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Makhotso Mosikidi turns everyday heroes into a celebration
2025-09-30 When most people wake up, go to work and tackle life’s daily challenges, they rarely expect recognition. Yet, for Makhotso Mosikidi, senior administrative officer in Student Life at the North-West University (NWU), these everyday acts of resilience are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/professor-calls-actionable-science-can-save-lives
Professor calls for actionable science that can save lives
2025-10-02 What happens in the lab should not stay there. That was the central message from Prof Anja Franken of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences, who used her inaugural lecture to argue that occupational health research must move beyond…http://news.nwu.ac.za/players-honoured-top-varsity-football-awards
Players honoured with top Varsity Football awards
2025-10-08 Two North-West University (NWU) football players were recognised for their performance in the 2025 Varsity Football tournament, taking home major individual honours and contributing significantly to the team’s competitive campaign. Goalkeeper Ethan Mokwena…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-takes-part-global-nuclear-forum
NWU takes part in global nuclear forum
2025-10-03 Nuclear science and capacity building are particular strengths of the North-West University (NWU), as was evident from its inclusion in South Africa’s official delegation at the 69th Regular Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-leads-study-financial-management-schools
Student leads study on financial management in schools
2025-10-03 Sound financial practices alone do not guarantee strong academic results, says a study by North-West University (NWU) postgraduate student Bongani Steven Dhlamini. His research, titled “The Contribution of Effective Financial School Management to Quality…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hart-researcher-steps-key-sa-heartr-leadership-role
HART researcher steps into key SA Heart® leadership role
2025-08-08 Researchers from the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) at the North-West University (NWU) are making meaningful contributions to cardiovascular health in southern Africa. A member of this dedicated team, Prof Ruan Kruger, will now also contribute to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-artificial-intelligence-gospel
The new artificial intelligence gospel
2025-10-10 Generative artificial intelligence has learnt to mimic the divine. It now produces not only music, prose and images once thought uniquely human, but also digital deities: chatbots that speak in the first person as God. Christianity boasts AI Jesus, Virtual…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ai-and-assessment-training-initiative-empowers-lecturers
AI and Assessment training initiative empowers lecturers
2025-10-14 In a joint effort to strengthen digital capability, the office of the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning, AI Hub, Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), and the People and Culture division launched an innovative incentive programme to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/executive-director-inspires-strategic-management-students
Executive director inspires strategic management students
2025-10-14 Final-year Business Management students at the North-West University (NWU) were recently treated to an engaging guest lecture by one of the institution’s senior leaders, Ntsikie Kote-Nkomo, executive director for strategy and strategic projects in the vice-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/political-analyst-weighs-allegations-against-minister-police
Political analyst weighs in on allegations against minister of police
2025-07-31 The allegations against the South African police minister are indeed serious and damaging, further eroding the little trust that citizens still have in institutions. According to Thabang Motswaledi, a political analyst at the North-West University (NWU),…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-welma-lubbe-appointed-global-committee-newborn-brain-care
Prof Welma Lubbe appointed to global committee for newborn brain care
2025-08-04 Prof Welma Lubbe from the Quality in Nursing and Midwifery (NuMIQ) research focus area at the North-West University (NWU) has been appointed as the nursing representative on the global committee for the Newborn Brain Society. Prof Lubbe, who is the…http://www.nwu.ac.za/kobie-van-rensburg-alumni
Kobie van Rensburg | Alumni
2021-05-12 Kobie van Rensburg exchanged a future career in law and international politics for music. Following his dreams, he became a world-renowned tenor, musician, teacher and director. Over the years, he has amassed an impressive catalogue…http://www.nwu.ac.za/leadershipsummit/bongani_baloyi
NWU | Leadership Summit 2017 | Speaker | Cllr Bongani Baloyi
2017-06-08 Cllr Bongani Baloyi In 2013, Bongani Baloyi made history when he became Executive Mayor of Midvaal Local Municipality, marking him as the youngest mayor in South Africa. His political…http://www.nwu.ac.za/leadershipsummit/bongani_baloyi
NWU | Leadership Summit 2017 | Speaker | Cllr Bongani Baloyi
2017-06-08 Cllr Bongani Baloyi In 2013, Bongani Baloyi made history when he became Executive Mayor of Midvaal Local Municipality, marking him as the youngest mayor in South Africa. His political…http://www.nwu.ac.za/womens-month-2021
Women's Month 2021
2022-08-03 As we commemorate Women’s Month, the North-West University (NWU) commends and salutes all the homemakers, trailblazers and groundbreakers in our homes, families, university, and communities. The NWU is filled with phenomenal women who have made great…http://www.nwu.ac.za/brics/nwu-supports-new-BRICS-university
NWU supports new BRICS university
2015-10-27 Theo Bekker of the NWU and Prof Tshilidzi Marwala of the University of Johannesburg at the meeting on establishment of the BRICS Network University in Moscow. September 2015 - Long-awaited consultations for the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-teens-living-chronic-illnesses
Empowering teens living with chronic illnesses
2025-11-11 By Mzwandile Ndlovu Teens living with chronic diseases need not be defined by their illnesses but by their potential and determination to succeed. Dr Kezell Klinck, senior lecturer in the School of Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/final-year-law-student-awarded-prestigious-abe-bailey-fellowship
Final-year law student awarded prestigious Abe Bailey Fellowship
2025-11-19 O’kgabile Mokoena, a final-year LLB student at the North-West University (NWU), has been selected as a 2025 recipient of the distinguished Abe Bailey Travel Bursary. This highly competitive award recognises young South African leaders who embody academic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-fm-dominate-north-west-media-awards