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Bridging the digital divide one township at a time
2018-01-11 As the youngest-ever CEO of Project Isizwe – the innovative Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) behind Africa’s most successful free Wi-Fi network – Dudu Mkhwanazi (26) has her sights set on bridging the digital divide in South Africa. More so, she is advising…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nursing-sciences-leads-outreach-northern-cape-school
Nursing Sciences leads outreach to Northern Cape school
2025-05-02 New career horizons in healthcare are opening up to Northern Cape learners thanks to an outreach visit by healthcare professionals from the School of Nursing Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus. A team from Nursing Sciences…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-again-named-top-higher-education-institution-sedibeng-district
Vanderbijlpark Campus again named top higher education institution in Sedibeng district
2024-02-14 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijilpark Campus has once again been recognised as the highest-rated institution for higher education at the prestigious 2023 PMR.africa Business Excellence Awards. PMR.Africa is a leading South African consultancy…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/engineering-test
Engineering test
2025-11-07 Prospective students in Engineering who have completed Grade 12 and do not meet all the minimum admission requirements will be invited to write the Engineering Test. An applicant can only write the test after being invited by the selection committee…http://news.nwu.ac.za/reimagining-higher-education-through-cross-faculty-collaboration
Reimagining higher education through cross-faculty collaboration
2025-07-16 Higher education, that sprawling landscape of lecture halls, research labs and late-night study sessions, is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. The Covid-19 pandemic shattered the status quo, pushing universities to rethink the way they engage…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/theology/deans-welcome
Dean's Welcome
2025-10-30 The Faculty of Theology is under the guidance of Prof Risimati Hobyane as acting Dean of the Faculty. He welcomes you to our faculty in the message below. Prof Risimati Hobyane Acting Executive Dean Dear students…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/af/communication/baccalaureus-artium-kommunikasie
Baccalaureus Artium in Kommunikasie
2021-11-08 [accordion collapsed] Oorsig Die doel van hierdie kwalifikasie is om studente in staat te stel om professioneel en met gesag in die verskillende kommunikasie-omgewings op te tree. ’n Voornemende…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-health-human-performance/9th-national-autism-symposium
9th National Autism Symposium
2024-10-29 The National Autism Symposium was a unique, annual event established as a platform for healthcare professionals, educators, social workers, autistic adults, and parents to share evidence-based and practice-based evidence on autism and co-occurring…http://www.nwu.ac.za/announcements-archive-20162017
Announcements Archive 2016/2017
2019-01-23 New primary colour for the NWU 24 November 2017 In view of the NWU's unitary faculty-driven model, it was prudent to revisit our current use of three corporate colours, representing each of the three campuses. Council had approved in…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/child-youth-and-family-studies/lizane-wilson
Lizane Wilson
2024-02-21 The prevention of sexual violence against children is increasingly being prioritized as a global priory, but is still a neglected area. When multiple risk factors are present in a community, the children in this community are even more prone to become victims of CSA. Therefore this research project focuses on the development and design of a…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/gender-awareness-week-cloned
Gender Awareness Week - Cloned
2024-04-02 Gender Awareness Week (GAW) has become an integral part of the university’s strategy of promoting diversity and inclusivity among students, staff and other stakeholders at NWU. The activities, sessions and presentations that take place fosters an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-letago-famelab-international-runner
NWU’s Letago is a FameLab International runner-up
2021-11-29 On Thursday, 25 November 2021, the world’s greatest science communication competition hosted its final showdown, where 10 young researchers and professionals battled it out for the title of world’s best science communicator in the FameLab International 2021…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/prof-shani-le-roux
Prof Shani Le Roux
2022-10-31 Prof Le Roux is an Associate Professor in the field of Human Physiology, appointed at the North-West University since February 2014. She teaches and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students and performs research as part of the Hypertension in Africa…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-associate-nwu-excellence
Students associate the NWU with excellence
2022-09-20 According to a 2022 report presented by Universum, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) students associate the university with academic excellence and safety. Universum is a global data-driven, insight-led employer branding agency that focuses on brand…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/child-youth-and-family-studies/workshop-information
Workshop Information
2018-07-12 THEME PROMOTING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE IN YOUTH 15 March 2019, 08:00 - 16:15 Social-emotional competence refers to the ability of a person to understand and regulate emotions, with a good intrapersonal understanding and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-recruiter-brings-football-experience-swallows
NWU recruiter brings football experience to Swallows
2017-10-13 Gauteng MEC for Education, Mr Panyaza Lesufi, recently announced his plans to make Swallows FC great again by, among other measures, making shares in the club available to its supporters. Another part of his plan is to bring football mastermind Matome…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-takes-lead-empowering-young-female-students
Faculty takes the lead in empowering young female students
2018-09-17 It was the late Kofi Annan who said that the empowerment of women is the most effective tool for the development of any nation. With this in mind, members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education in Vanderbijlpark are hard at work to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-reaches-out-less-privileged-learners
NWU reaches out to less privileged learners
2022-03-02 Academics in the subject group Business Statistics and Operations Research of the North-West University (NWU) recently donated school shoes to less privileged learners at PHERA Primary School in Tsetse, a village on the outskirts of Mahikeng. Prof Elias…http://sport.nwu.ac.za/hpi/test
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2020-12-01 Les Cohn Les Cohn Les Cohn is a qualified artist and an experienced arts administrator. She holds a BAFA(Hons) from Michaelis School of Art, University of Cape Town and a H. Dip. in Fine Art from the Technikon Witwatersrand (now University…http://news.nwu.ac.za/our-war-plastic-delivers-results