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Students nominated for national science education awards
2025-03-17 Two North-West University (NWU) students, Makatu Mashanyu and Fhatani Munwana, have been nominated for the national ACCESS Habitable Planet Workshop (HPW) annual awards. These nominations recognise their contributions to science education and environmental…http://news.nwu.ac.za/selling-tekkies-award-winning-lecturer
From selling tekkies to award-winning lecturer
2025-03-06 Dr Thulisile Bhuda once stood behind the counter at a Tekkie Town store in in a mall, ringing up customers’ purchases. Now, years later, she stands in front of a lecture hall of students at the University of Mpumalanga, sharing her knowledge of culture and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/love-language-masters-degree-student-write-entire-dissertation-setswana
For the love of the language: Master’s-degree student to write entire dissertation in Setswana
2025-03-19 By Gofaone Motsamai Master’s degree student Otsile Emily Moatshe from the Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research niche area of the North-West University (NWU) is advancing the role of Setswana in academic research. She is the first student…http://news.nwu.ac.za/minister-gayton-mckenzie-deliver-public-lecture
Minister Gayton McKenzie to deliver public lecture
2025-03-28 By Gofaone Motsamai The North-West University (NWU) will host the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Mr Gayton McKenzie, for a public lecture on 3 April 2025. Organised by the Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research niche area at the NWU’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-offers-mental-health-support-education-assistants-placed-north-west-schools
Academic offers mental health support to education assistants placed at North West schools
2025-06-17 As Phase 5 of the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI) prepares to place thousands of young education assistants in schools across South Africa, support for their mental and emotional well-being is coming into sharper focus. In the North West province…http://news.nwu.ac.za/telit-sa-and-fems-ignite-dialogue-e-learning-and-ai-dr-badrul-khan
TELIT-SA and FEMS ignite dialogue on E-Learning and AI with Dr Badrul Khan
2025-05-29 In a landmark session that brought together forward-thinking academics and institutional leaders, the Technology Enhanced Learning and Innovative Training and Education in South Africa (TELIT-SA), based within the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/law-librarian-heads-houston-global-grant-recognition
Law librarian heads to Houston with global grant recognition
2025-07-09 A law librarian from the North-West University (NWU) will represent South Africa on an international stage later this year after securing a travel grant to attend a global legal information conference in the United States. Maropene Thomas Ramabina, faculty…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vat-discretion-under-scrutiny-study-probes-tax-commissioners-powers
VAT discretion under scrutiny: Study probes Tax Commissioner’s powers
2025-07-14 What happens when tax law allows one person the final say? A new study investigates how discretionary powers granted to the Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) under the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Act affect both taxpayers and the principle of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-need-develop-scarce-accounting-skills-abundantly-clear
Why the need to develop scarce accounting skills is abundantly clear
2023-08-30 Without quality oversight, output suffers. Without transparency, deception thrives. Misinformation and misinterpretation are propagated to become the norm as fiction becomes indistinguishable from fact. In a developing country such as South Africa that faces…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-transformative-facing-race-week-deputy-vice-chancellor
NWU's transformative facing race week with deputy vice-chancellor
2023-07-27 On 20 July 2023, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus hosted the "Facing Race Week" event to promote meaningful conversations about racial equality and understanding. Professor Robert Balfour, the deputy vice-chancellor for teaching and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/taking-stand-against-gender-based-violence-varsity-football
Taking a stand against gender-based violence with Varsity Football
2023-08-01 The North-West University (NWU) will take a stand against gender-based violence (GBV) during the Varsity Football tournament, demonstrating its commitment to promoting a safer and more equitable society. In collaboration with Student and Counselling…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-explores-use-medicinal-plants-treat-childhood-diseases
Study explores the use of medicinal plants to treat childhood diseases
2023-07-31 Dr Tshepiso Ndhlovu, a PhD graduate from the North-West University (NWU), has completed promising research on the use of medicinal plants to treat children’s diseases. Childhood illnesses make a major contribution to infant mortality rates worldwide, and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/berlina-continues-reach-stars
Berlina continues to reach for the stars
2024-08-07 Poet Chitra Rao once described life as a long-distance journey that begins with a single step. For Berlina Lekgethwane, it all started at the North-West University (NWU) when she acquired her bachelor's degree in communication in 2008 and her honours degree…http://news.nwu.ac.za/renowned-kenyan-author-and-scholar-deliver-public-lecture
Renowned Kenyan author and scholar to deliver public lecture
2024-08-07 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research niche area will be hosting renowned Kenyan author and scholar, Prof Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who will deliver a public lecture on 15 August 2024. During the lecture, titled "…http://news.nwu.ac.za/take-stand-against-plastic-pollution
Take a stand against plastic pollution
2023-11-09 The North-West University (NWU) has recently launched a campaign to address the issue of plastic pollution. The campaign was initiated after the vice-chancellor, Prof Bismark Tyobeka, earlier this year challenged all staff and students to fight plastic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unlocking-cultural-language-emojis-study-facebook-emojis-and-isixhosa-meanings
Unlocking the cultural language of emojis: a study on Facebook emojis and isiXhosa meanings
2023-11-14 A researcher in the School of Communication at the North-West University (NWU), Dr Quatro Mgogo, has embarked on a study to explore how Facebook emojis are being employed to shape the meanings of izaci namaqhalo esiXhosa (isiXhosa proverbs and idioms). The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-advances-semi-finals-miss-world-south-africa-2024
Student advances to semi-finals of Miss World South Africa 2024
2024-05-29 North-West University (NWU) student Rahama Metroll Milanzi has been selected as a semi-finalist for Miss World South Africa 2024. If she wins the title, she will represent South Africa in the global Miss World 2024 pageant, competing against more than 100…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stakeholders-join-hands-combat-gvb-south-african-communities
Stakeholders join hands to combat GVB in South African communities
2024-09-04 The North-West University (NWU), along with other important organisations, recently convened for a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Workshop as part of the Ubuntu Community Initiative. The workshop, held at the Sebokeng Clinic, was facilitated by Stan Hendricks…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-muzi-matfunjwa-activist-african-languages
Dr Muzi Matfunjwa – an activist for African languages
2023-03-30 Dr Muzi Matfunjwa, a digital humanities researcher for Siswati at the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU), describes himself as a language activist. He believes in the promotion of African languages…http://news.nwu.ac.za/antimicrobial-resistance-threatens-africas-future-sasuf-2023