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Hydroelectricity lowers emissions, natural gas shows mixed impact in SA study
2025-11-19 South Africa is a top carbon dioxide (CO₂) emitter in Africa, and new research explores how the country’s energy choices shape its sustainability path. Shivangi Nilan Patel, a recent cum laude graduate of the North-West University (NWU), investigated the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/comrades-champion-tete-dijana-appointed-nwu
Comrades champion Tete Dijana appointed at the NWU
2026-03-04 The North-West University (NWU) is proud to announce the appointment of internationally acclaimed marathon champion, Tete Dijana, as a protection officer at its Mahikeng Campus, effective 1 April 2026. Tete, a three-time Comrades Marathon champion, has…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/bhive-enterprise-development-centre/leopards-lair-business-competition
Leopards Lair® Business Competition
2026-03-04 Leopards lair , Turn your idea into a real business., NWU Leopards’ Lair is NWU’s flagship student business pitching competition. It gives students the chance to develop fundamental startup ideas, test business concepts, and build entrepreneurial skills that can lead to a business career — alongside or beyond…, Enter before 18 May 2026, [accordion], Why enter?, Leopards’ Lair is more than just a competition. Participants gain: Cash prizes that can serve as seed funding Venture development support Mentorship and pitch coaching Exposure to NWU’s entrepreneurship ecosystem Support to refine business models and improve…, Category information, Knowledge-Based Startups Transform your research, innovation, or technical skills into a real business that can make an impact. Student Side-Hustles Start and grow your own venture while studying — from creative brands to digital services and scalable…, 2026 Competition Timeline, 9 March – 18 May Submit your business idea via the online entry platform. Submissions should explain: The problem or opportunity Your proposed solution Target customer or beneficiaries How you will reach the market Revenue or impact model Students can access…, Ready to leap? Enter here, If you have an idea worth exploring or a problem worth solving, Leopards’ Lair is your starting point. Whether it’s a research-driven startup, digital product or practical side-hustle, this competition gives you the structure, support and platform to grow…, Competition rules, Competition Rules, Contact details, Side-Hustle category: Vanderbijlpark Campus: Annelie.Steenkamp@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom Campus: Lerato.Sentsho@nwu.ac.za Mahikeng Campus: Kezell.Klinck@nwu.ac.za Research-Based category: Hannes.Malan@nwu.ac.za [/accordion]http://news.nwu.ac.za/digital-policing-debate-grows-expert-warns-technology-must-follow-law
Digital policing debate grows as expert warns technology must follow the law
2026-03-30 Governments across the world are turning to digital policing systems to improve crime detection, manage information and respond faster to security threats, but North-West University (NWU) legal expert Advocate Justice Khoza say the expansion of these…http://news.nwu.ac.za/presidents-annual-national-address-was-another-box-ticking-exercise
The President’s annual national address: Was this another box-ticking exercise?
2026-02-23 Section 84(d) of the Constitution vests in the President the authority to convene both Houses of Parliament for a special sitting, a power that is generally interpreted as encompassing, by implication, the delivery of the State of the Nation Address. On…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/bemagtiging-vir-vroue-sentraal-tydens-g20-sessie-die-nwu
Bemagtiging vir vroue sentraal tydens G20-sessie by die NWU
2025-04-30 ’n Sentrum vir Diversiteit en Identiteit word tans by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gestig, wat beteken dat akademiese kanale vir vroue en mense met gestremdhede geskep word en moeite gedoen word om ekonomiese gelykheid en insluiting te verseker. Hierdie…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/m-d-programmes/1faculty-focus-theology-buatv
1.Faculty Focus Theology (BUAtv)
2020-07-07 Faculty Focus Theology In the first video of Faculty Focus we shine the spotlight on the Faculty of Theology. Through exceptional research and a commitment to the Faith, this remarkable faculty is changing lives for the better.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/planne-vir-die-nwu-mediese-skool-op-koers
Planne vir die NWU Mediese Skool op koers
2021-04-06 Die impak van die Covid-19-pandemie en die geweldige spanning en las wat dit op Suid-Afrika se mediese kundiges geplaas het, het die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se saak vir ’n mediese skool in Noordwes dramaties versterk. Amptelike NWU-dokumente beweer dat…http://education.nwu.ac.za/self-directed-learning/keynotes
Keynotes
2018-10-01 Professor Karl Wirth Karl Wirth is an associate professor of geology and has been teaching at Macalester College for more than 25 years. His education work focuses on metacognition, self-assessment, motivation, and undergraduate research…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/mba-winterstudieskool-n-week-van-leer-en-groei
MBA Winterstudieskool: ’n Week van leer en groei
2023-08-07 Die MBA Winterstudieskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Besigheidskool, wat op 24 tot 28 Julie by The Roots Lifestyle Centre in Potchefstroom gehou is, was ’n verrykende en transformerende ervaring vir almal wat daar was. Die week het afgeskop met ’n…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/babalola-laboratory/members
Members
2024-07-01 [accordion] Research Associate Dr Ayansina Segun Ayangbenro Ms Mongadi Khomotso Current Members Dooka, Pako Letlhogonolo Bergh, Lungi Christa Kedibone Matlou Seleke, Masego OO Nombamba, Alulutho…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-crowned-world-champions
NWU crowned world champions
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…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-brings-education-your-doorstep
NWU brings education to your doorstep
2018-11-01 The North-West University (NWU) believes distance should never be an obstacle to education. This is why in an attempt to bring education right to your doorstep, the Unit for Open Distance Learning of the NWU has recently established two offices in Namibia…http://news.nwu.ac.za/amberley-angel-disguise-0
Amberley, an angel in disguise
2019-06-14 A guardian angel is defined as an angel believed to protect a particular person, for instance from danger or error, and that is exactly what two-year-old Labrador Amberley is to her owner, Lindi Opperman. Lindi, a final-year LLB student at the North West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-uesm-researchers-blazing-trail-excellence
NWU UESM: Researchers blazing a trail of excellence
2018-06-05 In line with the vision of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, experts are conducting research that is not only fundamental and applied, but also…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-equity-open-knowledge
NWU celebrates equity in open knowledge
2024-09-05 In recognition of Open Access Week, the Library and Information Systems Directorate at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted several discussion sessions on the theme: “Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge”. Open Access Week was celebrated…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dothraki-and-other-sub-cultural-languages-%25E2%2580%2593-focus-unique-phd-study
Dothraki and other sub-cultural languages – the focus of a unique PhD study
2017-06-23 “Me zisosh disse”. It is just a flesh wound. This would certainly be good news if you were wounded and one of the native speakers of the language used in this sentence. It is Dothraki and it is the fantasy language that was created for the television series…http://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-rankings-reaffirm-nwus-quality-subjects
Latest rankings reaffirm NWU’s quality subjects
2021-09-16 Are you a health professional or psychologist, or would you like to study these subjects? It has been confirmed. The North-West University (NWU) is just the right place to be for a quality education in these fields. Like previous rankings this year,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-and-poet-shines-setswana