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Commemorating Freedom Day through diversity and excellence
2026-04-29 The North-West University (NWU) South African Board for People Practices (SABPP) Student Chapter, in collaboration with the School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, commemorated Freedom Day on 22 April 2026 under the theme “Celebrating…http://news.nwu.ac.za/green-coal-fuel-future
"Green coal": fuel of the future
2018-05-25 Coal in its traditional form might soon be a relic of the past, but ground-breaking research by the North-West University (NWU) is showing how a face-lift to this fossil fuel has numerous safe, green possibilities. A revolutionary process to manufacture “…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-experts%25E2%2580%2599-alternative-development-index-valuable-tool-industry-practitioners
NWU experts’ alternative development index a valuable tool for industry practitioners
2019-03-27 With the ever increasing prominence of regional economic development in driving global development, a team of experts from the North-West University (NWU) are contributing significantly to the discipline through the introduction of an innovative multi-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-benefit-industry-insights
NWU students benefit from industry insights
2017-11-15 What do you get when you give final-year marketing students free reign to come up with an integrated marketing and communication plan for an outdoor adventure expo? Well, first of all you fasten your seatbelt because you are in for an exhilarating ride…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-first-year-students-attend-colourful-language-awareness-workshops
NWU first-year students attend colourful Language Awareness workshops
2020-02-25 Language, just like art, can be colourful, inspiring and dynamic. First-year students of the North-West University (NWU) became “language artists” when they used colour to illustrate how they experience the many facets of all the languages in their lives…http://news.nwu.ac.za/universities-must-do-more-accommodate-risks
Universities must do more to accommodate risks
2017-03-08 In what is being described as required reading for all South African university vice-chancellors and risk managers – especially in light of increasing intimidation and violent disruptions of lectures, seminars, talks by scholars, Senate and Council meetings…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-trailblazer-heads-international-society-systems-sciences
NWU trailblazer heads International Society for the Systems Sciences
2021-09-14 The world is a mesmerising place filled with interesting events and occurrences. These do not happen in isolation, and to fully understand the intricacies of any given event or interaction, it is necessary to investigate the “bigger picture” surrounding it…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-trade-publishes-book-africas-digital-future
NWU’s TRADE publishes book on Africa’s digital future
2022-02-21 The World Trade Organization (WTO) Chairs Programme in the TRADE research entity (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences) at the North-West University (NWU) has published a new book on Africa’s digital future. The book, titled Africa’s digital future…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hospital-knocks-nwus-door-better-care-breast-cancer-patients
Hospital knocks on NWU’s door for better care for breast cancer patients
2022-10-28 Researchers of the North-West University (NWU) regularly work in communities to improve lives and find solutions to pressing issues. In the fight against breast cancer, a hospital in Potchefstroom has called on the expertise of the Medicine Usage in South…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-success
Empowering success
2023-05-30 By Zandile Nkosi and Belinda Bantham The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre recently hosted its annual career fair across its three campuses. The aim of this event is to bring together students and potential employers in a centralised…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/philosophy
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2026-03-19 Philosophy is the discipline that asks the most fundamental questions about human existence, knowledge, truth, values, reason, and meaning. At its core, philosophy is a reflective practice concerned with how we understand the world, how we…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professor-global-team-member-and-key-participant-international-theological-conference
NWU professor is global team member and key participant in international theological conference
2021-02-18 North-West University (NWU) professor in practical theology, Prof Vhumani Magezi, has been invited to be a global team member and key participant of the Lausanne 2024 Theology Working Group (TWG) Network conference. The TWG Network is a large and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumna-shines-bright-national-music-stage
Alumna shines bright on national music stage
2019-04-05 With her soothing voice, shining personality and entertainer’s flair, Verona Goslett is fast becoming a South African household name. This talented young alumna of the North-West University (NWU) is currently taking the national music scene by storm as a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-experts-say-inflexible-nature-youth-unemployment-points-multifaceted-problem-sa
NWU experts say inflexible nature of youth unemployment points to multifaceted problem for SA
2017-05-03 In South Africa more than 5,7 million citizens are actively looking for employment – and it is the youth (between the ages of 15 and 24) who are facing the brunt of this socio-economic challenge. Experts in the field of economics, Ms Precious Mncayi and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/basic-education-system-pivotal-realisation-free-higher-education
Basic education system pivotal to realisation of free higher education
2018-03-14 A much welcome result of the #FeesMustFall movement is that over the next three years, the South African government spending framework has made provision for the allocation of R57 billion towards fee-free higher education and training. However – according…http://news.nwu.ac.za/opportunity-constitutional-redemption-zimbabwe-chamisa-and-mnangagwa
An opportunity for constitutional redemption: Zimbabwe, Chamisa and Mnangagwa
2018-08-21 Prof Ilyayambwa Mwanawina, a law expert from the North-West University (NWU), shares his opinion on the impending ruling of the Zimbabwean Constitutional Court on the challenge lodged by Nelson Chamisa of the Zimbabwean Movement for Democratic Change (MDC…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-scoops-man-honour-award
NWU alumnus scoops Man of Honour Award
2021-09-16 On 28 August 2021, North-West University (NWU) alumnus Ofentse Rabaji walked away with a 2021 SA Heroines Award in the category Man of Honour. The Heroines Awards event is an annual award celebration, founded by Caroline Mosiamo in 2012, to honour and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/theres-more-wind-and-solar-power-electricity
There’s more to wind and solar power than electricity
2021-06-23 In the past decade, renewable energy sources such as solar and wind have made some inroads in supplying “green” energy to the country’s power grid. To be self-sustainable with the use of renewable electricity, methods of energy storage are required, as solar…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-hosts-international-panel-crisis-ukraine
NWU Business School hosts international panel on crisis in Ukraine
2022-03-11 It is one of the most significant acts of aggression that one country has perpetrated against another in the 21st century. The Russian invasion of Ukraine may have consequences that are almost unfathomable and that will echo through the annals of history.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/understanding-world-homeless-people-suffering-mental-illness