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A dialogue for South Africa’s renewal: Lessons from the past, challenges of the present
2025-09-29 By Gofaone Motsamai Thirty years ago, South Africans gathered around negotiation tables to confront a painful history and chart a democratic future. It was a time of uncertainty, but also of hope, as political enemies discovered the power of dialogue to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/strengthening-international-collaboration-student-well-being
Strengthening international collaboration on student well-being
2025-11-18 A North-West University (NWU) delegation is currently attending the seventh annual European Conference for Student Affairs and Services (ECSAS), taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 12 to 14 November 2025. The NWU delegation from Student Life includes Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cricket-dreams-take-flight-vanderbijlpark-campus-duo
Cricket dreams take flight for Vanderbijlpark Campus duo
2026-02-16 Two North-West University (NWU) Vanderbijlpark Campus students have made their mark on the national cricket scene, proudly representing the Sedibeng District at the CSA Senior Inland Rural Week 2025 in Mpumalanga. Brian Kubayi (22), an honours degree…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-swanepoel-reflects-years-leadership
Prof. Swanepoel reflects on years of leadership
2026-03-25 After nearly 16 years in senior leadership at the North-West University (NWU), Prof. Sonia Swanepoel says the growth of the Mahikeng Campus, the development of staff and the relationships built with students, colleagues and the community stand out as defining…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/science-centre/about-us
About the Science Centre
2025-03-19 The Science Centre serves as an educational establishment dedicated to assisting schools, educators, and, most importantly, students engaged in the fields of mathematics, science, and technology. This institution accommodates a diverse audience interested in…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/mechanical-engineering/test-21-feb
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2024-02-21 Evashni Jansen Potchefstroom North West Fields of expertise: African governance and politics, security studies, religious fundamentalism [accordion collapsed] Name: “Programme in National and International Security” Aim…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nanostar-technology-nwu-brings-hope-early-disease-detection
Nanostar technology at the NWU brings hope for early disease detection
2026-04-16 At the North-West University (NWU), research is more than publishing, it is about transforming lives. This is the vision driving a team at the Centre for Human Metabolomics (CHM), where scientists developed a nanostar-based reagent that could revolutionise…http://news.nwu.ac.za/putting-edible-insects-menu
Putting edible insects on the menu
2020-07-31 While many people cringe at the thought of consuming bugs, entomophagy – the term for eating insects – has been practised for hundreds of years in South Africa. In the North West, Limpopo and Mpumalanga, flying ants, grasshoppers, mopane worms, African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-settles-1-all-draw-against-challengers-tuks
NWU settles for 1-all draw against challengers UP Tuks
2019-08-16 During the North-West University’s (NWU’s) most recent Varsity soccer attempt, I could not help but think about my obsession with soufflés. My mother, a master baker, would tell me after every failed attempt at making my own soufflé that it needed the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bridging-digital-divide-one-township-time
Bridging the digital divide one township at a time
2018-01-11 As the youngest-ever CEO of Project Isizwe – the innovative Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) behind Africa’s most successful free Wi-Fi network – Dudu Mkhwanazi (26) has her sights set on bridging the digital divide in South Africa. More so, she is advising…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-prospective-chartered-accountants-shine
NWU’s prospective chartered accountants shine
2021-07-26 Despite the many challenges that students had to face during the Covid-19 pandemic, the prospective chartered accountants at the North-West University (NWU) did exceptionally well in their ITC (Initial Test of Competence). The results from the South…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-represents-south-africa-international-youth-summits
NWU alumnus represents South Africa at international Youth summits
2021-08-31 North-West University (NWU) alumnus Bongani Mahlangu represented South Africa at the India Brazil South Africa (IBSA) virtual Youth Summit that took place from 26 to 28 August 2021. This unique forum brings together India, Brazil and South Africa – three…http://news.nwu.ac.za/inaugural-lecture-advocates-better-financial-inclusion-strategies-sa
Inaugural lecture advocates for better financial inclusion strategies in SA
2022-10-26 By Ontiretse Motingwa and Nolwazi Xulu Prof Howard Chtimira, a professor of securities and financial markets law at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, delivered his inaugural lecture on 21 October 2022 at the Mahikeng Campus. Titled “A…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-mock-trial-practicals-continue-benefit-second-year-social-work-students
NWU’s mock trial practicals continue to benefit second-year social work students
2022-11-07 Second-year social work students from the North-West University (NWU) are annually gaining much needed practical experience by participating in mock trials. This year second-year students from the NWU’s Vanderbijlpark Campus participated in a mock trial…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-book-community-engaged-research-sees-light
New book on community engaged research sees the light
2022-06-14 The North-West University (NWU), in partnership with Van Schaik Publishers, recently launched the book Community engagement research in South Africa - Methods, Theories, Histories and Practice. This book is a collaborative effort by three editors, well versed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/heltasas-annual-unconference-explores-innovation-higher-education-teaching-and-learning
HELTASA's annual (un)conference explores innovation in higher education teaching and learning
2023-11-14 The Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa (HELTASA), in collaboration with the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), held its annual (Un)conference at the Tsebonokeng Hall on the NWU’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-clinches-top-position-national-teaching-awards
Alumnus clinches top position at National Teaching Awards
2024-10-18 Itumeleng Komane, a graduate of the North-West University (NWU) Vanderbijlpark Campus and a dedicated teacher at the Sunrise View Secondary School, recently achieved a significant milestone by securing the top position in the prestigious Excellence in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/inaugural-mining-indaba-strikes-gold
Inaugural mining indaba strikes gold
2024-04-10 To unearth potential, you need to dig deep. To break new ground, knowledge is needed. The North-West University (NWU) brought these two themes together on Wednesday, 3 April, when the NWU held its first mining indaba at the Capitol on Park Hotel in Sandton…http://news.nwu.ac.za/teacher-education-project-launches-italy
Teacher education project launches in Italy
2025-06-20 Florence, the Italian city made famous by Renaissance artists such as Michaelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, is also a modern-day hub for leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. In May this year, the city ushered in a…http://law.nwu.ac.za/law/prof-klaus-d-bieter-nwu-fakulteit-regte