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Breaking the silence: Encouraging men to prioritise mental well-being
2026-06-30 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus reaffirmed its commitment to promoting mental wellness and healthy lifestyles when it hosted a Men's Health Event on Saturday, 27 June 2026.The event brought together staff and stakeholders under…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-nursing-students-teach-learners-about-health-and-hygiene
NWU nursing students teach learners about health and hygiene
2020-10-29 Two third-year students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing were recently invited to give lessons on health and hygiene to female learners in Grade 4 to 7 at the Molema Memorial Primary School in Mahikeng. Nomshado Ncube and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tech-teachers-hit-ground-running-nwu
Tech teachers hit the ground running at the NWU
2017-11-17 Representatives from more than 40 technical schools in the Free State recently gathered at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark for a three-day workshop on marketing and communication within the secondary school environment. “These…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-head-russia-after-winning-nuclear-energy-video-competition
NWU students head for Russia after winning nuclear energy video competition
2017-11-30 Two honours students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology, Koketso Kgorinyane and Pinkie Mereyotlhe, have been selected to visit Rosatom Nuclear Power Company in Russia for a week from 11 December 2017…http://news.nwu.ac.za/huge-hockey-feather-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-cap
Huge hockey feather for NWU’s cap
2020-02-28 The International Federation of Hockey (FIH) announced that the North-West University (NWU) will host the 2021 Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup in Potchefstroom. Although no dates have been confirmed it is a massive coup for both the NWU and the city as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-auxilium-fund-provides-helping-hand
NWU Auxilium Fund provides a helping hand
2022-06-15 Oldrin Masowa Thanks to the Auxilium Fund on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus, struggling National Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) -funded students receive food parcels to help them through difficult times. The fund, which was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/chris-van-rhyn
Chris van Rhyn
2024-09-04 Chris van Rhyn holds the degrees BMus, BMus (Honours) (Composition), MMus (Composition) and PhD (Music) from Stellenbosch University. He teaches Music Theory at North-West University’s School of Music and is the Director of the Research Focus Area Musical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ntokozo-represent-south-africa-brazilian-summer-school
Ntokozo to represent South Africa at Brazilian summer school
2023-07-06 North-West University PhD candidate Ntokozo Happy Msiza is one of only four young people that have been selected to represent South Africa at an agricultural summer school at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. The summer school will take place from 21…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-sciences/fnas-postgraduate-open-day
FNAS Postgraduate Open Day
2023-09-12 FNAS will be hosting a Research Day that will be held parallel with a Postgraduate Open Day on 20 September 2023 as part of the NWU Research Week. All students interested in our BSc Honours, MSc and PhD studies are invited to attend. For more…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/national-science-week
National Science Week
2019-07-28 The public are hereby invited to attend 2019’s National Science Week as hosted by the North-West University Potchefstroom Campus’ Science Centre. The National Science Week is proudly sponsored by the NRF and SAASTA. This year…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/motivating-youth
MOTIVATING THE YOUTH
2024-06-07 Dr Kezell Klink was requested by the Principal at Danville Secondary School to assist by talking to the grade 12’s about how she managed to overcome challenges of coming from that area and reaching the level of achieving her PhD. She has been visiting the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-shines-2017-pendoring-awards
NWU shines at 2017 Pendoring Awards
2017-11-22 The North-West University (NWU’s) name was held high at the recent Pendoring Awards in Johannesburg, with four wins in this annual competition that recognises the best efforts in promoting and stimulating advertising in all of South Africa’s indigenous…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-alexander-samuels-why-studying-transport-infrastructure-worthwhile-choice-prospective-students
Dr Alexander Samuels: Why studying transport infrastructure is a worthwhile choice for prospective students
2024-10-15 October is Transport Month in South Africa. Alexander Samuels, from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) and lecturer in the Department of Transport Economics and Logistics Management, explains why studying…http://news.nwu.ac.za/looking-sustainable-agriculture
Looking to sustainable agriculture
2024-04-08 Poultry manure could revolutionise farming practices in South Africa, particularly among subsistence farmers in rural areas. This is one of the research findings of Mandisa Mazibuko, a researcher from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. Her…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-education-how-we-let-our-youth-thrive-and-flourish
NWU: Education is how we let our youth thrive and flourish
2023-06-15 As time passes, words are watered down and phrases lose their meaning. Wisdom passes into obscurity as repetition creates clichés. This is where we are now. Do we still listen when we hear “youth” and “future”? The North-West University (NWU) believes that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vice-chancellor-extends-warm-welcome-22nd-saussa-games-participants
NWU vice-chancellor extends warm welcome to 22nd SAUSSA Games participants
2023-12-12 The vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Bismark Tyobeka, extended a warm welcome to participants in the 22nd Southern African Universities Staff Sports Association (SAUSSA) Games at the NWU during the official opening that took place at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/ben-coetzee
Ben Coetzee
2021-01-21 I received a BSc in Human Movement Science in 1994, a B.Sc Honours degree in Sport Science (Cum Laude) in 1995, a MSc in Human Movement Science (Cum Laude) in 2000 and a PhD in Human Movement Science in 2010 from North-West University (NWU). During my years…http://news.nwu.ac.za/easy-matjila-receive-honorary-doctorate
Easy Matjila to receive honorary doctorate
2024-07-31 Renowned broadcaster and SABC newsreader Masego Ezekiel Matjila will be awarded an honorary doctorate by the North-West University (NWU) on 18 July at the Mahikeng Campus. Masego has demonstrated significant dedication in promoting the Setswana language at…http://www.nwu.ac.za/content/convocation-president-nwu-governance-and-management