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Gowokani Chirwa
2025-01-23 Prof Gowokani Chirwa is an Economist with expertise in Health Economics. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of York, UK, where he was based at the Centre for Health Economics. His primary research interests include health economics, global health economics, inequality, and poverty, with a particular focus on multidimensional…http://law.nwu.ac.za/faculty-law-vulnerable-societies/jeanette-visagie
Jeanette Visagie
2025-06-13 After completing her LLB (cum laude) and LLM at the NWU, Jeanette joined Adams & Adams in their trade mark litigation department in 2011, where she practiced full time until 2019. Jeanette was admitted as an attorney in 2013, and qualified as a trade mark law specialist with the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-writes-about-experiences-african-migrants-european-countries
NWU academic writes about experiences of African migrants in European countries
2020-05-07 North-West University (NWU) academic and a research professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the campus in Mahikeng, Prof Erhabor Idemudia, has co-authored a book with Prof Klaus Boehnke from Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany. The book titled…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-alumnus-extends-contract-supersport-fc
NWU Soccer Institute alumnus extends contract with SuperSport FC
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…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sunny-academic-skies-roelof-burger
Sunny academic skies for Roelof Burger
2018-05-15 Dr Roelof Burger from the School of Geo and Spatial Sciences at Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of the North-West University (NWU) has been awarded the Weather Modification Field Meteorologist Distinguished Service Award by the Weather…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-shares-lessons-how-confront-fraud
NWU shares lessons on how to confront fraud
2018-11-16 The South African Fraud Prevention Services listed a 56% increase in fraud crimes in 2017.At least 70% of men (26-35 years old) make up the number of fraudsters. Women between 36 and 45 make up 33% of victims. At a time when organisations around the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/commitment-matric-excellence-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-way
A commitment to matric excellence – the NWU way
2019-06-20 This year, the North-West University (NWU) will see more than 2 200 eager Grade 12 learners from various districts in the North West and Gauteng Province descend to the campuses in Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark for the annual Matric Winter School programme.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sew-2019-beyond-ideas-action
SEW 2019: beyond ideas, into action!
2019-07-24 With the national launch of the Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW) set to take place on 1 August 2019, institutions of higher learning across the country are ready to raise awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship as a viable career option. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-proposes-new-experimental-design-approach-industrial-data-mining
Study proposes new experimental design approach in industrial data mining
2017-05-24 Meet Dr William Henry van Blerk. During the recent Autumn Graduations of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, he was the recipient of a PhD in operational research. William, who is a lecturer and researcher within the School of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vice-chancellor-hosts-luncheon-school-principals
NWU vice-chancellor hosts luncheon for school principals
2018-07-27 Prof Dan Kgwadi, vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), along with Prof Marilyn Setlalentoa, the deputy vice-chancellor for operations on the campus in Mahikeng, hosted a special lunch for principals from schools in and around the Mahikeng…http://news.nwu.ac.za/all-rise-it-time-juta-nwu-mock-trials
All rise, it is time for the Juta-NWU mock trials
2018-07-30 The exciting annual North-West University (NWU) mock trials, hosted by the Faculty of Law with the support of Juta, will take place on 17 and 18 August at the Mahikeng High Court. As in previous years, this year’s competition will see participants from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-breaks-new-ground-beauty-industry
NWU student breaks new ground in the beauty industry
2019-10-22 South Africa is home to a diverse nation that defies traditional homogenous representations of beauty, is undergoing its own metamorphosis of sorts. The emergence of local beauty brands, a sizable millennial generation, the growing influence of beauty…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumni-and-friends-gather-annual-business-breakfast
Alumni and friends to gather for annual business breakfast
2020-03-03 The much anticipated annual North-West University (NWU) Alumni and Friends Business Breakfast will take place on 20 March 2020 in Vanderbijlpark. This networking event sees members of the NWU’s alumni fraternity, academia, business owners and community…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-selected-science-today-candidate
NWU Student selected as Science Today candidate
2022-08-19 A PhD student from the Department of Biological Science at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), Theodora Ekwomadu, was selected as one of the Science Today 2016 candidates. Science Today, formerly Science Voices, is a science-writing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-appointed-uct-vice-chancellor
NWU alumna appointed UCT vice-chancellor
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…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/germari%25C3%25A9-viljoen
Germarié Viljoen
2021-05-03 Germarié Viljoen (LLB, LLM (cum laude), LLD) is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, North-West University. During the period 2009-2012, she was appointed as temporary lecturer at the Faculty of Law, where after she consulted as legal specialist at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-carst-centre-director-appointed-gif-sa-chapter
NWU CARST Centre Director appointed to GIF SA Chapter
2022-08-19 The director of the Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST) on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Victor Tshivhase, was recently nominated and unanimously appointed to serve as a member on the Generation IV…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/george-van-schoor
George van Schoor
2020-11-23 George van Schoor was born in Cape Town, South Africa on November 13, 1963. He received the B Eng, M.Eng and D.Eng degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), South Africa in 1985, 1987 and 2001 respectively.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/former-nwu-player-signs-psl-team-ts-galaxy
Former NWU player signs with PSL team TS Galaxy
2022-07-26 Former North-West University (NWU) and Varsity Football player Xola Mlambo has signed with Premier Soccer League team TS Galaxy for the 2022/2023 season. Xola was recently released by AmaZulu FC where he plied his trade last season after joining the club…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mbada-residence-hosts-self-defence-dojo