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NWU entrepreneurship experts attend EDHE Lekgotla 2018
2018-07-10 The second annual Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) Lekgotla recently took place in Cape Town. The three-day event saw two entrepreneurship experts from the North-West University (NWU), Natanya Meyer and Johann Landsberg, in attendance…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-finishes-fifth-race-against-sun
NWU finishes fifth in race against the sun
2018-10-01 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) solar car, Phoenix, recently returned to home base after a gruelling race over 4 000 km during this year’s Sasol Solar Challenge. For this eight-day event, teams from across the world design and build solar-powered…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ewp-changing-face-entrepreneurship-south-africa
EWP: Changing the face of entrepreneurship in South Africa
2018-10-04 It is a proven fact that investing in female entrepreneurs results in job creation, new sources of revenue and innovative contributions to community. Such innovations – as developed during the 2018 rendition of the Enterprising Women Programme (EWP) –…https://news.nwu.ac.za/tehilla-takes-healing-music-world
Tehilla takes healing music to the world
2018-05-16 North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Lebogang Jackson Ntsoti, is taking the world by storm with his music. The singer-song writer and master of ceremonies was born in Khuma in Klerksdorp in the North West Province, but spent most of his childhood in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researcher-offers-new-considerations-pharmaceutical-quality-control-labs
NWU researcher offers new considerations for Pharmaceutical Quality Control Labs
2020-11-02 The impact of the international Covid-19 pandemic is severe and it remains the responsibility of all to prevent the spread of this virus. This impact has clearly been detected in the workplace – with specific reference to the Pharmaceutical Quality…https://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news-1
A conversation with Prof Dan Kgwadi about gender-based violence
2020-11-26 With the gender-based violence (GBV) rate in South Africa being five times higher than the global average according to Stats SA, the North-West University (NWU) is doing its part by creating awareness and offering support to those in need. On 12 November the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/first-nwu-tedx-talk-homes-local-issues
First NWU TEDx talk homes in on local issues
2019-04-09 The North West province is hungry for ideas and needs a coordinated response from all stakeholders to bring about much-needed change in the lives of the province’s residents. This is according to Premier Job Mokgoro, one of the speakers at the recent…https://news.nwu.ac.za/when-can-child-be-imprisoned
When can a child be imprisoned?
2019-04-16 Over the past few weeks South Africa has witnessed a spate of crimes where children are committing heinous offences against each other and some even against adults. Community members from all over the country have called for these children to feel the full…https://news.nwu.ac.za/message-clear-we-are-taking-back-bult
The message is clear: We are taking back the Bult
2019-05-07 The “Take Back the Bult” Project of the Cachet Park CID NPC – a joint venture between the North-West University (NWU) and JB Marks Municipality in Potchefstroom – is in full swing and a very clear message is being sent out to persons with criminal…https://news.nwu.ac.za/smooth-running-registration-process-north-west-university
Smooth running of the registration process at the North-West University
2019-01-23 The management of the North-West University (NWU) is satisfied with the process of registering first-year students across its three campuses in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark. The first-year target for the 2019 academic year is 9 400, and up…https://news.nwu.ac.za/youngest-phd-graduate-africa-now-also-youth-leader-year
Youngest PhD graduate in Africa now also Youth Leader of the Year
2018-10-25 The youngest PhD graduate in Africa, 24-year-old Dr Musa Suarombe, has been named the Institute of People Management’s (IPM’s) Youth Leader of the Year for 2018/2019. Dr Suarombe, a postdoctoral fellow at the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/cultivating-humanity-interdisciplinary-research-better-tomorrow
Cultivating humanity: interdisciplinary research for a better tomorrow
2018-10-19 Poverty, unemployment, poor service delivery, lack of economic growth. There are a lot to be done before we will see the African continent truly thriving. The need for interdisciplinary research has never been greater. The Optentia research focus area on…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-host-cultural-day-celebrate-diversity
NWU students host cultural day to celebrate diversity
2019-10-24 The North-West University (NWU) is home to more than 65 000 students, representing a demographical footprint across more than 70 countries with diverse cultures. In light of this, the Student Campus Council (SCC) and the Culture Office on the campus in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/pierrefect-pitch
Pierrefect pitch
2019-10-25 It can be a warzone. Imagine 22 elite athletes able to hit a granite hard field hockey ball to speeds in excess of 100 km/h. Imagine having to fend off the opposing team’s hockey sticks, while chasing after and protecting that precious ball. Broken bones…https://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-medium-term-budget-policy-statement-confirms-grim-nature-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-fiscal-challenge
Latest medium-term budget policy statement confirms grim nature of SA’s fiscal challenge
2019-11-01 “Given the domestic and global headwinds facing the South African economy, the medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) strongly shifts the narrative towards recognising the grim nature of the fiscal crisis that has to be addressed in the country.”…https://news.nwu.ac.za/former-switchboard-operator-attains-phd
Former switchboard operator attains PhD
2019-11-07 Thoredi Elizabeth Choabi, a former switchboard operator at the North-West University (NWU), recently obtained a PhD in pastoral studies during the graduation ceremony on 17 October 2019 at the campus in Mahikeng. Thoredi joined the campus in Mahikeng in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/rag-srcs-gives-r22-million-community
RAG SRCS gives R2,2 million to community
2020-02-28 It is a unique North-West University (NWU) tradition that you will find in few other places. This tradition encapsulates the spirit of the NWU’s students: a commitment to their community and the determination to ensure a better life for those the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-makwassie-spruit-enterprises-sign-mou
NWU and Makwassie Spruit Enterprises sign MOU
2020-02-21 With the youth unemployment rate in South Africa reaching a record time high, the North-West University (NWU) is pulling out all the stops to ensure that its students are employable after attaining their qualifications. During 2019, 20 BSc Agriculture…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-experts-highlight-importance-training-fempreneurs
NWU experts highlight the importance of training fempreneurs
2019-08-23 With Women’s Month in full swing, two experts from the North-West University (NWU) are shining the spotlight on the importance of entrepreneurial training for female entrepreneurs. The experts, Dr Natanya Meyer and Dr Luzaan Hamilton – who are both…https://news.nwu.ac.za/small-business-seminar-empower-communities