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Announcements 2022
2023-01-31 [accordion] Further information regarding the handling of an alleged incident related to a female residence on the Potchefstroom Campus 16 September 2022 The North-West University (NWU) management is seriously concerned about the allegations which…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-recognises-outstanding-lecturers
NWU recognises outstanding lecturers
2017-04-21 Good work never goes unnoticed. This was emphasised during the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony (ITEA) which took place on 20 April in Potchefstroom. The annual event gives recognition to the best…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-wins-vc-medal-research-deep-learning-space-weather
Student wins VC Medal with research on deep learning in space weather
2022-05-03 Jacques Beukes of the MUST Deep Learning research group at the Faculty of Engineering is the 2021 winner of a North-West University (NWU) Vice-Chancellor’s Medal for his dissertation “Interpretability of deep neural networks for SYM-H prediction”. Eight vice-…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa/3MC-School-2024/Mini-Courses
3MC School 2024: Mini-Courses
2024-02-13 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } 3MC Presents: African Mathematical School on Quantitative Biology: Applications in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/making-difference-one-chess-piece-time
Making a difference one chess piece at a time
2020-06-30 Daniel Asiwe, a North-West University (NWU) final-year industrial psychology and labour relations student, recently hosted a successful online chess tournament for a great cause. The chess tournament aimed to create awareness about women and children who…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hammers-opposition
NWU hammers opposition
2018-04-24 The saying goes that two heads are better than one, and a strategic sport partnership between the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campuses in Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark bears testament to this. In order to ensure a competitive advantage the two…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-janneman-once-again-shows-what-he-made
NWU’s Janneman once again shows what he is made of
2019-08-01 Even while still a student, the North-West University (NWU) had to issue Janneman Malan with a special “travelling certificate” as all his cricket balls travelled to the boundaries. This exciting right-hand batsman recently showed his abundance of talent…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-appointed-chairperson-national-traffic-law-review-committee
NWU academic appointed chairperson of National Traffic Law Review Committee
2017-02-21 Ms Dipuo Peters, the national Minister of Transport, appointed Dr Kesolefetse Olivia Lefenya, a senior lecturer in Public Law at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) and admitted advocate of the High Court of South Africa, as chairperson…http://news.nwu.ac.za/workshop-promotes-entrepreneurship-career
Workshop promotes entrepreneurship as a career
2017-07-27 The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), together with the North-West University (NWU), will present a workshop as part of Student Entrepreneur Week from 1 to 7 August 2017. The week-long workshop, titled SEW2017, will be hosted across the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-maestros-nominated-kyknet-fi%25C3%25ABsta%25E2%2580%2599s
NWU maestros nominated for kykNET Fiësta’s
2018-01-31 It’s that time of the year again, when all roads lead to kykNET’s most prestigious awards, the Fiësta’s. This year Antoinette Olivier, Dr Santisa Viljoen and Dr Conroy Cupido from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Music have been nominated in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jeanett-and-zibusiso%25E2%2580%2599s-debating-skills-put-nwu-map
Jeanett and Zibusiso’s debating skills put NWU on the map
2018-02-16 The North-West University (NWU) can finally boast about producing two of the best South African university debaters. Jeanett Mosala (25) and Zibusiso Ndlovu (20) who are both members of the NWU Debate Society, recently won the South African National…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sports-field-stage
From the sports field to the stage
2022-10-12 By Ontiretse Motingwa For North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Oreneile Mosupyoe, variety is the spice of life. Oreneile studied sports science but swopped the sports field for the stage when he got into pageantry. He has since won several titles, with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-drama-society-going-knock-your-socks
NWU Drama Society is going to knock your socks off
2022-10-14 The Drama Society on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus will be hosting a theatrical event on 20 October 2022 in the Great Hall. The aim of this event is to showcase what the NWU Drama Society is all about. The society wants to make a long…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dominant-victory-propels-young-guns-semi-finals
Dominant victory propels Young Guns into semi-finals
2024-04-12 The North-West University (NWU) Young Guns (YG) stormed into the semi-finals of the FNB Young Guns 2024 after demolishing the UWC YG by 41-14 in Bellville on Monday, 8 April 2024. After serving up an electrifying first half, the NWU YG led by 20-0 at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-honoured-excellence-elementary-school-teaching
Alumnus honoured for excellence in elementary school teaching
2023-07-27 By Nolwazi Xulu Mapule Sechogo, a former North-West University student and first-time entrant in the National Teachers Awards recently defied the odds when she won the Excellence in Primary School Teaching category at the awards ceremony held at the Naledi…http://news.nwu.ac.za/former-world-and-national-morganti-ju-jitsu-champion-bags-phd
Former world and national Morganti Ju-Jitsu champion bags a PhD
2024-06-05 Moses Radebe, a two-time world Morganti Ju-Jitsu and a five-time national Ju-Jitsu champion, graduated with a PhD in radiation science at the North-West University (NWU) on 20 May 2024. Moses also holds a BSc in computer science and physics, and a BScHons…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-it-teams-set-shine-security-summit
Student IT teams set to shine at Security Summit
2024-05-17 Two student IT teams from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus have been chosen to participate in the upcoming ITWeb Security Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre from 4 to 5 June. This presents an incredible opportunity for the…http://sport.nwu.ac.za/ju-jitsu/ju-jitsu
Ju-Jitsu
2025-10-08 Morganti ju-jitsu is more than a martial art, as most of its athletes would tell you. Compared to other martial arts, ju-jitsu has self-defence and family at its centre, as the team members vow to look out for one another. The NWU Mahikeng Morganti ju-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eagles-dominate-varsity-college-varsity-netball-opener
Eagles dominate Varsity College in Varsity Netball opener
2025-08-25 In their 2025 Varsity Netball campaign opener, the North-West University (NWU) Eagles displayed confidence and teamwork in their convincing 63-29 victory against Varsity College at the Maties Coetzenburg Indoor Centre in Stellenbosch on Sunday, 24 August.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/postgraduate-students-claim-top-honours-virtualise-your-thesis-competition