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NWU competition inspires youth to find innovative solutions

2022-03-04
The North-West University’s annual Modiragatsi innovation competition that gives high-school learners between the ages of 15 and 18 the opportunity to become the next generation of problem solvers is back and it is even bigger and better this year. The…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-acsr-celebrate-mother-language-day

NWU and ACSR celebrate Mother Language Day

2022-02-28
On 24 February 2022 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Languages, in collaboration with the North West Provincial Department of Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation (ACSR), hosted an event on its Mahikeng Campus to celebrate of International Mother…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/58-year-old-overcomes-adversity-and-graduates

58-year-old overcomes adversity and graduates

2022-07-01
by Angeline Marokoane A need to survive drove North-West University (NWU) alumnus Nombulelo Yoba’s constant pursuit of knowledge. Her perseverance paid off, and the 58-year-old proudly stood out from her young peers as she took the stage to…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-makes-ground-breaking-progress-setswana-writing-and-spelling

Study makes ground-breaking progress in Setswana writing and spelling

2023-09-18
North-West University (NWU) Setswana lecturer Reoikantse Shuping believes that the current approach to the standardisation of Setswana orthography needs to be revisited. Reoikantse graduated on 17 May 2023, with a MA degree in Setswana. She obtained the…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-meals-wheels-launch-partnership-fight-student-hunger

NWU and Meals on Wheels launch partnership to fight student hunger

2025-07-18
The NWU’s Development and Fundraising department has teamed up with the non-profit organisation Meals on Wheels Community Services (MOWCS) to effect change through a new partnership. The collaboration was launched on Friday 18 July at the Vanderbijlpark…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/memorandum-understanding-signed-foster-joint-initiatives

Memorandum of understanding signed to foster joint initiatives

2024-03-13
The North-West University (NWU) and the Public Service Education and Training Authority (PSETA) commenced discussions to enter into a formal collaboration to build the skills capabilities within the public service sector and fulfil both parties’…

http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/food-security-and-safety/about-us

About us

2025-02-27
Who are we? The Food Security and Safety (FSS) niche area consists of multi-disciplinary research expertise in Agriculture, Biological Sciences, and Environmental Sciences. The strategic aim is to conduct fundamental and applied research and to develop…

http://theology.nwu.ac.za/unit-reformational-theology-and-development-sa-society/african-spiritualities-and-leadership

African Spiritualities and Leadership

2025-08-04
Focus In this subgroup, an intra- and interdisciplinary research approach is followed with a focus on enhancing the development of the (South) African society in terms of spirituality and leadership. Various intersecting disciplines participate in this sub…

http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/undergraduate

Undergraduate

2026-01-19
Diploma in Music The Diploma in Music is a three-year full-time study programme for prospective students with no or little formal musical training but who show sufficient musical aptitude and potential in playing a musical instrument or singing as…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/sport-participation-school-%25E2%2580%2593-have-we-lost-plot

Sport participation at school – have we lost the plot?

2019-11-26
In this opinion piece, Prof JP Rossouw, a research fellow and former director of the Education and Human Rights in Diversity research unit at the North-West University (NWU), examines society’s approach to sport participation in school. In international…

http://sport.nwu.ac.za/basketball/basketball

Basketball

2025-09-23
[accordion collapsed] Mahikeng Campus Basketball has evolved into one of the sports in the world that is most widely participated in and produces remarkable global icons. Despite its Canadian-American history, basketball is turning into a…

http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/thembinkosi-magagula

Ms Thembinkosi Magagula

2025-08-31
Junior Lecturer Singing Performance Methodology of Vocal Teaching Conservatory (K1), office tel. +27 18 299-2148 thembinkosi.magagula@nwu.ac.za Blog posts 2025-08-14 ~ Knowing Me…

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Home

2024-03-12
Message from the Director Thanks for visiting our homepage! The Centre for Space Research is one of the few centres of excellence at the NWU, and envisions to be a world-class research centre, with excellent academic staff, students, postdocs, and…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-kobus-van-der-walt-elected-board-south-african-academy-science-and-arts-once-more

Prof Kobus van der Walt elected to board of South African Academy for Science and Arts once more

2020-10-27
What does it mean to you to be elected to the board? The board of The South African Academy for Science and Arts (SAASA) consists of a number of outstanding and authoritative academics – all of them heavy-weights who have made their mark internationally…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/together

In this together

2021-05-05
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how organisations, institutions and people across the globe need to support each other - now more than ever. The North-West University (NWU) has been fortunate to receive donations from various businesses, alumni and…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/more-corruption-fighting-forensic-accountants-are-way

More corruption-fighting forensic accountants are on the way

2022-05-31
The battle against the scourge of fraud and corruption plaguing South Africa is raging and the country needs a brave new generation of forensic accountants ― of whom there is currently a dire shortage ― if it wants to win the fight. Disadvantaged youth are…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/donors-event-highlights-plight-postgraduate-students-and-missing-middle

Donors’ event highlights the plight of postgraduate students and the “missing middle”

2023-10-24
The North-West University (NWU) hosted a donors' event in Sandton, Johannesburg on 5 October 2023 to reach out to its various donors, bringing them up to date with what is happening at the university and to discuss the dilemma of the “missing middle”. A…

http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/catrien-wentink