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NWU is the proud host of this year’s Child Health Priorities Conference
2019-10-22 The late President Nelson Mandela said: “Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth, those who care for and protect our people.”…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gender-based-violence-where-did-we-go-wrong
Gender-based Violence: Where did we go wrong?
2020-03-03 The Crime Against Women in South Africa Report by Statistics SA shows that femicide (the murder of women on the basis of their gender), is five times higher than the global average. This means that in South Africa, women are five times more likely to be…http://news.nwu.ac.za/%25E2%2580%2598court%25E2%2580%2599-session-juta-nwu-mock-trials
‘Court’ in session for Juta-NWU mock trials
2017-07-19 The exciting annual mock trials of the North-West University (NWU), hosted by the Faculty of Law on the campus in Potchefstroom with the support of Juta, started with the qualifying rounds on 19 July, with the finals to follow on 15 August. The competition…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vice-chancellor-engages-academics-during-walkabout
NWU vice-chancellor engages with academics during walkabout
2018-03-19 Prof Dan Kgwadi, vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), visited academic staff members from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the NWU’s campus in Mahikeng on 16 March 2018. He was accompanied by Prof Fika Van Rensburg, NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/ch%25C3%25A9-weldon
Ché Weldon
2020-11-23 Amphibian conservation has received increasing attention following the 2005 global declaration of the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan (ACAP), with placed a high premium on amongst other increasing the capacity of conservation research required to combat…http://news.nwu.ac.za/moms-and-children-behind-bars-have-pros-and-cons
Moms and children behind bars have pros and cons
2021-05-10 In South Africa, a woman can live with her child at a correctional facility while serving time for the crimes she has committed. This is permitted for the first two years of the child’s life and allows the mother and child to bond. According to a study…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cannabis-conundrum-legal-lines-need-be-drawn-between-home-and-workplace
The cannabis conundrum: legal lines need to be drawn between home and workplace
2022-08-31 In 2018, the Constitutional Court of South Africa legalised the cultivation and use of cannabis, provided that it is for private use by an adult person in a private place. In her master’s-degree research carried out at the North-West University (NWU),…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-acknowledges-comrades-heroes
NWU acknowledges Comrades heroes
2022-09-13 On Wednesday, 7 September, the North-West University (NWU) recognised two outstanding individuals for their grit, determination and perseverance during the 2022 Comrades Marathon. This took place during an event at which outgoing Council members were…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-becomes-tennis-paradise
NWU becomes tennis paradise
2022-08-31 Game, set and match. The Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) is set to become the country’s premier tennis destination with the completion of five new clay courts. These courts, together with ten hard courts and two grass courts, make the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sanbs-and-nwu-bid-boost-much-needed-blood-stocks
SANBS and NWU in bid to boost much-needed blood stocks
2022-05-24 The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) says its stocks are unstable, and is urging the public to kindly donate blood regularly to avoid blood shortages. Meanwhile, the North-West University (NWU) is contributing to the campaign by hosting…http://news.nwu.ac.za/basadi-ba-temo-thuo-empowers-unemployed-agriculture-graduates
Basadi ba Temo Thuo empowers unemployed agriculture graduates
2023-09-15 A group of women from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Agricultural Sciences recently reached out to unemployed agriculture graduates to empower and motivate them. This group, Basadi ba Temo Thuo – which means women in agriculture – hosted an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/history-subject-group-hosts-seminar-umkhonto-we-sizwe
History subject group hosts a seminar on Umkhonto we Sizwe
2023-05-18 The subject group History at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted Prof Thula Simpson, associate professor of history at the University of Pretoria, as part of the group’s seminar series. Prof Simpson is also a British scholar who holds a PhD…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-extramural-unit-hypertension-and-cardiovascular-disease-granted-five-year-extension
NWU Extramural Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease granted a five-year extension
2025-04-15 The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has granted a five-year extension to the SAMRC/NWU Extramural Unit (EMU) for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, effective from the beginning of April 2025. This decision follows a successful review…http://news.nwu.ac.za/inaugural-lecture-explores-promising-tools-tackle-drug-resistant-diseases
Inaugural lecture explores promising tools to tackle drug-resistant diseases
2025-07-28 In drug development, a “magic bullet” is a compound designed to kill disease-causing organisms without harming healthy cells. Such compounds are needed now more than ever because diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria and sleeping sickness, which kill more…http://news.nwu.ac.za/technology-geekulcha-promotes-diversity-and-inclusivity
Technology: Geekulcha promotes diversity and inclusivity
2023-08-18 The Geekulcha Student Society on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently hosted a Women in Tech event to highlight the need for diversity and inclusivity in the technology industry. According to head of the project Dean Dube, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-get-first-hand-experience-nampo-harvest-day
NWU students get first-hand experience at Nampo Harvest Day
2023-05-24 By Menziwa Msibi Third- and fourth-year students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering attended the annual NAMPO Harvest Day that took place from 16 to 19 May 2023 at NAMPO Park in Bothaville. The students were accompanied by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/practitioners-learn-about-power-music
Practitioners learn about the power of music
2023-06-13 By Menziwa Msibi Music plays an important role in early childhood development. It enhances cognitive abilities, support language development, promotes social and motor skills and nurture creativity and imagination, among others. This is why the NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/meet-our-researchers-0
Meet our researchers
2023-11-14 The faculties at the North-West University (NWU) are doing exciting work on the research front. Prof Philimon Modisha is an associate professor in the Faculty of Engineering and his research is centred on liquid organic hydrogen storage. His research is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/diverse-qualitative-research-perspectives-festival-set-inspire-and-inform
Diverse Qualitative Research Perspectives Festival set to inspire and inform
2024-08-28 The North-West University's (NWU’s) Optentia research unit is gearing up to host the upcoming Diverse Qualitative Research Perspectives Festival from 3 to 6 September at The Roots in Potchefstroom. According to Optentia's project manager Anjonet …http://news.nwu.ac.za/lecturer-present-curriculum-development-and-planning-summit-2024