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Cyber Security Awareness at the NWU
2020-11-17 The IT department at the North-West University (NWU) recently launched a series of online training sessions for staff and students at the university. Themes included mobile cyber security, remote working and cyber security and phishing. The sessions of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-tebogo-next-generation-brave-winner
The NWU’s Tebogo is a Next Generation of Brave winner
2021-02-22 North-West University (NWU) student Tebogo Matshehle Monogo was announced as one of the two winners of the Next Generation of the Brave competition facilitated by Adcock Ingram OTC in partnership with News24. This programme aims to assist healthcare…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-walks-away-prestigious-mandela-rhodes-scholarship
NWU student walks away with prestigious Mandela Rhodes Scholarship
2021-10-20 North-West University (NWU) student Nadia Van der Merwe is beaming with pride. The 22-year-old third-year student, who is studying towards a BSocSc degree in psychology and anthropology, recently scooped the coveted Mandela Rhodes Scholarship. …http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-mahikeng-campus-science-centre-receives-another-mobile-lab
NWU’s Mahikeng Campus Science Centre receives another mobile lab
2021-04-14 The Science Centre on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently received its second state-of-the-art mobile science laboratory, courtesy of the Sasol Foundation. The mobile lab, which is fitted with science equipment, will be shared by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-participates-microcredentials-development-southern-africa
NWU participates in microcredentials development in Southern Africa
2025-03-28 Change is fast and constant in the new world of work, and degrees no longer safeguard job security or ensure skills relevance. Continued learning, upskilling and reskilling after graduation are essential. Microcredentials could be the answer.…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/stairways-and-ruins-exhibition
Stairways and Ruins Exhibition
2024-05-30 List of artists and artworks Opening night images Contact Andrew Lamprecht’s curatorial statement "This exhibition emerges from the chaotic and tragic reality of Covid-19 and lockdown; additionally we face the looming climatic…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/heliospheric-physics
Heliospheric Physics
2017-01-04 Researchers in the Heliospheric Physics subprogram of the CSR do theoretical, numerical modelling and experimental research on the acceleration, transport and modulation of charged particles (mainly cosmic rays) in the turbulent plasmatic environment…http://www.nwu.ac.za/initiatives-you-can-support
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2025-07-14 Medical School The NWU Medical Graduate will align with all the HPCSA (Health Professions Council of South Africa) requirements (see https://www.hpcsa.co.za/). This North West Doctor will be a clinically competent generalist practitioner…http://www.nwu.ac.za/tourism-month
Tourism Month 2025
2025-09-26 Tourism Month in South Africa is more than just a celebration: it is a reminder of how deeply our heritage, culture, and natural beauty are woven into the fabric of our national identity. Each September, we pause to reflect on the role that tourism…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rebuilding-south-africas-ailing-public-transport-system
Rebuilding South Africa's ailing public transport system
2026-05-29 There was a time when passengers could board a train in Johannesburg, travel through Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg and Zeerust, pass through Mahikeng, Madibogo, Mareetsane and Taung, and continue towards Kimberley before making the return journey. Those…http://www.nwu.ac.za/tn/NWU%2520Polelo%2520ya%2520Polokodiphiri
NWU Privacy Statement
2021-03-24 Matseno Yunibesiti ya Bokone-Bophirima (YBB) e ikemiseditse fela thata go sireletsa tshedimosetso/deitha ya poraefete. Polelo eno ya polokodiphiri e tlhalosa gore ke ka ntlha yang e bile ke jang re kokoanyang tshedimosetso ya poraefete le go e…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-boasts-two-academics-most-influential-young-south-africans-list
NWU boasts two academics on Most Influential Young South Africans list
2021-04-12 Two academics from the North-West University (NWU) were recently featured in Avance Media's 100 Most Influential Young South Africans list for 2020. Dr Lerato Moekoena and Dr Lebo Gafane-Matemane were recognised for being the best in their respective…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/pharmaceutics/joe-viljoen
Joe Viljoen
2026-05-04 Joe is an associate professor of Pharmaceutics, serving on the Research Committee and HREC. She functions on the Topical Advisory Board of the MDPI journal; Pharmaceutics (IF: 5.4; CS: 6.9) and have been invited as an Editor for the South African Pharmaceutical Journal (SAPJ). She collaborates with various international researchers on drug…http://news.nwu.ac.za/breastfeeding-best
Breastfeeding is best
2020-06-25 It has been proven conclusively that exclusively breastfeeding a baby for the first six months has numerous long-term health benefits for a child. However, a large number of South African women are not doing this. Chantell Witten, who recently completed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/getting-most-out-medicinal-plant-extracts-nanotechnology
Getting the most out of medicinal plant extracts with nanotechnology
2020-10-21 A North-West University (NWU) graduate is bringing together age-old plant knowledge and the latest nanotechnology to make the most of medicinal plant extracts. According to a United States National Nanotechnology Initiative, nanotechnology is currently…http://news.nwu.ac.za/green-art-competition-%25E2%2580%2593-taking-recycling-next-level
Green Art Competition – taking recycling to the next level
2017-09-06 There is more than one way to go green and do your bit to save the environment. In fact, what is old is now considered new and the business of upcycling – that is to reinvent waste by giving it a new purpose as opposed to merely recycling it – has become…http://news.nwu.ac.za/raking-awards-and-changing-perceptions-about-academia
Raking in awards and changing perceptions about academia
2017-08-17 One normally reads about the ‘it girl’ in the celebrity world, but in academia, Dr Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe is the woman to watch. The Botswana national with Zimbabwean roots stands head and shoulders above her peers. The media world cannot get enough…http://news.nwu.ac.za/don%25E2%2580%2599t-let-unforgettable-fame-pass-you
Don’t let unforgettable Fame pass you by
2017-08-21 There are just a few days left before the opening night of the energetic and talent-filled musical Fame in the Sanlam Auditorium on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom. The four shows will take place on 30 and 31 August and on 1 and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-first-international-conference-history-southern-africa
NWU hosts first international conference on history in Southern Africa
2017-10-05 The North-West University (NWU) recently played host to the International Society for History Didactics (ISHD) and the South African Society of History Teaching (SASHT) at the first ever international conference related to history and education in Southern…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bye-bye-birdie-fanie-lands-pga-eagle