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International researchers collaborate to understand unemployment
2018-07-19 “No job, no food, please help.” These words on makeshift cardboard signs can be seen at every street corner on any given day in South Africa. With an unemployment rate of 26,7% in the first quarter of 2018, it comes as no surprise that South Africa is one…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-rise-championship-victory
NWU rise to championship victory
2019-09-26 There is something enigmatic about the markings of a coach with the pedigree to deliver championship victories. History is laden with examples to that effect, with Sir Alex Ferguson, Pitso “the chosen one” Mosimane, and the newest entry to the illustrious…http://news.nwu.ac.za/icil2019-highlighting-importance-information-literacy-all-spheres-life
ICIL2019: highlighting the importance of information literacy in all spheres of life
2019-10-02 “We have been offering media and information literacy modules since the turn of the new millennium, but the question remains if we are indeed impacting and enabling the level of information literacy among our constituencies.” This was the question raised…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prioritising-physical-activity-global-level
Prioritising physical activity on a global level
2019-11-04 During the second congress of the BRICS Council of Exercise and Sports Science (BRICSCESS) recently held in Cape Town, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Hans de Ridder was named as the new president of this global organisation. The purpose of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/against-all-odds-not-only-surviving-thriving
Against all odds: not only surviving, but thriving!
2020-02-24 Six years after sustaining life-altering injuries in a serious cycling accident, Chanell Meijer is ready to yet again define the odds. At the start of the 2020 academic year of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, Chanell enrolled…http://news.nwu.ac.za/commemorating-international-womens-day
Commemorating International Women’s Day
2023-03-10 Women around the globe continue to face challenges in accessing decent work opportunities and gender equality, while contending with gender-based violence and a myriad of other exclusionary practices. This was the recurring theme during International Women…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-set-epic-varsity-football-final-showdown-against-uwc
NWU set for epic Varsity Football final showdown against UWC
2024-09-23 The North-West University (NWU) is set to face the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in the Varsity Football final on 26 September at NWU Mahikeng Stadium. After an exciting season, the NWU will host its sixth and final game, marking the climax of their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-social-workers-through-practical-training
Empowering social workers through practical training
2024-08-12 Dr Marelize Vergottini, a senior lecturer in social work and researcher in the Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES) niche area at the North-West University (NWU), is a key figure in the Social Work Association for Wellness and Training’s (SWAWT’s)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/casual-day-2024-celebrating-diversity-and-inclusion
Casual Day 2024: Celebrating diversity and inclusion
2024-08-16 Join the North-West University (NWU) Wellness office and Student Counselling and Development (SCD) in supporting Casual Day 2024. This year the annual event will take place on Friday, 6 September and focuses on promoting inclusion and equity for people…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mahikeng-campus-celebrates-world-intellectual-property-day-making-maths-fun-and-fighting-hunger
Mahikeng Campus celebrates World Intellectual Property Day: making maths fun and fighting hunger
2024-05-09 The North-West University (NWU) marked World Intellectual Property Day 2024 with vibrant celebrations across our Mahikeng and Potchefstroom campuses on 25 and 26 April. This year's theme, focusing on leveraging intellectual property for the United Nations' 17…http://news.nwu.ac.za/language-awareness-week-shines-light-multilingualism
Language Awareness Week shines a light on multilingualism
2024-09-05 By Loveness Hulwane The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Languages and Language Directorate, in partnership with the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), recently organised a Language Awareness Week across the university’s three campuses.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-health-sciences-host-one-day-engaged-scholarship-impact-indaba
Faculty of Health Sciences to host one-day Engaged Scholarship Impact Indaba
2024-07-15 On 18 July the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences will host the Engaged Scholarship Impact Indaba, a dynamic one-day event dedicated to exploring the intersections of academic research, community engagement and societal impact.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/voices-empowerment-take-centre-stage-womens-month-event
Voices of empowerment take centre stage at Women’s Month event
2025-08-28 By Nikelo Mehlomakulu The bold march by 20 000 women against apartheid laws in 1956 is still reverberating today. That march was the inspiration behind the Women’s Month event that the North-West University’s School of Governance hosted at the Mahikeng…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-experts-address-south-africas-parole-problem
NWU experts address South Africa’s parole problem
2025-09-26 ‘Recidivism’ is not a word commonly heard in everyday conversation, yet it carries enormous weight in the South African context. The term refers to the tendency of offenders to commit further crimes, and it was a central theme at the National Summit on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/social-work-students-build-global-perspective-through-coil-collaboration
Social work students build global perspective through COIL collaboration
2026-02-04 A group of North-West University (NWU) social work students recently participated in an international Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) programme aimed at strengthening ethical, intercultural and professional competence in social work…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/news
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2026-02-10 Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism – the Role of Business in South Africa , a must have for your book collection! This book by Prof Raymond Parsons offers new perspectives on many of the decisions and events that have shaped the country’s recent economic history…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/research
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BPhil in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
2026-03-19 The BPhil in Philosophy, Politics and Economics aims to examine and understand human problems relating to existence, knowledge, power, values and economics. These three aspects of our lives – philosophy, politics and economics – are integrally…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/etiekkantoor/fluitjieblaas
Fluitjieblaas
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