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Refugees in South Africa face challenges with processes and delays
2021-07-23 Although welcomed by South Africa, refugees and asylum seekers encounter a number of obstacles when they want to exercise their rights with regard to international law, the South African Constitution and refugee law. This is according to North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-intervention-north-west-province-still-needs-work
NWU academic: intervention in the North West province still needs work
2022-03-10 On 18 February 2022 during the State of the Province address the North West Province Premier Bushy Maape announced that the five departments placed under sections 100(1)(b) and 100(1)(a) of the Constitution are stabilising. However, North-West University…http://news.nwu.ac.za/organisational-leaders-can-optimise-their-risk-management-investments-exploring-new-methods
Organisational leaders can optimise their risk management investments by exploring new methods
2022-08-31 All public and private organisations must deal with the systemic risks of our complex world. However, such inherent complex risks are difficult to manage even where significant resources have been utilised in implementing formal risk management frameworks and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-wins-award-slogan-against-anti-gender-based-violence
NWU academic wins award for a slogan against Anti-Gender Based Violence
2023-02-02 Senior Lecturer and Chartered Accountant in the School of Accounting Sciences within the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Mr. Kurt Naicker, has recently won the award for the best slogan against Anti-Gender Based Violence. His slogan that was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-national-press-club-celebrate-journalists-extraordinary-work
NWU and National Press Club celebrate journalists’ extraordinary work
2023-04-25 The North-West University (NWU) partnered with the National Press Club (NPC) to celebrate journalists' extraordinary work and dedication at the 2022 Newsmaker & Journalist of the Year awards. The prestigious award ceremony was held on Thursday, 20…http://news.nwu.ac.za/newborn-screening-saves-lives-north-west-university
Newborn screening saves lives at the North-West University
2024-07-31 They are vital hours and every one of them matters. They are the window that can change the course of a child’s life for the better, and the North-West University (NWU) is ensuring that those first 24 to 72 hours after birth is optimised to safeguard newborn…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nurse-survey-reveals-concerning-trends-south-african-healthcare
Nurse survey reveals concerning trends in South African healthcare
2024-05-15 Nurses should be celebrated for countless reasons. They play a crucial role in the healthcare system and touch the lives of individuals and communities in profound ways. Nurses Day, observed annually on 12 May, commemorates the anniversary of the birth of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hcl-tech-donation-empowers-students-succeed
HCL Tech donation empowers students to succeed
2025-08-18 In a powerful show of commitment to student support and inclusion, the North-West University (NWU) and global technology leader HCL Technologies (HCLTech) hosted a formal handover ceremony on 6 August 2025 at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. The event marked a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-graduates-and-entrepreneurial-crossroads
South Africa’s graduates and the entrepreneurial crossroads
2025-10-10 In South Africa, a degree no longer guarantees a job. Youth unemployment hovers at crisis levels, and many graduates struggle to find stable work. Entrepreneurship, often touted as a remedy, is still seen by many as a last resort rather than a viable career…http://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-research-unit-launches-ground-breaking-short-courses-support-staff
Optentia Research Unit launches ground-breaking short courses for support staff
2025-11-10 The Optentia Research Unit at the North-West University (NWU) has officially launched two innovative hybrid short courses designed to build mentoring capacity and strengthen professional development among university support staff. These short courses, which…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-presence-may-be-healthcares-most-radical-skill
Why presence may be healthcare’s most radical skill
2025-11-26 In an era when healthcare is increasingly shaped by technology, efficiency metrics and digital interfaces, the oldest element of care remains the most radical: the act of being fully present. At North-West University (NWU), Prof Tinda Rabie from the Quality…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-study-sheds-light-biodiversity-loss-across-sub-saharan-africa
New study sheds light on biodiversity loss across sub-Saharan Africa
2025-12-05 Understanding the true state of biodiversity in sub-Saharan Africa has long been a challenge, especially for those responsible for shaping environmental policies. A major new study published in the prestigious Nature journal now offers much-needed clarity…http://news.nwu.ac.za/multilingualism-makes-us-distinctive
Multilingualism makes us distinctive
2026-02-17 The term ‘multilingualism’ can often be used as window-dressing to obscure a lack of commitment to our national inclusivity cause. However, proclaiming a commitment to multilingualism is very different from being an active participant in the promotion of…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://humanities.nwu.ac.za/languages/afrikaans-and-dutch
Afrikaans and Dutch
2021-11-08 Available on the Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark Campuses The variety of Afrikaans that is spoken today originates from the Dutch, Malay and African languages spoken by early settlers in South Africa in the 1600s. Afrikaans is viewed by…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/registration-and-orientation-2023
Registration and Orientation 2023
2024-01-16 Message from our Executive Dean: "At the NWU Faculty of Engineering, we change the world for the better. We do this, first, by educating and developing exceptional engineers who can and want to change the world and, secondly, by finding answers to…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/bachelor-arts-programmes
Bachelor of Arts Programmes
2023-11-22 A Bachelor of Arts (BA) is a broad interdisciplinary undergraduate degree programme encompassing general education, electives and a major area of study. BA programmes generally give students more flexibility in choosing modules (subjects) and are less…http://news.nwu.ac.za/defending-truth-era-corruption-and-eroding-trust
Defending truth in an era of corruption and eroding trust
2026-04-30 In the shadow of state capture, pervasive corruption, and eroding public trust, a vital line of defence remains: investigative journalism. In a recent panel discussion titled “Investigative Journalism in Defence of Democracy,” facilitated by the NWU Business…http://news.nwu.ac.za/yet-another-human-rights-day-sharpeville
Yet another Human Rights Day in Sharpeville
2026-04-13 An opinion piece by Dr Lesiba Tumishang Ledwaba, deputy director of the School of Social Sciences and a senior lecturer in History at the NWU. The brutal massacre of Sharpeville residents by racist, trigger-happy apartheid policemen on 21 March 1960…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/registration-and-orientation/ad-vivendum