2017-09-12
Pretty Yende has firmly established herself in the international opera milieu and is one of many South African singers who are enjoying a glittering international opera career.
This 32-year-old from Mkhondo (Piet Retief) in Mpumalanga recently addressed…
2017-09-12
The eighth International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS) which recently took place in Durban is yet another sterling example of how the North-West University (NWU) collaborates with international partners for the sake of academic progress.
The…
2017-09-12
Don’t let the name of the game fool you. Mini-cricket is serious business – just ask any of the youngsters who will be taking part in the upcoming KFC Mini-Cricket Festival on Saturday, 16 September 2017, at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in…
2017-09-13
A master’s degree student at the North-West University (NWU) recently won an award at the Anthropology Southern Africa conference in Malawi.
Hestia Victor won the Elaine Salo Award for presenting the paper, “There is life in this place: DIY formalisation…
2017-09-13
In a world filled to the brim with technology, you might be pleasantly surprised to find that you will not be bored by the new generation educational table-top board games.
Research that is current being conducted by the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…
2017-09-14
There is more to Veruschka Pelser-Carstens than meets the eye. Not only is she a senior lecturer passionate about teaching and learning with two North-West University (NWU) Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards (ITEA) to boot, she is also a dynamic…
2017-09-18
On Wednesday, 13 September 2017, the campus community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark inaugurated its newly elected cohort of student leaders for the term 2017/2018.
The inauguration ceremony represented a historical…
2017-09-18
Annabel Allers, a third-year graphic design student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom, will be releasing her first book in October.
The book titled Kupido.com is a funny romantic Afrikaans novel for teenagers that aims to…
2017-09-19
More than 100 enthusiastic North-West University (NWU) students and Ikageng community members attended the recent Recycled Material Workshop that was held on the campus in Potchefstroom.
The free workshop aimed to empower attendees and by teaching them…
2017-09-19
Soccer fever is about to hit the Vanderbijlpark region and the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is getting ready to host the first open day of its soon-to-be-launched NWU Vanderbijlpark Soccer Academy.
On Monday, 25 September 2017…
2017-09-19
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng appointed Mr Jimmy Molautsi as director for student life as of 1 September 2017.
His responsibilities include providing strategic leadership and taking care of day-to-day operations with regard to…
2017-09-20
The North-West University (NWU) in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg (UJ) will host the very first Africa Positive Psychology Conference from 4-7 April 2018 in Potchefstroom.
The theme of this historic conference will be “Embracing well-…
2017-09-20
Prof Susanne Schwabb, an international expert in inclusive education, will be presenting a workshop on the methodological problems that can be experienced when conducting research in this field.
The workshop to be held on 26 September at 09:00, will form…
2017-09-20
On 6 October 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark will be applauding yet another student go-getter: The NWU Vanderbijlpark Top Entrepreneur.
Over the course of the second semester a total of 30 students – representative of all…
2017-09-20
Five wins from five games, including a thrilling 37-36 win against Maties. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) netball team is the Varsity Netball log leaders having scored 314 points and only conceding 147.
For the defending champions of the past two…
2017-09-20
‘Best in the world’. It is a moniker bestowed on a select few; a testament to the absolute dedication to one’s art. Whether as a prefix or a suffix, from 16 September to the start of the next Varsity Cricket tournament early in 2018, this is the moniker…
2017-09-20
On 14 September 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng received a donation of 1 000 canned food items from the GoAllOut organisation towards the university’s Meal-a-Day project.
The GoAllOut10.15 challenge, spear-headed by Thabang…
2017-09-21
The ripple effect created by entrepreneurship can be seen and experienced in the change it brings about in lives and the livelihoods of communities in which entrepreneurs operate. One such a community is the student cohort of the North-West University’s (…
2017-09-21
Is mathematics keeping you up at night? Are you worried that your mathematics results are going to prevent you from realising your dream to study further after completing your school career? If so, the Bridging The Mathematical Gap (BTMG) learning programme…
2017-09-22
The School of Accounting on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in collaboration with the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA), hosted an award ceremony on 19 September 2017 to honour 2016’s third-year financial…
