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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…
https://news.nwu.ac.za/becoming-professor-time-decolonisation

Becoming a professor at a time of decolonisation

2023-04-18
Prof Emmanuel Mfanafuthi Mgqwashu, the director of the Centre for Higher Education Professional Development at the North-West University (NWU), recently delivered his inaugural lecture on the Potchefstroom Campus. The topic of his lecture was “A timely…
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Stability in borrowing costs is positive for consumer confidence

2023-09-22
As was widely expected, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) again decided by a vote of three to two to continue to keep interest rates on hold, following a similar decision at the previous meeting of the MPC on 20 July. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from…
https://news.nwu.ac.za/eskom-science-expo-nurturing-young-innovators

ESKOM Science Expo: Nurturing young innovators

2024-03-06
The ESKOM Science Expo is a regional contest proudly sponsored by the North-West University's (NWU's) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and the Department of Education. The Dr Kenneth Kaunda district municipality recently played home to this year's…
https://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campuss-community-engagement-garden-project-bears-fruit

Vanderbijlpark Campus’s Community Engagement Garden project bears fruit

2024-05-15
By Loveness Hulwane The HaReJeng (Let Us Eat) Community Engagement Garden project, which was launched in 2023 at the North-West University's Vanderbijlpark Campus, has yielded its first harvest. The project aims to promote community engagement, service…
https://news.nwu.ac.za/bodybuilding-team-shines-ussa-games

Bodybuilding team shines at USSA games

2024-07-03
The North-West University's (NWU’s) bodybuilding team recently achieved remarkable success at the University Sports South Africa (USSA) games that was held at the Tsebonokeng Hall on the Vanderbijlpark Campus. Competing against seven other universities, the…
https://news.nwu.ac.za/professor-continues-longstanding-judge-vodacom-journalist-year-awards

Professor continues as longstanding judge at the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

2025-01-27
By: Gofaone Motsamai Prof Gilbert Motsaathebe of the North-West University (NWU) serves as a longstanding judge at the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards. As an academic at the NWU with extensive experience in the media industry, Prof Motsaathebe has…
https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-tyobeka-mining-south-africa-more-stilfontein

Prof Bismark Tyobeka: Mining in South Africa is more than Stilfontein

2025-04-22
Stilfontein. It is a name irrevocably connected to South Africa’s mining sector. But, according to Prof Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), it is high time that the country makes global mining headlines for the…

‘Court’ in session for Juta-NWU mock trials

2017-07-19
The exciting annual mock trials of the North-West University (NWU), hosted by the Faculty of Law on the campus in Potchefstroom with the support of Juta, started with the qualifying rounds on 19 July, with the finals to follow on 15 August. The competition…

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…

NWU Young Alumni: here’s to the next generation!

2017-10-09
Since the formal inception of the NWU Young Alumni Homecoming initiative on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, the event has grown in leaps and bounds. This year’s rendition saw more than 300 young alumni come together to party…

NWU Optentia: research with relevance and impact

2018-02-26
The mission of North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area is to develop and organise knowledge for the optimal expression of individual, social and institutional potential, with specific interest in the African context. But what does…

NWU alumnus receives ABSA gold medal as best MBA achiever

2017-05-29
Pieter Smit, the top achiever of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School for Business and Governance, shined bright during the recent MBA awards ceremony and received the ABSA gold medal as best MBA achiever. This is the first time that ABSA is…

SOWASK gives a voice to the voiceless

2017-06-05
“Today we will be the voice for the voiceless. Break the silence. Stop the abuse.” These are the words of Princess Mohalanyane, a fourth-year social work student on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, moments before she lead a…

Theology: Moving towards a multicultural approach

2018-04-19
Kindness, love and compassion. These are but some of the words in faith’s vocabulary. These virtues convey the same message in any language and this is why the Faculty of Theology at the North-West University (NWU) is ensuring that this message is heard by…

Successful implementation of policies and projects will be SONA’s crucial test

2019-02-08
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s wide-ranging State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered to parliament on 7 February 2019 recognised the importance of promoting higher and inclusive economic growth, together with structural reforms, if South Africa is to…

Tekkies and teamwork – NWU to walk for mental awareness

2019-03-14
It is safe to say that the state of South Africa’s mental wellbeing is in severe crisis.  Statistics released by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group puts it that as many as one in six South Africans suffers from anxiety, depression or substance-…

NWU discusses the virtue of rice

2018-05-22
With a number of farmers in the North-West province currently struggling to produce maize due to climate change and global warming, it is clear that South Africa needs crop diversification in order to promote food security. The North-West University (NWU…

NWU to battle it out at Universities Business Challenge 2018

2018-07-12
When it comes to entrepreneurial training and development the North-West University (NWU) is blazing a trail within the South African higher education sector. This year, no less than 10 Enactus teams will represent the university at the intra-university…

Mashimo shines in and out of the boxing ring

2018-08-17
Keorapetse James Mashimo, a final-year BCom Accounting student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, is passionate about sports and in particular boxing. Born and raised in Fox Lake, Rustenburg, the 22 year-old also serves as…