2018-03-13
Birdlife South Africa (BLSA)’s conservation leaders recently participated in a successful risk identification workshop presented by Prof Hermien Zaaiman, associate professor and manager of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Risk…
2018-03-13
Two exceptional young researchers of the North-West University (NWU) will embark on a life-changing journey to Lindau, Germany where they will be rubbing shoulders with Nobel Laureates.
Edith Phalane and Blessing Ahiante from the Hypertension in Africa…
2018-03-13
Will 2018 be a better year for South Africa’s economy? This is the question on all South Africans’ lips. In an effort to provide answers, Prof Danie Meyer and Caro Janse van Rensburg – academics from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic…
2018-03-14
A much welcome result of the #FeesMustFall movement is that over the next three years, the South African government spending framework has made provision for the allocation of R57 billion towards fee-free higher education and training. However – according…
2018-04-18
Talle karatekas droom daarvan, maar baie min kry ooit die geleentheid om die Land van die Opkomende Son te besoek. Stephen Moeketsi, ’n finalejaar-BEd-student van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), is een van die min gelukkiges wat die tuiste van karate,…
2018-03-14
Many karateka dream of it but very few ever have the opportunity to visit the Land of the Rising Sun. Stephen Moeketsi, a final-year BEd student of the North-West University (NWU) is one of the lucky few who gets to visit the home of karate: Japan.…
2018-04-18
Natanya Meyer is op ’n sending: om die weg te baan vir entrepreneurs van oraloor, hetsy dit deur onderrig, navorsing of mentorskap is, of in een van haar eie nuwe ondernemings.
As dosent in entrepreneurskap op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in…
2018-03-14
Natanya Meyer is on a mission: to break new ground for entrepreneurs all over, be it through education, research, mentoring or progressing one of her own start-up ventures.
As a lecturer in entrepreneurship at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in…
2018-03-14
Prof Simeon Materechera, an academic and director of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre (IKSC) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, has been elected to serve as a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (ASS).
The purpose of…
2018-03-15
The student chapter of the Faculty of Humanities on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently invited political analyst and governance specialist, Mr Dumisani Hlophe, to give a public lecture.
Dumisani’s lecture was titled “…
2018-03-16
Not many African universities approach the African Union (AU) to ask: “How can we be part of the solution?” This is according to Prof Johnny Strijdom, head of the Division of Social Welfare and Drug Control within the AU and new extraordinary professor at…
2018-03-16
The university community is saddened by the unfortunate drowning of one our of students yesterday afternoon at about 15:00 on the Potchefstroom Campus. The 34-year old first-year student was at the university pool together with a friend. The incident was…
2018-03-16
Walking down the historical oak avenue in Potchefstroom brings about a feeling of calmness and serenity. The first oak trees were planted in 1910, but now, 108 years later, Potchefstroom’s most prized heritage is slowly dying.
“The research done by urban…
2018-03-19
Prof Dan Kgwadi, vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), visited academic staff members from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the NWU’s campus in Mahikeng on 16 March 2018.
He was accompanied by Prof Fika Van Rensburg, NWU…
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…
2018-03-19
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Stakeholder Relations department hosted an event for staff members who are alumni on the campus in Mahikeng on 16 March 2018.
According to Mr Warren Makgowe, director of the department, the aim of the event was to…
2018-03-19
Leo Maphosa, a member of the Student Campus Council (SCC) and third-year law student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, scored big at the Faculty of Law Prestige awards. This event took place on 16 March 2018 at the Sanlam…
2018-03-20
Mr Bobby Moroe, an alumnus of the North-West University (NWU), is clearly rising up the “diplomatic ladder” and was appointed to serve for four years as South Africa’s deputy high commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria in December 2017.
Bobby…
2018-03-20
Ronnie Phefo, a student on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, is taking part in cross country marathons to fight for a good cause.
Ronnie, a final-year BEd student, is a dedicated and ardent runner who uses participation in ultra-…
2018-03-20
The Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark will be hosting a conference titled “Developing Support for the Learning Needs of ALL learners”, from 9-10 July this year.
The conference will be presented by…
