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NWU Faculty of Health Sciences congratulates Dr Richard Beteck!
2022-09-27 Dr Richard Beteck, of the subprogramme Drug Discovery at the Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (PharMaCen), has left the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) extremely proud of his latest achievement! Dr Beteck received…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ball-boy-varsity-football-star-player
From ball boy to Varsity Football star player
2022-08-15 Wesley Sneijder, Fabio Cannavaro, Carlos Tevez, Raul Gonzalez, and Mateo Kovacic are among some of the best football players and have one thing in common – before the dizzying heights of fame and fortune, they all started off as ball boys. Omphile…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-nursing-students-take-part-national-worldskills-competition
NWU nursing students to take part in national WorldSkills competition
2022-02-28 Two nursing students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, Sakhile Ngcobo and Tshiamo Mokgoetsi, have been selected to take part in the Health and Social Care skill category of the WorldSkills South Africa national competition on 28…http://news.nwu.ac.za/job-satisfaction-key-retaining-employees-mining-sector
Job satisfaction key to retaining employees in the mining sector
2023-05-31 In a wake-up call to employers in the mining sector, a master’s study by Kholiswa Bridget Mogoeng, an academic at the North-West University's (NWU’s) subject group Human Resource Management, has highlighted the importance of addressing employee expectations…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bridging-gap-fostering-collaborations-between-academia-and-public-service
Bridging the gap: Fostering collaborations between academia and public service
2024-03-06 The School of Government Studies in the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University (NWU) hosted a public seminar on Tuesday, 3 October. The seminar's primary objective was to address bridging the gap between academia and practice, with a particular…http://news.nwu.ac.za/netball-eagles-show-there-no-substitute-heart
Netball Eagles show there is no substitute for “heart”
2023-09-06 Skills can be learned, tactics can be taught, fitness can be drilled, but there is no substitute for “heart”. The North-West University (NWU) Eagles’ Varsity Netball team has this heart not in spades, but in enough buckets to fill a truck. On Monday, 11…http://news.nwu.ac.za/veteran-broadcaster-share-his-journey-setswana-broadcasting-during-public-lecture
Veteran broadcaster to share his journey in Setswana broadcasting during public lecture
2025-03-07 The Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research entity at the North-West University (NWU) will host its annual public lecture at the Mahikeng Campus on 13 March 2025. The lecture will focus on the role of indigenous languages in media, with veteran…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jiu-jitsu-champion-bags-phd
Jiu-Jitsu champion bags PhD
2025-05-19 Dr Elvis Moyo has fought his way to victory on the mats – and now he's done the same in the classroom. The South African Jiu-Jitsu champion has earned a PhD in applied radiation sciences from North-West University (NWU). Dr Moyo received his doctorate…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-need-develop-scarce-accounting-skills-abundantly-clear
Why the need to develop scarce accounting skills is abundantly clear
2023-08-30 Without quality oversight, output suffers. Without transparency, deception thrives. Misinformation and misinterpretation are propagated to become the norm as fiction becomes indistinguishable from fact. In a developing country such as South Africa that faces…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ju-jitsu-maestro-selected-represent-south-africa-brazil
Ju-Jitsu maestro selected to represent South Africa in Brazil
2023-06-12 Elvis Moyo, North-West University (NWU) final-year PhD candidate in applied radiation sciences, has been selected as part of the Ju-Jitsu national team that is set to participate in the World Morganti Ju-Jitsu championship. The championship will take place in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbiljlpark-campus-community-welcomes-dr-mccallaghans-appointment
Vanderbiljlpark Campus community welcomes Dr McCallaghan’s appointment
2023-02-23 Dr Sean McCallaghan, recently appointed director for student life on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, says his vision for Student Life is to continue creating a differentiating and inclusive environment for students. Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-host-ussa-national-karate-and-bodybuilding-competitions
Vanderbijlpark Campus to Host USSA National Karate and Bodybuilding Competitions
2024-06-18 The North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus is set to host the University Sports South Africa (USSA) games, which will include the national karate and bodybuilding competitions. These events will take place from 28 to 30 June 2024, promising…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-represent-sa-2024-world-dance-sport-championship
Students to represent SA at 2024 World Dance Sport Championship
2024-05-24 Omphile Makhobosi and Palesa Mphela, members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) dance team on the Mahikeng Campus, have been selected to represent South Africa at the 2024 World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF) World Championship’s Latin Under-21 competition…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-makes-his-expert-voice-heard-during-nuclear-energy-summit
Prof Bismark makes his expert voice heard during Nuclear Energy Summit
2024-09-12 The Ministry of Electricity and Energy hosted its Nuclear Energy Summit on 12 September at River Meadow Manor in Irene, Pretoria, and the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Bismark Tyobeka, made his expert voice heard.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-psychologist-accompany-sa-team-world-games
NWU psychologist to accompany SA team to World Games
2023-07-17 By Menziwa Msibi Prof Ankebé Kruger from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences has been appointed as psychologist for the South African student team taking part in the World Student Games in Chengdu, China from 28 July to 8 August…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-welma-lubbe-appointed-global-committee-newborn-brain-care
Prof Welma Lubbe appointed to global committee for newborn brain care
2025-08-04 Prof Welma Lubbe from the Quality in Nursing and Midwifery (NuMIQ) research focus area at the North-West University (NWU) has been appointed as the nursing representative on the global committee for the Newborn Brain Society. Prof Lubbe, who is the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/khayalethu-residence-cleans-mahikeng-primary-school-131-year-mark
Khayalethu Residence cleans Mahikeng Primary School at 131-year mark
2026-03-02 Leaving their books and computers on campus, students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus picked up brooms and refuse bags and headed into the community. At they entered the gates of Mahikeng Primary on 13 February, they rolled up…http://news.nwu.ac.za/data-analytics-drives-modern-talent-scouting-nwu-soccer-institute
Data analytics drives modern talent scouting at NWU Soccer Institute
2026-03-02 The landscape of football talent identification is being transformed by data analytics, and the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Soccer Institute at the Mahikeng Campus is positioning itself at the forefront of this high-tech evolution. According to…http://www.nwu.ac.za/kobie-van-rensburg-alumni