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NWU student breaks new ground in the beauty industry
2019-10-22 South Africa is home to a diverse nation that defies traditional homogenous representations of beauty, is undergoing its own metamorphosis of sorts. The emergence of local beauty brands, a sizable millennial generation, the growing influence of beauty…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-maggie-crowned-mrs-africa-international
NWU’s Maggie crowned Mrs Africa International
2019-11-14 Competing against 27 women in the Africa Pageant, Maggie Jasson from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education was recently crowned as Mrs Africa International 2020. The 45-year-old took part in the Mrs Africa pageant which aims to create…http://news.nwu.ac.za/digging-deeper-housing-needs-miners
Digging deeper into housing needs of miners
2020-01-15 Changing migration patterns and the recruitment of women to the mining industry have highlighted the need for more research into the housing needs of black miners in South Africa. Prof Olebogeng David Daw, an economics professor at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sol-plaatje-biography-tops
Sol Plaatje biography is tops
2020-03-26 The North-West University (NWU) is benefiting from its association with award-winning author Prof Brian Willan. Prof Brian was recently crowned the joint winner for Best Non-Fiction Biography at the 5th Human and Social Sciences (HSS) Awards held in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-research-collaboration-focus-female-entrepreneurship
International research collaboration to focus on female entrepreneurship
2017-03-09 Economists, academics alike are in agreement: female entrepreneurs are an under-tapped force that can revive economic growth. Having said this, Natanya Meyer – a lecturer within the School of Economic Sciences on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/business-school-hosts-african-scholars-collaboration-workshop
Business School hosts African scholars at collaboration workshop
2017-06-20 Research collaboration was on the agenda when leading scholars from Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe visited the delivery site of the North-West University School of Business and Governance (NWU-SBG) in Mahikeng from 20 to 22 April 2017. The NWU-SBG was hosting…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-delivers-top-performances-2017-ussa-tournament
NWU delivers top performances at 2017 USSA tournament
2017-07-14 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently delivered a sterling performance at the annual 2017 University Sports South Africa (USSA) tournament. The NWU team claimed top honours in karate, walking away with the second overall…http://news.nwu.ac.za/all-systems-go-sasolnwu-vanderbijlpark-basketball-tournament
All systems go for Sasol/NWU Vanderbijlpark Basketball Tournament
2018-02-21 It is all systems go for the fourth annual Sasol/NWU Vanderbijlpark Senior Basketball Tournament that will take place from 2 to 4 March 2018. Sasol, an international integrated chemicals and energy company, will be the main sponsor of the event during…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-adjudicate-5th-annual-national-batho-pele-excellence-awards
NWU academic to adjudicate 5th annual National Batho Pele Excellence awards
2018-02-22 The national Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) recently appointed Prof David Mello from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences to serve as an adjudicator in the upcoming 5th annual National…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dwayne-pocock-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-vanderbijlpark%25E2%2580%2599s-big-hitter
Dwayne Pocock – NWU Vanderbijlpark’s big hitter
2018-02-19 “In cricket, as in life, you need to know when to switch on and when to switch off – the rest will look after itself.” These words by Sachin Tendulkar, regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, rings particularly true for the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-appointed-uct-vice-chancellor
NWU alumna appointed UCT vice-chancellor
2018-03-19 Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng, an alumna of the North-West University (NWU), has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT). Prof Phakeng obtained a BSc degree from the former University of Bophuthatswana (now the NWU) in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jurumani-talks-trends-engineering-students
Jurumani talks trends with engineering students
2018-08-21 Jurumani Solutions visited the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering on 8 August to talk to students about the latest trends in the world of information and communication technology. The reason for the visit was to share ideas on how…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-executive-director-people-and-culture
New executive director for People and Culture
2018-10-01 Dr Mala Singh, executive coach and management consultant, has been appointed as the new director for People and Culture. She has been appointed for a fixed term of four years as from 1 October 2018. Dr Singh has 41 years experience in the public and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stanford-invites-bright-phd-student-master%25E2%2580%2599s-class
Stanford invites bright PhD student for master’s class
2018-09-12 A PhD student of the North-West University (NWU) and a master’s degree alumnus of the Centre for Business Mathematics and Information (BMI), has been accepted into the PhD Master’s Class on money management at Stanford University in America. Simon du…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-carst-centre-director-appointed-gif-sa-chapter
NWU CARST Centre Director appointed to GIF SA Chapter
2022-08-19 The director of the Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST) on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Victor Tshivhase, was recently nominated and unanimously appointed to serve as a member on the Generation IV…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-international-water-climate-summer-school
NWU hosts International Water-Climate Summer School
2022-10-13 The North-West University (NWU) in collaboration with WATERnet and Baleware (Bridging Africa, Latin America, and Europe on Water and Renewable Energies Applications), is hosting an International Water-Climate Summer School from 4 to 18 October 2022. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/christmas-came-early-indeed
Christmas came early indeed
2022-11-03 By Sandile Mahlangu The NWU Symphony Orchestra recently held a Christmas Comes Early concert at the NWU Sanlam Auditorium at the Potchefstroom Campus. The orchestra was preparing the North West community for the Christmas season with Christmas carols…http://news.nwu.ac.za/varsity-football-good-platform-nurturing-talent
Varsity Football: a good platform for nurturing talent
2022-08-30 Varsity Football continues to play a prominent role in nurturing talent for role players involved with the game – from players, technical staff, masters of ceremonies, photographers, and sports writers – to name but a few. Dimpho Khumalo, master of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-continues-feed-south-african-sport
NWU continues to feed South African sport
2022-09-08 The North-West University (NWU) continues to show why this institution is a conveyer belt for South African athletics. During this year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, the NWU once again made sure that the South African team had a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-residence-starts-mental-health-intervention-programme