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Preventing is better than treating substance abuse
2020-09-05 Prevention is better than cure, and the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Leepile Sehularo is at the forefront of seeking solutions to adolescent substance abuse through prevention programmes. Illegal substance use among adolescent learners is a global…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lee-anne-diab-improving-athletes%25E2%2580%2599-recovery-through-science
Lee-Anne Diab - Improving athletes’ recovery through science
2020-09-10 North-West University (NWU) alumna Lee-Anne Diab has turned her passion for sports into a successful career. The sporting fanatic is currently the first female sports scientist in rugby at The Blue Bulls Company, and one of the first women consulting for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-webinar-will-investigate-role-african-medicine-during-epidemic
NWU’s webinar will investigate the role of African medicine during an epidemic
2020-08-03 The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the Namibia University of Science and Technology, will be hosting a research webinar on 6 August 2020. The guest speaker at the webinar – themed “The Future of African Medicine in Epidemic Preparedness…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-boasts-one-absa-gradstar-top-10-achievers
NWU boasts one of ABSA GradStar top 10 achievers
2020-10-08 North-West University (NWU) student Zuko Mrwetyana was announced one of the ABSA GradStar 2020 top 10 achievers on 23 September 2020. The ABSA GradStar Awards is an annual programme aimed at recognising the Top 100 university students across South Africa…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-lecturer-appointed-acting-high-court-judge
NWU lecturer appointed as acting High Court judge
2020-10-09 Mr Mandla Motha, a part-time lecturer at the North-West University’s Faculty of Law on the Vanderbijlpark Campus, was recently appointed as an acting judge of the North Gauteng High Court. Mandla was born in Soweto and spent three years in Durban, but…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-attend-university-scholars-leadership-symposium
NWU students attend University Scholars Leadership Symposium
2017-08-15 Students from the North-West University (NWU) recently attended the 8th University Scholars Leadership Symposium in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme of the week-long symposium was “Building LIFE, Giving HOPE”, and more than 900 young emerging leaders from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-campus-council-members-lead-example
Student Campus Council members lead by example
2018-05-07 Members of the Student Campus Council (SCC) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng are leading by example by promoting academic excellence. This was evident during the autumn graduation that took place from 2 to 4 May 2018. Among the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sunny-academic-skies-roelof-burger
Sunny academic skies for Roelof Burger
2018-05-15 Dr Roelof Burger from the School of Geo and Spatial Sciences at Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of the North-West University (NWU) has been awarded the Weather Modification Field Meteorologist Distinguished Service Award by the Weather…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-2nd-annual-human-capital-summit
NWU to host 2nd annual Human Capital Summit
2018-04-10 On 12 and 13 July 2018, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, will be hosting its annual Human Capital Summit. This year will see the second rendition of the summit taking place at the Riverside…http://news.nwu.ac.za/wendelle-epitome-academic-and-football-excellence
Wendelle is an epitome of academic and football excellence
2018-10-29 The normal career span for a soccer player is 10 years, not taking into consideration the nature and extent of injuries sustained. Often, this is why players invest in their futures beyond football in preparation for the day when they hang up their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/condolences-nwu-passing-prof-anis-mahomed-karodia
Condolences from the NWU: Passing of Prof Anis Mahomed Karodia
2019-03-01 The North-West University (NWU) community mourns the loss of Prof Anis Mahomed Karodia. Prof Anis lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday, 27 February. His contribution to South African politics, social issues, education, agriculture, and veterinary…http://news.nwu.ac.za/luigi-flies-nwu-flag-high-during-national-pageant
Luigi flies NWU flag high during national pageant
2019-01-24 Luigi Mensah (21) has a good reason for starting the new year with a smile on his face and a bounce in his step. Not only will 2019 see him graduating with a degree in Financial Accounting, but also sporting the title of second runner-up in the prestigious…http://news.nwu.ac.za/commitment-matric-excellence-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-way
A commitment to matric excellence – the NWU way
2019-06-20 This year, the North-West University (NWU) will see more than 2 200 eager Grade 12 learners from various districts in the North West and Gauteng Province descend to the campuses in Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark for the annual Matric Winter School programme.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/campus-legal-hopefuls-take-center-stage-symposium
Campus legal hopefuls take center stage at symposium
2017-03-23 The Law Faculty on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a symposium at the campus multi-purpose student centre. The well-attended event saw second-year LLB students go against the final fourth-year students on the topic “…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-documents-khoi-san-medicinal-practices
NWU student documents Khoi-San medicinal practices
2017-06-05 Simangaliso Lesley Mashego from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, documented the indigenous medicinal expertise of the Khoi-San community in the Northern Cape as part of the final-year research component of his Bachelor of Indigenous…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-business-and-governance-empowers-women-during-community-project
NWU School of Business and Governance empowers women during community project
2017-05-24 This year the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Business and Governance and CANSA took hands with Tina Scholtz Academy to inform women from the surrounding community about breast cancer. During this community outreach project on Saturday 20 May…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-proposes-new-experimental-design-approach-industrial-data-mining
Study proposes new experimental design approach in industrial data mining
2017-05-24 Meet Dr William Henry van Blerk. During the recent Autumn Graduations of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, he was the recipient of a PhD in operational research. William, who is a lecturer and researcher within the School of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-makes-south-africa-proud-miss-wheelchair-world-pageant
NWU alumna makes South Africa proud at Miss Wheelchair World pageant
2017-10-11 Lebogang Monyatsi, an alumna of the North-West University (NWU) made South Africa and the NWU proud when she was crowned first princess during the first ever Miss World Wheelchair pageant that was held on 7 October 2017 in Warsaw, Poland. Lebogang is the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/howzat-friendship-and-fun-kfc-mini-cricket-way
Howzat! Friendship and fun the KFC mini-cricket way
2017-10-20 A crowd of little tykes sporting cricket bats, pads and wickets recently descended on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark to showcase their mini-cricket skills. More than 20 schools from across the South Gauteng region were…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumni-gala-evening-%25E2%2580%2593-night-remember-0