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NWU students join prestigious incubation programme
2025-02-20 Three North-West University (NWU) innovators have earned a place in the highly competitive Emerging30 Innovators Programme, an initiative led by the Young African Entrepreneurship Institute (YAEI). Their journey began during the 2024 Youth Innovation…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-north-west-university-shaping-graduates-our-digital-future
This is how the North-West University is shaping graduates for our digital future
2025-04-22 Tomorrow we will not be able to recognise yesterday. The day after, all that came before will seem prehistoric. With the rapid rate at which technology is advancing and infiltrating our everyday lives, adaptability is crucial not only to survive, but to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/puseletso-advocating-young-women-stem
Puseletso is advocating for young women in STEM
2025-05-21 Medical scientist Puseletso Manyaka-Lesofe recently stepped up to change the narrative regarding the representation of females in science. Puseletso joined as a panellist at the launch of the groundbreaking InnovateHER project, which was hosted at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-purpose-passion-and-progress-khululwa-shibani
Celebrating purpose, passion and progress with Khululwa Shibani
2025-06-26 As South Africa commemorates Youth Month – a time to reflect on the courage, resilience and vision of young people – we turn the spotlight on Khululwa Nosipho Shibani. At just 29, she is not only shaping young minds as an educator at Christiana School for the…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/sadilar-celebrates-phd-aimed-improving-sesotho-learners-reading-skills
SADiLaR celebrates PhD aimed at improving Sesotho learners' reading skills
2024-06-26 A former high school teacher's quest to improve the poor reading ability of learners in low-resource languages has resulted in a groundbreaking PhD. Centered on the development of a means to measure text readability while developing digital language resources…http://news.nwu.ac.za/capability-development-key-sustainable-employment-north-west-university
Capability development is key to sustainable employment – North-West University
2023-11-09 Imagine an hourglass and think of one of the countless impoverished communities in South Africa. Ask yourself: How do we enrich the lives of the people in these communities and equip them with the skills to secure sustainable employment opportunities? If you…http://news.nwu.ac.za/benito-trollips-phd-very-long-love-letter-afrikaans
Benito Trollip’s PhD is ‘a very long love letter to Afrikaans’
2023-03-30 "Doing my PhD was an almost indescribable journey with many ups and downs that all contributed to making it an overall enriching experience. There is no denying all the (many) times giving up was the only thought in my mind, just as there’s no denying the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts-mentor-future-health-professionals
Experts mentor future health professionals
2024-07-29 A group of executives from Afrocentric Group visited the North-West University (NWU) on Wednesday, 24 July, in their quest to meet with students who are recipients of their bursary scheme. Afrocentric Group is currently funding 12 NWU students…http://law.nwu.ac.za/sarchi-cles-chair/section-79-and-80-committees
Section 79 and 80 Committees
2022-12-05 Section 79 and 80 Committees What is it? So-called "Section 79 and 80 Committees" are municipal committees that are established in terms of ss 79 and 80 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act 117 of 2008. These…http://law.nwu.ac.za/sarchi-cles-chair/integrated-development-plan
Integrated Development Plan
2022-12-08 Integrated Development Plan What is it? A municipal integrated development plan (IDP) is a five-year strategic narrative (plan) of the guiding principles, strategic focus areas and development priorities of a municipality as a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumni-reunion-brings-together-titans-finance-trade-and-logistics
Alumni reunion brings together titans of finance, trade and logistics
2025-09-05 The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted an exclusive alumni reunion at the prestigious Seven Villa Hotel & Spa in Sandton, Johannesburg – a gathering that transcended the traditional notion of reunions to become a powerful think tank on the future…http://news.nwu.ac.za/botswana-opens-its-arms-north-west-university
Botswana opens its arms to the North-West University
2025-08-13 Neighbours share more than fences, and neighbouring countries more than borders. This is especially true for the relationship between South Africa and Botswana. In the theatre of southern African politics, South Africa and Botswana share more than just a 2…http://news.nwu.ac.za/where-tomorrows-medicines-begin-and-africas-health-future-forged
Where tomorrow’s medicines begin and Africa’s health future is forged
2025-11-27 South Africa’s pharmaceutical landscape is marked by ambition, urgency and stark inequities. The continent carries 25 percent of the global disease burden but produces only a fraction of the medicines it consumes. Bridging this gap requires more than…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-and-young-guns-turn-fanie-fortress
NWU Eagles and Young Guns turn the Fanie into a fortress
2026-02-24 The NWU Eagles demonstrated their strength and attacking prowess by dismantling Emeris 63 – 15 at the Fanie du Toit Sportsgrounds on Monday, 23 February. This victory saw the Eagles climb to the top of the table with ten points, level with second place FNB-UP…http://news.nwu.ac.za/koeberg-continents-nuclear-backbone
Koeberg is the continent’s nuclear backbone
2026-03-12 Koeberg’s latest milestone shows why nuclear power remains central to South Africa’s energy future. Koeberg’s performance suggests Eskom may be rebuilding the public confidence it once lost. As the only operational nuclear plant in Africa, Koeberg…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://www.nwu.ac.za/international-students/wifi-software-and-emails
WiFi, software and emails
2023-08-15 .col-sm-12.int-student { background-color: #78848E; } [accordion] About WiFi and emails We live in a time during which the world revolves around the internet, smartphones, apps, and digital communication. You probably find…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/inaugural-lectures-law-2025
Inaugural Lectures: Law 2025
2025-09-15 Prof Oliver Fuo The elusive pursuit of the transformative constitutional mandate of social justice by South African cities ...read more × Prof Oliver Fuo The legal background to financial integrated reporting In South Africa…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fighting-environmental-justice-beyond-courtroom