2017-09-08
“When you enter this courtroom, you are on my turf.” These are the words of Mr Johan van den Berg, addressing the second-year social work students at their annual mock trials where students got a taste of the harsh reality faced by social workers when…
2017-09-11
Look no further; the North-West University (NWU) invites all students and members of the public to attend the Recycled Material Workshop that will be held on its campus in Potchefstroom on 14 and 15 September 2017.
This workshop can be attended on either…
2017-09-11
The student community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took to the voting stations and by doing so elected a new Student Campus Council (SCC) for 2017/2018.
On 13 September the new student leaders – which will also…
2017-09-11
The second-year social work class of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took part in an oath taking ceremony.
This annual event was attended by amongst others, Prof Alida Herbst from the NWU’s School for Psychosocial…
2017-09-11
It was Anne Frank who said that a single candle can both defy and define darkness, and in 2017 these words still ring true – especially for social work students and practitioners.
The second-year social work students from the North-West University’s (NWU’…
2017-09-11
The official countdown to the 2017 rendition of the North-West University (NWU) Alumni Gala Dinner on the campus in Vanderbijlpark has started!
This annual gala event - which takes place on Friday, 15 September, represents a highlight on the campus’s…
2017-09-11
A lot can happen in five years, and the coordinators and the participants of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enterprising Women Programme (EWP) can attest to this.
This year marks the fifth anniversary of this flagship entrepreneurial short programme…
2017-09-12
Entrepreneurship continues to be a critical performance area within the South African society and economy.
The North-West University (NWU) launched a NWU Leopards Lair competition forming part of the NWU SETHI Explosions event. The competition is…
2017-09-12
The subject group German at the North-West University (NWU) has recently obtained a licence to conduct intermediary and advanced exams of the Goethe Institute.
An official certificate from the Goethe Institute in Germany is issued if candidates complete…
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…
