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NWU public lecture explores the link between race and identity
2017-04-26 The subject group Theology and Philosophy in the Faculty of Humanities on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently hosted a public lecture about the link between identity and race. The lecture shared the narratives of two…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-investigates-indigenous-precautions-safe-use-plant-medicine
NWU student investigates indigenous precautions for the safe use of plant medicine
2018-05-28 Simangaliso Lesley Mashego, a master’s student in Indigenous Knowledge Systems at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, is doing research about safety measures employed by a rural Khoi-San community for commonly used medicinal plants as a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/taxing-answers-carbon-emissions
Taxing answers to carbon emissions
2018-05-28 Studies have shown South Africa is one of the world’s largest carbon emitters. Dr Michelle Barnard, a senior lecturer from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, has pledged to try and change this. Dr Barnard recently published an award-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-solutions-are-needed-solve-current-social-issues
New solutions are needed to solve current social issues
2019-09-03 The 21st century has come with a number of new complexities that can only be addressed and solved with new innovative solutions. Prof Petro du Preez, from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education, is dedicated to identifying ways that can…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-successful-press-club-networking-forum
NWU hosts successful press club networking forum
2019-11-11 “We want to prepare our students to be business plan writers, job creators and futurists opposed to being merely CV senders. This is, after all, the responsibility of higher education institutions and never has there been a more appropriate time than now…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-community-join-hands-champion-economic-development
NWU and community join hands to champion economic development
2017-07-28 Are you serious about local economic development? Do you believe that sustainable transformation can be achieved through dynamic partnerships between government, business and civil society? If so, 3 August 2017 should be a red-letter day on your calendar.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa%25E2%2580%2599s-transforming-higher-education
South Africa’s transforming higher education
2018-02-05 Decolonisation and the transformation of education have been hot topics within South Africa’s higher education sector for the past few years. The North-West University (NWU) recently invited Prof Crain Soudien, CEO of the Human Sciences Research Council,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/meet-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-new-deputy-vice-chancellor-mafikeng-campus-operations
Meet the NWU’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Mafikeng Campus Operations
2018-02-27 “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” This is according to Prof Boitumelo Marilyn Patience Setlalentoa, the newly appointed deputy vice-chancellor at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/workshop-explore-open-science-and-research-improvements-positive-psychology
Workshop to explore open science and research improvements in positive psychology
2018-08-17 This September the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark will be hosting a workshop by Dutch expert, Dr Emir Efendić, exploring open science practices and research improvements for positive psychology…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alternative-measures-discharging-debt-under-spotlight
Alternative measures for discharging debt under the spotlight
2021-05-10 Many South Africans drowning in debt could be thrown a potential lifeline following a study by North-West University (NWU) master’s degree graduate Paballo Mothibi into the discharging (cancelling) of the debts of those who have no income or assets. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-joins-forces-black-lawyers-association-deliver-market-ready-litigators
NWU joins forces with Black Lawyers Association to deliver market-ready litigators
2021-11-16 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law and the Black Lawyers Association Legal Education Centre (BLA-LEC) has committed to producing market-ready lawyers through a memorandum of agreement signed on 11 November 2021. The agreement, signed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-seminar-inclusivity-women-legal-profession
NWU hosts seminar on inclusivity of women in the legal profession
2022-09-16 By: Phenyo Mokgothu and Fambisa Mabotse The Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus hosted its first-ever cross-campus student seminar aimed at empowering women in the faculty. Refilwe Tsatsimpe was the programme director…http://news.nwu.ac.za/project-explores-how-boost-profitability-indigenous-language-media
Project explores how to boost profitability of indigenous language media
2022-05-03 The research niche area Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) at the North-West University (NWU) is embarking on a three-year research project to assist South Africa’s struggling indigenous language media. The past few years have seen massive closures…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosted-waitro-2022-address-key-global-development-issues
NWU hosted WAITRO 2022 to address key global development issues
2022-11-16 The 2022 summit of the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO) is underway at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West. The event is jointly hosted by the North-West University (NWU) and Stellenbosch University, and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/parents-differ-learners-and-teachers-their-views-corporal-punishment-schools
Parents differ from learners and teachers in their views on corporal punishment in schools
2022-12-08 It is clear that something needs to be done about discipline in schools, but reintroducing corporal punishment, even on a limited scale, is probably not the answer. This is one of the findings of a study by Dr Noorullah Shaikhnag, senior lecturer and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-examines-legal-frameworks-just-energy-transition-sa-and-zimbabwe
Study examines legal frameworks for just energy transition in SA and Zimbabwe
2025-07-21 While coal continues to dominate the energy mix of both South Africa and Zimbabwe, the two countries have begun introducing legal frameworks that signal a shift. The question that North-West University (NWU) researcher Tariro Mary Tingini set out to answer is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hug-mug-show-you-care
A hug in a mug to show you care
2023-06-23 The Student Campus Council (SCC) on the North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, in conjunction with the Community Stakeholder Engagement (CSE) Council, launched a Soup Drive to help students to cope during the exams and to remain nourished and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/martine-jordaan-draws-protea-selectors-attention
Martiné Jordaan draws Protea selectors’ attention
2024-02-02 She is by no means overly tall, and on the netball court she is often surrounded by skyscrapers. However, heart and courage are not measured in centimetres, and Martiné Jordaan from the North-West University (NWU) is a firebrand on the court. She has even…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-tyobeka-it-our-responsibility-sasuf-2023
Prof Bismark Tyobeka: “It is our responsibility” (SASUF 2023)
2023-03-31 On the surface there is little commonality between the two. One is a predominantly homogenous first-world country with a population of 10,5 million people where you are more likely to see the northern lights than a lanky giraffe. It occupies an area of 447,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-support-programme-introduced-address-students-concern