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First publishers acknowledged
2017-06-12 A total of 40 staff members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus received recognition for their first publication of a research article.This event is held annually to welcome staff members into the ranks of research publishers. Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/digital-shadows-deadly-realities-technology-facilitated-femicide-south-africa
Digital shadows, deadly realities: Technology-facilitated femicide in South Africa
2025-09-04 South Africa’s femicide rate is five times higher than the global average, and one in three women has experienced gender-based violence (GBV) in her lifetime. Increasingly, this violence is no longer confined to physical spaces. It has migrated to digital…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-rugby-institute-celebrates-remarkable-season-and-honours-outstanding-achievements
NWU Rugby Institute celebrates a remarkable season and honours outstanding achievements
2025-10-08 The Varsity Cup team and Joubert Schoeman were among the many award recipients who received recognition on a night dedicated to excellence and a passion for the game. Coaches and players traded boots for formal wear on Monday night as the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-breastfeeding-week-why-we-need-do-more
Celebrating Breastfeeding Week: Why we need to do more
2025-08-05 Breastfeeding is every person’s first start in life, yet millions of South African mothers stop within weeks. A simple change in position or early expert support can make the difference between quitting and success. Myths, short maternity leave, and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/africas-future-depends-ethical-leadership
Africa’s future depends on ethical leadership
2025-10-10 • “The future of Africa depends on ethical leaders who can guide their institutions through the complex intersection of technology, knowledge, and justice,” says Prof Linda du Plessis. • “African leaders must evolve beyond political or institutional…http://news.nwu.ac.za/recognition-prior-learning-indigenous-knowledge-vital-sas-innovation-agenda
Recognition of prior learning in indigenous knowledge is vital for SA’s innovation agenda
2025-11-05 Recognising prior learning in indigenous knowledge (IK) will ensure that people and communities who have preserved traditional knowledge for generations are included in South Africa’s national innovation agenda. This is the intention of the national…http://news.nwu.ac.za/future-bee-changing-south-africa
The Future of BEE in a Changing South Africa
2026-01-23 Prof. Joseph Sekhampu The debate over BEE has entered a familiar but increasingly brittle phase. One side argues that, more than thirty years into democracy, empowerment has overstayed its welcome and should be scrapped. The other insists that…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/agricultural-sciences/potch-study-fields
Fields of study on the Potchefstroom Campus
2022-09-30 New Agricultural Sciences degrees on the Potchefstroom Campus: BSc (Agric) with Agricultural Economics and Agronomy (2FD K05 N401P) BSc (Agric) with Soil Sciences and Agronomy (2FD K06 N401P) About the degrees: Are you…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pure-and-applied-analytics-paa/overview-workshops
Overview of workshops
2023-08-15 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } StatCon Workshops 2023 31 August - 2 September, 2023 Home [accordion…http://news.nwu.ac.za/voter-registration-without-participation-lessons-sas-2024-elections
Voter registration without participation: lessons from SA’s 2024 elections
2026-04-02 Opinion piece by Dr Mabutho Shangase and final-year master’s degree student Masungulo Khoza The May 2024 national and provincial elections in South Africa were more than a routine democratic exercise; they were a revealing test of the electoral resilience…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/disappearance-2015-2017
Disappearance (2015-2017)
2021-02-09 Disappearance consists of three broad main components, namely: (i) creative outputs as research outputs, (ii) community engagement and (iii) formal explicit format research…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/full-metabolic-screen
Full Metabolic Screen
2023-02-14 Full Metabolic Evaluation – Urine Test: Full Metabolic Evaluation URINE Mnemonic: PMSUR NHRPL Tariff code: 4221 + 4321 + 4188 + 4248 + 4268 + (4285 x2…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/characterization-microbial-assemblages-micro-plastics-river-system
Characterization of microbial assemblages on micro-plastics in a river system
2022-11-11 Characterization of microbial assemblages on micro-plastics in a river system Thuto Magome (MSc), Carlos Bezuidenhout, Charlotte Mienie Commenced 2020 Rationale The distribution and quantity of microplastics in the aquatic system is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mahikeng-campus-host-secretariat-waternet
NWU Mahikeng Campus to host secretariat of WaterNet
2021-06-07 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus has been chosen to host the Southern African Development Community (SADC) subsidiary, WaterNet during its 2022 to 2026 strategy implementation period. WaterNet is a regional network of university…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-superhero-packs-punch-hypertension-awareness
NWU superhero packs a punch for hypertension awareness
2021-09-02 Is it Superman? Batman? Spiderman? No, it’s Captain Heart! He is a North-West University (NWU) Superhero on an important mission – to raise awareness about the dangers of hypertension and to inspire young children to pursue healthy eating habits. This new…http://www.nwu.ac.za/announcements
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2026-03-19 [accordion] Perpetrator of vandalised pride flag suspended 19 March 2026 The student responsible for the vandalism of the pride flag on the NWU Potchefstroom Campus on 2 March 2026, was found guilty on charges of hate speech and malicious damage to…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/compres
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2026-02-23 [accordion collapsed] Writing Cabin in Wellington, Western Cape COMPRES is excited to partner with the Centre for Child, Youth, and Family Studies (CCYF) at North-West University to bring researchers a unique retreat space: The Writing…http://law.nwu.ac.za/faculty-law-justice-practice/ngwako-raboshakga
Ngwako Raboshakga
2025-06-11 Teaching and training: Since 2013 I have served as a sessional lecturer on three occasions for the LLB courses ‘Constitutional Law: Bill of Rights’ and ‘Constitutional Law – Structures of Government’ at Wits Law School. I have also given ad-hoc lectures at Wits and the University of the Pretoria as well as for visiting students from Randolph-Macon…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-research-group-contributes-international-bird-study
NWU research group contributes to international bird study
2020-11-21 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) research on the genetic data of the nine lovebird species (genus Agapronis) that are native to Africa and Madagascar has been included in a comprehensive international bird study. This research has also led to a patent…http://news.nwu.ac.za/job-insecurity-job-satisfaction-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-optentia-and-nrf-collaboration