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Lecturer shines as judge at prestigious African Moot Court competition
2024-08-19 Showcasing her passion for legal education and human rights awareness across the continent, Dr Mahlatse Maake-Malatji, a senior lecturer in law at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, served as a distinguished judge at the 33rd Christof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bridging-language-gaps-african-radio
Bridging language gaps on African Radio
2025-02-07 By: Gofaone Motsamai The rich linguistic diversity in Africa has always posed challenges and opportunities for the media, particularly for radio. A new book, Reconceptualising Multilingualism on African Radio, seeks to redefine multilingualism on African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-nico-smit-appointed-adjunct-professor-university-miami
Prof Nico Smit appointed as adjunct professor at the University of Miami
2023-11-10 North-West University (NWU) academic and researcher, Prof Nico Smit has been appointed as an adjunct professor in marine biology and ecology at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami (UM), USA. The title…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-faculty-theology-hosts-career-day-aspiring-students
NWU Faculty of Theology Hosts Career Day for Aspiring Students
2024-06-05 North-West University's Faculty of Theology recently held a successful career day at the Govan Mbeki Hall in Potchefstroom. The event explicitly targeted high school students from disadvantaged areas who are interested in pursuing tertiary studies in Theology…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tanzanian-spray-toad-extinction-highlights-need-protect-biodiversity
Tanzanian spray toad extinction highlights the need to protect biodiversity
2024-10-22 When a species becomes extinct in the wild, the loss is permanent. For Africa, a serious loss is the extinction of the Tanzanian Kihansi spray toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis) due to habitat change and infectious disease. This should serve as a wakeup…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-and-alumnus-represent-south-africa-2024-venezuela-book-fair
Academic and alumnus to represent South Africa at 2024 Venezuela Book Fair
2024-11-20 North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Gilbert Motsaathebe and alumnus Dr Monicca Thulisile Bhuda have been selected as part of South Africa's team for the 20th International Book Fair of Venezuela (FILVEN) in Caracas, from 11 to 21 July 2024. South Africa…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-and-student-named-finalists-2024-south-african-women-science-awards
Academic and student named finalists for the 2024 South African Women in Science Awards
2024-07-31 North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Olubukola Oluranti Babalola and student Sinenhlanhla Mthembu have been named finalists for the 2024 South African Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA). These awards recognise outstanding contributions by women in the…http://sport.nwu.ac.za/sport/vanderbijlpark-campus
Vanderbijlpark Campus
2020-07-30 Sporting codes and categorisation High performance sports Priority sport codes that are semi-professional, competing on the highest levels of competition. Basketball Football…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-berts-bricks-ac-night-race-lights-potchefstroom
NWU–Berts Bricks AC Night Race lights up Potchefstroom
2025-10-20 When the stars came out, running shoes were laced and goals were set. On your marks, get set and go! The inaugural North-West University (NWU) Berts Bricks Athletics Club (BB AC) Night Race recently transformed the Potchefstroom Campus into a glowing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-encouraged-build-networks-and-take-charge-their-futures
Students encouraged to build networks and take charge of their futures
2025-08-08 By Gofaone Motsamai and Keaoleboga Motshabi Final-year students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus were challenged to think beyond graduation during a public lecture hosted by the Humanities Student Academic Chapter. The event took…http://news.nwu.ac.za/two-academics-honoured-nrf-research-excellence-awards
Two academics honoured with NRF Research Excellence Awards
2025-08-12 North-West University (NWU) academics Prof Kgaugelo Lekota from the School of Biological Sciences and Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane from the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) were recipients of Research Excellence Awards for Early Career/Emerging…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/conference-smart-villages-2025-call-abstracts
Conference On Smart Villages 2025 - Call for Abstracts
2024-12-02 You are cordially invited to the Conference On Smart Villages 2025 & Call for Abstracts. The conference aims to delve into the integral role of indigenous knowledge in shaping the concept and functionality of smart villages, highlighting its…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/online-africa-day-commemoration
Online Africa Day Commemoration
2020-05-25 The Division of Corporate Relations and Marketing in collaboration with the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre) and Faculty of Humanities (Department of Setswana) will be hosting the virtual…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/auther/phd-health-sciences-positive-psychology
PhD in Health Sciences with Positive Psychology
2025-05-21 The search for meaning, happiness and well-being has been a major preoccupation throughout the centuries. Researchers have searched for answers to the questions: what gives people meaning, what is happiness and what constitutes well-being, and how…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-tyobeka-participates-nuclear-forum-africa-energy-indaba
Prof. Bismark Tyobeka participates in Nuclear Forum at Africa Energy Indaba
2026-03-13 The principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof. Mzubanzi Bismark Tyobeka, recently participated in the Nuclear Forum at the Africa Energy Indaba, one of the premier platforms on the continent for dialogue on energy security, policy…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/preceed-africa
PRECEED-Africa
2023-12-08 “After the COVID-19 pandemic, our lives are finally ‘normal’ again but let’s not forget that the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been unprecedented. Despite these devastating consequences, cardiovascular disease (CVD)…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/optentia-usiba-writing-retreat-2026
Optentia USIBA: Writing Retreat 2026
2026-03-19 Join us for the Optentia Writing Retreat 2026, an immersive four-day experience designed to enhance your research skills, writing productivity, and overall well-being as a scholar. Hosted at the Khaya iBhubesi Conference Centre, this retreat offers an…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/solar-car/world-solar-challenge
World Solar Challenge
2017-01-17 The NWU Solar Car Team and our futuristic mobile, the Sirius X25 has made history by becoming the first African team to ever cross the finish line of the World Solar Challenge. We completed the…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/statistics
Statistics
2024-05-13 About Us Welcome to the exciting world of Statistics! What is Statistics? Statistics is the science that studies how knowledge is obtained from data. It involves the study of data analysis methods and techniques that help to extract useful…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/SAAB2022/registration_info