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NWU and Meals on Wheels launch partnership to fight student hunger
2025-07-18 The NWU’s Development and Fundraising department has teamed up with the non-profit organisation Meals on Wheels Community Services (MOWCS) to effect change through a new partnership. The collaboration was launched on Friday 18 July at the Vanderbijlpark…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-collaborates-department-cooperative-governance-and-traditional-affairs-support-municipalities
NWU collaborates with Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs to support municipalities
2023-09-18 The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), pledged 100 graduates to assist the local government with a turn-around strategy on 22 June 2023. This partnership aims to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mou-bolster-public-sector
MoU to bolster the public sector
2024-07-22 The North-West University (NWU) and the Public Service Commission (PSC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday, 16 July to formalise and strengthen the relationship between the parties. The MoU, which will remain in force for a period of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/where-dignity-lives-story-mama-vida-and-her-fight-disability-rights-nwu
‘Where dignity lives’: The story of Mama Vida and her fight for disability rights at NWU
2025-09-03 On a quiet morning at the Mahikeng Campus of North-West University (NWU), the halls of the Disability Rights Unit hum with purpose. At the heart of it all is Vida Mutlaneng, a disability coordinator whose presence radiates warmth, compassion and an unwavering…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-prof-christa-rautenbach-chancellors-medal
NWU honours Prof Christa Rautenbach with the Chancellor’s Medal
2025-10-10 Her transformative leadership through her editorship of the Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal stands as a beacon of achievement in the vision and mission of the North-West University (NWU) to be a pre-eminent university in Africa. Her achievements in legal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-leading-scholars-inducted-academy-science-south-africa
South Africa’s Leading Scholars inducted into the Academy of Science of South Africa
2025-11-04 2025 marks another milestone year for the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) as it welcomes a new cohort of distinguished scholars and scientists into its ranks. Forty-five exceptional individuals were formally inaugurated as Members of the Academy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-announces-2026-first-cycle-sponsorship-recipients
SADiLaR announces 2026 first cycle sponsorship recipients
2026-02-25 The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR), based at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU), is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2026 first cycle sponsorships. These sponsorships are awarded to…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/food-security-and-safety/research-projects
Research projects
2020-05-27 Food production and availability (Led by Dr. Sydney Mavengahama) Identification of drought tolerate crops, cropping systems, underutilised crops/alternative production systems, efficient utilization of feed resources, promotion of adapted indigenous…http://news.nwu.ac.za/once-lifetime
Once in a lifetime
2020-09-17 It was an almost unfathomable feat. It was as close to perfection as a bowler can hope to get. What Graeme Pieter Bouwer, an alumnus of the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus, accomplished in 1991 was unreal. Bowling at the Dick Fourie Stadion…http://news.nwu.ac.za/marilie-applauded-top-social-work-student
Marilie applauded as top social work student
2018-05-15 A bright future awaits Marilie Viljoen. This is evident when one considers her academic achievements as a social work (BSW) student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. During the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony, Marilie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-market-day-%25E2%2580%2593-igniting-spark-entrepreneurship
NWU Market Day – igniting the spark of entrepreneurship
2020-01-28 The North-West University (NWU) is serious about entrepreneurship and as such boasts several entrepreneurial initiatives aimed at empowering staff, students and the broader community to become financially independent. The latest initiative comes in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/tobie-van-dyk
Tobie van Dyk
2022-10-31 Prof. Tobie van Dyk is an extensively published author of applied linguistic work, focusing on academic literacies theory and practice, academic reading and writing development, and in particular academic language ability testing. He is considered an…http://sport.nwu.ac.za/rugby
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2021-09-14 [accordion collapsed] Mahikeng Campus Rugby is a full contact sport that originated in England. It is a popular sport across the world, played by men and women of all ages. In 2014, there were more than six million people playing worldwide. In…http://news.nwu.ac.za/condolences-vanderbijlpark-school-transport-tragedy
Condolences: Vanderbijlpark school transport tragedy
2026-01-20 The North-West University (NWU) conveys its deepest condolences to the families, teachers, classmates, and the basic education community affected by the recent scholar transport accident in Vanderbijlpark. This tragic event has robbed our country of potential…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/tourism
Tourism
2021-08-18 Unique to the qualifications offered by the School of Biological Sciences, is the addition of the subject group Tourism to certain curriculums (BSc Tourism). This is a combination between B Art Tourism and BSc Natural Sciences. We currently…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/nwu-integrated-research-integrity-management-system-irims-session-postgraduates
NWU Integrated Research Integrity Management System (IRIMS) Session - Postgraduates
2022-07-28 The NWU Integrated Research Integrity Management System is proud to announce a session to introduce you as postgraduates of the NWU to the newly developed IRIMS, presented by Prof Minrie Greeff. The session will guide you to understand both the contexts…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/pitso-20217-fatfs-2021-mutual-evaluation-report-what-impact-will-it-have-our-financial-sector
Pitso 2021:7 - FATF’s 2021 Mutual Evaluation Report – what impact will it have on our financial sector, investments and economy?
2021-10-04 Register here You are invited to participate in an open and honest debate, together with our panel of experts, on this very important topic presented by the NWU Business School. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Eastern and…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/health-sciences-webinar-%25E2%2580%2593-heritage-day-showcase-multilingualism-making-change-happen
Health Sciences Webinar – Heritage day Showcase - Multilingualism, making change happen
2020-09-21 This webinar is only available to all staff of the NWU. To find out more about this exciting online event and register, click here!http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/nwu-school-music-ensemble-concert