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Afrikaans and Dutch
2021-11-08 Available on the Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark Campuses The variety of Afrikaans that is spoken today originates from the Dutch, Malay and African languages spoken by early settlers in South Africa in the 1600s. Afrikaans is viewed by…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/uarm/events
Events
2025-06-05 Note: Several of the photos have captions with only the names of the people in the photograph. Their organisation, role and relationship to UARM (at the time of the photo), can be viewed by clicking here . 2025 May 23: UARM Graduation - Class of 2024. The…, , Click and drag to resize Click and drag to resize Click and drag to resize Front: Mr Neels Vermeulen, Prof Tinie Theron, Prof Linda du Plessis, Prof Herman van der Merwe, Prof Babs Surajlal. Middle: Hedre Pretorius, Vaneshree Pillay (Graduate), Bheki…http://news.nwu.ac.za/btmg-%25E2%2580%2593-equation-makes-sense
BTMG – an equation that makes sense!
2018-10-17 Five years since the inception of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Bridging The Mathematical Gap learning programme, the demand for participation in the programme has grown by leaps and bounds. Through the intervention, also referred to as the BTMG…http://news.nwu.ac.za/career-counselling-take-child-work
Career counselling- take a child to work
2018-10-18 An 18-year old student enters the university gate with nothing but a brown envelope and hope. Would she be accepted as a late applicant? She does not know if her dreams of studying graphic design would be thwarted; since applications and selection was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-ufs-share-spoils-mahikeng
NWU and UFS share the spoils in Mahikeng
2019-08-06 It is almost apt that the recent clash between the North-West University (NWU) and the University of the Free State (UFS), who are both round 1 winners in the Varsity Soccer tournament, ended in a 1-1 stalemate. Host NWU was confident to have the upper…http://news.nwu.ac.za/waitro-2022-africa-special-interest-group-help-pave-way-african-prosperity
WAITRO 2022: Africa Special Interest Group to help pave the way for African prosperity
2022-11-16 On Wednesday, 16 November, the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO) launched the WAITRO Africa Special Interest Group (SIG) during its biennial summit to herald a new era of global participation to address issues…http://news.nwu.ac.za/guiding-grade-9-learners-their-path-success
Guiding Grade 9 learners on their path to success
2023-04-12 You should start planning your future career as early as in Grade 9. This was what North-West University (NWU) statistics lecturer Dr Piet Ntema, told Grade 9 learners during a recent career guidance workshop. Dr Ntema hosted the workshop in partnership…http://news.nwu.ac.za/first-ever-publication-nature-highlights-space-debris-threat
First-ever publication in Nature highlights space debris threat
2025-04-22 The North-West University (NWU) has achieved a milestone with its first-ever publication in the journal Nature with Prof Thembinkosi Malevu of the subject group Physics sharing possible solutions to the risks posed by space junk. Co-authored with Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/major-project-builds-leadership-capacity-nigerian-nutrition-sector
Major project builds leadership capacity in the Nigerian nutrition sector
2023-05-24 The single largest investment in nutrition leadership development ever on the African continent is bearing fruit, and the North-West University (NWU) is playing an important part in it. The Leadership Development for Accelerated Progress in Nutrition in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/captain-sibisi-ready-lead-nwu-eagles-semifinal-battle
Captain Sibisi ready to lead NWU Eagles into semifinal battle
2025-09-16 Aphelele Wandile Sibisi’s football journey began on the streets of Mandeni in KwaZulu-Natal, where he spent hours kicking a ball around with friends. Today, the 22-year-old defender leads the North-West University (NWU) Eagles into a decisive moment in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-sheds-light-community-perceptions-mental-health-care
Study sheds light on community perceptions of mental health care
2025-09-10 By Gofaone Motsamai With fewer than half the people requiring treatment for mental health getting it, traditional healers could be the answer to South Africa’s pressing mental health challenges. This is one the findings of Goratileona Mashishi’s master’…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/public-lecture-prof-ngugi-wa-thiongo-university-california-irvine
Public Lecture by Prof Ngugi wa Thiong’o (University of California, Irvine)
2024-08-06 The Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) cordially invites you to the Public Lecture by Prof Ngugi wa Thiong’o, from the University of California, Irvine. Topic: The Joycean Paradox revisited: Language Empires and Literary Identity Theft.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-innovations-impress-abroad
NWU’s innovations impress abroad
2019-03-29 Two staff members from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) subject group Psychology recently rubbed shoulders with scholars in the innovation space in London. Dr Petro Erasmus and Irene Tsele were selected to be part of the South African cohort of 14…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/vera-roos
Vera Roos
2022-08-19 As a second generation social gerontologist in the African context, my research focuses on older individuals and their relationships with people and space (place). Relationships are viewed from an interactional approach, as continuous reciprocal actions and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/seven-eagles-soar-2024-olympic-games-france
Seven Eagles to soar at the 2024 Olympic Games in France
2024-06-05 In a little more than two months, the 2024 Olympic Games will be hosted in Paris, France, and a number of North-West University (NWU) Eagles will make the journey to the Île-de-France region to represent South Africa ... and New Zealand. Although the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/joubert-schoemans-sevens-dream-becomes-reality
Joubert Schoeman’s sevens dream becomes a reality
2025-09-08 Joubert Schoeman has achieved a lifelong dream by signing his official Springbok Sevens contract. He went from being a player for the North-West University (NWU) Eagles to becoming a national rugby star. Schoeman, a BCom Honours student in Management…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-weathers-pandemic-storm-great-successes-1st-semester
NWU weathers pandemic storm with great successes in 1st semester
2020-08-27 Hard work, creativity and perseverance have enabled the North-West University (NWU) to deliver significantly higher pass rates despite the Covid-19 pandemic having wreaked havoc in the higher-education sector since March 2020. The university’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/second-year-students-victorious-mock-trials
Second-year students victorious in mock trials
2017-08-17 A team of second-year students from the Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng has broken the winning streak of third-year students by taking first place in the popular annual NWU Juta Mock Trial competition. It was a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tim-takes-women%25E2%2580%2599s-game-forward
Tim takes the women’s game forward
2017-11-14 He believes in the intangible, and that conviction transcends all earthly confines. He often turn his Bible to Hebrews 11 verse 1, for there he finds the motto he lives by. “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professor-bestowed-full-professorship