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NWU Business School appoints new chief director
2022-12-08 A new chief director has joined the Business School of the North-West University (NWU). Dr Joseph Sekhampu, an executive in private higher education, will take the reins on 17 January 2023. Dr Sekhampu boasts managerial expertise that includes being…http://news.nwu.ac.za/paulo-par-excellence
Paulo par excellence
2023-10-11 Very few eyebrows lifted on Wednesday, 4 October when Vernon Paulo, the NWU’s ace hooker, was crowned as the Player of the Year by the NWU Rugby Institute. Paulo was rewarded with the Johan Claassen Trophy for his outstanding play in the Varsity Cup, and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-transformative-power-trees-during-arbor-week
Celebrating the transformative power of trees during Arbor Week
2023-10-12 In celebration of Arbor Week*, the North-West University's (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus took a bold step toward transforming its surroundings and championing sustainability. On 10 October 2023, under the leadership of Prof Sonia Swanepoel, the deputy vice-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/telit-sa-hosts-design-research-expert
TELIT-SA hosts design research expert
2023-10-17 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) research niche area Technology Enhanced Learning and Innovative Education and Training in South Africa (TELIT-SA) recently hosted Prof Susan McKenney, an extraordinary professor from the University of Twente, Netherlands,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unicef-club-champions-obesity-and-mental-health-awareness
UNICEF club champions obesity and mental health awareness
2024-03-25 The UNICEF club at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus has taken proactive steps to address pressing health issues by hosting a programme focused on combatting obesity and promoting mental health awareness among students. UNICEF stands for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-unites-and-sparks-conversation-kidney-health
NWU unites and sparks conversation on kidney health
2024-03-20 World Kidney Day is a global awareness campaign that emphasises the value of kidney health and actions that can be taken to reduce kidney disease and related illnesses. On Thursday, 14 March 2024, the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-completes-international-training-nuclear-forensic-methodologies
Academic completes international training in nuclear forensic methodologies
2024-12-05 Amid plans to establish a nuclear forensic and crime scene management laboratory at the North-West University (NWU), a senior member of the Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST) in Mahikeng has undergone specialist training in Karlsruhe…http://news.nwu.ac.za/water-symposium-leads-collaboration-agreement-between-nwu-and-wrc
Water symposium leads to collaboration agreement between NWU and WRC
2024-12-10 The North-West University (NWU), in partnership with the Water Research Commission (WRC) and Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, hosted a Water Symposium at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus on 4 to 5 December 2024. The symposium resulted in the signing of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/national-heritage-council-recognises-alumnus
National Heritage Council Recognises alumnus
2023-09-26 Dr Monicca Bhuda, an alumnus of the North-West University (NWU) and a lecturer at the University of Mpumalanga, has been bestowed with the 2023 Voice of Heritage award at the National Heritage Council of South Africa’s (NHC’s). 10th annual Golden Shield…http://news.nwu.ac.za/basadi-ba-temo-thuo-empowers-unemployed-agriculture-graduates
Basadi ba Temo Thuo empowers unemployed agriculture graduates
2023-09-15 A group of women from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Agricultural Sciences recently reached out to unemployed agriculture graduates to empower and motivate them. This group, Basadi ba Temo Thuo – which means women in agriculture – hosted an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/feather-cap-nwu-emerging-researcher
Feather in the cap for NWU emerging researcher
2023-09-26 Maricélle Botes, a final-year PhD student at the North-West University`s (NWU’s) Research Unit for Law, Justice and Sustainability, has been honoured with the National Research Foundation’s (NRF’s) Research Excellence Award for Next Generation Researchers in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/record-breaker-neheng-khatala
Record breaker! Neheng Khatala.
2024-04-20 They braved the horrid weather, staved off competition and took home a medal haul of note. The athletics teams of the North-West University (NWU) produced an excellent display during the recently held USSA Athletics Track and Field Championships in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/educational-psychologist-offers-vital-mental-health-support-during-exam-season-schools
Educational psychologist offers vital mental health support during exam season at schools
2024-11-08 Exam season at South African schools can give rise to stress, anxiety and self-doubt among learners, especially in Grade 12, as well as educators. Dr Khido Ramadie, educational psychologist and senior lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-player-named-top-north-west-abc-motsepe-player
NWU Soccer Institute player named top North West ABC Motsepe player
2023-05-02 The North-West University (NWU) is celebrating the recent announcement that one of their football players, Heaven Prince Julius Sereetsi, has been named the best player of the North West ABC Motsepe league. Heaven, an NWU Soccer Institute attacking winger…http://news.nwu.ac.za/history-subject-group-hosts-seminar-umkhonto-we-sizwe
History subject group hosts a seminar on Umkhonto we Sizwe
2023-05-18 The subject group History at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted Prof Thula Simpson, associate professor of history at the University of Pretoria, as part of the group’s seminar series. Prof Simpson is also a British scholar who holds a PhD…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-attempt-guinness-world-record
NWU students to attempt Guinness World Record
2023-03-15 Article by Phenyo Mokgothu and Mafumane Tlhapi The North-West University (NWU) GoAllOut organisation’s student chapter will attempt a Guinness World Record for the longest line of sanitary pads, spanning a distance of 4 km to 6 km. The attempt will take…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-lecturer-brings-kahoots-awesomeness-classroom
NWU lecturer brings Kahoot’s awesomeness to the classroom
2023-04-20 Kurt Naicker, a senior lecturer and chartered accountant at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Accounting Sciences, recently presented the first virtual annual Kahoot Higher Ed Meetup and 10-year celebration of bringing awesomeness to classrooms…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-recognised-his-role-sport
NWU alumnus recognised for his role in sport
2023-02-28 The Department of Arts, Culture, Sports, and Recreation, in collaboration with the North West Sports Confederation, recently honoured North-West University (NWU) alumnus Keorapetse Mashimo for his contribution to sport. He was announced the Sports…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-explores-customary-law-among-khoi-san-communities
Academic explores customary law among Khoi-San communities
2024-03-28 Prof Christa Rautenbach, a lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, recently delivered a keynote address titled "Reviving and recognising customary law: traditional leadership and governance among Khoi-San communities" at the Commission…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-switches-solar-power-tackle-load-shedding