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NWU strengthens ties with industry employers
2022-08-31 by Phenyo Mokgothu and Nande Kolo According to statistician-general and head of Statistics South Africa Risenga Maluleke, the world of work is a competitive space where the skilled and unskilled often compete for opportunities, with some feeling…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-anja-graduated-and-stood-out-rest
Dr Anja graduated and stood out from the rest
2022-08-03 The famous French fashion designer Coco Chanel said to be irreplaceable, one must always be different and that was definitely the case when Dr Anja Erasmus received her PhD in Environmental Science on 29 July 2022. She stood out by wearing a dress with her…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-vanderbijlpark-campus-honours-long-serving-staff-members-0
NWU’s Vanderbijlpark Campus honours long-serving staff members
2023-03-02 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently hosted a long-service awards ceremony to honour and acknowledge staff members who have served the institution with loyalty, dedication and hard work for 10 years and more. The event has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-expertise-addresses-catastrophic-teacher-shortfall
North-West University expertise addresses catastrophic teacher shortfall
2025-04-22 Thirty-one thousand. That is the conservative estimate of the current teacher shortage in South Africa. Classrooms are overcrowded, with ballooning learner-to-teacher ratios, especially in rural and under-resourced schools. This severely impacts dropout rates…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unit-continuing-education-constant-providing-upskilling-opportunities
Unit for Continuing Education a constant in providing upskilling opportunities
2023-03-08 Time is a commodity that does not enjoy equal distribution. What time you have should be optimised, especially in a fast-paced world where the continuous evolution of one’s skills is necessary to stay relevant in the workplace. We live in a world where…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-africa-role-ai-economic-advancement
Empowering Africa: the role of AI in economic advancement
2024-04-17 The key challenges that Africa is facing are best expressed through the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, which include no hunger, no poverty, no inequality, climate action, quality education, clean water, and sanitation, among other things.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lean-times-more-food-can-be-produced-fewer-resources
In lean times, more food can be produced with fewer resources
2024-10-09 Agriculture is at the forefront of ensuring food security and researchers at the North-West University (NWU) are constantly looking for innovative and more effective ways to enhance this crucial sector. Associate professor Rojanette Coetzee from the School…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-join-prestigious-incubation-programme
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/professor-charlene-du-toit-brits-shifting-paradigm
Professor Charlene du Toit-Brits is shifting the paradigm
2024-03-06 An inaugural lecture is regarded as a significant milestone in the life and career of an academic. It is a chance for new professorial colleagues to directly showcase their innovative research. Professor Charlene du Toit-Brits delivered her inaugural…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/nwu-enterprises-officially-launched
NWU Enterprises officially launched
2024-10-22 It is official: The North-West University (NWU) has embarked on another exciting venture with the launch of NWU Enterprises at the NWU’s Potchefstroom Campus on Monday, 12 August. The aim of NWU Enterprises is to deliver impactful, commercially focused…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://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