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Dwayne Pocock – NWU Vanderbijlpark’s big hitter
2018-02-19 “In cricket, as in life, you need to know when to switch on and when to switch off – the rest will look after itself.” These words by Sachin Tendulkar, regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, rings particularly true for the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-appointed-uct-vice-chancellor
NWU alumna appointed UCT vice-chancellor
2018-03-19 Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng, an alumna of the North-West University (NWU), has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT). Prof Phakeng obtained a BSc degree from the former University of Bophuthatswana (now the NWU) in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-carst-centre-director-appointed-gif-sa-chapter
NWU CARST Centre Director appointed to GIF SA Chapter
2022-08-19 The director of the Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST) on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Victor Tshivhase, was recently nominated and unanimously appointed to serve as a member on the Generation IV…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-international-water-climate-summer-school
NWU hosts International Water-Climate Summer School
2022-10-13 The North-West University (NWU) in collaboration with WATERnet and Baleware (Bridging Africa, Latin America, and Europe on Water and Renewable Energies Applications), is hosting an International Water-Climate Summer School from 4 to 18 October 2022. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/christmas-came-early-indeed
Christmas came early indeed
2022-11-03 By Sandile Mahlangu The NWU Symphony Orchestra recently held a Christmas Comes Early concert at the NWU Sanlam Auditorium at the Potchefstroom Campus. The orchestra was preparing the North West community for the Christmas season with Christmas carols…http://news.nwu.ac.za/varsity-football-good-platform-nurturing-talent
Varsity Football: a good platform for nurturing talent
2022-08-30 Varsity Football continues to play a prominent role in nurturing talent for role players involved with the game – from players, technical staff, masters of ceremonies, photographers, and sports writers – to name but a few. Dimpho Khumalo, master of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/burger-and-bossie-keep-nwu-undefeated
Burger and Bossie keep the NWU undefeated
2022-06-03 Three years and 21 games. That is how long the senior team of the North-West University (NWU) (this is now not the Varsity Cup team) has been undefeated. On Saturday afternoon in Potchefstroom the NWU beat a star-studded Wits by 37–19 to remain undefeated…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-continues-feed-south-african-sport
NWU continues to feed South African sport
2022-09-08 The North-West University (NWU) continues to show why this institution is a conveyer belt for South African athletics. During this year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, the NWU once again made sure that the South African team had a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-residence-starts-mental-health-intervention-programme
NWU residence starts mental health intervention programme
2022-08-25 Ontiretse Motingwa Cluster 11, the new residence on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, has come up with a unique mental health intervention programme called “Becoming”. The programme consists of sessions that take place every Wednesday…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-animal-health-and-mahikeng-spca-provide-rabies-vaccinations
NWU Animal Health and Mahikeng SPCA provide rabies vaccinations
2022-08-15 Ontiretse Motingwa The subject group Animal Health on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, in collaboration with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Mahikeng, recently visited the Lekaleng village close to the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mbada-residence-hosts-self-defence-dojo
NWU Mbada residence hosts self-defence dojo
2022-08-16 by Ontiretse Motingwa Traditionally a dojo is a place for learning or meditation, most often in the field of martial arts, and the Mbada residence on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus have embraced this philosophy. The residence…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fih-womens-hockey-junior-world-cup-huge-success
FIH Women’s Hockey Junior World Cup a huge success
2022-04-19 Bertie Jacobs The Netherlands won, but hockey triumphed. When the final whistle blew on Tuesday, 12 April, it was the Dutch fans who cheered and the players clad in orange who celebrated as the Netherlands beat Germany conclusively 3–1 in the final of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/under-19-world-cup-fireworks-ignite-womens-cricket
Under-19 world cup fireworks ignite women’s cricket
2023-01-31 How long will cricket still be known as the “Gentleman’s Game”, or is that nickname already a thing of the past? Women’s cricket has grown by leaps and bounds and this trend has continued in 2023 with the ICC Women’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The event,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-staff-member-one-brightest-young-minds
NWU staff member is one of the Brightest Young Minds
2022-12-09 North-West University (NWU) staff member Mamello Maema has recently been selected as one of the 100 Brightest Young Minds in the World Food Programme (WFP) for Southern Africa. Mamello says the programme aims to build networks across Africa for young and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/management-accountancy-students-excel-global-assessment
Management Accountancy students excel in global assessment
2023-02-01 Students from the School of Accounting Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) again showed why both the school and its students are so highly regarded when they received an astounding 85% pass rate in the management case study exams of the Chartered…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts-share-insights-latest-trends-human-resource-management
Experts share insights on latest trends in human resource management
2023-10-31 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management on the Vanderbijlpark Campus recently organised an Industry Day to expose students to human resource management in the workspace. According to the event…http://news.nwu.ac.za/work-readiness-seminar-bridges-gap-between-academia-and-world-work
Work-readiness seminar bridges the gap between academia and the world of work
2023-11-01 The North-West University (NWU), Career Centre, in collaboration with the Department of Language Practice, recently organised a work-readiness seminar on the Mahikeng Campus. ’The session served as a pivotal bridge between academia and the world of work,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-debating-union-hosts-annual-first-year-debate-tournament
NWU Debating Union hosts annual first-year debate tournament
2023-03-03 The North-West University (NWU) Debating Union on the Mahikeng Campus is dedicated to maintaining the existing skills of public speaking, debating, and critical thinking, and cultivating and maturing these skills in those who would like to learn. This is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/engineering-student-scoops-first-prize-optimisation-modeling-competition
Engineering student scoops first prize in optimisation modeling competition
2023-09-22 Hendrik Snyman, a fourth-year industrial engineering student at the North-West University (NWU), emerged as the victor in the recent Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA*) optimisation modeling competition. The competition, which took place…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-team-shines-solutions-challenge