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Learners enjoy hands-on robotics and coding experience
2025-05-05 Whatever shape the future takes, robotics and coding are likely to be part of it. Fifty primary school learners from the Mahikeng area had the opportunity to learn basic coding and robotic skills during a training programme at the North-West University’s (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/political-stability-seen-key-boosting-southern-african-trade
Political stability seen as is key to boosting southern African trade
2025-05-28 South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini need to work towards stabilising their political environments and improving governance to create a better climate for business and trade. “Political stability is crucial for trade,” says Dr Mpho Lenoke, recent PhD…http://news.nwu.ac.za/national-dialogue-outreach-session-former-president-thabo-mbeki
National Dialogue Outreach Session with former President Thabo Mbeki
2025-07-03 The North-West University (NWU) in partnership with the Strategic Dialogue Group (SDG) and the Thabo Mbeki Foundation will host former President Thabo Mbeki for the inaugural session of the national dialogue discussions. This event takes place on Saturday…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-campus-celebrates-water-week
NWU Vanderbijlpark Campus celebrates Water Week
2023-03-24 To mark National Water Week, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Geography subject group hosted a water awareness event at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. Water Week is a national awareness week celebrated in March every year, coinciding with World Water Day on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eagles-continue-fly-high-varsity-cup
Eagles continue to fly high in Varsity Cup
2023-03-24 They just have a touch of class, don’t they? Slick as marlins in the water at the back, as ferocious as stampeding rhinos in the front. On Monday, 20 January, the North-West University (NWU) Eagles ran in five tries as they beat the Central University of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/southern-african-premiere-your-hundred-year-life-film-about-rethinking-ageing-21st-century
Southern African premiere of Your Hundred Year Life: A Film about Rethinking Ageing in the 21st Century
2023-03-27 The North-West University's (NWU's) Optentia research unit and Corporate Relations and Marketing present the Southern African premiere of “Your Hundred Year Life: A Film about Rethinking Ageing in the 21st Century” at Killarney Cinema on 4 April 2023. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/colombian-ambassador-visits-nwu-talk-about-role-gender-society
Colombian ambassador visits NWU to talk about the role of gender in society
2023-08-24 There are too many misconceptions about the role that gender plays in society. This is the opinion expressed by the Honourable Ambassador Maria Del Rosario Mina Rojas of Colombia during her visit to the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/liezel-adds-new-arrow-her-athletics-quiver
Liezel adds new arrow to her athletics quiver
2023-07-24 There was little doubt that she would be able to do it. Scratch that – less than a little, but just more than none. Liezel Gouws says that perhaps she would not have ended on the podium in the long-jump event at the recent Para Athletics World Championships,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-honoured-excellence-elementary-school-teaching
Alumnus honoured for excellence in elementary school teaching
2023-07-27 By Nolwazi Xulu Mapule Sechogo, a former North-West University student and first-time entrant in the National Teachers Awards recently defied the odds when she won the Excellence in Primary School Teaching category at the awards ceremony held at the Naledi…http://news.nwu.ac.za/school-accounting-sciences-explores-distributive-tax-justice
School of Accounting Sciences explores distributive tax justice
2023-08-15 A delegation from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Accounting Sciences recently attended the International Tax Conference on Distributive Tax Justice in the Global Economy. The conference, hosted by the University of Pretoria’s Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-seek-redemption
NWU Eagles seek redemption
2023-08-17 The North-West University (NWU) Eagles are determined to display a more clinical performance in their fourth match of the Varsity Football 2023 tournament on 17 August. This comes close on the heels of a 2-1 loss to the Tshwane University of Technology. "…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hard-fought-victory-nwu-eagles
Hard fought victory for NWU Eagles
2023-08-18 Scoring in the 95th minute of the game through a header by Kgopotso Moshapo after a well-taken corner, the North-West University (NWU) Eagles secured victory against the Central University of Technology (CUT) in the fourth round of the Varsity Football…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-looks-sas-nuclear-future
Prof Bismark looks at SA’s nuclear future
2023-08-08 You don’t have to be able to split the atom to know that South Africa – and the world – is facing an energy crisis and that urgent answers are needed to address this pressing problem. That is why the principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/masters-student-best-teacher-district
Master’s student is the best teacher in the district
2024-08-15 In the words of American inspirational author William Arthur Ward, "Teaching is more than imparting knowledge; it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts; it is acquiring understanding." This quote deeply resonates with Tumelo Malebelela…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-nuclear-honour-prof-bismark-tyobeka
Another nuclear honour for Prof Bismark Tyobeka
2023-09-18 With efficient, sustainable solutions needed more than ever to address global energy problems, the North-West University’s (NWU) principal and vice-chancellor, Prof Bismark Tyobeka, continues to distinguish himself as a leading nuclear expert. Prof Tyobeka…http://news.nwu.ac.za/revolutionising-agriculture-industrial-engineering-efficient-farms
Revolutionising agriculture: industrial engineering for efficient farms
2023-06-07 Prof Rojanette Coetzee, an academic at the North-West University’s (NWU's) Faculty of Engineering, recently established a research forum that will use industrial engineering methods to help farmers. Assisted by research assistants Herme Nel and Jorinda…http://news.nwu.ac.za/former-world-and-national-morganti-ju-jitsu-champion-bags-phd
Former world and national Morganti Ju-Jitsu champion bags a PhD
2024-06-05 Moses Radebe, a two-time world Morganti Ju-Jitsu and a five-time national Ju-Jitsu champion, graduated with a PhD in radiation science at the North-West University (NWU) on 20 May 2024. Moses also holds a BSc in computer science and physics, and a BScHons…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-and-academic-collaborate-brics-youth-innovation-summit
Student and academic collaborate at BRICS Youth Innovation Summit
2024-05-22 North-West University (NWU) student Oscar Mosenogi and senior lecturer Dr Lerato Mdaka recently attended the BRICS Youth Innovation Summit that took place on 15 and 16 May at the Innovation Hub in Pretoria. As deputy director for projects at the South…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-represents-south-africa-first-kho-kho-world-cup
NWU student represents South Africa in first Kho Kho World Cup
2025-01-28 North-West University (NWU) nursing student Bonolo Precious Mogari and her teammates reached the semi-finals and secured a bronze medal for South Africa in the Kho Kho World Cup 2025 in India. "It was an incredible experience to represent South Africa on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumni-relations-office-raises-funds-support-graduating-students