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Headline inflation continues to show decline
2023-06-21 “It is welcome but not unexpected good news that headline inflation (CPI) for May has continued to show a declining trend.” In commenting on the CPI, Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says that although…http://news.nwu.ac.za/emile-coetzee-joins-south-african-academy-arts-and-sciences
Emile Coetzee joins South African Academy for Arts and Sciences
2025-08-14 North-West University (NWU) Mahikeng Campus lecturer Emile Coetzee has been accepted into the South African Academy for Arts and Sciences (Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns), an organisation dedicated to supporting and strengthening work in the…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/virtual-workshop-role-women-traditional-governance
A Virtual Workshop on the Role of Women in Traditional Governance
2022-05-10 An important feature of the South African Constitution is its demand for equality. However, the same Constitution protects the right of persons belonging to traditional communities to enjoy their culture with other members of the community, though this right…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/exciting-digitised-journey-enterprising-women-programme
EXCITING DIGITISED JOURNEY FOR THE ENTERPRISING WOMEN PROGRAMME
2024-06-07 Small business owners are prepared for many things, but the COVID‑19 pandemic is not only leaving us uncertain about how to cope in these strange times, but has also resulted in an unprecedented shift in the way that we do business. Entrepreneurs may be…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/telit-sa-news/EW
Exciting digitised journey for the Enterprising Women Programme
2024-06-07 Ms. Leonie Greyling Small business owners are prepared for many things, but the COVID‑19 pandemic is not only leaving us uncertain about how to cope in these strange times but has also resulted in an unprecedented shift in the way that we do business.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-rakes-mzansi-youth-awards-nominations
Alumnus rakes in Mzansi Youth Awards nominations
2020-04-23 Vincent Kheswa is a man of many abilities. He enjoys acclaim as an educator, a poet, a writer, a public speaker, a songwriter and a recording artist. And now, this talented alumnus of the North-West University (NWU), is also a multi-category nominee in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mourns-passing-renowned-setswana-writer
NWU mourns passing of renowned Setswana writer
2020-04-28 Staff and students of the North-West University (NWU) are mourning the passing of alumnus and prolific Setswana writer Dr Joseph Matlhasedi Mtsime. Dr Ntsime, a highly acclaimed and respected Setswana author, received an honorary doctorate from the NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nyaope-drug-users-studying-pathways-wellbeing
Nyaope drug users: studying pathways to wellbeing
2020-08-28 Nyaope is believed to be South Africa's worst drug and is now officially an illegal drug in the country. According to Health24, nyaope is a highly addictive, dangerous and destructive street drug, unique to South Africa. North-West University (NWU) PhD…http://news.nwu.ac.za/understanding-consensual-non-monogamy-swinging-south-african-perspective
Understanding consensual non-monogamy (swinging) from a South African perspective
2020-10-21 While some people consider it a taboo, swinging - the act of allowing one’s partner to engage in sexual intercourse with other people - has been practised around the globe for decades. A simple Google search gives thousands of results on the lifestyle, yet…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cultivating-humanity-interdisciplinary-research-better-tomorrow
Cultivating humanity: interdisciplinary research for a better tomorrow
2018-10-19 Poverty, unemployment, poor service delivery, lack of economic growth. There are a lot to be done before we will see the African continent truly thriving. The need for interdisciplinary research has never been greater. The Optentia research focus area on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/quality-medicines-world
Quality medicines for the world
2019-02-14 When it comes to the quality of medicines, there can be no compromise. This is why the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Research Institute for Industrial Pharmacy®, incorporating CENQAM®, is a trusted partner of the World Health Organisation (WHO). The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-sciences-committed-community-engagement
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences committed to community engagement
2018-06-13 Staying true to its mission statement, the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) is committed to being socially relevant. This is evident from the faculty’s involvement in several community projects across the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bean-counting-day-2018-%25E2%2580%2593-calling-all-aspiring-accountants
Bean Counting Day 2018 – calling all aspiring accountants
2018-03-12 Did you know that according to the National Development Plan (NDP), accounting is not only viewed as a scarce skill within the public service delivery arena, but is also regarded as a vehicle to overcome poverty and inequality? With this in mind the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-province-covid-19-surge-warn-experts
North-West Province in for Covid-19 surge, warn experts
2021-04-22 Health experts are sounding the alarm following reports of a spike in positive Covid-19 tests. Although not indicative of a third wave yet, they agree that the recent Easter long weekend was a contributory factor. As the country prepares for another long…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-one-100-south-african-shining-stars
NWU alumnus is one of 100 South African Shining Stars
2022-10-25 North-West University (NWU) alumnus Keorapetse Mashimo has been selected as one of the 100 South African Shining Stars by Inside Education for his contribution to sport in his community. This was announced during a function hosted by Inside Education…http://news.nwu.ac.za/further-information-regarding-handling-alleged-incident-related-female-residence-potchefstroom
Further information regarding the handling of an alleged incident related to a female residence on the Potchefstroom Campus
2022-09-19 The North-West University (NWU) management is seriously concerned about the allegations which surfaced over the past weekend about the programme proceedings of a residence event on the Potchefstroom Campus. The programme allegedly excluded some students from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sustainable-water-management-takes-spotlight-zanzibar
Sustainable water management takes the spotlight in Zanzibar
2023-11-03 The commitment of the North-West University (NWU) to helping ensure that all the citizens of the continent have access to safe water was again evident when the 24th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium was held in Zanzibar, in the United Republic of Tanzania, on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-bids-farewell-dr-sean-mccallaghan
Vanderbijlpark Campus bids farewell to Dr Sean McCallaghan
2023-09-29 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently bid farewell to director for student life Dr Sean McCallaghan after being with the institution for 15 years as a student and staff member. Dr McCallaghan, who is leaving for New Zealand,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/transforming-housing-research-exploration-personal-and-cultural-rediscovery
Transforming housing research into an exploration of personal and cultural rediscovery
2025-05-29 By Gofaone Motsamai Years of study, fieldwork and reflection have culminated in a book that combines experience and policy on a touchy subject in South Africa, housing. Dr Salphinah Vuloyimuni Ubisi, a lecturer in the subject group Public Administration…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dp-growth-figures-first-quarter-2023