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Alternative measures for discharging debt under the spotlight
2021-05-10 Many South Africans drowning in debt could be thrown a potential lifeline following a study by North-West University (NWU) master’s degree graduate Paballo Mothibi into the discharging (cancelling) of the debts of those who have no income or assets. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-joins-forces-black-lawyers-association-deliver-market-ready-litigators
NWU joins forces with Black Lawyers Association to deliver market-ready litigators
2021-11-16 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law and the Black Lawyers Association Legal Education Centre (BLA-LEC) has committed to producing market-ready lawyers through a memorandum of agreement signed on 11 November 2021. The agreement, signed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-partners-launch-api-plus-lab-grow-sas-bio-economy
NWU and partners launch API Plus lab to grow SA's bio-economy
2022-03-22 The North-West University (NWU), in partnership with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), recently launched the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Plus laboratory. The project, a joint initiative…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-wests-three-top-matriculants-join-nwu
North West’s three top matriculants join the NWU
2022-03-04 The top three academic performers who matriculated in 2021 in North West will be studying at the North-West University in 2022. Francois Pieterse from Ferdinand Postma High School in Potchefstroom, Michelle le Roux from Potchefstroom Gymnasium and Marlé…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-animal-health-looks-out-our-furry-friends
NWU’s Animal Health looks out for our furry friends
2021-11-04 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) subject group Animal Health hosted a pet Fun Walk on 30 October 2021 to raise awareness about canine diseases such as rabies, cancer, distemper and others. Animal lovers and their canine friends met at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/developing-and-validating-parentage-verification-tests-lovebirds
Developing and validating parentage verification tests for lovebirds
2022-10-11 The better the pedigree of certain parrots kept as pets, the more popular and expensive they are in the marketplace. As a result, buyers and sellers alike have an interest in knowing the parentage of the birds concerned, and this is especially the case with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-ranked-among-top-local-universities-south-africa
NWU ranked among top local universities in South Africa
2022-10-14 The North-West University (NWU) remains among the top local universities as is evident in the latest World University Rankings by Times Higher Education (THE). According to the THE, the NWU is among the top six universities in South-Africa. The ranking…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-empowers-learners-and-unemployed-youth-through-career-expo
NWU empowers learners and unemployed youth through Career Expo
2022-06-15 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences in Mahikeng recently initiated and hosted a Career Expo to empower learners and unemployed graduates in the Phela and Matlhako regions. The NWU organised the event together…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/franco-taking-student-life-his-stride
Franco taking student life in his stride
2022-05-05 It was love at first sight. Boy meets campus. In 2019, Franco van Dijk visited the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom as part of a tour by his school choir. “We saw a lot of the campus – it almost felt like an open day. I really liked what…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/waitro-2022-africa-special-interest-group-help-pave-way-african-prosperity
WAITRO 2022: Africa Special Interest Group to help pave the way for African prosperity
2022-11-16 On Wednesday, 16 November, the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO) launched the WAITRO Africa Special Interest Group (SIG) during its biennial summit to herald a new era of global participation to address issues…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-leopards-lair-2021-winner-2022-edhe-finals
NWU Leopards Lair 2021 winner in 2022 EDHE finals
2022-11-18 North-West University (NWU) 2021 Leopards Lair Undergraduate category winner Johann van Rooyen competed in the national finals of the 2022 Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) Entrepreneurship Intervarsity. The competition took place on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-lecturer-walks-away-prestigious-engineering-award
NWU lecturer walks away with prestigious engineering award
2022-11-28 Meelan Roopa, a lecturer in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering, received the award for Best Industrial Engineering Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering’s (SAIIE’s) 2022 awards…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-receives-maximum-term-aabs-accreditation
NWU Business School receives maximum term of AABS accreditation
2022-11-30 The Business School at the North-West University (NWU) is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a five-year accreditation by the Association of African Business Schools (AABS). This is the maximum term of accreditation offered by the AABS. What makes…http://news.nwu.ac.za/looking-economic-crystal-ball-2023
Looking into the economic crystal ball for 2023
2023-01-17 It is hard to recall a time when there were as many economic and political cross-currents as there are for South Africa as it enters 2023. This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, economist at the Business School of the North-West University (NWU).…http://news.nwu.ac.za/spike-media-coverage-2022-nwu-takes-spotlight
Spike in media coverage in 2022 as NWU takes the spotlight
2023-01-19 It cannot be disputed that 2022 was an eventful year for news outlets. The invasion of Ukraine; a global rise in inflation; the death of prominent figures, not only in the entertainment industry, but also major international personalities such as Queen…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dhet-appoints-sadilar-director-advisory-panel
DHET appoints SADiLaR director to advisory panel
2023-10-18 The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has appointed the executive director of the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) to serve on its advisory panel on the implementation of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-south-african-learners-ikateleng-projects-journey-continues
Empowering South African Learners: The Ikateleng project's journey continues
2024-03-18 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Ikateleng project serves as a beacon of hope and opportunity for academically gifted learners hailing from underprivileged communities across South Africa. Established in 1988, this ground-breaking initiative has been…http://news.nwu.ac.za/public-lecture-sheds-light-afrocentricity