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NWU’s researchers lead conversation on femicide
2021-10-20 Time has proven that storytelling is a great tool for making difficult topics considerably more understandable. We Should All Be Feminists, a published essay in book format by acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie, makes effective use of the “show,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-school-christian-ministry-and-leadership-partners-local-churches
NWU’S School of Christian Ministry and Leadership partners with local churches
2022-05-12 As part of its community engagement and stakeholder relations, the School of Christian Ministry and Leadership at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently partnered with church leaders in the Vaal area to create a forum to recover…https://news.nwu.ac.za/renowned-educationist-passed-away
Renowned educationist passed away
2022-07-07 A well-known former dean of the Faculty of Education and vice-rector at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, Prof Dewey de Wet, passed away in the early hours of Saturday, 2 July in his house in Potchefstroom. Prof de Wet studied at the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/canoe-champ-chris-crushing-it
Canoe champ Chris is crushing it
2023-05-31 Chris Prinsloo was but five years old when his family uprooted from Belville in Cape Town to the United Kingdom, then back to the heart of KwaZulu-Natal a few years after, before settling in the Paarl, back in the province where it all started. His father’s…https://news.nwu.ac.za/renowned-scholar-share-his-vast-knowledge-public-lecture-and-seminar-series
Renowned scholar to share his vast knowledge in public lecture and seminar series
2023-07-19 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research entity will be hosting Prof Toyin Omoyeni Falola, the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas in the United States. This…https://news.nwu.ac.za/five-women-four-generations-one-powerful-legacy
Five women, four generations, one powerful legacy
2023-08-08 Women's Month is the ideal opportunity to reflect on the tremendous strides made by women in education and celebrate an intergenerational legacy of academic achievements. What an honour it is to share the inspiring journeys of four generations of female…https://news.nwu.ac.za/walk-down-memory-lane-former-nwu-eagles-captain-sampie-swiegers
A walk down memory lane with former NWU Eagles captain Sampie Swiegers
2024-03-22 Ruan “Sampie” Swiegers, the former captain of the 2023 FNB Varsity Cup champions, the North-West University (NWU) Eagles, takes us down memory lane. “A lot of memories come to mind when I think of having studied at the NWU for seven years. I know every part…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ensuring-future-migratory-fish-species
Ensuring a future for migratory fish species
2024-06-19 The Water Research Group (WRG) from the School of Biological Sciences and the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management at the North-West University (NWU) collaborated with Nature-I-Am to celebrate World Fish Migration Day. Children between the ages of 4…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-coach-soccer-institute
A new coach for the Soccer Institute
2024-07-11 Nkululeko Khwezilomso Malgas has been appointed as the new head coach of the North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute. He brings a wealth of experience and a diverse background in football coaching and analysis to the role. Originally from Ngqamakhwe in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/largest-frog-more-100-years-discovered-africa
Largest frog in more than 100 years discovered in Africa
2024-04-11 A new species of African bullfrog has been discovered in northeastern Namibia, southern Angola, southwestern Zambia and northwestern Botswana. It is the largest frog species discovered in more than 100 years. The largest specimen found is 210 millimetres…https://news.nwu.ac.za/reflection-state-social-work-south-africa
A reflection on the state of social work in South Africa
2025-03-18 As we consider the urgent issues confronting social work in South Africa, it is evident that the profession is at a crucial turning point. On 18 March we commemorate World Social Work Day, and this year’s theme – “Strengthening Intergenerational Solidarity…Enterprise Risk Management model to aid all industries country-wide
2017-05-17 During the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark the degree Doctor of Philosophy in risk management was conferred upon Hermie le Roux. In the appreciation of her study Hermie was lauded by…The big impact of a small bar of soap
2018-07-30 By observing people’s behaviour in public restrooms across South Africa, a leading South African hygiene brand found that – on average – only four out of 10 people wash their hands. And of these, only 65% used soap. Hoping to help people make a clean…Social work students have their day in court
2018-09-14 “I’m nervous, but I am prepared.” These are the words of a second-year social work student, ready to face a real attorney in the children’s court. As part of a simulation, the second-year social work students on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus…Global warming is fuelling global inequality
2019-07-22 Poor countries are becoming poorer as a result of global warming and more intense heat waves in the future will widen the inequality gap. These are some of the research findings of Namhla Mkiva, a technical support staff member in the subject group…https://news.nwu.ac.za/culture-collaboration-nwu-and-utp-lay-foundations-strategic-partnership
From culture to collaboration, NWU and UTP lay foundations for strategic partnership
2025-06-18 The North-West University (NWU) delegation’s visit to the Universidad Tecnológica del Perú (UTP) on 17 June began with a warm and culturally rich welcome that set the tone for an inspiring day of academic exchange and collaboration. Upon arrival in Lima’s…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/af/ingenieurswese/aansoeke
Aansoeke
2025-04-17 Baie dankie dat jy dit oorweeg om aansoek te doen by die Noordwes-Universiteit om jou te bekwaam in ingenieurswese. Alle NWU aansoeke word sentraal hanteer deur ‘n NWU aansoekstelsel (verwys na skakel hieronder). As jy spesifieke vrae het oor…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/node/24290
SCS Needs Analysis and Consultation Request
2024-03-22 Where to find us: North-West University Potchefstroom Campus Building G3 For more information please contact: Mrs Jeanne Coetzee (Secretary) jeanne.coetzee@nwu.ac.za 018 299 2551https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/world-water-week
World Water Week
2023-04-11 The theme of World Water Week is creativity in the face of unprecedented problems. Our current approach to managing water is being called into question by the theme Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World. Which concepts, inventions, and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-weathers-pandemic-storm-great-successes-1st-semester