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Naledi’s gearing up to go!
2017-10-06 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) solar car, Naledi, is ready to take on the world. With the whole team assembled in Darwin, Australia and with the static scrutineering tests conducted on Wednesday, the team will now undergo dynamic scrutineering tests…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dancers-put-their-best-feet-forward
Dancers put their best feet forward
2018-10-26 The social origin of ballroom dance lies in the European court dances of the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, dance is classified as the third most popular leisure and life-style activity after soccer and rugby. No wonder then that North-West University…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ewp-2017-%25E2%2580%2593-inspiring-and-empowering-female-entrepreneurs
EWP 2017 – inspiring and empowering female entrepreneurs
2017-03-30 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enterprising Women Programme (EWP) is going from strength to strength and has directly benefitted more than 50 female entrepreneurs - which in turn have gone on to impact the lives of countless others. This year marks…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-appointed-ceo-economic-development-council-south-africa
NWU expert appointed as CEO of Economic Development Council of South Africa
2017-11-22 An expert in local economic development from the North-West University (NWU), Prof Danie Meyer, has been elected as the chief executive officer of the newly established Economic Development Council of South Africa. Prof Meyer is an associate professor in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-growth-prospects-2018
NWU expert: This is SA’s growth prospects for 2018
2018-07-24 The most recent statistic son the performance of the South African economy during the first quarter of the year – as reported on by Statistics South Africa – left many economists and policy makers in a state of shock. The actual Gross Domestic Product (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/words-fill-our-classrooms
The words that fill our classrooms
2018-07-03 Rest assured that the revision of the NWU’s language policy is still one of our greatest priorities and that the process is progressing well. In this more comprehensive article we will address two matters in depth. The first one is the reasoning behind…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-faculties-come-together-improve-postdoctoral-fellowship
NWU faculties come together to improve postdoctoral fellowship
2019-09-27 The eight faculties of the North-West University (NWU) and their postdoctoral fellows, who hail from all over the world, came together on 20 September at Crista Galli in Potchefstroom to discuss different ideas on how to improve the postdoctoral fellowship…http://news.nwu.ac.za/industrial-theatre-depicts-student-life
Industrial theatre depicts student life
2022-08-19 The Directorate Student Affairs at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) recently opted to use stage play as a mouthpiece to engage students, especially first years. Done in collaboration with Isu Elisha Theatre Production, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/%25E2%2580%259Ceverything-place-move-forward-unitary-university%25E2%2580%259D-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-dan-kgwadi
“Everything is in place to move forward as a unitary university” – Prof Dan Kgwadi
2022-08-19 “As a University we are now awaiting the approval of the Minister of Higher Education and Training which will confirm our new statute and allow us to fully implement the structure. We have put everything in place to move forward as a unitary university.”…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jonker-brothers-soar-greater-heights
Jonker brothers soar to greater heights
2017-03-02 Many pairs of brothers have made their mark in the history of aviation. Just think of the Wright brothers, the Bell brothers and the Taylor brothers. However, the Jonker brothers from Potchefstroom are second to none and in the past 10 years have stirred…http://news.nwu.ac.za/minister-science-and-technology-launches-nwu-mahikeng-astronomy-observatory
Minister of Science and Technology launches NWU Mahikeng Astronomy Observatory
2018-09-10 The Minister of Science and Technology, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane launched the Mahikeng Astronomical Observatory at North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng on 7 September 2018. The Mahikeng Astronomy Observatory houses the Mahikeng Astronomy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/congratulations-olympic-elroy
Congratulations, Olympic Elroy!
2021-06-10 The North-West University (NWU) is proud to congratulate Elroy Gelant, a staff member in People and Culture, on making the South African squad that will compete at the Olympic Games from 23 July to 8 August in Tokyo, Japan. He will compete in the marathon…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-initiative-aims-uplift-youth
NWU student initiative aims to uplift the youth
2021-08-18 South African youth is currently confronted with a myriad of issues, including the high unemployment rate, poor educational results, poverty, and less-than-ideal mental and physical health. According to Stats SA, 20,4 million young people aged 15 to 34…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-community-it-serves
NWU is the community that it serves
2022-07-27 The North-West University (NWU) is the community that it serves. This is one of the pillars on which the institution is built and has been one of its mantras since its inception in its current guise in 2004. A culture of inclusivity and care permeates the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/good-fitness-and-periodisation-plan-key-nwu-football-fitness-coach
A good fitness and periodisation plan is the key: NWU football fitness coach
2022-08-23 The North-West University (NWU) Eagles football players have had a hectic programme preparing for the 2022 Varsity Football tournament. To keep the players physically fit and mentally ready to maximally compete in this year’s tournament, the NWU counts on its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lerato-2022-enactus-national-faculty-advisor-year
Lerato is the 2022 Enactus National Faculty Advisor of the year
2022-08-25 It is said that one of the greatest compliments an academic can receive is to be recognised and acknowledged. Lerato Mohalajeng, a lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty and Economic and Management Sciences and Enactus faculty co-advisor,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trailblazer-dube-does-not-dodge-any-challenge
Trailblazer Dube does not dodge any challenge
2022-06-24 He never says “no” to anything. Never. This is how people who know Rethabile Dube describe this 25-year-old trailblazer. He is commonly known as just Dube. Everybody knows Dube. Like Cher, Prince, Drake and Madonna. As senior administrative assistant at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/burger-now-field-marshal-rugby-institute
Burger now field marshal at the Rugby Institute
2023-01-27 It is a sizzler of a Thursday afternoon with the mercury as high as load-shedding tempers. However, the team room of the Rugby Institute at the North-West University (NWU) – no, the war room – is cool. A table-sized replica of a rugby field greets you as you…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-finds-its-permanent-home-nwu
SADiLaR finds its permanent home at the NWU
2024-11-21 The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) will be celebrating the official opening of its building at the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus on Friday, 22 November 2024. The event will also see the launch of SADiLaR’s Five-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-centricity-remains-key-successful-teaching-and-learning