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New chairperson of the Council of the North-West University (NWU) announced
2017-03-16 At the meeting of the NWU Council on 16 March 2017, Dr Mzubanzi Bismark Tyobeka was elected as the new chairperson who will steer the Council for the next three years. This follows the expiry of the previous chairperson, Adv Johan Kruger's term of office…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-innovative-literary-project-visually-impaired-persons
NWU launches an innovative literary project for visually impaired persons
2018-09-17 The subject group Creative Writing of the North-West University (NWU) took on a Byderhand project together with the Pioneer School for the visually impaired in Worcester. This project was introduced in an excellent manner in Worcester on 30 August 2018…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-think-tank-nsfas-and-consequences-government-cost-cutting
NWU Business School Think Tank – NSFAS and the consequences of government cost cutting
2021-04-28 This past week the Business School at the North-West University (NWU) held a think tank focusing on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), and specifically on the consequences of government cost cutting in the 2021 budget with respect to tertiary…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-wins-vc-medal-research-deep-learning-space-weather
Student wins VC Medal with research on deep learning in space weather
2022-05-03 Jacques Beukes of the MUST Deep Learning research group at the Faculty of Engineering is the 2021 winner of a North-West University (NWU) Vice-Chancellor’s Medal for his dissertation “Interpretability of deep neural networks for SYM-H prediction”. Eight vice-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-entrepreneurs-shine-youth-innovation-challenge
Young entrepreneurs shine in youth innovation challenge
2024-08-15 The North-West University (NWU) hosted the Young African Entrepreneurs Institute (YAEI) and Absa Youth Entrepreneurship Northwest Tour (YET), from 6 to 7 August, welcoming young impactful entrepreneurs to the Potchefstroom Campus. The YET aims to extend…http://news.nwu.ac.za/achieving-africas-vision-why-universities-must-return-serving-society
Achieving Africa’s vision: why universities must return to serving society
2025-07-31 By Prof Ushotanefe Useh Universities in Africa stand at a crossroads today. While they continue to produce research, award degrees and rank in global academic listings, an uncomfortable question lingers: are they truly serving the societies that fund and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/school-languages-mourns-passing-language-veteran
School of Languages mourns passing of language veteran
2020-05-27 Staff, students and members of the South African language community are mourning the passing of Prof Johannes Lenake – or Oom Johan, as he was fondly known. At 91 years of age, this language veteran still shared his wealth of knowledge with students from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/insights-debt-relief-measures-low-income-earners
Insights into debt relief measures for low-income earners
2020-06-29 Debt relief is important in the current credit-driven South African society where consumers live off credit for their day-to-day needs. North-West University (NWU) LLD candidate and temporary lecturer Phemelo Magau examined debt relief measures for low-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-puk-choir-enchants-audiences-europe
NWU Puk Choir enchants audiences in Europe
2017-08-14 The NWU Puk Choir charmed audiences with their exceptional singing talent during the recent 54th International Choir Competition in Spittal, Austria, and as a result received the prize as the audience’s favourite choir. This choir also outrivalled…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-artificial-intelligence-research-fair
NWU hosts artificial intelligence research fair
2018-12-06 The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted the annual fair of the national Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR), a national research network that supports capacity development and advanced research in Artificial Intelligence (AI). …http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-technology-commons-will-enhance-teaching-and-learning
New Technology Commons will enhance teaching and learning
2019-06-24 The library on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng is currently developing a Technology Commons which will consist of a MakerSpace, One Button and podcast studio. With this addition, the Mahikeng Library will be the first across the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/siya-metane-%25E2%2580%2593-heart-music-and-head-business
Siya Metane – a heart for music and a head for business
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…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cream-ikateleng-crop-chooses-nwu
Cream of the Ikateleng crop chooses the NWU
2020-02-17 Results count, and the Ikateleng project is certainly delivering them. This is clear from the calibre of former participants who are now registered at the North-West University (NWU). The project, a joint initiative with agricultural group NWK,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa%25E2%2580%2599s-most-economic-significant-leisure-activity-under-severe-threat
South Africa’s most economic significant leisure activity is under severe threat
2018-08-27 The extreme pollution in a number of South Africa’s rivers, dams and marine systems is posing a threat to the country’s R52 billion recreational fishing industry. Prof Melville Saayman, director of the research focus area Tourism Research in Economic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-scientists-predict-future-global-distribution-fall-armyworm
NWU scientists predict future global distribution of fall armyworm
2018-08-17 The fall armyworm recently invaded Africa, devastating grain crops and thereby threatened food security. Entomologists of the North-West University's (NWU’s) Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Research Group…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/mari-leigh-pienaar
Mari-Leigh Pienaar
2022-08-19 After completing my BA degree, I enrolled for a BA Honours degree in Language Practice at the NWU’s Vanderbijlpark Campus, which I obtained with distinction. I then enrolled for my masters degree at the same institution, under the supervision of Dr Ia…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-looks-ways-enhance-safety-social-workers
Study looks at ways to enhance safety of social workers
2022-10-04 Dr Luce Pretorius, an academic at North-West University’s (NWU’s) Social Work subject group, has recently conducted a study to look at ways to enhance safety of social workers against client violence. The study was titled “A policy framework to enhance the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-captain-leads-team-victory
NWU Eagles’ captain leads team to victory
2022-08-12 North-West University (NWU) Eagles captain Tshepiso Mahlangu did his team and supporters proud when he secured the winning goal in the fourth round of the Varsity Football tournament during the last minutes of a thriller of a game against the University of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-crowned-champion-debate-challenge
NWU crowned champion at Debate Challenge
2022-12-01 The North-West University (NWU) Debating Union on the Mahikeng Campus was recently invited to take part in the SA FM University Debate Challenge against the University of Pretoria. The invitation is the result of the union's exceptional performance,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-career-empowerment-seminar-unlocks-opportunities