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Locally developed game to address maths crisis
2019-09-10 Poor mathematics achievement at primary school level is a global problem and is often seen as the obstacle to obtaining qualifications in the fields of science, medicine, technology and engineering. An educational psychologist and academic at the North-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-master%25E2%2580%2599s-students-%25E2%2580%2593-best-best
NWU Master’s students – the best of the best!
2019-09-19 Students from the North-West University’s (NWU) Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences recently showed what they are made of when they defeated their peers from other universities. This happened during the South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-deputy-vice-chancellor-appointed-north-west-university
New deputy vice-chancellor appointed at the North-West University
2021-05-11 The North-West University (NWU) is delighted to announce that Professor Maphahlaganye Jeffrey Mphahlele will join the NWU family in the position of deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation. His appointment was confirmed by the NWU Council recently…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-grant-target-global-killer
New grant to target global killer
2022-05-03 Bertie Jacobs Malaria is a global killer, a disease that destroys human lives and the economies of countries in which it thrives. According to the latest figures by the World Health Organization (WHO), there were 241 million cases of malaria in 2020,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/medium-term-budget-must-reinforce-message-pace-structural-reforms
Medium-term Budget must reinforce message on pace of structural reforms
2023-11-12 “The foundations of the 2023 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on 1 November need to be realistic and sound, given the additional fiscal and economic challenges it faces.” Prof Raymond Parsons, economist at the North-West University (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/4ir-and-its-impact-academia-and-curricula-development
4IR and its impact on academia and curricula development
2023-09-27 The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has ushered in rapid progress that is fundamentally reshaping various facets of human life, including career opportunities and educational methodologies. Kurt Naicker, senior lecturer and chartered accountant from the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-artificial-intelligence-expertise-safeguarding-sanctity-degrees
NWU’s artificial intelligence expertise is safeguarding the sanctity of degrees
2024-09-19 There is no feeling like it. You stand there with bated breath, waiting for your name to be called. This is the culmination of years of hard work, dedication … determination. Underneath your black gown, your nervous system is in flux, you are a veritable…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expertise-addressing-urgent-societal-needs
NWU expertise is addressing urgent societal needs
2024-10-22 In the heart of South Africa, where the sun dips low over maize fields, grazing cattle and platinum mines of untold riches, dust gathers over forgotten places. It is here, where discontent grows as promises fade, that the North-West University (NWU) has heard…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-looking-beyond-load-shedding-sustainable-greener-energy-solutions
NWU is looking beyond load-shedding to sustainable greener energy solutions
2024-03-01 While addressing the current challenges posed by load-shedding, the North-West University (NWU) is also looking at long-term sustainable and greener renewable energy-generation solutions. This will not only ensure energy security, but also underscore the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/budget-acknowledges-economy-not-growing-fast-enough
Budget acknowledges that the economy is not growing fast enough
2024-02-22 In the face of a daunting combination of economic and fiscal imperatives, Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana in his Budget Speech on 21 February gave a realistic assessment of the socioeconomic and fiscal challenges confronting South Africa, including a “…http://news.nwu.ac.za/grace-growth-and-thriving-embody-spirit-womens-day
Grace, growth and thriving embody the spirit of Women’s Day
2025-08-25 In celebration of Women’s Month, the North-West University (NWU) hosted a vibrant and thought-provoking Women’s Day celebration on Friday, 8 August 2025 under the theme “Personal branding – Leadership branding master class”. Held at the Mahikeng Campus and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/microbiology/world-hepatitis-day
World Hepatitis Day
2022-07-22 [accordion] What is World Hepatitis Day? World Hepatitis Day (WHD) takes places every year on 28 July bringing the world together under a single theme to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and to influence real change. In…http://news.nwu.ac.za/flood-disaster-kenya-renews-debate-climate-risk-and-preparedness
Flood disaster in Kenya renews debate on climate risk and preparedness
2026-03-31 Torrential rains and flash floods that have claimed dozens of lives in Kenya and displaced more than 30 000 people have renewed debate among scientists and disaster-risk experts about the growing impact of climate change and the need for stronger preparedness…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-virtual-fun-run-runaway-success
NWU virtual fun run a runaway success
2020-05-21 The first virtual 5-km fun run the North-West University (NWU) hosted on 16 May was a runaway success. More than 600 runners from as far as New Zealand, Germany and China took part in the online event. All the runners needed to participate was a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-maps-out-plans-future
TRADE maps out plans for the future
2020-06-30 The Trade and Development (TRADE) research entity in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) met online to plan the entity’s strategy for the next five years. Prof Danie Meyer, director of TRADE, says the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-boasts-three-players-provisional-protea-netball-squad
NWU boasts three players in provisional Protea netball squad
2020-11-23 One North-West University (NWU) student and two alumni will represent the university when netball stars from South Africa and Malawi battle it out in a three-match series in Rustenburg from 26 to 30 November 2020. Former (NWU coach and current Protea…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-takes-lead-international-conference-information-literacy
NWU takes the lead with international conference on information literacy
2019-07-11 In its endeavor to be known as an international university distinguished for engaged scholarship, the North-West University (NWU) will host the 2019 rendition of the International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL) in September. The theme of this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/onwards-and-upwards-phetlhu-propels-nwu-third-victory
Onwards and upwards as Phetlhu propels NWU to third victory
2018-08-13 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) football team, dubbed the noble boys, clinched yet another victory and defended their number-one ranking on the Varsity Football tournament log in a 1-0 victory against the University of Limpopo (UL) at the NWU Stadium…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-law-faculty-assists-rape-survivors-mandela-day
NWU’s Law Faculty assists rape survivors for Mandela Day
2018-08-20 The Faculty of Law at North-West University (NWU) does not only provide quality legal education and undertake focused research, but is also involved in the community – as was the case in this year's Nelson Mandela Day project. During June and July, as part…http://news.nwu.ac.za/heltasa-unconference-2023-celebrating-scholarship