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Academic shines bright at Oxford innovation boot camp
2023-08-28 Prof Rose Hayeshi, associate professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) DSI/NWU Preclinical Drug Development Platform has just returned from the United Kingdom after a week-long innovation boot camp at the University of Oxford. Prof Hayeshi was one…http://news.nwu.ac.za/there-nothing-precarious-about-precious-future
There is nothing precarious about Precious’ future
2023-06-02 Precious Mokomele has an infectious laugh. It drifts in and out like a tide. Sometimes it is a gentle cascade, sometimes it is uproarious, emanating from some joyous part within herself where she keeps all the treasures of her happiness. “I laugh a lot,”…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumni-and-staff-honoured-golden-key-honour-society-member-ceremony
NWU alumni and staff honoured at the Golden Key Honour Society member ceremony
2024-03-06 The Golden Key Honour Society member recognition is an extraordinary celebration of brilliance, honouring the most distinguished minds and accomplished individuals for their unwavering contributions to the Golden Key society. While each university has its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/executive-director-inspires-strategic-management-students
Executive director inspires strategic management students
2025-10-14 Final-year Business Management students at the North-West University (NWU) were recently treated to an engaging guest lecture by one of the institution’s senior leaders, Ntsikie Kote-Nkomo, executive director for strategy and strategic projects in the vice-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-sheds-light-community-perceptions-mental-health-care
Study sheds light on community perceptions of mental health care
2025-09-10 By Gofaone Motsamai With fewer than half the people requiring treatment for mental health getting it, traditional healers could be the answer to South Africa’s pressing mental health challenges. This is one the findings of Goratileona Mashishi’s master’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-campus-mahikeng-hosts-graduation-ceremony
NWU’s campus in Mahikeng hosts graduation ceremony
2018-05-07 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted its autumn graduation ceremony from 2 to 4 May 2018, one of the 50 graduation ceremonies that will take place across the NWU throughout the year. During the three days the university conferred…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/urban-and-regional-planning/career-possibilities
Career Possibilities in Urban and Regional Planning
2017-04-05 Rapid development and growth of the South African populace offers the Urban and Regional Planner the opportunity to play an integral part in the development of affordable housing and effective infrastructure. The Urban and Regional Planner works in a…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/colloquium-topic-impact
Colloquium - Topic - Impact
2022-02-11 Topic: Impact Presenter - Prof Don Kurtz (FNAS) Abstract 66 million years ago the Cretaceous came to an end with the impact of a 10-km diameter asteroid. The explosion, tsunami, fires, smoke, dust and vapour ejected into the atmosphere all led to a long…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/chemical-and-minerals-engineering/minerals-processing
Minerals Processing
2023-07-28 Minerals Processing is a specialist field in Chemical Engineering and deals with the physical and chemical processes used especially to extract metals from ores. The chemical industry is one of the greatest gross domestic product contributors in South…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/nourishing-meal-needy
NOURISHING MEAL TO THE NEEDY
2024-06-07 What started out as a project to donate one small pack of lentil soup and red heart beans project ended up as a hamper donation to the needy. Initially, this project was aimed to give each needy family a small package of beans in order to give a warm and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nsfas-crisis-when-leadership-ignores-evidence
The NSFAS Crisis: When leadership ignores evidence
2026-05-11 The tragedy of the NSFAS story is that it reflects more than an institutional crisis; it reflects a deeper tension in public leadership in South Africa. NSFAS has grown from a support mechanism into the dominant driver of higher education spending…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jo-ane-going-games
Jo-Ané is going to the Games
2021-07-15 She is the cannon arm of 1 NWU Battalion and in a few weeks’ time, she and her fellow citizens are going to start their campaign in the theatre of the Pacific Ocean. Yes, Jo-Ané van Dyk is going to the Olympic Games. This 23-year-old javelin thrower…http://news.nwu.ac.za/space-biology-will-be-first-africa
Space biology will be a first for Africa
2023-11-23 It will be a first for Africa: One innovative step by the North-West University (NWU) and one giant leap by the continent. The NWU’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences is set to launch the research area SpaceBiology@NWU. According to one of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/construction-sites-graduation-gown
From construction sites to graduation gown
2025-06-06 When Mongezi Prince Mbamba walked across the graduation stage at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) on 21 May 2025, it was not just a degree he carried – it was the weight of years of sacrifice, resilience and unyielding faith.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-collaborates-department-cooperative-governance-and-traditional-affairs-support-municipalities
NWU collaborates with Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs to support municipalities
2023-09-18 The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), pledged 100 graduates to assist the local government with a turn-around strategy on 22 June 2023. This partnership aims to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cbmi-prestige-awards-celebrate-brightest-analytical-minds
CBMI Prestige Awards celebrate the brightest analytical minds
2026-05-27 The Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics (CBMI) at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted its impressive CBMI Prestige Awards, celebrating academic excellence, resilience and innovation among students in the fields of actuarial science…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/farmasie/doen-aansoek-om-aptekerswese-te-studeer
Doen aansoek om Aptekerswese te studeer
2026-04-30 [accordion collapsed] Toelatingsvereistes vir die Baccalaureus in Farmasie (BPharm) Die volgende minimum vereistes moet ALMAL nagekom word om vir toelating tot die BPharm-graadprogram aan die NWU oorweeg te word: Nasionale Senior Sertifikaat (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/concerncomplaint-alleged-unwelcome-religious-practice-residence
Concern/complaint: alleged unwelcome religious practice in the residence
2025-04-15 The North-West University (NWU) notes the correspondence from one of the student societies and media enquiries regarding an incident that occurred on 13 April 2025 at the Potchefstroom Campus. The incident is allegedly related to religious or spiritual…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/trio-x2-concert
Trio x2! Concert
2023-03-23 The NWU School of Music is proud to host the Trio x2! Concert. There's nothing better than a trio in concert! Well, there is perhaps one thing – two trios in concert. Potch Trio and Trio Joie de Vivre join forces to bring you a marvellous concert that will…http://news.nwu.ac.za/breast-cancer-forever