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NWU now the MBA home of Adriaan Strauss
2022-02-07 He was the 56th Springbok captain. A tenacious workhorse whose blonde head was visible everywhere on the field. A mobile hooker with enough torque to dig up an entire rugby field for a full 80 minutes. A leader. At the start of the Allister Coetzee era as…https://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…https://news.nwu.ac.za/engaged-scholarship-impact-indaba-convergence-minds-and-ideas
Engaged Scholarship Impact Indaba - a convergence of minds and ideas
2024-07-26 The Faculty of Health Sciences at North-West University (NWU) recently hosted an Engaged Scholarship Impact Indaba at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. The dynamic one-day hybrid-event brought together community champions - including academics, community leaders,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-era-sadilar-advancing-south-africas-digital-language-revolution
A new era for SADiLaR: Advancing South Africa's digital language revolution
2024-12-02 "Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation." These…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/babalola-laboratory/completed-research
Completed Research
2022-06-23 [accordion] [A] IN THE AREA OF PLANT GROWTH-PROMOTING RHIZOBACTERIA (PGPR) We identified PGPR in a shorter number of days as compared to several months of field trials increased the agronomic characteristics of plants, e.g., maize (Alori et al.,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/excellence-awards-recognise-staff-who-excelled-their-areas-expertise
Excellence Awards recognise staff who excelled in their areas of expertise
2025-04-22 The North-West University (NWU) rewarded its exceptional staff during the annual NWU Excellence Awards ceremony, which took place in Potchefstroom on 21 November. More than 130 staff members received recognition for their outstanding contributions in…https://www.nwu.ac.za/women-in-leadership
NWU Women in Leadership
2024-08-30 In 2023, the North-West University’s (NWU) People and Culture division launched a groundbreaking leadership programme for women at NWU. The Women in Leadership initiative at NWU is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of our female…https://www.nwu.ac.za/brics-news
News | BRICS
2021-08-02 History was made with BRICSCESS History was made when the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Council of Exercise and Sport Science (BRICSCESS) was founded on 17 October 2015 during a meeting at the Manav Rachna International…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/tsitsikamma-living-lab
Tsitsikamma Living Lab
2025-03-01 Full documentary Overview The Tsitsikamma Living Lab is the opportunity where we bring the theory and the practice together. It is an collaborative module with the North-West University, University of Johannesburg and University of…NWU honours outstanding lecturers
2020-03-13 The North-West University (NWU) celebrated its best-of-the-best lecturers during its Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony (TEA). This annual event took place on 12 March at the Snowflake venue in Potchefstroom. Dr Deon van Tonder of the Faculty of Education…https://theology.nwu.ac.za/discover-more/test123
Theology-Test-site
2025-06-18 Focus: Practical Theology is the youngest sibling in the broader field of Theology. Historically, it was clerically focused and mostly concerned about equipping pastors for ministerial practice. Through the years, it widened its scope to examine how…https://theology.nwu.ac.za/m-d-programmes/practical-theological-perspectives
Practical-Theological Perspectives
2025-06-19 Focus: Practical Theology is the youngest sibling in the broader field of Theology. Historically, it was clerically focused and mostly concerned about equipping pastors for ministerial practice. Through the years, it widened its scope to examine how…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/must-deep-learning/postgraduate-studies
Postgraduate studies
2025-02-14 Postgraduate Studies in Computer & Electronic Engineering The MUST research group offers a postgraduate programme focused on machine learning. To qualify, prospective students must have an undergraduate degree in a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-%25E2%2580%259Cnew-normal%25E2%2580%259D-webinar-focuses-africa
TRADE in the “new normal” webinar focuses on Africa
2020-10-23 The Trade and Development (TRADE) research entity at the North-West University (NWU) and the TRADE Research Advisory, a spin-off company of the university, hosted the eighth TRADE-Decision Support Model User Group webinar, drawing more than eighty…https://news.nwu.ac.za/true-state-our-nation
"The true state of our nation"
2020-06-26 “Heavenly vengeance pursues a crime slowly, but nevertheless catches up with it in the end. In matters of debt the penalty is not halting; it pursues the culprit at a gallop.” (Anon) According to Prof Raymond Parsons, economist at the Business School of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-abongile-balarane-eggcellent-choice-leadership
Dr Abongile Balarane: An EGGcellent choice in leadership
2021-06-18 One man who knows not to count his chickens before they hatch is North-West University (NWU) alumnus Dr Abongile Balarane, the newly appointed chief executive and general manager of the South African Poultry Association’s Egg Organisation. According to the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/thousands-get-vaccinated-nwu-outreach-sites
Thousands get vaccinated at NWU outreach sites
2021-07-20 The Covid-19 vaccination drive in South Africa received a boost with thousands of members of the public, including North-West University (NWU) staff members, their spouses and life-partners, getting their vaccinations during the past weekend (16 to 18 July…https://news.nwu.ac.za/education-how-we-tackle-youth-unemployment
Education is how we tackle youth unemployment
2023-09-18 In June, South Africans celebrate Youth Month, but the harsh reality is there is often very little to celebrate, especially concerning current and future employment opportunities. This is in stark contrast with the 2023 theme for Youth Month, which is ‘…https://news.nwu.ac.za/commission-gender-equality-report-gbv-and-sexual-harassment
Commission for Gender Equality Report: GBV and Sexual Harassment
2024-12-13 In early 2024, the North-West University (NWU) participated in a research study conducted by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE). The main aim of the study was to get an understanding of the prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ai-revolution-hits-nwu-here-what-you-need-know