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NWU academic tackles youth unemployment
2020-06-25 As statistics for youth unemployment in South Africa continue to rise, a North-West University (NWU) academic is at the forefront of seeking solutions to the crisis. Dr Celestin Mayombe from the School of Professional Studies in Education recently…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-advances-environmental-justice
NWU academic advances environmental justice
2020-09-05 Environmental justice, writes North-West University (NWU) senior lecturer and researcher Dr Kesolofetse Lefenya, entails social transformation directed towards meeting basic human needs and enhancing the quality of life, environmental protection and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-indigenous-languages-during-heritage-month
Celebrating indigenous languages during Heritage Month
2020-09-07 As South Africa celebrate Heritage Month, North-West University (NWU) academic and acting director for the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Dr Motheo Koitsiwe, says there is a need for the country to celebrate its own indigenous languages. “It is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-cameron-going-places
Prof Cameron is going places
2020-11-12 For the past two years Prof Cameron Modisane, a North-West University (NWU) alumnus, has been breaking boundaries. After obtaining his PhD in 2019 from the NWU’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Prof Modisane became the first black person under…http://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news
NWU partners with department to promote Indigenous Knowledge Act
2020-11-24 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre has partnered with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) on a public awareness campaign on the Indigenous Knowledge Act and the Bio-cultural Protocol*. This Indigenous…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-secures-first-place-top-scholarship
NWU student secures first place for top scholarship
2020-09-30 Obriel Takunda Maposa, North-West University (NWU) student and member of the Golden Key International Honour Society has secured the first prize for the Golden Key Ubuntu scholarship programme. The scholarship celebrates dynamic young scholars who are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/social-workers-%25E2%2580%2593-giving-hope-broken-world
Social workers – giving hope to a broken world
2017-09-11 It was Anne Frank who said that a single candle can both defy and define darkness, and in 2017 these words still ring true – especially for social work students and practitioners. The second-year social work students from the North-West University’s (NWU’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-represent-sa-miss-wheelchair-world
NWU alumna to represent SA at Miss Wheelchair World
2017-10-05 North-West University (NWU) alumna Lebogang Monyatsi is set to represent South Africa at the Miss Wheelchair World pageant that will take place on 7 October in Warsaw, Poland. Lebogang, who has also been a finalist and the only one with a disability in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/annual-gala-event-celebrates-cta-class-2018
Annual gala event celebrates CTA Class of 2018
2018-04-18 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently rolled out the red carpet in celebration of the outstanding performance of its CTA accounting students. These students – who are all busy with the Certificate in Theory of Accounting…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-boasts-new-alumni-advisory-committee
NWU Vanderbijlpark boasts new Alumni Advisory Committee
2018-04-19 Six years after the establishment of the very first alumni advisory committee at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, the committee is still making its impact felt. The committee represents the campus’s strong and vibrant alumni…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/andrew-robinson
Andrew Robinson
2021-01-21 Dr Andrew K L Robinson, Public Health Physician Areas of Expertise Health systems & programs innovation, implementation monitoring and evaluation; communicable and non-communicable diseases; Health Information Systems, clinical research; and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-challenge-prof-christa-rautenbach
New challenge for Prof Christa Rautenbach
2018-05-10 Prof Christa Rautenbach from the Faculty of Law at the North-West University (NWU) has been appointed by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Adv Michael Masutha, as an advisory committee member in the South African Law Reform Commission:…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-campus-council-pays-tributes-hhp
NWU Student Campus Council pays tributes to HHP
2018-11-05 Hip hop artist Jabulani Tsambo’s voice is quiet now, but not forgotten. The memory of his loving support for NWU students will live on in many grateful hearts. The Student Campus Council (SCC) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng…http://news.nwu.ac.za/uarm-welcomes-new-extraordinary-professor
UARM welcomes new extraordinary professor
2018-11-07 The Centre for Applied Risk Management (UARM) is welcoming Dutch research pioneer, Prof Gert Jan Hofstede, in its midst as an extraordinary professor. Prof Hofstede will deliver his prestige lecture on 19 November 2018 at the North-West University’s (NWU’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/phd-hat-trick-van-schalkwyk-family
PhD hat trick for Van Schalkwyk family
2019-04-25 A very proud Dr Schalk van Schalkwyk senior looked on as both of his sons followed in his footsteps. Hugo and Schalk junior both obtained their PhD degrees at the recent autumn graduation ceremony on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/facing-race-week-celebrates-differences
Facing Race Week celebrates differences
2019-04-25 It is as divisive an issue as it is a necessary one. It evokes both anger and reconciliation. It can bind as much as it can set free. The subject of race remains an irrevocable part of the fibre that weaves through South Africa and from 8 to 12 April the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-duo-wins-24-hour-hackathon-competition
NWU duo wins 24-hour hackathon competition
2019-05-27 North-West University (NWU) students, Matt Lourens and Dehan Opperman, have proven that they are the cream of the crop when it comes to statistics, programming and mathematics. The duo, who are busy with their master’s degrees in business analytics and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cansa-relay-life-2019-we-are-all-together
CANSA Relay for Life 2019: we are all in this together!
2019-07-09 On 28 and 29 September 2019 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark will once again play host to the regional CANSA Relay for Life event in the Vanderbijlpark. This year will see the campus and the Cancer Association of South Africa (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-life-takes-centre-stage-nwu
Student life takes centre stage at NWU
2019-08-01 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) payoff line “It All Starts Here” came to life on the campus in Mahikeng during the recent talent extravaganza. The Mafika Talent Extravaganza showcased the diverse talents within the NWU community, supporting the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/decolonisation-afrikaans-topic-inaugural-christo-van-rensburg-memorial-lecture