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Renewal of the term of the vice-chancellor of the NWU
2019-11-25 The first term of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) vice-chancellor, Prof Dan Kgwadi, will come to an end in May 2020. His first term started on 1 April 2014. The NWU Council reappointed Prof Kgwadi for another four years as NWU vice-chancellor during…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mother-daughter-duo-ready-academic-year
Mother-daughter duo ready for academic year
2020-03-10 They may be years apart, but mother and daughter share the same goal: to successfully complete their respective postgraduate qualifications during the 2020 academic year. This year saw Fatima De Abreu and her daughter, Michaela Raymakers, both fall in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-appointed-mental-health-review-board
NWU academic appointed to Mental Health Review Board
2017-03-16 Dr Leepile Alfred Sehularo, psychiatry and mental health nursing lecturer in the Nursing Department on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has been appointed to the North West Provincial Mental Health Review Board by the MEC for Health,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/campus-pilots-shuttle-service-ease-lunchtime-commute
Campus pilots shuttle service to ease lunchtime commute
2022-08-19 Easy commuting. This is what the envisioned lunchtime shuttle service for staff and students of the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) aims to achieve. The Directorate Operational Management, under the leadership of Mr Pola Mmapulana…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-share-expertise-address-local-needs
Students share expertise to address local needs
2022-08-19 Students at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) have discovered that soap in hotels and guest houses are often used only once and then thrown away. They then came up with an initiative to recycle this waste soap in order to be used…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-nursing-science-students-donate-posters-es-le-grange-school
NWU Nursing Science students donate posters to the ES le Grange School
2017-06-09 Second-year Community Nursing students at the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom recently reached out again to learners of the ES le Grange School. The students held health-education sessions with the learners where they focused on,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-nursing-students-cares-community-0
NWU nursing students cares for the community
2017-06-13 Nursing students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently reached out to a local school as part of their community care initiative. The students reached out to CN Lekalake Middle School in Unit 5, Mahikeng, to donate sanitary…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-phd-student-present-paper-young-scientist-conference
NWU PhD student to present a paper at Young Scientist Conference
2017-07-19 Lorato Modise, a PhD student in the Department of Biological Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, is set to present a paper at the seventh Annual South African Young Scientists’ Conference. The conference will take place on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-promotes-nutritional-food-intake
NWU academic promotes nutritional food intake
2018-02-14 Dr George Sedupane, a senior lecturer in indigenous knowledge systems at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently published an article denouncing the manner in which consumerism has shifted the focus from nutritional food intake to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-research-book-discusses-racism-xenophobia-and-inequality
NWU research book discusses racism, xenophobia and inequality
2018-02-06 Researchers from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Theology recently published a research book, Togetherness in South Africa, discussing religious perspectives on racism, xenophobia and economic inequality. The synopsis on the back page…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-selected-national-ussa-karate-team
NWU student selected for national USSA karate team
2018-02-23 Karabo Motlhabane, a third-year BCom student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng has been selected to be part of the national karate team of University Sports South Africa (USSA). Karabo was preliminary selected for the national…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-fm-station-manager-shows-culinary-skills
NWU FM station manager shows off culinary skills
2018-02-26 Katlego Ramagaga, radio station manager on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, showed off her culinary skills as one of four contestants on the popular television cooking show Come Dine with Me South Africa in a bid to be crowned the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professor-inducted-nigerian-academy-letters
NWU professor inducted into Nigerian Academy of Letters
2018-08-21 Prof Abiodun Salawu, the director of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Language Media in Africa research entity on the campus in Mahikeng, was recently inducted into the Nigerian Academy of Letters. The event took place at the University of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/multimodal-learning-and-multilingualism-his-passion
Multimodal learning and multilingualism is his passion
2018-09-11 Prof Jako Olivier’s passion and research focus are multimodal learning and multilingualism, and this was also the topic of his recent inaugural address. Prof Olivier is currently a professor in multimodal learning in the School of Professional Studies in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mahikeng-schools-soccer-championship-showcases-young-talent
Mahikeng schools’ soccer championship showcases young talent
2023-10-11 On 7 October 2023 the North-West University (NWU) hosted the final of the NWU Mahikeng Schools Soccer Championship at the Soccer Institute. This initiative was born from the vision of educators and coaches from secondary schools in the Mahikeng district to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-raises-awareness-diabetes-obesity-and-hypertension-risks
NWU raises awareness of diabetes, obesity and hypertension risks
2024-10-17 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Obesity and Metabolic Disease research group, led by Prof Sithandiwe Mazibuko-Mbeje from the subject group Biochemistry, together with the Lifestyle Diseases research focus are, led by Prof Ushotanefe Useh from the Faculty…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-students-become-teachers-tomorrow
Empowering students to become the teachers of tomorrow
2023-04-11 North-West University (NWU) students in the Faculty of Education pursuing African languages studies recently undertook an excursion tour to the Achterberg Camp and Conference Centre in Krugersdorp. The aim of the tour was to empower the group of second and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cycling-team-brings-home-gold
Cycling team brings home gold
2023-04-12 The NWU/CycloDNA team performed exceptionally well at the 2023 South African National Track and Para-Cycling Championships. They won two gold medals within the first two days of the event, which took place at the Belville Velodrome in Cape Town from 1 to 5…http://news.nwu.ac.za/debate-union-team-takes-part-jozi-rumble-tournament
Debate Union team takes part in Jozi Rumble Tournament
2023-04-13 The Debating Union on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus took part in the annual Jozi Rumble Tournament, hosted by the University of Witwatersrand from 7 to 9 April 2023. The Jozi Rumble is a significant part of African debating history.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mahikeng-campus-can-now-house-more-students