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Franco taking student life in his stride

2022-05-05
It was love at first sight. Boy meets campus. In 2019, Franco van Dijk visited the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom as part of a tour by his school choir. “We saw a lot of the campus – it almost felt like an open day. I really liked what…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/harvard-report-growth-through-inclusion-south-africa-timely-and-relevant

Harvard report on growth through inclusion in South Africa is timely and relevant

2023-11-20
The all-encompassing and wide-ranging 178-page diagnostics of the South African economy embedded in the report “Growth Through Inclusion in South Africa”, prepared by Ricardo Hausmann and his team from the Growth Laboratory at Harvard University, is a timely…

http://law.nwu.ac.za/content/editorial-policy-1

Editorial policy PER

2020-07-07
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal ISSN 1727-3781 Editorial policy (Afrikaans; Dutch; German) Aims and Theme PER publishes contributions relevant to the focus area Development in the South African Constitutional State. This means…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-shares-advice-2025-matric-exams

Academic shares advice for 2025 matric exams

2025-10-27
Come 26 November, more than 900 000 Grade 12 candidates will be celebrating the conclusion of the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. The exams commenced on 21 October with the computer applications technology (CAT) practical paper, one of…

http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/virtual-seminar-dr-patience-chadambuka-rural-communities-and-coping-extreme-heat-south-western

Virtual seminar by Dr Patience Chadambuka: Rural Communities and Coping with Extreme Heat in South-Western Zimbabwe

2024-04-18
The NWU School of Social Sciences cordially invites to attend a thought-provoking virtual seminar hosted by Dr Patience Chadambuka, from Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. The seminar is titled "Rural Communities and Coping with Extreme Heat in South-…

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Government taps into NWU’s expertise

2020-02-18
The North West provincial government has reaffirmed its confidence in the North-West University (NWU), as one of its experts in the Faculty of Health Sciences now serves on the province’s Emergency Medical Service Advisory Committee (EMSAC). Prof Andrew…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-tyobeka-africa-needs-make-use-global-sports-stage

Prof Bismark Tyobeka: Africa needs to make use of the global sports stage

2023-09-18
The IRB Rugby World Cup (RWC) kicks off on Friday, 8 September when the host nation, France, takes on three-time champions New Zealand, as these sides clash in Stade de France, Saint-Denis. As always, the world will be watching. The previous tournament –…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/casual-day-2024-celebrating-diversity-and-inclusion

Casual Day 2024: Celebrating diversity and inclusion

2024-08-16
Join the North-West University (NWU) Wellness office and Student Counselling and Development (SCD) in supporting Casual Day 2024. This year the annual event will take place on Friday, 6 September and focuses on promoting inclusion and equity for people…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-get-hands-experience-running-game-farm

NWU students get hands-on experience on the running of a game farm

2019-09-19
On 11 September 2019, 16 students from the North-West University (NWU) found themselves sitting on a deck, watching the sunrise over a hill covered in lush vegetation. As the crisp fresh air filled their lungs, Piet Botma, manager of Hillcrest Game Estates…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/valuable-collaboration-equips-entrepreneurs-future

Valuable collaboration equips entrepreneurs of the future

2023-09-01
In a proactive move to address the pressing issue of high unemployment rates among South African youth in general and Bachelor in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (BIKS) graduates in particular, the Innovation Hub in partnership with the North-West University’s (…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nicos-sailing-team-cruises-its-way-national-championships

Nico’s sailing team cruises its way to national championships

2023-02-14
North-West University (NWU) senior IT technician Nico Kroucamp is brimming with pride as his sailing team, Albatross, won three regattas in the last three months. The three regattas the four-member team won, were the SA Sailing 75th Anniversary Regatta,…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-running-national-agricultural-awards

Student in the running for national agricultural awards

2025-10-16
By Gofaone Motsamai On an ordinary morning at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, Lesego Molema follows his usual routine, attending lectures, meeting with student groups and checking on campus projects. For him, these are not separate…

http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-transformation/philosophy

Philosophy

2025-05-11
Philosophy is often regarded as the ultimate transferable work skill. With its emphasis on reason, critical thinking and argumentation, philosophy offers an excellent framework for a career in writing, law, religion, social work, international diplomacy,…

http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-transformation/sociology

Sociology

2025-05-12
Sociology provides invaluable insights about the continuous interplay and reciprocal influence between society’s historical and existing social structures and individual agency. It helps us to understand human behaviour and identify constructive and…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/atp-challenger-tennis-returns-south-africa

ATP Challenger tennis returns to South Africa

2019-12-09
Local tennis has been boosted by the news that Tennis South Africa (TSA) has secured the rights to bring an ATP Challenger tournament to the country in 2020. The ATP Challenger 50 event will take place from 9 March 2020 at the new tennis complex at the…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/sazini-mojapelo-share-leadership-insight-nwu-leadership-summit

Sazini Mojapelo to share leadership insight at NWU Leadership Summit

2017-07-10
When it comes to business strategy and development, Sazini Mojapelo needs no formal introduction. As a highly sought-after expert in the establishment, development and execution of social programmes, Sazini – who is the group head of Africa Citizenship for…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/informal-reclaimers-make-huge-contribution-recycling-south-africa

Informal reclaimers make a huge contribution to recycling in South Africa

2021-10-28
Informal waste reclaimers in South Africa play a key but often unrecognised role in the recycling value chain. Ways should be found to enable them to participate in decisions around waste management practices and community recycling programmes, says Prof…

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