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NWU Mafikeng Campus kick-starts the 2017 academic year
2022-08-19 The Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) held its official campus opening to kick-start the 2017 academic year on 10February 2017. The Great Hall was the place to be as students, staff, members of the community and management attended the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/learners-are-spelling-out-future
Learners are spelling out the future
2025-08-28 and by Oscar Mosiane The ability to spell is alive and well, as 100 high school learners demonstrated when they participated in a spelling bee at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU). The event, held on Saturday, 16 August 2025, was a…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/social-work/elmien-truter
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2026-03-04 My research focus is on tackling the complex challenges faced by child protection social workers in South Africa. Through research, we explore the different levels, factors, and stakeholders within the child protection system to identify what hinders effective child protection. Through both PhD and master’s research, our goal is to uncover these…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-tsa-partner-south-africa%25E2%2580%2599s-first-ever-multi-surface-facility
NWU and TSA partner for South Africa’s first-ever multi-surface facility
2019-02-26 The North-West University (NWU) is about to become a one-stop shop for all tennis players and enthusiasts. The university is in the development stage of upgrading its tennis facilities at the High Performance Institute in Potchefstroom with new multi-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-and-researchers-receive-seven-saioh-awards
NWU students and researchers receive seven SAIOH awards
2022-11-08 Postgraduate students and researchers from the North-West University (NWU) won seven awards at the Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene’s (SAIOH’s) annual conference that took place from 26 to 28 October 2022 in Boksburg, and during the gala…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ttis-champions-intellectual-property-awareness-across-nwu-campuses
TTIS champions intellectual property awareness across NWU campuses
2024-08-15 Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) at the North-West University (NWU) is dedicated to fostering innovation and protecting intellectual property (IP) in the academic community. To ensure that researchers and innovators are well-informed about…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/centre-text-technology/research-new
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Commission for Gender Equality Report: GBV and Sexual Harassment
2024-12-13 In early 2024, the North-West University (NWU) participated in a research study conducted by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE). The main aim of the study was to get an understanding of the prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/ancient-texts
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2025-12-09 Synopsis This Research Focus Area was established in 2015 by combining the fields of Ancient Languages and Cultures that was previously spread over the Potchefstroom and Vaal Triangle Campuses. In the process researchers investigating the fields…http://news.nwu.ac.za/we-are-all-active-participants-nwu-journey-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-dan-kgwadi
We are all active participants in the NWU journey – Prof Dan Kgwadi
2022-08-19 “The academic year is about to start and I would like to welcome each and every member of the University community back into the fold as we prepare to actively participate in the NWU journey.” With these words the vice-chancellor of the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-tshiamo-ready-take-worldskills-international-competition
NWU’s Tshiamo is ready to take on the WorldSkills International competition
2022-09-16 North-West University (NWU) nursing student and the winner of the WorldSkills South Africa Occupational Standards National competition, Tshiamo Mokgoetsi, is preparing in all earnest for the international WorldSkills competition that will take place in France…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-humanities-announces-first-international-spring-school
Faculty of Humanities announces first international spring school
2024-07-22 The Faculty of Humanities at North-West University (NWU) is delighted to announce its inaugural International Spring School, set to take place from 16 to 20 September 2024 at the Khaya iBhubesi Conference Centre in Parys. This event marks a significant…http://news.nwu.ac.za/we-can-do-it-coach-burger-van-der-westhuizen
“We can do it,” Coach Burger van der Westhuizen
2026-04-09 The FNB NWU Eagles are ready to step up in the Varsity Cup final against the FNB UP-Tuks in a rivalry battle on Monday 13 April in Tshwane. Coach Burger van der Westhuizen’s side dominated FNB Maties at the Fanie du Toit Sportsgrounds to secure their place in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/transdisciplinary-research-answer-those-%25E2%2580%259Cwicked%25E2%2580%259D-problems-are-so-difficult-solve
Transdisciplinary research: An answer to those “wicked” problems that are so difficult to solve
2019-03-14 Handling change and facing challenges are certainties in South Africa and range from coping with changes in our everyday world to facing severe trauma. Prof Minrie Greeff, head of the Ethics Office of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-first-its-kind-indigenous-astronomy-conference
NWU host first of its kind indigenous astronomy conference
2022-08-02 The North-West University (NWU) proudly hosted the inaugural three-day International Indigenous Astronomy Conference from 27 to 29 July 2022 at the Royal Marang Hotel in Rustenburg. During the conference the International Indigenous Astronomy Experts…http://news.nwu.ac.za/top-achievements-famelab-fhs-students
Top achievements by in FameLab by FHS students
2023-04-18 The Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) wishes to congratulate two of our students who performed exceptionally well in the annual FameLab competition. FameLab is a competition focused on science communication and public speaking, aiming to encourage young…http://www.nwu.ac.za/coronavirus-nwu-communiques
Coronavirus: NWU communiques
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The people who stand between crisis and collapse
2026-03-30 An opinion piece by Prof. Koketso Matlakala, Prof. Hanelie Malan and Dr Lucé Pretorius A person sits across from a social worker, struggling to articulate the confusion of the past few hours. Sometimes the crisis follows an act of violence. At other…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enactus-blazing-trail-young-entrepreneurs-through-project-ikamva
ENACTUS blazing a trail for young entrepreneurs through Project Ikamva
2017-03-15 If you thought that ‘entrepreneurship’ is just another buzzword of the times we live in, think again! This buzzword implies action and for the members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark branch of ENACTUS South Africa, entrepreneurship is…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/consumer-sciences/navorsingsprojekte