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A single book can open up a world of possibilities for young minds
2024-09-05 “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” This is a quote that Dr Mathew Moyo, chief director for Library and Information Services (LIS) at the North-West University, lives by. First uttered by American social reformer Frederick Douglass, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/r15456-billion-private-wildlife-hunting-means-big-bucks
R15,456 billion: Private wildlife hunting means big bucks
2024-03-01 The South African private wildlife hunting industry is one that should be treasured. This was again made evident by the research conducted by the research unit for Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society (TREES) at the North-West University (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/botanist-acknowledged-his-remarkable-contribution
Botanist acknowledged for his remarkable contribution
2024-02-12 Prof Stefan Siebert from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences was awarded the prestigious South African Association of Botanists (SAAB) Silver Medal at the recent 49th Annual SAAB conference at the University of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/law-clinic-satellite-centre-continues-bring-hope-mpumalanga-communities
Law Clinic satellite centre continues to bring hope to Mpumalanga communities
2024-08-13 University-based law clinics offer law students a unique opportunity to gain practical legal training through service learning and work-integrated learning. These clinics also provide free legal services to needy and marginalised members of the community who…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowerment-foundations-unite-educational-upliftment
Empowerment Foundations unite for educational upliftment
2024-10-09 In a commendable effort to address social issues and uplift the standard of living in the Barolong Boo Mariba communities, the School of Philosophy in the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University (NWU) has partnered with the Tswelelopele Empowerment…http://law.nwu.ac.za/node/29642
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
2021-09-23 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Faculty of Law, North-West University South Africa The North West University invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for a postdoctoral fellowship in the Faculty of Law. Applicants interested in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/law-students-receive-practical-training-mahikeng-magistrates-court
Law students receive practical training at Mahikeng Magistrate’s Court
2025-08-28 Stepping out of the classroom and into the courtroom, final-year law students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus gained first-hand experience of the South African justice system at work. This is one of the ways the university is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/professor-honoured-international-fellow-royal-academy-engineering
Professor honoured as International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
2025-09-30 North-West University (NWU) extraordinary professor Linda Godfrey has been elected as an International Fellow of the prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) in the United Kingdom. This is the second key role she has had within the ambit of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bhive-edc-harnesses-students-entrepreneurship-tackle-youth-unemployment
bhive EDC harnesses students’ entrepreneurship to tackle youth unemployment
2025-10-10 With youth unemployment continuing to challenge South Africa’s future, the North-West University (NWU) is showing that entrepreneurship is key to turning the tide. Through its bhive Enterprise Development Centre (EDC), the NWU hosted Student Entrepreneurship…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-encouraged-build-networks-and-take-charge-their-futures
Students encouraged to build networks and take charge of their futures
2025-08-08 By Gofaone Motsamai and Keaoleboga Motshabi Final-year students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus were challenged to think beyond graduation during a public lecture hosted by the Humanities Student Academic Chapter. The event took…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanguard-gala-dinner-sets-new-standard-student-leadership-recognition
Vanguard Gala Dinner sets a new standard for student leadership recognition
2025-08-11 The Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) marked a historic milestone recently as student leaders hosted the first-ever Vanguard Gala Dinner – an elegant celebration of leadership, service and impact. Held at the Tsebonokeng Hall, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cannabis-tourism-raises-interest-mahikeng-community-and-portugal
Cannabis tourism raises interest In Mahikeng community – and Portugal
2025-10-31 By Gofaone Motsamai When tourism researcher Dr Jean Manaliyo began asking people in Mahikeng what they knew about cannabis tourism, many were curious about how it could shape their community and economy. That curiosity has now taken his research across…http://news.nwu.ac.za/evening-celebration-happiness-reflection-and-art
An evening of celebration of happiness, reflection and art
2026-03-13 There was a gentle sense of celebration in the air as guests gathered at Kleinbosch Wedding Venue for the launch of Happiness, Unhappiness, and Chance by Anné Hendrik Verhoef. Friends, colleagues and members of the university community came together not…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/solar-telescope-observatory
Solar Telescope Observatory
2026-04-13 The NWU Solar Telescope Observatory is a ground-based solar observing facility of the North-West University. The facility supports solar observations for research, student training, and public engagement, and forms part of the Centre’s growing activities in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trial-century-determine-who-controls-ais-future
Trial of the century to determine who controls AI’s future
2026-04-22 It is the battle of the billionaires as two of the most powerful heavyweights in the tech industry will step into the ring on Monday 27 April in Oakland, California, when Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman goes to trial. The stakes for the future of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/munnik-finishes-seventh-world-indoor-championships
Munnik finishes seventh at the World Indoor Championships
2026-03-27 Middle-distance runner Luan Munnik, competing in his first World Indoor Championships in Poland, finished seventh in the men’s 3000 m final heat on Saturday 21 March, achieving a personal best time of 7:37.94. The NWU star rose to the occasion and showed no…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/computer-science-and-information-systems
Computer Science and Information Systems
2026-05-04 What is Computer Science and Information Systems? This program and curriculum is compiled in such a manner that students are qualified to enter the field of information technology with confidence and to render a valuable service to the industry in…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/thinking-future-conversations-technology-subjectivity-and-ethics-seminar
Thinking The Future: Conversations on Technology, Subjectivity and Ethics Seminar
2022-07-12 You are cordially invited to the Thinking The Future: Conversations on Technology, Subjectivity and Ethics Seminar, presented by the Institute for Contemporary Ethics (ICE) in collaboration with the School of Philosophy at the North West University. Join…http://www.nwu.ac.za/library_PC
Ferdinand Postma Library
2022-09-20 Ferdinand Postma Library (E7) The cornerstone of the Ferdinand Postma Library was laid on 17 March 1951 on the same day as the independence of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (PU for CHE). On 29 November 1952, the ornate and…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/online-africa-day-commemoration