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Radiyah’s brave road to success
2017-07-19 Radiyah Saloojee is living proof that an attitude of gratitude and thanksgiving not only serves as a road marker on the journey to success, but also a stepping stone to accomplishment. For this 24-year old alumna of the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/radiyah%25E2%2580%2599s-brave-road-success
Radiyah’s brave road to success
2017-07-05 Radiyah Saloojee is living proof that an attitude of gratitude and thanksgiving not only serves as a road marker on the journey to success, but also a stepping stone to accomplishment. For this 24-year old alumna of the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-indigenous-knowledge-systems-centre-explores-ways-assist-indigenous-communities
NWU Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre explores ways to assist indigenous communities with commercialisation
2021-09-16 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre, in collaboration with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the NWU Technology Transfer and Innovation Support office, hosted a hybrid lekgotla on 14 September 2021 to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hat-trick-nicosmiti-third-living-species-takes-his-name
Hat trick for ‘nicosmiti’ as a third living species takes his name
2022-11-03 In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet asks the age-old question: ‘What’s in a name?’ In the case of North-West University researcher Prof Nico Smit, the answer is clear ― his name is synonymous with expert contributions in the field of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-second-year-social-work-students-move-step-closer-realising-their-dreams
NWU second-year social work students move a step closer to realising their dreams
2022-11-10 Miracle workers who have to dig deep to find magical solutions to solve problems – this is how Prof Elmien Truter describes the social work students the North-West University (NWU) send into the communities. Prof Truter, an associate professor in Social…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-invention-and-innovation-are-not-same
Why invention and innovation are not the same
2022-02-21 Invention and innovation are two separate concepts, and the difference is important, especially to aspiring entrepreneurs. This was one of the key messages to emerge from an entrepreneurship workshop for women, titled “The entrepreneurial woman – building…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-co-hosts-inaugural-annual-moses-kotane-lecture
NWU co-hosts inaugural annual Moses Kotane lecture
2022-11-21 The North-West University (NWU), the North-West Provincial Government (NWPG) and the Moses Mauane Kotane Foundation co-hosted the inaugural annual Moses Kotane lecture on 18 November. This year’s event with the theme: Resetting South Africa’s journey…http://news.nwu.ac.za/some-races-are-worth-running
Some races are worth running
2025-06-13 When the 2025 Comrades Marathon kicked off on Sunday, 8 June, Benjamin Tjiane was running more than just the 90-odd kilometres between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. He was pursuing a goal that had started during the Covid-19 lockdowns. What began as a personal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-executive-director-student-life-serves-editorial-board-international-journal
NWU executive director of Student Life serves on the editorial board of international journal
2024-10-29 Student affairs is an important part of higher education and the work that professionals in this field do is an essential catalyst in starting the lifelong, holistic development of students. One of the most authoritative platforms on the global student…http://news.nwu.ac.za/raising-awareness-clean-water-and-sustainable-future
Raising awareness for clean water and a sustainable future
2024-09-10 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (FNAS) , together with the Water Research Group, the Safety, Health and Environment Department and the Green Team, celebrated International Water Week from 26 to 30 August in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/breaking-barriers-prof-suranie-horn-science-sustainability-and-women-stem
Breaking barriers: Prof Suranie Horn on science, sustainability, and women in STEM
2025-09-16 When a research paper leaps from the quiet world of academia into the glare of public debate, it is rarely accidental. For Prof Suranie Horn of the North-West University (NWU), that moment arrived when she and her colleagues revealed that HIV antiretrovirals…http://news.nwu.ac.za/balancing-growth-and-green-exploring-carbon-tax-equation-sa
Balancing growth and green: Exploring the carbon tax equation in SA
2025-09-18 As South Africa intensifies efforts to address climate change while striving for inclusive economic growth, a fundamental question remains: Can we tax carbon without taxing our future prosperity? In a comprehensive study titled “Analysis of Carbon Tax,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/grace-growth-and-thriving-embody-spirit-womens-day
Grace, growth and thriving embody the spirit of Women’s Day
2025-08-25 In celebration of Women’s Month, the North-West University (NWU) hosted a vibrant and thought-provoking Women’s Day celebration on Friday, 8 August 2025 under the theme “Personal branding – Leadership branding master class”. Held at the Mahikeng Campus and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-lincoln-university-strengthen-ties-sport-and-agriculture
NWU and Lincoln University strengthen ties in sport and agriculture
2025-12-01 The North-West University (NWU) and Lincoln University in New Zealand have expanded their growing academic ties after concluding a series of engagements on sport, recreation, agriculture and applied research. The visit took place on 26 November, follows an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-becomes-first-south-african-university-official-ai-policy
NWU becomes first South African university with official AI policy
2026-01-22 The North-West University (NWU) has become the first South African university to adopt an official artificial intelligence (AI) policy. The NWU Council approved the policy at its most recent meeting, further cementing the university’s position as a leader in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-make-waves-south-african-canoe-polo-championships-cape-town
NWU students make waves at South African Canoe Polo championships in Cape Town
2026-03-31 The South African Canoe Polo Championships took centre stage, from 27 February to 1 March, in Century City, Cape Town bringing together top paddlers from across the country for a weekend of fast-paced, high-intensity action. Canoe polo is a dynamic water…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/untold-stories
Untold Stories
2021-10-08 “Stories give flesh to the bare bones. Out of stories, we make culture, not from the bones of the dead, though the bones are the rationale for stories being told. Whereas in art, this impulse is clearer, science too is about telling certain…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/government-studies/public-governance-with-public-administration
BA in Public Governance with Public Administration
2022-08-19 Public officials in South Africa operate in a wide variety of roles in public administration and management structures. They often work in diverse operating and service delivery circumstances. The purpose of this course is to create a theoretical…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/blogs
Blogs
2026-02-10 Piketty’s fix for inequality in sync with development plan, Prof Raymond Parsons ON AUGUST 16 2012, the South African police intervened in a labour conflict between workers at the Marikana platinum mine near Rustenburg and the mine owners — the stockholders of Lonmin Inc based in London. Police fired on the strikers…, XENOPHOBIA - BUSINESS MUST ACT, Prof Raymond Parsons The seriousness with which the political leadership across the board is now taking the worrying outbreak of xenophobia in SA is welcome. There needs to be decisive and principled action to deal with the problem from all key stakeholders…, Buck stops here and not with the dollar, Prof Raymond Parsons A period of self-flagellation inevitably lies ahead for the South African economy, which is not in a good space, thanks to the twin fiscal and trade deficits, energy insecurity, labour conflict, policy uncertainty, weak investor…, A banker who can see the big picture, Prof Raymond Parsons COAL mines in the past employed canaries as sentinels that alerted miners to the presence of poisonous gases. Being more sensitive to gas than humans, the birds got distressed before the gases reached levels dangerous to humans, giving…, Daylight saving may be key to security of power supply, Prof Raymond Parsons IT IS often said that South Africa should be more prepared to "think outside the box" in tackling some of its challenges. Energy conservation is clearly one of them and already a range of innovative measures are available to save energy.…, Kleinsake: Mentors het gróót voordele, Prof Tommy du Plessis Daar is een ding wat die eienaar van ’n kleinsakeonderneming maar alte goed besef – hy het meestal nie al die wysheid om die onderneming 100% reg te bestuur nie. Foute word gemaak en probleme word soms net so gelaat. Daar is deurlopend…, Sakekamers kan klein ondernemings help, Prof Tommy du Plessis Almal op die AHi-kongres in Potchefstroom verlede week was dit eens dat wat Suid-Afrika nodig het, duisende nuwe kleinsakeondernemings is – ’n syfer van minstens 1 miljoen voor 2030 is genoem. Kortweg kom dit daarop neer dat hoe meer…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa/3MC-Course-EM/Participants