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Global warming places Africa’s wildlife in peril
2025-10-10 Drought, intensified by global warming and compounded by human action, has taken a devastating toll on wildlife across Africa and the Amazon between 2023 and 2025. According to a sobering new United Nations report, animal populations are being ravaged not…http://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-research-unit-launches-ground-breaking-short-courses-support-staff
Optentia Research Unit launches ground-breaking short courses for support staff
2025-11-10 The Optentia Research Unit at the North-West University (NWU) has officially launched two innovative hybrid short courses designed to build mentoring capacity and strengthen professional development among university support staff. These short courses, which…http://news.nwu.ac.za/government-national-unity-and-persistence-old-order
The Government of National Unity and the persistence of the old order
2025-11-14 Prof Joseph Sekhampu Chief Director of the NWU Business School By Prof. Joseph Sekhampu, director of the NWU Business School. The Government of National Unity has now settled into the political landscape and is no longer an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-shares-deeply-personal-journey-values-transitions-and-purpose-during-inaugural-lecture
NWU academic shares a deeply personal journey of values, transitions and purpose during inaugural lecture
2026-01-12 From the outset, Prof. Julialet Rens, a professor in the Faculty of Education at the North-West University (NWU), grounded her narrative in gratitude, drawing on Psalm 16:6 and acknowledging the “beautiful inheritance” she believes she has received – an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-sedibeng-district-drive-health-innovation-through-research-day
NWU and Sedibeng District drive health innovation through research day
2025-11-03 In a country where quality healthcare and innovation are vital to social progress, health research stands as one of South Africa’s most powerful tools for change. Recognising this, the North-West University’s (NWU) Faculty of Health Sciences partnered with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/emfuleni-municipality-invests-nwu-students-through-bursary-partnership
Emfuleni Municipality invests in NWU students through bursary partnership
2026-02-11 The Emfuleni Local Municipality reaffirmed its commitment to community engagement and student success by awarding bursaries to two North-West University (NWU) students during a ceremony held recently at its offices in Vanderbijlpark. Hosted in partnership…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vice-chancellor-champions-new-school-mines-and-mining-engineering-mining-indaba-2026
NWU vice-chancellor champions new School of Mines and Mining Engineering at Mining Indaba 2026
2026-02-12 The vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof. Mzubanzi Bismark Tyobeka, is representing the university at the 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba, taking place from 9 to 12 February at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-partnership-targets-perinatal-mental-health-care-rural-south-africa
International partnership targets perinatal mental health care in rural South Africa
2026-03-31 Long-term capacity building is required to address perinatal mood disorders which affect more than a third of women in South Africa, negatively impacting individuals and families. To address this, local, international health care professionals and…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-transformation/postgraduate-studies-communication
Postgraduate Studies Communication
2025-05-15 The School of Communication is renowned for providing top-quality education and producing skilled communication professionals. As a postgraduate student, you can take advantage of our unique programme, which focuses on making a real-world impact through…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/indigenous-terminology
Indigenous terminology
2024-07-13 The indigenous terminology provided here is directed at effective teaching-learning in the School of Music, in alignment with North-West University’s language policy. The terminology is directed at mother-tongue as well as additional language…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/ewie-erasmus
Prof Ewie Erasmus
2025-07-29 Associate Professor & Programme Manager: MMus research & applied music studies + PhD Music Education Musikhane Conservatory (K1), office G17 tel. +27 18 299-1692 ewie.erasmus@nwu.ac.za …http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/nassp
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2024-06-27 Welcome to NASSP North-West University Prospective NASSP Honours students please click here and then go to Potchefstroom > Online Application. Note that Honours students fill in the same application form as undergraduate students. NASSP Honours…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/communication/post-graduate-programme-history-art-and-visual-studies
Post-Graduate Programme for History of Art and Visual Studies
2020-07-19 Undergraduate courses in History of Art and Visual Studies are part of the foundational study towards postgraduate degrees in this field. Our postgraduate research programmes are part of the research niche, Visual Narratives and Creative Outputs…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/government-studies
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2026-01-28 A degree in Government Studies provides you with an understanding of the theory and practice of government, the nature of politics, policymaking and public administration, as well as foreign policy and government security. Students studying this degree are…http://www.nwu.ac.za/gender-and-language-awareness-weeks-speaker-biographies
Gender and Language Awareness weeks - Speaker Biographies
2020-09-30 Gender and Language Awareness weeks Speaker biographies Monday, 28 September (14:00 – 16:00) Lecture: Exploring critical terminology – Gender, law and language [accordion collapsed] Host:…http://www.nwu.ac.za/tn/content/nwu-taolo-le-botsamaisi-23
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2026-01-19 Dikomiti tsotlhe tsa Lekgotla di dira kwa tlase ga boikarabelo kgotsa botlhokwa jwa ditshelete jwa YBB. Badulasetulo ba tsone ke batho ba ba nang le kitso e e tlhokegang, bokgoni ke maitemogelo, le go dira go ya ka melao e e beilweng e e utlwalang sentle…http://news.nwu.ac.za/purple-colour-excellence-also-remembrance
Purple is the colour of excellence, but also of remembrance
2020-12-01 During the month of December, the three main gates of the North-West University’s campuses in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark will be illuminated in purple for a specific reason. The colour purple symbolically runs through the veins of every…http://news.nwu.ac.za/beware-conditions-are-ideal-outbreak-rift-valley-fever