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Alumnus and dance coach shines bright
2024-05-27 Prince Motaung, North-West University (NWU) alumnus and coach of the dance team on the Mahikeng Campus, recently earned national Protea colours. He will also manage and coach dance team Omphile Makhobosi and Palesa Mphela, who will represent South Africa…http://news.nwu.ac.za/netball-flying-and-flourishing-nwu
Netball is flying and flourishing at the NWU
2024-02-01 It is a dance of swift feet and balls travelling in soaring arcs. It is a tapestry of teamwork, sewn together by threads of unrelenting attacks and staunch defence. Netball is a sport like no other, and one the North-West University (NWU) has mastered.…http://sport.nwu.ac.za/sport/taekwondo
Taekwondo
2021-09-14 The roots of the special martial art form Tae Kwon originated in 2 300 BC in Korea. Gen Choi Hong Hi developed the modern martial arts into taekwondo, as it has been known across the world since 1955. Apart from having self-defence attributes,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-staff-sports-club-potchefstroom-closes-year-energy-fun-and-red-bull-support
NWU Staff Sports Club Potchefstroom closes the year with energy, fun and Red Bull support
2025-12-15 Shouts of encouragement, playful competition and the clatter of spoons against eggs filled the air as the NWU Staff Sports Club Potchefstroom wrapped up its year with a high-energy closing celebration on 5 December. Staff members eagerly took part in a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/proteas-you-have-made-us-proud
Proteas, you have made us proud!
2025-11-04 What a wonderful and historic moment for South African cricket. The Proteas have finished runners-up at the ICC Women’s World Cup after a thrilling final against hosts India on Sunday, 2 November 2025. Although they narrowly missed out on the title, they…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/final-year-event
Final year event
2019-09-02 Soon you will be saying goodbye to the Old Main Building, Lover’s Lane, your residence and your student years on the Potchefstroom Campus of the NWU. You will be entering the labour market early next year – what an exciting prospect! I…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/colloquium-cosmological-inflation
Colloquium: Cosmological Inflation
2025-04-30 You are cordially invited to a Colloquium on Cosmological Inflation by presented by Dr Haidar Sheikhahmadi. Abstract: How did the universe begin? What happened in the first fleeting instants after the 1st Bang? In this talk, we’ll journey…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/auther/christian-ricci
Christian Ricci
2026-04-09 Ek is 'n biostatistikus, epidemioloog en medeprofessor by die Afrika-eenheid vir Transdissiplinêre Gesondheidsnavorsing (AUTHeR) van die Noordwes-Universiteit. My werk fokus op die toepassing van biostatistiek op waarnemings- en eksperimentele navorsing met 'n fokus op nie-oordraagbare siektes en openbare gesondheid.http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-sunfarming-project-future-agriculture
NWU’s SUNfarming project is the future of agriculture
2017-04-26 The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Mr Senzeni Zokwana, conveyed a message of hope and prosperity when he recently visited the North-West University's (NWU’s) SUNfarming project at its campus in Potchefstroom. SUNfarming, one of the 10…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/consumer-sciences/nagraadse-studie
Nagraadse Studie
2023-02-08 Nagraadse Studie in Verbruikerswetenskappe Na voltooiing van een van die vier jaar programme kan 'n student toegelaat word tot ’n M in Verbruikerswetenskappe. Toelating is onderhewig aan ’n keuringsproses asook beskikbare kapasiteit in die vakgroep. Daarna…http://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-pandemic-places-goalpost-dreams-ice-now
Covid-19 pandemic places goalpost dreams on ice for now
2020-06-19 Like for so many sports people the Covid-19 pandemic has called a halt to the rugby dreams of the 20-year-old Hugo Scott of the North-West University (NWU). This crack scrum half of the first rugby team on the Vanderbijlpark Campus was, among other things,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-feather-louis-kotz%25C3%25A9%25E2%2580%2599s-hat
Another feather in Louis Kotzé’s hat
2018-05-03 Prestigious achievements are no longer uncommon for Prof Louis Kotzé, although this humble research professor in environmental law at the Faculty of Law at the North-West University (NWU) will differ from anyone who says so. In January last year he was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dress-graduate-initiative-hits-spot-nwu
Dress-a-Graduate initiative hits the spot at the NWU
2019-04-08 The call for social support of university students around the country seems to have gone beyond the call for free education. Now, various volunteers have rallied behind the call to make students’ graduation days even more memorable. One such volunteer is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-will-be-singing-gospel-usa
NWU student will be singing gospel in the USA
2019-07-30 Final-year education student Tshepo Tshepido Mothobi from the North-West University (NWU) is one of three local South African gospel artists who won a trip to perform in the United States of America (USA). The Klerksdorp born Tshepo entered the Sing Gospel…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-medical-pioneer
NWU honours medical pioneer
2021-11-11 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng conferred an honorary doctorate to seasoned cardiologist, author and academic, Prof Kubedi Patrick Mokhobo, during its recent spring graduation ceremony. Prof Mokhobo is credited for being the first…http://news.nwu.ac.za/renowned-artist-mo%25E2%2580%2599-molemi-goes-back-basics
Renowned artist Mo’ Molemi goes back to basics
2017-02-27 The Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) recently welcomed acclaimed motswako rapper, Motlapele Morule – popularly known as Mo’ Molemi, as a student. Known for his verbal dexterity, the Mahikeng-grown talent is unmatched in his command and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/try-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-cookbook-traditional-tswana-cuisine
Try the NWU’s cookbook on traditional Tswana cuisine
2018-02-22 Impressing your family and friends with traditional Tswana dishes has just become easier. Dr Nicole Claasen from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), together with 129 women, has compiled a Tswana…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/liesl-van-der-merwe
Liesl van der Merwe
2024-09-17 Liesl van der Merwe is a professor in the School of Music and MASARA at the North-West University, South Africa. Her research interests lie in the fields of music and well-being, positive psychology, music and spirituality, Dalcroze Eurhythmics, and lived…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-jennifer-kalanko-mrs-africa-international