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NWU Career Services engages lecturers on graduate employability
2025-04-01 "The NWU Career Services continues to take centre stage in driving efforts concerning employability, and to be a convenor of engagements related to employability for NWU graduates," said Thoriso Maseng, senior manager for Career Services and Alumni Relations…http://news.nwu.ac.za/people-and-culture-take-their-show-road
People and culture take their show on the road
2023-03-16 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) People and Culture division recently hosted a "People and Culture and Employee Wellness Roadshow" on the university’s three campuses. NWU employees were assisted with and received information on People and Culture…http://news.nwu.ac.za/using-technology-prepare-language-teachers-future
Using technology to prepare language teachers for the future
2023-07-31 While debates about the quality of teacher education intensify, the North-West University (NWU) is exploring solutions, including mixed reality, that will ensure that well-prepared and effective teachers enter the country’s classrooms. The recent findings…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nurse-survey-reveals-concerning-trends-south-african-healthcare
Nurse survey reveals concerning trends in South African healthcare
2024-05-15 Nurses should be celebrated for countless reasons. They play a crucial role in the healthcare system and touch the lives of individuals and communities in profound ways. Nurses Day, observed annually on 12 May, commemorates the anniversary of the birth of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/public-lecture-calls-us-reclaim-control-our-food-systems-remembering-our-relationship-land
Public lecture calls for us to reclaim control of our food systems by remembering our relationship with the land
2024-09-03 On Wednesday, 28 August 2024, the Population and Health research entity at the North-West University (NWU) hosted a public lecture by Dr Jackson Sebola-Samanyanga, senior lecturer in the Department of Town and Regional Planning at the University of Pretoria.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/land-degradation-expert-share-his-expertise-national-working-group
Land degradation expert to share his expertise with national working group
2024-09-05 The goal of achieving land degradation neutrality is still achievable, especially with the recent appointment of Prof Klaus Kellner from the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) at the North-West University (NWU) to serve on the Land…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-planetary-commons-law-and-governance-urgently-needed-safeguard-functions-critical-earth-systems
New planetary commons law and governance urgently needed to safeguard functions of critical Earth systems
2024-02-27 It is time to realise and accept that we, as a species, share a responsibility to work together to safeguard all the environmental systems that regulate the functioning and state of the planet. This is according to Louis Kotzé, research professor at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vice-chancellor-science-day-triumph-again
Vice-Chancellor Science Day a triumph again
2024-08-30 “We are united despite our challenges.” This, the third last line of the anthem of the MM Sebitloane Special School, rang more true than ever on Tuesday, 30 July when the Vice-Chancellor Science Day of the North-West University (NWU) was held in the heart of…http://law.nwu.ac.za/sarchi-cles-chair/public-participation
Public Participation
2022-12-08 Public Participation What is it? In a democratic government system such as that of South Africa, public participation plays an indispensable role. Public participation is a process and not a single event or activity. It…http://news.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research-hosts-successful-workshop-strengthen-radio-astronomy-capacity-across-africa
Centre for Space Research hosts successful workshop to strengthen radio astronomy capacity across Africa
2025-11-27 The Centre for Space Research (CSR) at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a highly successful Radio Astronomy Advancement Programme (RAAP) workshop – an annual initiative funded by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) and the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-salutes-actor-hans-strydom-and-other-groundbreaking-alumni
North-West University salutes actor Hans Strydom and other groundbreaking alumni
2025-11-03 The North-West University (NWU) honoured ten remarkable professionals at its prestigious biennial Alumni Excellence Awards ceremony held in Pretoria on 30 October. This year’s distinguished honourees include veteran South African actor Hans Strydom, World…http://news.nwu.ac.za/closing-arcelormittal-heavy-blow-future-manufacturing
Closing of ArcelorMittal is a heavy blow for the future of manufacturing
2025-10-24 By Gofaone Motsamai The decline of ArcelorMittal’s operations represents more than a corporate failure; it is a warning of the fragility of South Africa’s productive capacity and the urgent need to restore the country’s industrial base and get back to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/k9-units-could-give-struggling-police-service-more-bite
K9 units could give struggling police service more bite
2026-03-17 Police dogs are among the most effective yet underutilised crime-fighting tools available to South African law enforcement. Specialised K9 units have repeatedly proved their effectiveness in situations that require speed, detection capability and tactical…http://www.nwu.ac.za/leadershipsummit/bess_nkabinde
NWU | Leadership Summit 2017 | Speaker | Justice Bess Nkabinde
2021-08-03 Justice Bess Nkabinde Bess Nkabinde-Mmono was born in Silwerkrans/Tlokweng (North West Province) in 1959. She is married and has four children. Nkabinde-Mmono matriculated at Mariasdal High School (Tweespruit - OFS) in 1979. She…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/nwu-concert-life-love-and-ridiculous-1821-2021
NWU Concert - Life, Love and the Ridiculous: 1821 - 2021
2021-09-21 Life, Love and the Ridiculous: 1821 – 2021 Catrien Wentink (piano); Morné van Heerden (clarinet); André Oosthuizen (flute) Flute, clarinet and piano come together with a unique romantic chamber music programme on the 28th of September…http://news.nwu.ac.za/six-nwu-athletes-compete-african-championships-ghana
Six NWU athletes compete in African Championships in Ghana
2026-05-14 Six athletes from the North-West University (NWU) are representing South Africa at the 24th African Senior Athletics Championships in Accra, Ghana, placing the university among the country’s strongest contributors to the national team. The championships,…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/registration-and-orientation-2023
Registration and Orientation 2023
2024-01-16 Message from our Executive Dean: "At the NWU Faculty of Engineering, we change the world for the better. We do this, first, by educating and developing exceptional engineers who can and want to change the world and, secondly, by finding answers to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/athletes-strike-gold-african-championships-ghana
Athletes strike gold at African Championships in Ghana
2026-05-19 Six athletes from the North-West University (NWU) returned from the 24th African Senior Athletics Championships in Accra with medals around their necks, giving the university one of its strongest performances on the continental stage in recent years.…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/research/centre-excellence-carbon-based-fuels-0
Centre of Excellence in Carbon based Fuels
2024-01-19 Vision The vision of the Centre of Excellence in Carbon-based Fuels is to be the leaders in developing carbon-based fuels for improvements in energy efficiency, operational reliability and availability, as well as in minimising the carbon footprint by…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/humanities/ethics-training