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Ilze goes all out to follow her sports dream
2020-07-08 Ilze du Plessis believes that your attitude determines whether your path through life is going to be thorny or strewn with rose petals. And if you look at the long list of accomplishments this 18-year-old first-year student at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nyaope-drug-users-studying-pathways-wellbeing
Nyaope drug users: studying pathways to wellbeing
2020-08-28 Nyaope is believed to be South Africa's worst drug and is now officially an illegal drug in the country. According to Health24, nyaope is a highly addictive, dangerous and destructive street drug, unique to South Africa. North-West University (NWU) PhD…http://news.nwu.ac.za/understanding-consensual-non-monogamy-swinging-south-african-perspective
Understanding consensual non-monogamy (swinging) from a South African perspective
2020-10-21 While some people consider it a taboo, swinging - the act of allowing one’s partner to engage in sexual intercourse with other people - has been practised around the globe for decades. A simple Google search gives thousands of results on the lifestyle, yet…http://news.nwu.ac.za/raconteur-covid-19-nwu-way
RACONTEUR: Covid-19 the NWU Way
2020-10-05 The North-West University (NWU) Gallery is currently hosting the “RACONTEUR: Covid-19 the NWU Way” art exhibition. This noteworthy exhibition will run until 11 October and includes the works of 11 NWU alumni and lecturers. According to gallery curator,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/national-library-south-africa-honours-nwu-literary-giant
National Library of South Africa honours NWU literary giant
2024-09-05 Ms Eileen Pooe, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) very own literary giant and Setswana senior lecturer in the School of Languages on the university’s campus in Mahikeng, recently received an award in recognition of her continued writing and publishing in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-its-diverse-community
NWU celebrates its diverse community
2017-08-24 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng celebrated its female staff and students on 23 August 2017 in commemoration of Woman’s month. Delivering the keynote address at the event was Ms Dineo Maribeng, a specialist in social services from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launching-new-solar-car
NWU launching new solar car
2017-08-17 On Tuesday 22 August at 13:00, the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) will be launching Naledi, the 2017 iteration of the solar car at The Roots in Potchefstroom. With a brand new design inspired by retro influences, Naledi is a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-contributes-powerfully-professional-workforce
NWU contributes powerfully to professional workforce
2018-05-10 Each graduation ceremony bears testament to the fact that the North-West University (NWU) contributes powerfully to the South African professional workforce. This is according to Prof Mashudu Mashinge, executive dean of the Faculty of Humanities. During…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tehilla-takes-healing-music-world
Tehilla takes healing music to the world
2018-05-16 North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Lebogang Jackson Ntsoti, is taking the world by storm with his music. The singer-song writer and master of ceremonies was born in Khuma in Klerksdorp in the North West Province, but spent most of his childhood in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/model-proposes-innovative-approach-performance-management-public-sector
Model proposes innovative approach to performance management in the public sector
2018-05-23 John Bester knows the value of innovative performance management: a concept that he has applied in a study towards his PhD degree in public management and governance from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. In his theses, “…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-explores-resilient-children-divorced-homes
Study explores resilient children from divorced homes
2018-05-23 They say that children are the ones who suffer most when a couple goes through a divorce. This however, does not need to be the norm. During the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, the focus…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-shines-bright-varsity-athletics-championship
NWU shines bright at Varsity Athletics Championship
2018-04-09 The North-West University (NWU) athletics team flexed their muscles, literally and figuratively, at the recent Varsity Athletics Championships held at the Bestmed Tuks Stadium. The team – comprising members from its campuses in Mahikeng, Vanderbijlpark and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/little-cricketers-big-aspirations
Little cricketers, big aspirations!
2018-11-22 If Proteas coach Ottis Gibson had been there to witness the young talent at the annual KFC Mini Cricket Festival, hosted at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, the likes of AB de Villiers, JP Duminy and Kagiso Rabada would surely…http://news.nwu.ac.za/radio-expert-comes-home-head-nwu-fm
Radio expert comes home to head up NWU FM
2019-02-21 His appointment as station manager of NWU FM on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng is a home-coming for Itumeleng Bahetane. Born and bred in Mahikeng, Itumeleng has strong ties with the university having completed his BA in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/translation-project-reclaims-africa%25E2%2580%2599s-creative-talent
Translation project reclaims Africa’s creative talent
2019-03-12 A prominent and seasoned Setswana author and academic at the North-West University (NWU), Prof Shole Shole, is involved in a landmark literary translation project. Prof Shole is collaborating with Mr Sabata Mokae of Sol Plaatje University in a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/penn-state-expert-join-optentia
Penn State expert to join Optentia
2019-05-20 Prof Sinfree Makoni will be delivering his prestige lecture as extraordinary professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area on the campus in Vanderbijlpark on Monday, 20 May 2019. Prof Makoni teaches in die Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/poca-not-enough-curb-gang-violence
POCA not enough to curb gang violence
2019-05-29 More should be done to curb the influence of gang activities as anti-gang legislation is not up to the task. According to Dr Delano van der Linde from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, legislation such as the Prevention of Organised…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fight-against-hivaids-not-over
The fight against HIV/Aids is not over
2019-07-23 With about eight million South Africans living with HIV/Aids and 230 000 new infections annually, it is no surprise that scientists, organisations, and government have made it a top priority. Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, deputy vice-chancellor for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-unveils-new-nursing-building
NWU unveils new nursing building
2017-04-03 Prof Dan Kgwadi, vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), led the celebrations on the Mahikeng Campus, on 30 March 2017 during the unveiling of its new nursing building. Unveiling the new nursing building plaque are Prof Sevid Mashego, Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-redefining-township-trade