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Young LLD graduate is wise beyond his years
2022-05-30 At the tender age of 25, Phemelo Theophilus Magau has completed a daunting challenge: he finished his Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree in just two years. He was awarded his LLD in mercantile law during an autumn graduation ceremony at the North-West University’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-rakes-awards-nominations
NWU student rakes in awards nominations
2022-03-24 Phenyo Mokgothu North-West University (NWU) student and Setswana writer Lesego Motlhankana has taken the world by storm. Not only has he been nominated for the 2022 Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) Multilingualism awards, but he has also been…http://education.nwu.ac.za/education/quality-assurance
Quality Assurance
2020-03-31 Quality Assurance The Faculty of Education supports the University’s vision, namely to be a leading university in Africa driven by the pursuit of knowledge and innovation, and thus adheres to the quality policy of the NWU. This policy was…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/economic-and-management-sciences/hendrik-du-plooy
Hendrik du Plooy
2026-03-25 Prof. Hendrik du Plooy is a currently a Global Operations Director at Wabtec Corporation, where he contributes to business innovation and advanced engineering solutions within the global rail and transportation sector. He is a Fellow Chartered Management Accountant (FCMA), holds a PhD in Business Administration and a Master of Commerce in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/maintaining-healthy-relationships
Maintaining healthy relationships
2020-12-08 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Employee Relations and Wellness division recently hosted a webinar aimed at educating staff and students on how to maintain healthy relationships. Dr Shanaaz Hoosain, a senior lecturer in social work at the University…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ruan-takes-reins
Ruan takes the reins
2022-02-07 It was a unanimous decision – neither the players nor the team management hesitated. There is only one man who can be tasked with leading the North-West University (NWU) Eagles attack in their 2022 Varsity Cup campaign, and that man is Ruan “Sampie” Swiegers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-medical-school-named-nwu-desmond-tutu-school-medicine
North-West University medical school named the NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine
2025-04-22 The North-West University (NWU) is proud to announce that its soon-to-be-established medical school will be honorifically named the NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine. This decision was taken in consultation with – and received the approval of – the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-footprint-nwus-centre-bmi
International footprint for NWU's Centre for BMI
2018-06-15 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Business, Mathematics and Informatics (BMI) is expanding its global reach in leaps and bounds. Agreement with Global Credit Data The centre – which forms part of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-recognised-outstanding-service-clinical-psychology
NWU academic recognised for outstanding service in clinical psychology
2020-02-21 Prof Erhabor Idemudia, a research professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University's (NWU's) campus in Mahikeng, was recently awarded the fellowship of the Nigerian Association of Clinical Psychology (NACP) in recognition for his…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-contributes-understanding-key-sectors-contributing-led
Research contributes to the understanding of key sectors contributing to LED
2018-05-18 A doctoral research study which is hailed for contributing profoundly to the field of Local Economic Development (LED), has found that community service, trade, construction, finance and electricity sectors would contribute most to economic development and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-theology-focused-reconciliation
Faculty of Theology is focused on reconciliation
2018-04-20 Religion can be one of the most powerful tools in bridging racial divides. This according to Prof Dr Nico Vorster from the Faculty of Theology and co-editor of the recently published book Togetherness in South Africa. The book which features ten chapters…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-appointed-consul-general
NWU alumnus appointed Consul-General
2022-09-09 North-West University (NWU) alumnus Dr Bobby Moroe has been appointed Consul-General of South Africa in Lagos, Nigeria. Dr Moroe assumed this new assignment on 5 September 2022, and will be responsible for nine of the 36 states in Nigeria. As head of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unicef-club-champions-obesity-and-mental-health-awareness
UNICEF club champions obesity and mental health awareness
2024-03-25 The UNICEF club at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus has taken proactive steps to address pressing health issues by hosting a programme focused on combatting obesity and promoting mental health awareness among students. UNICEF stands for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/practitioners-learn-about-power-music
Practitioners learn about the power of music
2023-06-13 By Menziwa Msibi Music plays an important role in early childhood development. It enhances cognitive abilities, support language development, promotes social and motor skills and nurture creativity and imagination, among others. This is why the NWU…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/indigenous-knowledge-systems-centre/about-us-0
About us
2026-05-18 Vision The vision is to become a multifaceted, prominent centre for co-created IKS curriculum innovation, teaching, learning, research, and community engagement in indigenous knowledge systems. Mission The centre strives to play a critical role in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-environmentally-friendly-options-replace-chemical-fertilisers
Study into environmentally friendly options to replace chemical fertilisers
2022-05-20 Prompted by the high cost of chemicals fertilisers and their impact on the environment, a master’s student the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, took on the challenge of searching for environmentally friendly options to replace or supplement…http://news.nwu.ac.za/towards-sustainable-future-north-west-university
Towards a sustainable future with the North-West University
2023-07-04 Our world is unrecognisable from that of just a few decades ago and great strides have been made to reduce disparities hampering global growth and prosperity. However, new challenges have arisen and we have yet to find answers to so many vexing questions.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts-mentor-future-health-professionals
Experts mentor future health professionals
2024-07-29 A group of executives from Afrocentric Group visited the North-West University (NWU) on Wednesday, 24 July, in their quest to meet with students who are recipients of their bursary scheme. Afrocentric Group is currently funding 12 NWU students…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/musikhane