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NWU shapes tomorrow’s leaders
2017-07-07 In an effort to support matriculants of the class of 2017, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in partnership with the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) and the *Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, is presenting its annual winter school…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dwayne-pocock-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-vanderbijlpark%25E2%2580%2599s-big-hitter
Dwayne Pocock – NWU Vanderbijlpark’s big hitter
2018-02-19 “In cricket, as in life, you need to know when to switch on and when to switch off – the rest will look after itself.” These words by Sachin Tendulkar, regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, rings particularly true for the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stanford-invites-bright-phd-student-master%25E2%2580%2599s-class
Stanford invites bright PhD student for master’s class
2018-09-12 A PhD student of the North-West University (NWU) and a master’s degree alumnus of the Centre for Business Mathematics and Information (BMI), has been accepted into the PhD Master’s Class on money management at Stanford University in America. Simon du…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vaal-making-rugby-dreams-come-true
NWU Vaal making rugby dreams come true
2022-08-19 For third year education student, Nico “Spekkies” van Tonder, the year 2017 could not have started any better. Nico, who plays for the NWU Vaal Rugby Club, will be joining the North-West University’s Varsity Cup squad for the 2017 rendition of this very…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-international-water-climate-summer-school
NWU hosts International Water-Climate Summer School
2022-10-13 The North-West University (NWU) in collaboration with WATERnet and Baleware (Bridging Africa, Latin America, and Europe on Water and Renewable Energies Applications), is hosting an International Water-Climate Summer School from 4 to 18 October 2022. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/christmas-came-early-indeed
Christmas came early indeed
2022-11-03 By Sandile Mahlangu The NWU Symphony Orchestra recently held a Christmas Comes Early concert at the NWU Sanlam Auditorium at the Potchefstroom Campus. The orchestra was preparing the North West community for the Christmas season with Christmas carols…http://news.nwu.ac.za/minister-appoints-nwu-academic-professional-board-social-work
Minister appoints NWU academic on professional board for social work
2022-08-04 Minister of Social Development Ms Lindiwe Zulu recently appointed North-West University (NWU) academic Dr Elizabeth Smit as member of the Professional Board for Social Work at the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP). Dr Smit…http://news.nwu.ac.za/under-19-world-cup-fireworks-ignite-womens-cricket
Under-19 world cup fireworks ignite women’s cricket
2023-01-31 How long will cricket still be known as the “Gentleman’s Game”, or is that nickname already a thing of the past? Women’s cricket has grown by leaps and bounds and this trend has continued in 2023 with the ICC Women’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The event,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cambridge-calls-upon-chancellor-dr-anna
Cambridge calls upon chancellor Dr Anna
2024-03-18 The chancellor of the North-West University, Dr Anna Mokgokong, has been invited by the prestigious and world-renowned University of Cambridge Judge Business School to feature as distinguished keynote speaker at the Cambridge Africa Business Conference (CABC…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-crowned-miss-gbv-north-west
NWU student crowned Miss GBV North West
2025-03-04 By Mafumane Tlhapi and Kealeboga Motshabi North-West University (NWU) student Tsholofelo Hope Batumile has been crowned Miss Gender-Based Violence (GBV) North West. She is a second-year student in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, pursuing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/goallout-pushes-free-sanitary-pads
GoAllOut pushes for free sanitary pads
2025-03-07 GoAllOut, a student-led organisation at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, is pressing for legislative action to provide free sanitary pads in schools and public spaces. “We advocate for the provision of free sanitary pads as we want to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-international-nurses-day-0
NWU Celebrates International Nurses Day
2025-05-12 Nursing is an indispensable, noble profession – the backbone of our healthcare sector. It demands unwavering commitment and a dedication to serve a purpose higher than oneself. Too often, nurses are the unsung heroes of healthcare, but not today. Every year…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumni-relations-donates-stationery-items-honour-mandela-day
Alumni Relations donates stationery items in honour of Mandela Day
2023-08-03 By Zandile Nkosi South Africans are called to contribute 67 minutes of community service on 18 July each year in honour of Madiba’s legacy. This year’s Mandela Day theme was “Make every day a Mandela Day #itisinyourhands. In this spirit of giving, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/campus-community-steps-slippers-support-seriously-ill-children
Campus community steps into slippers to support seriously ill children
2024-06-05 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Student Counselling and Development (SCD) division on the Vanderbijlpark Campus rallied up staff and students to support Slipper Day on 31 May. Slipper Day is an annual fundraising event organised by Reach For A Dream…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rapid-economic-reforms-must-be-implemented-better-growth-prospects
Rapid economic reforms must be implemented for better growth prospects
2024-03-06 “The good news is that South Africa has, after all, narrowly avoided a ‘technical recession’ (two successive quarters of negative growth) by registering a scant gross domestic product (GDP) growth rise of 0,1% in the fourth quarter of 2023.” In commenting…http://education.nwu.ac.za/english-education/english-education
English for Education
2020-03-31 In the Department of English we offer core subjects as well as electives. Our focus is on equipping students to deal with the realities of language education in multilingual classrooms in South Africa, as well as dealing with the challenges of teaching…http://news.nwu.ac.za/raphael-ntumba-appointed-national-university-bodybuilding-coach
Raphael Ntumba appointed national university bodybuilding coach
2025-09-23 The Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) is celebrating a historic achievement as its bodybuilding coach, Raphael Ntumba, has been appointed as the University Sports South Africa (USSA) bodybuilding coach for 2025. USSA is the official…http://library.nwu.ac.za/event-mandela-month-drive-2025
Event: Mandela Month Drive 2025
2025-08-14 Mandela Day 2025 Mandela Day 2025, Dignity in every Drop, This Mandela Month, the Library and Information Service calls on the entire NWU community to come together in solidarity and compassion through our Mandela Month Drive , a heartfelt initiative to support our male students who may be silently struggling with…http://www.nwu.ac.za/new-methods-instituted-enhance-security-and-collaboration-regard-council-documentation-council
New methods instituted to enhance security and collaboration with regard to Council documentation - Council Newsletter 18 March 2016
2016-03-17 On 31 July 2015 Council resolved to approve an investigation into appropriate technological devices to secure the confidentiality of the documentation provided to members of Council and Council sub-committees. After an investigation led by the…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/pitso-webinar-2022-5-2022-medium-term-budget-policy-statement-certainty-where-we-are-heading