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Jiu-Jitsu champion bags PhD
2025-05-19 Dr Elvis Moyo has fought his way to victory on the mats – and now he's done the same in the classroom. The South African Jiu-Jitsu champion has earned a PhD in applied radiation sciences from North-West University (NWU). Dr Moyo received his doctorate…http://news.nwu.ac.za/data-driven-talent-recognised-2025-bmi-prestige-awards
Data-driven talent recognised at 2025 BMI Prestige Awards
2025-06-05 Data is the new gold in the digital age and data-driven decision-making is widely used in sectors from banking and finance to the law and telecommunications. The North-West University (NWU) Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics (CBMI), which is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/exploring-new-paths-tackling-big-three-infectious-diseases
Exploring new paths in tackling the big three infectious diseases
2025-06-17 Just a few drops of oil and water may be enough to change how the world treats tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/Aids – the “big three infectious diseases”, also known as BTIDs. This was the central message delivered by Prof Joe Viljoen during her inaugural…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-legacy-numbers-honouring-prof-jamshid-moori
Celebrating a legacy in numbers: Honouring Prof Jamshid Moori
2025-05-27 Phenyo Mokgothu and Keaoleboga Motshabi “I built this department from the ground up – and now I return to see the seeds have grown into a forest.” These were the heartfelt words of Prof Jamshid Moori as the North-West University (NWU) celebrated his legacy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert-warns-long-term-risks-schools-dropping-pure-mathematics
Expert warns of long-term risks of schools dropping pure mathematics
2025-05-23 When as many as 464 public schools in South Africa have elected to stop offering pure mathematics, the question is no longer about underperformance in mathematics, it is about absence. While most of these schools still teach mathematics literacy, pure…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sasol-foundation-deepens-nwu-partnership-drive-postgraduate-success
Sasol Foundation deepens NWU partnership to drive postgraduate success
2025-07-15 By Gofaone Motsamai and Phenyo Mokgothu A partnership with the common goal of producing researchers ready to respond to the needs of society has unlocked full bursaries for nine postgraduate chemistry students from the North-West University (NWU). This is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-examines-legal-frameworks-just-energy-transition-sa-and-zimbabwe
Study examines legal frameworks for just energy transition in SA and Zimbabwe
2025-07-21 While coal continues to dominate the energy mix of both South Africa and Zimbabwe, the two countries have begun introducing legal frameworks that signal a shift. The question that North-West University (NWU) researcher Tariro Mary Tingini set out to answer is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-warns-biyas-long-rule-cameroon-signals-deeper-problems-african-leadership
Academic warns that Biya’s long rule in Cameroon signals deeper problems for African leadership
2025-07-28 The recent announcement by Cameroon’s 92-year-old President, Paul Biya, that he will seek re-election has reignited debates around prolonged leadership in Africa. Biya, who has been in office for 43 years, would be nearing 100 should he complete another term…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-podcasts-are-powering-indigenous-language-revival
How podcasts are powering indigenous language revival
2025-07-28 Mainstream radio combined with social media can do more to preserve South African indigenous languages than either can on their own A recent study by North-West University (NWU) master’s graduate Gofaone Motsamai explores how Motsweding FM radio is using…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-nwu-researcher-rubs-shoulders-nobel-laureate
Young NWU researcher rubs shoulders with Nobel Laureate
2023-03-23 North-West University academic and researcher Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane recently attended the 14th HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates from 27 February to 3 March 2023 in Tsukuba City, Japan. She was nominated by the National Research Foundation (NRF),…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-shines-bright-oxford-innovation-boot-camp
Academic shines bright at Oxford innovation boot camp
2023-08-28 Prof Rose Hayeshi, associate professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) DSI/NWU Preclinical Drug Development Platform has just returned from the United Kingdom after a week-long innovation boot camp at the University of Oxford. Prof Hayeshi was one…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-need-develop-scarce-accounting-skills-abundantly-clear
Why the need to develop scarce accounting skills is abundantly clear
2023-08-30 Without quality oversight, output suffers. Without transparency, deception thrives. Misinformation and misinterpretation are propagated to become the norm as fiction becomes indistinguishable from fact. In a developing country such as South Africa that faces…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-transformative-facing-race-week-deputy-vice-chancellor
NWU's transformative facing race week with deputy vice-chancellor
2023-07-27 On 20 July 2023, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus hosted the "Facing Race Week" event to promote meaningful conversations about racial equality and understanding. Professor Robert Balfour, the deputy vice-chancellor for teaching and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-defensive-strength-rests-goalkeeper-matanes-hands
NWU's defensive strength rests in goalkeeper Matane's hands
2023-08-22 In the intricate realm of soccer where the goalkeeper’s role is pivotal, North-West University (NWU) goalkeeper Kamogelo Matane has emerged as a rising star with an impressive skill set tailored to meet the demands of the game. Hailing from Mahikeng, this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/taking-stand-against-gender-based-violence-varsity-football
Taking a stand against gender-based violence with Varsity Football
2023-08-01 The North-West University (NWU) will take a stand against gender-based violence (GBV) during the Varsity Football tournament, demonstrating its commitment to promoting a safer and more equitable society. In collaboration with Student and Counselling…http://news.nwu.ac.za/spotlight-falls-role-parents-disciplining-learners
Spotlight falls on the role of parents in disciplining learners
2023-07-31 Many studies have found a strong correlation between learners’ discipline levels and academic performance, with the latter improving as discipline levels improve. However, what is the role that parents play in disciplining their children? Dr Nicholus Mollo…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-explores-use-medicinal-plants-treat-childhood-diseases
Study explores the use of medicinal plants to treat childhood diseases
2023-07-31 Dr Tshepiso Ndhlovu, a PhD graduate from the North-West University (NWU), has completed promising research on the use of medicinal plants to treat children’s diseases. Childhood illnesses make a major contribution to infant mortality rates worldwide, and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/groundbreaking-sesotho-colloquium-promotes-indigenous-languages
Groundbreaking Sesotho Colloquium promotes indigenous languages
2024-07-02 The School of Languages and the Language Directorate at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted the very first Sesotho Colloquium, a significant milestone in promoting and celebrating the Sesotho language. Held at the Riverside Hotel in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/berlina-continues-reach-stars
Berlina continues to reach for the stars
2024-08-07 Poet Chitra Rao once described life as a long-distance journey that begins with a single step. For Berlina Lekgethwane, it all started at the North-West University (NWU) when she acquired her bachelor's degree in communication in 2008 and her honours degree…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-book-nwu-explores-digitalisation-employment-relationship-africa