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NWU designers still on a winning streak in top competitions
2021-11-19 Students and graduates of the Graphic Design subject group at the North-West University (NWU) have again shone at the recent international Loerie Awards and national Pendoring Awards. Their distinctive creativity and skills caught the judges’ eye, with NWU…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/applications
Applications & Auditions
2026-06-03 Undergraduate applications for 2025 closed on 30 June 2024. The application and selection process will open again on 1 April 2025. Please watch this webpage and/or our social media channels for the official announcement. --> Applications for…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/dierkunde
Dierkunde
2024-08-15 Wat is Dierkunde? Dierkunde is die wetenskaplike studie van diere, insluitend hul klassifikasie, fisiologie, gedrag en verspreiding in hul natuurlike habitatte. Dit sluit verskeie aspekte van dierebiologie in, wat wissel van molekulêre biologie en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-annual-lecture-academic-freedom
NWU hosts annual lecture on academic freedom
2021-09-21 The North-West University (NWU) hosted its annual lecture on academic freedom on 15 September 2021. The lecture was a hybrid event hosted at the NWU’s Council Chambers in Potchefstroom and via the online platform Zoom. The guest speaker for this year’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sydwells-ideas-mushroom-commercial-success
Sydwell’s ideas mushroom into commercial success
2021-11-10 Universities across the country are producing ground-breaking research with great economic potential, but often the question is how this can be translated into commercial enterprises. To address this issue, the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/let-your-old-clothes-live
Let your old clothes live!
2021-06-15 The Faculty of Law at the North-West University is collecting unwanted clothing, shoes and ties to distribute to communities and students in need. Dr Neo Morei, executive dean at the Faculty of Law, decided to implement the project. “When I was growing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fulbright-scholar-joins-nwu-investigate-secrets-serpentine-ecology
Fulbright scholar joins NWU to investigate secrets of serpentine ecology
2022-07-20 A Fulbright scholar from the United States is joining the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management for 10 months to do research in a field where many stones are still unturned. There are gaps in knowledge that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nigeria-facing-impending-implosion
Nigeria is facing an impending implosion
2023-10-06 Contrary to the general belief that Nigeria is the giant of Africa, incessant violence and armed conflicts have drastically reduced the influence of Nigeria on the continent. Despite its huge resources, the country still suffers from poverty, inequality…http://news.nwu.ac.za/scarce-skill-puts-nwu-taxonomist-forefront-describing-parasites
Scarce skill puts NWU taxonomist at forefront of describing parasites
2023-09-01 “What is in a name?” William Shakespeare wanted to know. A young researcher from the North-West University (NWU) knows exactly how important a name is. She is currently believed to be the youngest gnathiid taxonomist in the world, at the forefront of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enhancing-premarital-counselling-increase-marriage-stability
Enhancing premarital counselling to increase marriage stability
2025-06-27 The institution of marriage in South Africa is quietly collapsing. Many marriages that were once full of promise and joy are crumbling all too quickly, causing heartache, isolation and unstable connections within families. This reality has deeply concerned…http://news.nwu.ac.za/linking-culture-and-biodiversity-key-conservation
Linking culture and biodiversity is key to conservation
2023-11-23 He found them in the mountains and streams of Limpopo. Frogs and lizards, big and small, all of them equally exciting to his inquisitive mind. To the despair of grandmother he would run around with them in his pockets – yes, even snakes – as his rural…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-technology-and-community-involvement-can-bridge-gap-between-communities-and-legal-aid
How technology and community involvement can bridge the gap between communities and legal aid
2024-07-11 When seeking legal assistance, community members often face significant barriers owing to inadequate financial resources. One way to connect members of the public with legal services is to use online channels. This is one of the possible solutions outlined…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mandisa-mazibuko-planting-future-one-field-time
Mandisa Mazibuko is planting the future, one field at a time
2025-12-12 Mandisa Mazibuko is more than a North-West University (NWU) alumnus – she is a changemaker, a role model and a trailblazer in African agriculture. Her legacy is not just in what she has achieved, but in how she is inspiring others to step into the field,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researcher-earns-global-recognition-advancing-science-africa
NWU researcher earns global recognition for advancing science in Africa
2026-04-15 For Dr Modupe Stella Ayilara, science has always been about more than research. It is about people, communities and finding solutions that matter. That purpose came into sharp focus on 11 December 2025 in Johannesburg, when she was named one of just 30…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-municipal-crisis-moving-urban-edge
South Africa’s municipal crisis is moving to the urban edge
2026-04-16 • By Prof. Joseph Sekhampu, chief director of the NWU Business School Approaching Johannesburg along its main entry routes, or entering Cape Town, Durban, or Tshwane from their peripheries, a pattern becomes difficult to ignore. Long before the formal city…http://news.nwu.ac.za/former-src-chairperson-launches-national-foundation-empower-dreams
Former SRC chairperson launches national foundation to empower dreams
2026-04-09 Twenty-eight-year-old Kamohelo Zwane, a former chairperson of the Student Representative Council (SRC) at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU), an honours degree holder and now an administrator on the Vanderbijlpark Campus, is on a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fresh-produce-markets-feel-pressure-revenue-dips-despite-higher-volumes
Fresh produce markets feel pressure as revenue dips despite higher volumes
2026-05-29 South Africa’s fresh produce markets moved more goods in April 2026, but earned less money in the process, exposing pressure points in the country’s food distribution system and raising concerns about oversupply, pricing and operational bottlenecks.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/promising-pianist-finds-his-voice-through-passion-and-performance
Promising pianist finds his voice through passion and performance
2026-06-11 Even his name has a musical ring to it … Sergio José Tavares. But it is not his name that audiences remember. It is his playing and how much love he pours into it. It takes countless hours of practice and dedication to master an instrument. Sergio, a…http://law.nwu.ac.za/p-per/volume-12-2009-no-2
Volume 12, 2009, No 2
2020-07-07 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal ISSN 1727-3781 2009 Volume 12 Number 2 8 July 2009 Index • Editorial • Articles • Orationes…http://law.nwu.ac.za/finance-trade-and-innovation/fti-project-upcoming-events