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First Aid for School Teachers training: a community engagement initiative
2025-06-13 The School of Nursing at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) is making significant strides in community engagement, bringing life-saving skills to primary school teachers in and around Potchefstroom. Their First Aid for School Teachers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/coaching-dreams-take-shape
Coaching dreams take shape
2025-07-08 On the fields where they once chased goals, a new group in Mahikeng is now learning how to shape them. The North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute hosted the South African Football Association (SAFA) D Licence coaching course from 30 June to 6 July 2025…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-librarians-bring-expertise-information-literacy
NWU librarians bring expertise to information literacy
2024-09-05 Dr Mathew Moyo, chief director of the Library and Information Service at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU), and Dr Sabelo Chizwina, director of Information and Learning Services at the Vanderbijlpark Campus, are continuing to expand…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lecturer-shines-judge-prestigious-african-moot-court-competition
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/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://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://sport.nwu.ac.za/hpi/test
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2020-12-01 Les Cohn Les Cohn Les Cohn is a qualified artist and an experienced arts administrator. She holds a BAFA(Hons) from Michaelis School of Art, University of Cape Town and a H. Dip. in Fine Art from the Technikon Witwatersrand (now University…http://news.nwu.ac.za/engineering-students-rural-healthcare-solution-recognised-saiie-competition
Engineering students’ rural healthcare solution recognised at SAIIE competition
2025-10-09 A healthcare transport solution designed to deliver medical services to remote communities has earned two students from the North-West University (NWU) national recognition in a leading engineering competition. The winners of the 2025 South African…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/facing-race-week-2022
Facing Race Week 2022
2022-04-11 Overcoming the legacies of racism and white supremacy globally, and in South Africa in particular, remains crucial as an intellectual and social engagement at the NWU in its pursuit of being a leading university known for an ethic of care. As we strive…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://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://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