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CHHP – we are cloning expertise!
2020-09-07 In the short life of the Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at the North-West University (NWU) it has already become known as one of the most exceptional centres that tertiary-education institutions have to offer. One of the factors that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-shines-environmental-law-conference
NWU student shines at Environmental Law conference
2020-09-16 North-West University (NWU) law student Nicolene Steyn recently won second prize for best speaker/presentation at the 9th Environmental Law Association (ELA) student’s online conference. Several NWU law students attended the conference themed “(Re)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-represent-sa-miss-wheelchair-world
NWU alumna to represent SA at Miss Wheelchair World
2017-10-05 North-West University (NWU) alumna Lebogang Monyatsi is set to represent South Africa at the Miss Wheelchair World pageant that will take place on 7 October in Warsaw, Poland. Lebogang, who has also been a finalist and the only one with a disability in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/facing-race-week-celebrates-differences
Facing Race Week celebrates differences
2019-04-25 It is as divisive an issue as it is a necessary one. It evokes both anger and reconciliation. It can bind as much as it can set free. The subject of race remains an irrevocable part of the fibre that weaves through South Africa and from 8 to 12 April the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mental-health-awareness-day-2019-make-every-step-count
Mental Health Awareness Day 2019: make every step count!
2019-07-15 Mental health encapsulates so much more than a mere catchphrase of our time. In fact, it is one of the most important wellness factors to consider since it affects everybody regardless of age, gender, social standing or profession. With this in mind, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumni-shine-bright-during-annual-caxton-excellence-awards
Alumni shine bright during annual Caxton Excellence Awards
2017-03-17 Two alumni from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, Wouter Pienaar and Ettienne van Rensburg, took centre stage during the 28th annual Caxton Excellence Awards which recently took place at the Silver Star Casino in Krugersdorp. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/teachers-are-real-life-heroes-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-alumni
Teachers are real-life heroes – NWU Alumni
2017-11-06 “If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society’s heroes.” With these words by American author Guy Kawasaki in mind, the Alumni Office of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark hosted its first get-together…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nuclear-does-not-mean-bomb
Nuclear does NOT mean bomb!
2018-07-20 South Africa needs a library of its uranium reserves in order to be able to trace the origins of nuclear material, and the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST) is playing a leading role towards this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vaal-and-kfc-mini-cricket-festival-little-cricketers-big-aspirations
NWU Vaal and KFC Mini Cricket Festival: little cricketers, big aspirations!
2019-09-27 When it comes to young cricket talent, the Vanderbijlpark region is well on its way to produce the next AB de Villiers, JP Duminy and Kagiso Rabada. This was evident during the recent KFC Mini Cricket Festival that was hosted at the North-West University’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/africa-cup-has-nwu-sparkle
Africa Cup has NWU sparkle
2019-10-15 On Friday 18 October, the cream of the continent’s netball crop will converge at the Bellville Velodrome in Cape Town to compete in the Africa Netball Cup. Lesotho, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania will, along with South Africa as the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-win-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-penelope-motshwene
Another win for NWU’s Penelope Motshwene
2020-02-06 Penelope Motshwene, who heads the Disability Rights Unit at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom, has proven time and again that dreams do come true. She was recently announced as one of the Playtex ambassadors for 2020. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/ch%25C3%25A9-weldon
Ché Weldon
2020-11-23 Amphibian conservation has received increasing attention following the 2005 global declaration of the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan (ACAP), with placed a high premium on amongst other increasing the capacity of conservation research required to combat…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-ranked-fifth-south-africa
NWU ranked fifth in South Africa
2021-08-26 The North-West University (NWU) has once more been placed among the cream of the crop of local and international universities, reaffirming its place as a regular contender when it comes to high-quality subject offerings and excellence in world rankings.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-player-named-top-north-west-abc-motsepe-player
NWU Soccer Institute player named top North West ABC Motsepe player
2023-05-02 The North-West University (NWU) is celebrating the recent announcement that one of their football players, Heaven Prince Julius Sereetsi, has been named the best player of the North West ABC Motsepe league. Heaven, an NWU Soccer Institute attacking winger…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-do-you-swear-study-investigate-swearing-and-bilingualism-south-africa
How do you swear? Study to investigate swearing and bilingualism in South Africa
2023-05-15 A study by the University of Vienna, in collaboration with researchers from South Africa and the United Kingdom, is investigating the different emotional responses bilingual people have towards swear words in their different languages. The study will focus on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/multilingualism-shapes-online-communication
Multilingualism shapes online communication
2025-07-21 Languages clash, blend and connect users across the North-West University (NWU) Mahikeng Campus Updates Facebook Group, revealing how multilingualism drives communication in a digital student space. Ontiretse Motingwa, an NWU graduate, led a study that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-importance-women
Celebrating the importance of women
2023-08-18 By Menziwa Msibi The Arts and Culture office on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently hosted a Women’s Month celebration event themed “My sister’s keeper”. The purpose of the event was to celebrate women and the importance of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/first-sesotho-language-colloquium-further-discourse-importance-indigenous-languages
First Sesotho Language Colloquium to further discourse on the importance of indigenous languages
2024-06-20 The School of Languages and the Language Directorate at the North-West University (NWU) will host a Sesotho Colloquium from 27 to 28 June to celebrate and promote the Sesotho language. This colloquium is significant as it marks the first time a conference…http://news.nwu.ac.za/professor-continues-longstanding-judge-vodacom-journalist-year-awards
Professor continues as longstanding judge at the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards
2025-01-27 By: Gofaone Motsamai Prof Gilbert Motsaathebe of the North-West University (NWU) serves as a longstanding judge at the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards. As an academic at the NWU with extensive experience in the media industry, Prof Motsaathebe has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/life-changing-experience-awaits-mahikeng-campus-tourism-students