institute for Theoretical Computational Science (NITheCS) and the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/auther/resources
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Star-Formation and Radio-Astronomy
2017-01-04 Star formation can be considered as one of the most basic processes in the Universe. It is hard to imagine a Universe without stars. Perhaps the most amazing aspect of the star formation process is that it takes matter which is at a very low density, of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/smart-village-dialogue-advances-south-africas-first-indigenous-knowledge-led-initiative
Smart Village dialogue advances South Africa’s first indigenous knowledge-led initiative
2026-04-24 By Mzwandile Ndlovu A renewed push to translate indigenous knowledge (IK) into practical rural development took centre stage as stakeholders gathered for the Second Smart Village conference in Nyandeni in the Eastern Cape. Held under the theme “Towards…http://news.nwu.ac.za/9-000-inquisitive-minds-explore-science-centre
9 000 inquisitive minds explore Science Centre
2017-03-22 Few would say no to a journey of discovery that is not only education but also a great stress reliever. It should come as no surprise then, that the North-West University's (NWU's) Science Centre on the Potchefstroom Campus has seen a spike in visitors in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-staff-thanked-about-3-700-service-years
NWU staff thanked for about 3 700 service years
2017-06-09 Nearly 3 700 years! That is the number of service years for which staff of the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom and at the Institutional Office were recently honoured. During the events the staff were thanked for their hard work,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-experts-weigh-emfuleni%25E2%2580%2599s-soma
NWU experts weigh in on Emfuleni’s SOMA
2018-06-04 On 11 June 2018 the executive mayor of the Emfuleni Local Municipality will deliver his State of the Municipality Address (SOMA) in Vanderbijlpark. Emfuleni is one of South Africa’s defaulting councils, with the municipality not having had a clean audit in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-people-and-culture-donate-food-parcels-tshwaraganang-day-care-centre
NWU People and Culture donate food parcels to the Tshwaraganang Day Care Centre
2022-09-26 By Oldrin Masowa It was an extremely emotional day as the People and Culture Office of the North-West University (NWU) donated food parcels to the Tshwaraganang Day Care Centre for children living with disabilities. This is a community-based centre that is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-finalist-mg-200-young-south-africans
Academic a finalist in M&G 200 Young South Africans
2024-07-04 Dr Monray Williams, a senior lecturer in the subject group Biochemistry at the North-West University (NWU), has been announced a finalist in the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans for 2024 in the Science, Technology, and Innovation category. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-botanical-gardens-gallery-presents-when-dust-settles-solo-exhibition-joe-turpin
NWU Botanical Gardens Gallery Presents When the Dust Settles a solo exhibition by Joe Turpin
2023-06-30 The NWU Botanical Gardens Gallery at the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus proudly presents the upcoming solo exhibition “When the Dust Settles”, running from 17th July with an opening reception and walkabout on the 22 July 2023 at 13h00. In…http://news.nwu.ac.za/kick-offs-final-whistles-nwu-staff-wellness-games-deliver-non-stop-action
Kick-offs to final whistles: NWU Staff Wellness games deliver non-stop action
2025-08-26 There is always something special about seeing colleagues outside the boardroom, offices and lecture halls while swapping shoes for sneakers with whistles blowing instead of the ping of an incoming email. On 15 August 2025, staff members from across all…http://news.nwu.ac.za/credit-access-challenges-south-african-smallholder-farmers
Credit access challenges for South African smallholder farmers
2025-09-18 Agriculture, a sector highly vulnerable to climate change, relies heavily on credit to invest in modern technology for efficiency and production. Despite this, many smallholder farmers in South Africa remain excluded from commercial bank loans, even though…http://news.nwu.ac.za/balancing-growth-and-green-exploring-carbon-tax-equation-sa
Balancing growth and green: Exploring the carbon tax equation in SA
2025-09-18 As South Africa intensifies efforts to address climate change while striving for inclusive economic growth, a fundamental question remains: Can we tax carbon without taxing our future prosperity? In a comprehensive study titled “Analysis of Carbon Tax,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/emotional-welfare-south-african-teachers-crisis-cannot-be-ignored