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bpSA helps 100 students to overcome the final hurdle
2024-07-08 bp Southern Africa has responded to the plight of North-West University (NWU) students as part of its centenary commemorative initiatives. The company has donated R2,5m to help 100 of the university’s students clear their outstanding fees, enabling them to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-tyobeka-lauds-proposed-national-nuclear-initiative
Prof Tyobeka lauds proposed national nuclear initiative
2024-09-06 The principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU) – and internationally renowned nuclear energy expert – Prof Bismark Tyobeka, has lauded the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s (DMRE) proposed recommendation to Cabinet that three…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-welcomes-new-director-student-life
Vanderbijlpark Campus welcomes new director for student life
2024-02-16 The North-West University’s (NWU's) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently welcomed Chris Williams as the new director for student life. This former Capetonian says he chose the NWU because it is regarded as one of the top universities as far as student life…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-workshop-highlights-benefits-online-dictionaries
SADiLaR workshop highlights benefits of online dictionaries
2024-03-08 The South African Centre, for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) recently facilitated a successful online dictionary training workshop at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. During the one-day workshop staff, students, and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/images-and-drawings-reveal-family-experiences-words-cannot
Images and drawings reveal family experiences that words cannot
2025-09-30 In a world where numbers and words often dominate research, a North-West University (NWU) scholar is urging academics to “picture it”. During her inaugural lecture Prof Vicki Koen from the Faculty of Health Sciences argued that images, drawings and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-recognised-finalist-south-africas-forty-under-40-leadership-awards
NWU academic recognised as finalist in South Africa’s ‘Forty Under 40’ Leadership Awards
2025-08-08 The STEM education specialist behind Renewable Rangers, a digital educational game designed for children aged 4 to 6, has been selected as one of South Africa’s Forty Under 40 leaders for 2025 in the Education category. Dr Moleboheng Mokhele-Ramulumo is a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-muscle-national-championships
NWU students’ muscle into national championships
2025-08-11 In a gym-turned-arena in the North West Province, 17 student-athletes from the North-West University (NWU) stepped forward one by one, each bringing months of repetition, routine and self-control to the spotlight. Competing against 54 of the province’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-flags-regulatory-gaps-tailings-dam-management
Research flags regulatory gaps in tailings dam management
2026-04-10 Thousands of abandoned mining tailings dams across South Africa continue to expose gaps in environmental regulation, placing communities and ecosystems at risk. Researcher Thandolwakhe Mokotedi from the Faculty of Law at the North-West University (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-trade-publiseer-boek-oor-afrika-se-digitale-toekoms
NWU se TRADE publiseer boek oor Afrika se digitale toekoms
2021-11-11 Die wêreldhandelsorganisasie (WHO) se leerstoelprogram in die TRADE-navorsingsentiteit (Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe) by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het ’n nuwe boek oor Afrika se digitale toekoms gepubliseer. Die boek, getiteld Africa’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-employee-and-team-earn-5th-place-national-sailing-competition
NWU employee and team earn 5th place in national sailing competition
2023-05-17 Nico Kroucamp, a senior information technology technician at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, along with his two teammates, Dirk Manten and JJ van Niekerk, finished fifth out of 28 teams during the J22 class sailing competition, an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-led-project-makes-isixhosa-vocabulary-easily-accessible
Student-led project makes isiXhosa vocabulary easily accessible
2024-07-26 Learning a new language can be fun but also challenging as you try to navigate your way through a wondrous world of novel sounds and words. Life has just become a little easier for isiXhosa learners with isiXhosa.click, a new online dictionary for isiXhosa…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-economics-lecturer-set-speak-world%25E2%2580%2599s-premier-academic-conference
NWU economics lecturer set to speak at world’s premier academic conference
2017-03-16 Ms Hlompo Panelope Maruping, a lecturer from the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has been invited by the academic selection committee of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) to be one of the speakers at the Annual…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tomorrow-trust-supports-postgraduate-students
Tomorrow Trust supports postgraduate students
2023-10-20 Postgraduate funding is one of the most elusive resources in the higher-education space. This is why, since his inauguration over a year ago, Prof Bismark Tyobeka has been leading strategic interventions to increase funding for postgraduates in order to…http://law.nwu.ac.za/sarchi-cles-chair/publications-and-resources-1
Publications and Resources
2024-05-31 CLES in conjunction with the Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal (PELJ) calls for scholarly contributions and policy papers on the topics of cities, law and environmental sustainability, urban law and policy, local government, and urban planning.…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/chpc-2019-abstracts
10th CHPC Abstracts
2020-09-01 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: #78848E; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } 10th Child Health Priorities Conference Survive, Thrive & Transform Championing change for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/howzat-friendship-and-fun-kfc-mini-cricket-way-0
Howzat! Friendship and fun the KFC mini-cricket way
2019-09-11 A crowd of little tykes sporting cricket bats, pads and wickets will shortly descend on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark to showcase their mini-cricket skills. On Saturday, 14 September, more than 590 little ones – representing…http://sport.nwu.ac.za/swimming/swimming
Swimming
2025-09-23 As one of the sports presented at the Olympic Games, swimming has grown into one of the most challenging, exciting and popular sports at the North-West University (NWU). In addition to mastering skills and achieving physical fitness, NWU Swimming aims…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumna-dances-beat-her-own-song
Alumna dances to the beat of her own song
2018-04-06 Verona Goslett dances to the beat of her very own song. Literally. This talented young alumna of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently released her debut Afrikaans single, Maskers (Masks), and is taking the South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sona-2026-what-expect-and-what-not
SONA 2026: What to expect — and what not
2026-02-10 President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his 2026 State of the Nation (SONA) address on Thursday 12 February, and he will do so in a world starkly different from that of a year ago. Political uncertainty, strained international relations and domestic pressures…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-ndumiso-mazibuko-lecture-halls-industry-leadership