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NWU awarded for excellence in Sedibeng District
2020-02-03 The North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark has done it again! The campus has, for the ninth consecutive year, been awarded the Professional Management Review’s (PMR) Diamond Arrow Award for excellence in higher education within the Sedibeng…http://news.nwu.ac.za/effective-border-control-curb-coronavirus
Effective border control to curb Coronavirus
2020-03-09 With South Africa’s third COVID-19 case confirmed over the weekend, a North-West University (NWU) academic believes that effective border control is needed to curb the further spread of the Coronavirus. Prof Muhiyatshombe Lukamba says a large number of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-awarded-excellence-sedibeng-district
NWU awarded for excellence in the Sedibeng District
2018-02-07 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark started the new year on a high note by being awarded the Professional Management Review’s (PMR) Diamond Arrow Award for a seventh consecutive year. The award was handed over at a PMR business…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-joins-world-raising-awareness-world-hepatitis-day
NWU joins the world in raising awareness on World Hepatitis Day
2022-08-03 Ontiretse Motingwa The subject group Microbiology at the North-West University (NWU) recently facilitated an online webinar focusing on World Hepatitis Day. Dr Hazel Tumelo Mufhandu, senior lecturer and deputy leader of the subject group was the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/high-policy-uncertainty-levels-reason-unchanged-interest-rates
High policy uncertainty levels reason for unchanged interest rates
2025-03-24 The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to leave the repo rate unchanged highlights the role of non-model-based judgement in policy choices, especially in current uncertain circumstances. Prof Raymond…http://news.nwu.ac.za/political-stability-seen-key-boosting-southern-african-trade
Political stability seen as is key to boosting southern African trade
2025-05-28 South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini need to work towards stabilising their political environments and improving governance to create a better climate for business and trade. “Political stability is crucial for trade,” says Dr Mpho Lenoke, recent PhD…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eagles-continue-fly-high-varsity-cup
Eagles continue to fly high in Varsity Cup
2023-03-24 They just have a touch of class, don’t they? Slick as marlins in the water at the back, as ferocious as stampeding rhinos in the front. On Monday, 20 January, the North-West University (NWU) Eagles ran in five tries as they beat the Central University of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-seek-redemption
NWU Eagles seek redemption
2023-08-17 The North-West University (NWU) Eagles are determined to display a more clinical performance in their fourth match of the Varsity Football 2023 tournament on 17 August. This comes close on the heels of a 2-1 loss to the Tshwane University of Technology. "…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campuss-landscaping-wins-award
Vanderbijlpark Campus’s landscaping wins an award
2023-08-07 Rothe Plantscapers’ landscaping on the North-West University’s (NWU's) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently scored the garden maintenance company a silver award at the South African Landscape Institute’s (SALI’s) Awards of Excellence ceremony. As a principal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/negative-factors-lead-third-quarters-gdp-decline
Negative factors lead to third quarter’s GDP decline
2023-12-06 The decline in the third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth to -0,2% from 0,5% in the second quarter of 2023 was worse than expected. Stats South Africa released the GDP growth figures for the third quarter on 5 December. Prof Raymond Parsons,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/no-student-lost-their-lives-during-illegal-protest-nwu-vanderbijlpark-campus-27-february
No student lost their lives during the illegal protest at the NWU Vanderbijlpark Campus on 27 February
2024-03-01 The North-West University (NWU) notes false and malicious information spread on digital media regarding incidents that emanated from an illegal protest action at the Vanderbijlpark Campus on 27 February 2024. No student has died as maliciously reported by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sona-2024-there-still-unfinished-business-national-agenda
SONA 2024: there is still “unfinished business” on the national agenda
2024-02-09 There is still much “unfinished business” on the national agenda, including a more coherent overall economic plan for much higher job-rich inclusive growth. In commenting on the 2024 State of the Nation Address (SONA), Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-thapelo-chaacha-speak-hr-leadership-strategy-summit-2025
Dr Thapelo ChaaCha to speak at HR Leadership & Strategy Summit 2025
2025-08-19 Dr Thapelo ChaaCha, deputy director of the School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU), will be among the distinguished speakers at the HR Leadership & Strategy Summit 2025…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lower-borrowing-costs-are-still-likely
Lower borrowing costs are still likely
2026-01-30 The 4 to 2 majority decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on 29 January to pause its interest rate easing cycle and leave the repo rate unchanged for now was widely expected. Prof. Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eagles-eye-varsity-cup-glory
Eagles eye Varsity Cup glory
2026-04-11 The NWU Eagles are flying high as they prepare to face UP Tuks in what promises to be a thrilling Varsity Cup final on Monday night. Momentum is firmly on the side of the NWU Eagles, who powered their way into the final with a commanding semi-final…http://law.nwu.ac.za/safe-and-sustainable-cities/events-and-activities
Events and Activities
2021-03-29 Past Events 6-8 March 2019 As part of a larger Cities-project, the Faculty of Law, NWU and the Freie Universitat, Berlin co-hosted an international multi-disciplinary conference on "Sustainable Development in an Urban Age". The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/telit-sa-host-workshop-research-funding-and-applications
TELIT-SA to host workshop on research funding and applications
2017-04-03 On 8 and 9 June 2017, Dr Charmaine Williamson will facilitate an introductory workshop on research funding and applications which is hosted by the research focus area Technology Enhanced Learning and Innovative Education and Training in South Africa (TELIT-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/caster-makes-it-three-row
Caster makes it three in a row
2017-11-28 Caster Semenya can’t stay off a podium. She grabs gold and headlines with almost monotonous regularity and at the recent Sport Awards of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom, it was no different. Caster was named Sportswoman of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-iks-centre-commemorates-africa-day
NWU IKS Centre commemorates Africa Day
2018-05-30 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre on its campus in Mahikeng took part in the 2018 Africa Day Celebrations held on the Thojene Farm in Rustenburg on 26 May 2018. Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-dhet-team-student-entrepreneurship-week-2018