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Constitutional Commissioner to address NWU Social Sciences Conference
2017-03-17 Bernedette Muthien, internationally known South African expert on issues of gender equity, nonviolence, and gender-based violence, will act as keynote speaker during the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS) – a collaboration between the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-optentia-hosts-vlir-uos
NWU Optentia hosts VLIR-UOS
2017-06-05 Optentia, a research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, recently hosted Mr Christophe Goossens, programme officer for the Flemish Inter-university Council for University Development Cooperation (VLIR-UOS) Over the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-scc-legal-office-launches-legal-aid-service
NWU SCC Legal Office launches legal aid service
2022-06-14 Oldrin Masowa Justice in action: the Student Campus Council’s (SCC’s) Legal Office on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus recently launched a legal aid service to assist students with legal matters. Through this initiative, the SCC…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ikateleng-donor-spends-day-fundraising-team
Ikateleng donor spends the day with fundraising team
2022-02-22 The Department of Development and Fundraising at the NWU recently hosted one of the loyal donors of the Ikateleng project in Potchefstroom. During the visit the group manager of Corporate Marketing and Communication at NWK in Lichtenburg, Johan Bezuidenhout,…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/optentia-book-launch-does-community-development-work
Optentia Book Launch: Does Community Development Work?
2021-03-26 [accordion] About the Book What makes community development effective? How can we ensure that this work is responsive to the decolonial turn, the call for effectiveness and the need for justice? Highlighting useful practice frameworks…http://news.nwu.ac.za/earlier-better-africa%25E2%2580%2599s-children
The earlier, the better for Africa’s children
2018-11-29 Imagine looking at a page and not being able to read or fully understand the words because you never developed the skills to do so. This is the reality for many children in Africa. It is also a big obstacle to the development of the continent’s people as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/drive-end-child-labour-south-african-curriculum-should-respond-human-rights-violation
Drive to end child labour: South African curriculum should respond to this human rights violation
2022-07-28 Alarming atrocities are perpetrated against our most vulnerable and innocent citizens, our children. We hear of these every day, but how often do we reflect on the scourge of child labour? There will be no child labour when laws that govern access…http://news.nwu.ac.za/story-hope
A story of hope
2018-11-12 More and more South Africans realise the importance of coming together and changing their own circumstances for the better. The community of Coligny, a small town in the North West province, recently experienced this true spirit of Ubuntu. Students…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ewp-potchefstroom-enabling-female-entrepreneurs-thrive
EWP Potchefstroom: enabling female entrepreneurs to thrive
2019-05-13 If you reside in Potchefstroom and fancy yourself a “fempreneur”, then you should not let the opportunity of a lifetime pass you by! The North-West University’s (NWU’s) innovative entrepreneurship incubator, the Enterprising Women Programme (EWP), is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-wins-regional-vodacom-journalist-year-award
Alumnus wins regional Vodacom Journalist of the Year award
2024-10-14 "If your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon," according to British playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard. This sentiment is echoed by Thabiso Moss, an alumnus of the North-West University (NWU) and a senior…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-put-entrepreneurial-theory-practice
Students put entrepreneurial theory into practice
2023-05-16 By Sandile Mahlangu The School of Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) hosted its first entrepreneurship market day for the third-year Business Management students on 9 May at the NWU's Potchefstroom Campus. The purpose of the market…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rethinking-education-age-artificial-intelligence
Rethinking education in the age of artificial intelligence
2025-05-16 By Gofaone Motsamai As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes how knowledge is created, shared and verified, questions are being raised about data use and bias, and whether it could be replicating Western biases and global gender disparities. As AI…http://news.nwu.ac.za/digital-lifeline-how-community-newspaper-keeps-language-alive
Digital lifeline: how a community newspaper keeps language alive
2025-05-26 Can a digital platform save a language from fading away? A recent study by Phenyo Mokgothu, a master's graduate and communication practitioner with the North-West University (NWU), has shown that digital community newspapers can indeed preserve language…http://sport.nwu.ac.za/chess
Chess
2025-10-08 [accordion collapsed] Mahikeng Campus Chess is a strategic sport played for recreational and competitive reasons. It is one of the oldest and most popular board games. The sport’s modern game evolved from the European continent, but its history can…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/communication/advanced-corporate-communication
Advanced Corporate Communication
2020-05-15 [accordion collapsed] What does a communication practitioner do? A communication practitioner ensures that there are adequate conversations and communication between the organisation and the organisation’s stakeholders (i.e.…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/af/ingenieurswese/nagraads
Nagraads
2026-01-13 By die NWU Fakulteit Ingenieurswese bied ons nagraadse studie-opsies vanaf ’n Nagraadse Diploma tot en met Doktorale kwalifikasies in verskeie ingenieursvelde. /* Make Bootstrap rows/cols stretch so cards match heights */ .row.impact-grid…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/experts/natasha-ravyse
Natasha Ravyse
2024-03-08 Natasha Ravyse is a Senior Lecturer at the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus, at the Faculty of Law, with a background including a B.ed (Senior Phase and FET); an Honours in Literature; and an MA in English (receiving the Vice Chancellor’s Award…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-young-guns-face-uct-varsity-cup-semi-final
NWU Eagles Young Guns to face UCT in Varsity Cup semi-final
2025-04-03 The North-West University (NWU) Eagles Young Guns (YGs) are looking to defend their Varsity Cup title after securing a crucial home semi-final. The Eagles will take on the University of Cape Town (UCT) YGs at the Fanie Du Toit Sportsgrounds on Monday 7 April…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/human-resource-division-international-conference/sponsorships