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Pieter John Boshoff
2026-05-18 I am an Associate Professor in Social Work within the School for Psycho-Social Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Potchefstroom Campus. I have 15 years of lecturing experience and have published 14 peer-reviewed articles focusing on psychosocial wellness and trauma. I have successfully supervised 10 MA students in Forensic Social Work. In…http://news.nwu.ac.za/polish-prof-better-relationships-boost-small-business
Polish prof: Better relationships boost small business
2019-11-28 The building of long-term relationships is key to the success of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). This is according to Prof Sebastian Kot, one of four extraordinary professors from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-explore-possible-research-collaboration
NWU academic to explore possible research collaboration
2018-02-28 The Covenant University in Nigeria invited Prof Masood Khalique, an academic in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, to present a series of lectures and to explore the possibility of…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/filosofie/news-media-community
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2026-03-19 Media Engagements & Events (2024–2026) Keynote Presentations Prof Aïda Terblanché-Greeff African Environmental Ethics: Rethinking Climate Adaptation Beyond Western Paradigms Society of Applied Philosophy Seminar – Nairobi, Kenya (2025…http://news.nwu.ac.za/psychosocial-management-depression-among-adolescents
Psychosocial management of depression among adolescents
2021-05-07 Depression in adolescents is the most prevalent mental health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa and a major cause of disability. In South Africa, depression among adolescents is the leading cause of poor cognitive and social development, posing a huge mental…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-crossroads-time-restore-faith
South Africa is at a crossroads: Time to restore faith
2025-04-22 South Africa is at a breaking point. The political landscape is shifting, economic pressures are mounting, and trust in government is waning. Dr Sysman Motloung, a political analyst and academic at North-West University (NWU), has spent years studying the…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/see-opportunity-every-challenge
SEE THE OPPORTUNITY IN EVERY CHALLENGE
2024-06-07 The application of positive psychology is easy when everything is going according to plan, however, its true value emerges when faced with lockdown regulations and a 750-hour psychometric practicum to be completed in the same year. From sweet to sour,…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/past-events
Past Events
2020-04-02 METSI Opening ceremony (26 November 2019) Bud Bank Workshop (9 - 10 May 2019)http://news.nwu.ac.za/ranking-agencies-sing-nwus-praises
Ranking agencies sing NWU’s praises
2024-12-11 Three rankings confirm that the North-West University (NWU) is an institution that shines not only locally but also internationally, and can stand tall among some of the world’s greatest universities. Students can be assured that when they decide on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-strengthens-global-ties-through-strategic-academic-mission-brazil-and-peru
NWU strengthens global ties through strategic academic mission to Brazil and Peru
2025-06-10 The principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Bismark Tyobeka, will lead a high-level academic delegation on a strategic international mission to Brazil and Peru from 8 to 20 June 2025. The visit forms part of the ongoing efforts…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-museum-day-nwu-museum-honours-history-interactive-exhibition
International Museum Day: NWU Museum honours history with interactive exhibition
2023-05-25 By Sandile Mahlangu The North-West University (NWU) Museum celebrated International Museum Day on 18 May at the NWU’s Potchefstroom Campus. With this day being celebrated across the globe every year, the museum decided to do things a little differently…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-tsa-partner-south-africa%25E2%2580%2599s-first-ever-multi-surface-facility
NWU and TSA partner for South Africa’s first-ever multi-surface facility
2019-02-26 The North-West University (NWU) is about to become a one-stop shop for all tennis players and enthusiasts. The university is in the development stage of upgrading its tennis facilities at the High Performance Institute in Potchefstroom with new multi-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/intensifying-research-and-innovation-bring-solutions-south-africans
Intensifying research and innovation to bring solutions to South Africans
2018-07-05 On 25 June 2018 staff members, academics and students from the North-West University (NWU) attended the seventh public lecture within the NWU Research and Innovation Seminar Series. Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the NWU’s deputy vice-chancellor for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-olympic-speedsters-spotlight
NWU’s Olympic speedsters in the spotlight
2021-08-04 The North-West University’s three Olympic speedsters, Chederick van Wyk, Zakhiti Nene and Pieter Conradie, are in the spotlight in Tokyo this week when the relay items commence just before the weekend. Van Wyk, who is taking part in the 4 X 100 m item,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-and-researchers-receive-seven-saioh-awards
NWU students and researchers receive seven SAIOH awards
2022-11-08 Postgraduate students and researchers from the North-West University (NWU) won seven awards at the Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene’s (SAIOH’s) annual conference that took place from 26 to 28 October 2022 in Boksburg, and during the gala…http://news.nwu.ac.za/heartbreak-and-triumph-nwu-eagles
Heartbreak and triumph for NWU Eagles
2022-02-28 Heartbreak. Heartbreak of the highest order. Heartbreak akin to being dumped by your true love the morning before your matric farewell. Pardon the exaggeration, but this is how most NWU Eagles supporters would have felt after the Eagles lost 26–35 to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/real-men-cry-too-alumni-workshop-breaks-silence-mens-mental-health
Real men cry too: Alumni workshop breaks the silence on men’s mental health
2025-07-02 By Gofaone Motsamai and Nikelo Mehlomakulu It was not just a gathering; it was a breaking of the silence around men’s mental health struggles. On 26 June 2025, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus became a space where men exchanged ego for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-turns-challenges-beats