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Watuni Canoe Club makes a splash!
2022-08-19 Not many university campuses in South Africa can boast with canoeing as a competitive sporting code, but at the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus (NWU Vaal), the sport is going from strength to strength. With the majestic Vaal River adjacent to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-provincial-government-take-hands-better-north-west
NWU and provincial government take hands for a better North West
2025-05-02 The North-West University (NWU) and the North West provincial government (NWP) are joining forces to address problems in the province. They signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 29 April that will enable cooperation on a host of pressing challenges…http://law.nwu.ac.za/faculty-law/test-modal
test modal
2022-12-02 Extended Public Work Programme (EPWP) Extended Public Work Programme (EPWP) Read more × Extended Public Work Programme (EPWP) The South African government's Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) has its…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/geo-and-spatial-sciences/careers
Careers
2018-07-16 Geologists and earth scientists are active in these fields: Environmental geology – these geologists are involved in problems associated with natural hazards/disasters (like earthquakes, storms along coastlines, landslides and the formation of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-vlagskip-navorsingsprojekte-lewer-n-bydrae-tot-sa-se-toekoms
NWU se vlagskip-navorsingsprojekte lewer ’n bydrae tot SA se toekoms
2022-12-08 Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is op die voorpunt van navorsing wat ten doel het om gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid te bevorder en op ’n plaaslike, kontinentale en wêreldwye vlak ’n betekenisvolle bydrae tot mense se lewens te maak. Prof Jeffrey Mphahlele,…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group-extraordinary
Extraordinary Appointments
2025-03-01 Professor Bernd Sures bernd.sures@uni-due.de; Bernd.Sures@nwu.ac.za The research of Bernd Sures is of immense societal relevance. At its core, it focuses on understanding the occurrence and effects…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-analytical-services/agilent-ultravioletvisible-range-spectrometer
Agilent ultraviolet/visible range spectrometer
2023-07-05 The Agilent Cary 60 UV spectrophotometer is a versatile instrument that can be equipped with a variety of accessories to accommodate different sample types and applications. The stop-flow and liquid probe accessories allow for the measurement of kinetics…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-water-sciences-and-management/postgraduate-qualifications
Postgraduate qualifications
2024-01-18 We offer the following qualifications under the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences: BSc Hons (Hydrology and Geohydrology) The honours degree is a full-time degree. Undergraduate students with a background in Geology, Chemistry or Mathematics…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/16th-food-security-and-safety-fss-seminar-dr-elias-emeka-elemike-federal-university-petroleum
16th Food Security and Safety (FSS) Seminar by Dr Elias Emeka Elemike (Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria)
2022-11-09 You are cordially invited to the 16th Food Security and Safety (FSS) Seminar by Dr Elias Emeka Elemike (Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria). Everyone interested is welcome to join. Topic: Semiconductor-carbon Dots…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-en-die-provinsiale-regering-vat-mekaar-se-hande-vir-n-beter-noordwes
NWU en die provinsiale regering vat mekaar se hande vir ’n beter Noordwes
2025-05-02 Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en Noordwes se provinsiale regering (NWP) gaan saamwerk om probleme in die provinsie te hanteer. Hulle het op 29 April ’n memorandum van verstandhouding (MvV) onderteken wat hulle in staat stel om aan ’n groot hoeveelheid…http://news.nwu.ac.za/coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-we-are-knife-edge
Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic: We are on a knife-edge
2020-04-15 * A realistic, optimistic plan of action is needed “The coronavirus pandemic is a health war that has led to an economic war, so South Africa requires a multidimensional plan to survive.” Prof Danie Meyer, a development economist and director of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/give-gift-life-easter
Give the gift of life this Easter
2021-03-30 The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) is currently experiencing a "dry spell" due to excessive blood shortages. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the situation even further as the SANBS is unable to tap into one of its largest donor bases,…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://www.nwu.ac.za/alumni-awards-nomination
Alumni Awards Nomination Form
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Restoring hope, one clean space at a time
2025-11-18 Across South Africa, community spaces are more than just patches of land or playgrounds they are symbols of shared hope, belonging, and care. But when these spaces fall into neglect, they often mirror a fading sense of unity. That is where Retsa Tsela steps…http://www.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-30-years-convention-rights-child
Celebrating 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
2019-02-25 [Accordion collapsed] Background Anno 2019 is of particular importance for South Africa. It will be 30 years since the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) (1989) has come into operation and 25 years since the constitutional…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-large-scale-potential-store-renewable-hydrogen
Study into large-scale potential to store renewable hydrogen
2021-09-22 Power fluctuations sometimes associated with renewable energy resources could become a thing of the past through research under way at the North-West University (NWU) on new and better ways to store hydrogen. The HySA Centre of Competence (Coc) at the NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-primary-school-hallway-led-phd-engineering
How a primary school hallway led to a PhD in engineering
2025-06-06 Refilwe Ngwaku hails from the humble dusty streets of Soweto, where she believes that there are few role models. From a young age, her dream was to be different, to become the change she wanted to see. Her goal was to show that success can come from any…http://news.nwu.ac.za/pioneering-south-africas-circular-economy