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http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-farm-manager-reflects-economic-impact-foot-and-mouth-disease-outbreak

NWU farm manager reflects on economic impact of foot and mouth disease outbreak

2022-05-03
Phenyo Mokgothu South Africa is presently experiencing an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) on farms and communal areas in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West and Gauteng. Hannes Lombard, manager of the North-West University’…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/political-economy-south-africas-budget-impacts-you

The political economy of South Africa’s budget impacts you

2025-02-24
By Michelle Meixieira Groenewald Welcome to a budget we need to pass under the Government of National Unity. South Africa’s budget speech was scheduled to take place on the 19th of February, and has now been postponed to the 12th of March. The Public…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/major-grant-furthers-collaborative-research-humanities

Major grant furthers collaborative research in the Humanities

2023-06-13
Two researchers from the North-West University (NWU) have received a special grant that will boost their collaborative research nationally and internationally. Dr Yolandi Coetser and Dr Laura Phillips, researchers from the Social Transformation research…

http://education.nwu.ac.za/language-education/undergraduate-study-options

Undergraduate study options

2017-07-31
Afrikaans for Education [accordion collapsed] Overview Afrikaans is one of the youngest languages in the world, and was (like Hindi, Modern Hebrew, and Indonesian) established as a fully standardised language during the 20th century. Afrikaans can be…

http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-sciences-research-ethics-committee-fnasrec/no-risk-or-low-risk

No risk or Low risk

2025-10-16
Is my study a No risk or a Low risk study? FNASREC deals with zero/ no-risk and low-risk studies in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences that are not health-related. The scientific review committee (internal committee in a School or…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-linda-du-plessis-rebukes-dawie-roodts-university-closure-comments

Prof Linda du Plessis rebukes Dawie Roodt’s university closure comments

2025-10-10
South Africa has too many public universities, and most of them should be closed. Furthermore, only 10% of the population should pursue a university education, “while there is a big shortage at other skill levels”. These are some of the comments recently made…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-tyobeka-south-africa-must-lead-africas-nuclear-future

Prof Bismark Tyobeka: South Africa must lead Africa’s nuclear future

2025-10-10
As nations strive towards net-zero energy targets, Prof Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), has called for South Africa to take the nuclear energy lead as the continent transitions away from its fossil fuel…

http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/nwu-writing-centre/mafikeng-campus-writing-laboratory

Mafikeng Campus Writing Laboratory

2019-05-17
[accordion collapsed] More about the Mahikeng Writing Centre The Mahikeng Campus Writing centre is a free service available to all NWU students. We offer one-on-one sessions with attentive and knowledgeable writing consultants. We engage…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-young-trailblazer-education-dr-moleboheng-mokhele-ramulumo

South Africa’s young trailblazer in education: Dr Moleboheng Mokhele-Ramulumo

2025-10-28
The North-West University (NWU) proudly celebrates one of its shining stars, Dr Moleboheng Mokhele-Ramulumo from the Research Unit for Self-Directed Learning. Dr Mokhele-Ramulumo received the South Africa’s Young Leader in Education award at the…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-research-paper-featured-institute-physics-collection

NWU Research Paper featured in Institute of Physics collection

2025-11-05
After long days of teaching English in South Korea, Marcel van der Westhuizen would often find himself pondering the biggest questions imaginable: How will the universe ultimately end? His persistence and curiosity have now paid off. The Institute of…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/closing-arcelormittal-heavy-blow-future-manufacturing

Closing of ArcelorMittal is a heavy blow for the future of manufacturing

2025-10-24
By Gofaone Motsamai The decline of ArcelorMittal’s operations represents more than a corporate failure; it is a warning of the fragility of South Africa’s productive capacity and the urgent need to restore the country’s industrial base and get back to…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/government-national-unity-and-persistence-old-order

The Government of National Unity and the persistence of the old order

2025-11-14
Prof Joseph Sekhampu Chief Director of the NWU Business School By Prof. Joseph Sekhampu, director of the NWU Business School. The Government of National Unity has now settled into the political landscape and is no longer an…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/focus-area-pure-and-applied-analytics-nwu-where-curiosity-meets-mathematical-mastery-0

Focus Area for Pure and Applied Analytics at the NWU: Where curiosity meets mathematical mastery

2025-11-20
By Prof Roelof Coetzer In the ever-evolving landscape of academia, certain institutions distinguish themselves not merely by their age or size, but by their unyielding commitment to curiosity and innovation. North-West University (NWU) in South…

http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa/3MC-Course-EM/Participants

3MC Course on Epidemiological Modeling: Participants

2022-05-22
.bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Mathematical Epidemiology 4-7 April 2022,…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-nursing-launches-school-based-cardiovascular-healthcare-programme

NWU School of Nursing launches school-based cardiovascular healthcare programme

2021-10-07
Cardiovascular disease is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. So says Nombulelo Zenani from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing. She adds that the prevalence of these diseases is often due to…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/protecting-our-children

Protecting our children

2021-06-04
According to the South African Crimes Statistics, there were 943 murders and 24 000 sexual offences against children from April 2019 until March 2020. Although these statistics are slightly lower than the previous year, the data still leaves a lot to be…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-works-non-academic-authors

NWU celebrates the works of non-academic authors

2021-11-16
On 12 November 2021 the North-West University (NWU) vice-chancellor, Prof Dan Kgwadi, held an event to recognise students, staff and alumni who have authored non-academic works. Facilitated by the executive director of the Corporate Relations and Marketing…

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