2020-06-05
North-West University (NWU) alumnus Ofentse Rabaji has truly proven how one man’s waste can be another man’s treasure.
The 27-year-old who holds a master’s degree in environmental management, has been making face masks for the less fortunate, by using…
2020-06-05
Through the help of local business owners in the small village of Logagane in the North West Province, North-West University (NWU) student Julius Mabebe is putting food on the table of struggling households in the village during the lockdown.
Julius says…
2020-06-08
Since the lockdown commenced, a number of businesses have had to close indefinitely, leaving thousands of South Africans unemployed. With so many people in the job market, jobseekers have to find new ways to stand out from the crowd.
Dr Peet Roos, Ms…
2020-06-08
The Yankee Stadium was known as the House that Ruth Built, after legendary slugger Babe Ruth, and the United Center in Chicago is synonymous with Michael Jordan’s exploits during the 1980s and 1990s. Can it be said that the North-West University’s Rugby…
2020-06-08
The consistent good achievements of the North-West University (NWU) in world rankings is further celebrated with the announcement that it has been ranked in the top 4,7% of 20 000 universities globally.
This newest ranking was done by the Centre for…
2020-06-10
Are you a postgraduate student? Would you like to further your studies at Oxford University? If so, now is your chance! Online applications for the 2021 Rhodes Scholarships for Southern Africa opened on 1 June 2020.
The Rhodes Scholarships are targeted…
2020-06-11
Former North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute goalkeeper Boalefa Pule has signed a contract extension with SuperSport United FC until 2023.
The NWU Diploma of Sports Science graduate has been with the club since 2011.
Boalefa is better remembered…
2020-11-16
Die sperdatum vir inskrywings vir die 2020-weergawe van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se gewilde Leopard’s Lair-besigheidskompetisie kom nader, en alle studentepreneurs word uitgenooi om deel te neem.
As jy meen dat jy ’n innoveerder met ’n unieke…
2020-06-11
The deadline for entries for the 2020 version of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) popular Leopard’s Lair Business Competition is approaching, and all studentpreneurs are invited to take part.
If you consider yourself to be an innovator with an out-of-…
2020-06-15
In nog ’n eerste vir die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het die Optentia-navorsingsfokusarea onlangs die byvoeging van ’n innoverende nuwe doktorsgraad in Verhoudingsdinamiek en Ontwikkeling by sy reeds indrukwekkende nagraadse repertoire gevoeg.
Die program,…
2020-06-15
In another first for the North-West University (NWU), the Optentia research focus area recently announced the addition of an innovative new doctoral degree in Relational Dynamics and Development to its already impressive postgraduate repertoire.
The…
2020-06-15
The North-West University (NWU) is calling on all running and cycling enthusiasts to take part in its bigger and better online sporting challenges.
On 20 June the NWU will host the second Virtual Fun Run/Walk and on 21 June the Virtual Cycle challenge for…
2020-06-15
The North-West University (NWU) understands how difficult life is at the moment for both musicians and their fans. With concert venues across the country on lockdown, the NWU has found a way for students, staff and members of the public to enjoy musical…
2020-06-17
A beauty pageant is defined as a competition that judges its contestants on their physical beauty. However, over the past few years these pageants have developed a different image.
The Miss South Africa competition is a leadership platform for ambitious…
2020-06-17
Amid the global pandemic hand washing with soap or using sanitiser has become one of the top measures recommended to help curb the spread of the virus, creating unprecedented levels of demand for alcohol-based sanitisers.
In response, four academics and…
2021-04-28Die wêreld van werk ná die Covid-19-pandemie gaan anders wees as die een waaraan ons gewoond is. Dit is die mening van prof Bennie Linde, ’n professor in arbeidsverhoudinge aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Skool vir Bedryfsielkunde en…
2020-06-18
The world of work after the Covid-19 pandemic will differ from the one we are used to. This is the opinion of Prof Bennie Linde, a professor in labour relations at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School for Industrial Psychology and Human Resource…
2020-06-19
Life can be difficult for Grade 11 and 12 learners who have to master challenging subjects such as mathematics in their final years in high school. It can even be more trying when a coronavirus pandemic and its resulting lockdown are added to the mix.…
2020-06-12
In recognition of their outstanding contributions to science, engineering, technology and innovation in South Africa, three North-West University (NWU) academics have been nominated in the 2019/2020 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) -South32…
2020-06-19
Who could have guessed that distance education would be the compass of 2020! This is not only the alley for students and lecturers alike, but it opened up new horizons with unending possibilities and ongoing potential in the world of technological…
