2018-08-01
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a public lecture on 30 July 2018 as part of the National Science Week Lecture series.
The lecture titled ‘Using Nanotechnology to address growing challenges of Energy, Water and Food Security…
2018-08-01
It is all systems go for the annual North-West University (NWU) Leadership Summit that is set to take place on 18 September 2018 at the Birchwood Hotel in Johannesburg.
This year marks the fourth rendition of the summit and will see captains of industry…
2018-08-01
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted its annual book exhibition from 27 to 31 July 2018.
The main exhibition took place at the campus library, and numerous books were also on display at various faculty venues.
The focus of this…
2018-08-02
A former deputy vice-chancellor of the former University of Bophuthatswana (Unibo), Dr Tom Gouws, was buried this week after he was murdered by robbers in his home in Pretoria.
Dr Gouws had a long relationship with the North-West University (NWU) and its…
2018-08-02
More than 1 000 North-West University (NWU) students from the Faculty of Engineering attended a recent lecture that was hosted by Siemens and ESTEQ on the campus in Potchefstroom
Siemens is a leader in vertical IT technologies with thousands of software…
2018-08-03
The North-West University (NWU) tasted sweet revenge with a 2-0 victory over the University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN) on Thursday night, 2 August 2018.
This is the NWU’s second win during this year’s Varsity Football season.
The NWU came looking for…
2018-08-03
Jonker Sailplanes is taking flight in the 35th World Gliding Championships. The first part of the championships took place in Ostrow, Poland from 7 to 22 July. Prof Attie Jonker, an academic from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering…
2018-08-06
The Robotics team at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark aims to encourage technology-orientated individuals to become involved in the exciting world of automation and innovation in a fun and highly educating way.
The field of…
2018-08-06
The words ‘land expropriation’ are undoubtedly the buzzwords of the day and have sparked both national and international debate about its subsequent effect on the South African economy. Add to this the motion by the ruling party to pursue an amendment to…
2018-08-07
If the name Siya Metane – aka Slikour – sounds familiar, you will be excused for remembering him only as a member of Skwatta Kamp, the seven member hip-hop group that set airways alight in the late nineties. Today, Siya, is an entrepreneur of note with a…
2018-08-07
An impressive line-up of keynote speakers have been secured for the North-West University’s (NWU’s) fourth annual Leadership Summit. The summit will take place on 18 September 2018 at the Birchwood Hotel in Johannesburg.
One of the keynote speakers is…
2018-08-07
Dr Dimitri Bessarabov, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) director of the DST HySA Infrastructure Centre of Competence in Hydrogen production, storage, reticulation and safety codes and standards, recently welcomed two Russian students who will be…
2018-08-07
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in partnership with Political Economy Southern Africa (PESA), hosted a land reform seminar on 3 August 2018 at the Student Centre Hall. The theme of the seminar was “Land Reform in South Africa:…
2018-08-07
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) choir at the campus in Mahikeng blew their audience away during their inaugural concert on 4 August 2018 in the Great Hall.
Students, staff, members of the local media, music enthusiasts as well as notable composers…
2018-08-08
Prof Olubukola Babalola, an academic from the North-West University (NWU), continues to play an important role in an organisation that provides research training and networking opportunities for women scientists.
Prof Babalola director of the Food…
2018-08-08
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education on the campus in Vanderbijlpark is hard at work to ensure that no young lady need to skip class because of her period and a lack of sanitary products.
This is according to Dr Elize Küng, acting…
2018-08-08
Boeta Pretorius, chief director of Information Technology (IT) at the North-West University (NWU), was recently elected as a board member of the Apereo Foundation at its annual meeting in Montreal, Canada.
The Apereo Foundation is a non-stock, non-profit…
2018-08-08
Staff members at the School of Nursing Science, North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom Campus have a close relationship with the Mother and Child health Coordinators Sr. Petro Swanepoel (Tlokwe sub-district) and Sr. Miemie van Jaarsveld (Matlosana sub-…
2018-08-13
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently appointed Tshepisho Sebeela as alumni relations practitioner.
Tshepisho is also an alumna of the NWU, having completed both a BA in communication and BAHons in communication management at…
2018-08-13
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) football team, dubbed the noble boys, clinched yet another victory and defended their number-one ranking on the Varsity Football tournament log in a 1-0 victory against the University of Limpopo (UL) at the NWU Stadium…
