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South Africa’s great municipal experiment
2025-10-10 South Africa is preparing the most sweeping reconfiguration of local government since 1996. Velenkosini Hlabisa, the minister of co-operative governance and traditional affairs (CoGTA), has unveiled a plan to reduce dysfunction, shore up finances and restore…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-eyes-promotion-national-playoffs-begin
NWU Soccer Institute eyes promotion as national playoffs begin
2026-05-28 The North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute heads to Mthatha carrying more than a provincial title. The team enters the 2026 ABC Motsepe League National Playoffs with hopes of securing professional football status and reshaping the future of the…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/communication/development-communication
Development Communication
2020-05-18 [accordion collapsed] What does a development communication practitioner do? Development communication refers to empowerment and development, mostly in a community context. A communication practitioner who specialises in development…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/nwu-writing-centre
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2024-08-19 Book an appointment Protocol for online consultations The NWU Writing Centre offers services dedicated to the improvement of students’ academic writing. We follow a student-centred approach by harnessing the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineers-and-biokineticists-brainstorm-2024-bionic-olympics
NWU engineers and biokineticists brainstorm for 2024 Bionic Olympics
2021-06-08 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) engineers and biokineticists are preparing to take on universities from around the world in the 2024 International Cybathlon, which will see athletes with physical disabilities competing to complete everyday tasks using…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-women-leadership
Empowering women in leadership
2024-10-01 The North-West University recently hosted an empowering Women Conference across all three of its campuses. Women leaders holding positions from peromnes levels 2 to 6, as well as upcoming women leaders from peromnes levels 7 to 8, participated in the hybrid…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-and-social-justice-activist-says-no-gender-based-violence
NWU student and social-justice activist says no to gender-based violence
2022-08-25 By Oldrin Masowa He still vividly recalls all the tragic moments like it was yesterday. The discomfort every day, the roars and sleepless nights that left him feeling powerless. But even though the torture and suffering were unbearable, even though it…http://news.nwu.ac.za/two-centres-launched-foster-academic-excellence
Two centres launched to foster academic excellence
2024-03-06 On Friday, 20 October, the Faculty of Education at the North-West University (NWU) launched the Centre for Higher Education Professional Development (CHEPD), and the Centre for African Language Teaching (CALT) – Setswana. Clad in a variety of African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/more-building-nwu-celebrates-opening-b7a
More than a building: NWU celebrates the opening of B7A
2026-06-17 It was a bright Tuesday morning as staff members of the School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education came alive with excitement, arriving in their blue matching jackets for the opening of their new building. A red carpet stretched across the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-national-interests-changing-brics-landscape-seven-tests
South Africa’s national interests in the changing BRICS landscape ― seven tests
2023-08-29 “The watershed 15th BRICS Summit that took place in Johannesburg had, to its credit, several runs on the scoreboard by the time it concluded last week.” Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says while the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-needs-nuclear-engineering-expertisenow
South Africa needs nuclear engineering expertise…now
2024-07-31 South Africans must have ownership of nuclear technology. Without properly trained people, South Africa will face a major problem with the nuclear waste. South Africa should not rely on others when it comes to nuclear safety and decommissioning.…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/registration-and-orientation/fnas-first-year-curriculum-control-vanderbijlpark-campus
FNAS First Year Curriculum Control: Vanderbijlpark Campus
2021-03-08 Click on the pictures to open the videos. IF YOUR VIDEOS DO NOT HAVE SOUND, PLEASE OPEN THEM IN GOOGLE CHROME OR EDGE! Mathematics and Applied Mathematics…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/philosophy/postgraduate-qualifications-philosophy
Postgraduate qualifications in Philosophy
2026-03-02 [accordion collapsed] Short Learning Programme (Certificate in Philosophy) Find out more about the Short Learning Programme (Certificate) in Philosophy BA Hons in Philosophy and MPhil in Philosophy For the BA Hons and MPhil there are four…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-shines-13-%25E2%2580%2598science-oscar%25E2%2580%2599-finalists
The NWU shines with 13 ‘Science Oscar’ finalists
2018-05-23 Thirteen of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) esteemed researchers and academics are finalists for the prestigious annual awards of the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF). The NSTF-South32 Awards, also known as the ‘Science Oscars’, are sought…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/tsitsikamma-living-lab
Tsitsikamma Living Lab
2025-03-01 Full documentary Overview The Tsitsikamma Living Lab is the opportunity where we bring the theory and the practice together. It is an collaborative module with the North-West University, University of Johannesburg and…http://www.nwu.ac.za/university-calendar/december
University Calendar - December
2026-02-19 Legend MC - Mahikeng Campus PC - Potchefstroom Campus VC - Vanderbijlpark Campus M - Masters degree PhD/D - Doctoral degree UDL - Unit for Distance Learning HDA - Higher Degrees Administration FHS - Faculty of Health Sciences…http://news.nwu.ac.za/us-president-elect-joe-biden-%25E2%2580%2593-possible-economic-implications-sa-and-world
US President-elect Joe Biden – possible economic implications for SA and the world
2020-11-09 “The election of Joe Biden as United States (US) president-elect could eventually create an opportunity for South Africa to buttress its economic narrative with the US from both a trade and an investment point of view.” This is according to Prof Raymond…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stage-set-sew-2018
Stage is set for SEW 2018
2018-08-15 With the 2018 rendition of the Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW2018) just a week away, the stage is set for a full programme on the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark. The project, which is run in conjunction with the Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-pays-tribute-its-icons
NWU pays tribute to its icons
2019-10-14 The North-West University (NWU) honoured some of its most remarkable alumni at an awards ceremony on 11 October in Sandton. The university’s prestigious Alumni Awards of Excellence gave recognition in eight categories to nine prominent alumni who have…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-music-honours-students-bursary-winners-concert