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Power, technology and the African question
2025-08-06 The way technology shapes power, and how power defines technology, is the focus of a new study led by Amantle Mothelesi, a lecturer at North-West University’s (NWU) School of Philosophy, which argues that Africa needs a locally grounded philosophy of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-north-west-cricket-partnership-takes-centre-stage
NWU and North West Cricket partnership takes centre stage
2026-03-19 A rainy afternoon at the iconic JB Marks Oval on 4 March 2026 may have brought play to a halt, but it did little to dampen the significance of the moment as the North-West University (NWU) and North West Cricket (NWC) marked the strengthening of their…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/nwu-mahikeng-campus-alumni-and-personnel-golf-day
NWU Mahikeng Campus Alumni and Personnel Golf Day
2024-04-02 It’s 2022 and golf is back! We herewith cordially invite all NWU alumni and personnel to join us for the NWU Mahikeng campus Alumni and Personnel Golf Day which will be held in Zeerust (due to unforeseen circumstances) on 28 May 2022. The details are as…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/nwu-integrated-research-integrity-management-system-irims-training
The NWU Integrated Research Integrity Management System (IRIMS) Training
2024-07-04 You are cordially invited to "The NWU Integrated Research Integrity Management System (IRIMS) Training", presented by Prof. Minrie Greeff from the Research Integrity Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research & Innovation at NWU. This event is…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/humanities/vision-and-mission
Vision and Mission
2021-06-17 The Faculty of Humanities strives to become the preferred choice in the field of humanities by providing critical and intellectual thinking opportunities about the human experience as a whole. We believe in engaged research, and ethical teaching and…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/centre-contemporary-identity-and-diversity-studies/more-about-ccids
More about CCIDS
2026-06-03 Our Research Themes Gender and Sexualities Through cutting edge research, teaching and learning and community engagement activities, the CCIDS as an academic centre aims to develop and implement targeted interventions to combat…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/traditional-african-astronomy-opens-academic%25E2%2580%2599s-gaze
Traditional African astronomy opens up academic’s gaze
2018-04-18 African people have been observing the stars and planets since ancient times and modern-day science is now paying close attention to the wealth of knowledge within traditional African astronomy. Prof Thebe Medupe, an academic at the North-West University’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-top-100-emerging-economies-university-ranking
NWU in top 100 of Emerging Economies University Ranking
2021-03-15 The North-West University (NWU) has once again made its mark in the international rankings with a top 100 placing ― and overall sixth place in South Africa ― in the Emerging Economies University Ranking of Times Higher Education (THE). The NWU has an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-nwu-entrepreneur-invited-attend-africa-young-ceos-summit-ghana
Young NWU entrepreneur invited to attend Africa Young CEOs Summit in Ghana
2022-07-21 By Oldrin Masowa A great leader’s courage comes from passion. This is evident for North-West University (NWU) student, Kgothatso Kgogome, who is the founder and owner of Faith-Bakes. Having been raised by entrepreneurs, this Soweto-born young entrepreneur…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-gallery-opens-new-doors-i-hope-you-dance-exhibition
NWU Gallery opens new doors with I Hope You Dance exhibition
2025-06-30 “The dance. I miss the dance. I miss the discipline, the sweating, the emotions, the sensations … When I danced, nothing else existed.” – Johnny Clegg, Scatterling of Africa Quoting these evocative words during his keynote address, North-West University (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-hosts-pitso-ramaphosas-state-nation-address
NWU Business School hosts PITSO on Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address
2023-02-15 The North-West University (NWU) Business School hosted its third PITSO discussion for 2023 during which experts deliberated on the President’s State of the Nation Address on 9 February 2023. With 184 attendees, topics discussed included the current energy…http://law.nwu.ac.za/law/prof-stephen-de-la-harpe-passed-away
Prof Stephen de la Harpe, passed away
2021-02-18 Prof Stephen de la Harpe, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law, North-West University passed away on thursday, 18 February 2021. He has been in the ICU for the last six weeks. The Faculty wants to convey its sincerest condolences to his wife, Hanri,…http://law.nwu.ac.za/undergraduate-studies/bursaries
Bursaries
2024-11-06 Bursaries for legal studies are really scarce, but there are a number of independent institutions that offer bursaries. Each institution determines its own criteria and procedures and you should please contact them directly. Adams & Adams…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/space-research
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2024-03-12 Message from the Director Thanks for visiting our homepage! The Centre for Space Research is one of the few centres of excellence at the NWU, and envisions to be a world-class research centre, with excellent academic staff, students, postdocs, and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/grandfathers-farm-farminist-alumnus-grows-agriculture-business-social-media-roots
From grandfather’s farm to Farminist: Alumnus grows agriculture business from social media roots
2026-06-02 Mosa Seshoene still remembers school holidays spent on her grandfather’s farm in Turfloop, Limpopo. Long before she built a business and started supplying vegetables to local markets, her days were filled with picking tomatoes, spraying crops, and feeding…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/rineke-viljoen
Dr Rineke Viljoen
2026-06-17 Lecturer Aural Training Music Notation & Music Theory Conservatory (K1), office 116 tel. +27 18 299-1702 rineke.viljoen@nwu.ac.za Blog posts 2026-06-08 ~ Doctorates galore! 2026-04-03 ~…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://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/SAAB2022/speakers
SAAB 2022 Speakers
2022-01-07 Keynote Speaker: Prof B-E van Wyk University of Johannesburg, South Africa Prof Ben-Erik Van Wyk is a Professor at the University of Johannesburg in the Department of Botany and Plant…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/government-studies/ba-public-governance-municipal-management-and-leadership