2018-03-22
The student chapter of the Faculty of Education on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a public dialogue on 20 March 2018.
The title of the dialogue, delivered by Dr Andrew Mutsvangwa, a senior lecturer in the faculty, was “BEd…
2018-03-22
The Student Campus Council (SCC) of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng organised a human rights seminar on 21 March 2018 in partnership with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC).
The seminar, “Understanding the…
2018-03-22
The African Nutrition Leadership Programme (ANLP) has so far left its footprint in 36 of the 52 countries in Africa.
This training programme of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN) has been available since 2002 and…
2018-03-22
On 22 March 2018, the minister of Environmental Affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, officially launched the North West University’s (NWU’s) Lekwena Weather Radar, a weather radar network that provides a high-end scientific tool to study and quantify storms and…
2018-03-22
The NWU Career Centre is getting ready for the 2018 Career Fair and Bean Counting Days on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, taking place at the end of March.
These two days are a definite highlight on the calendar of the…
2018-03-23
In her annual Human Rights Day message to students and staff, Prof Linda du Plessis, the deputy vice-chancellor for integrated planning and operations on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, argued that it is every person’s duty to…
2018-03-23
On 19 March 2018 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng unveiled its new secret communication weapon – Mafika the leopard – the new campus mascot.
The primary role of this mascot is to serve as a communication medium between students, the…
2018-03-26
The process of revision of the language policy of the North-West University (NWU) has led to widespread and often constructive debate in the press, social media and among our stakeholders.
The language policy and plan task team, that has been appointed…
2018-04-18
Maart is die Wêreldmaand vir Maatskaplike Werk en in hierdie tyd is die kollig nie net op die beroep gefokus nie, maar ook op die belangrike bydraes wat hierdie dapper professionele persone in die samelewing lewer.
Die bewustheidsveldtog het op 20 Maart…
2018-03-26
March is World Social Work Month and during this time the spotlight is not only on the profession, but also on the important contributions these brave professionals make to society.
The awareness campaign reached a highpoint on 20 March 2018 when…
2018-03-26
The widely expected but critical decision by Moody's to retain South Africa's existing investment rating and also to raise the outlook to stable is good news for the economy. This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, well-known economist and academic from…
2018-03-26
As a continuation of its Human Rights Month celebrations, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a Law Colloquium on 22 March 2018.
The colloquium, consisting of a public lecture and a seminar, was presented by Prof Willem van…
2018-03-27
The organisers of the 2018 Ikateleng project are confident it will continue to bear fruit in communities. Ikateleng, a Setswana word which loosely translated means “empower yourself”, is a flagship project of North-West University (NWU) and agricultural…
2018-03-27
The excellent performance of its chartered accountancy students once again placed the North-West University (NWU) among the top universities in the country.
This was evident when the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) recently…
2018-03-27
With the South African unemployment rate currently at 26,7%, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre and the School of Computer Sciences and Information Systems recently took the initiative by exposing students to potential employers.
They…
2020-11-23Prof Wilma Viviers is a research professor in the TRADE (Trade and Development) research entity, an NRF-rated researcher and holder of the WTO (World Trade Organization) Chair at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). Wilma holds a DCom (Economics…
2020-11-23Prof Wannie Carstens has been Director of the School of Languages at the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus since 2001. He is currently also the chairperson of the Afrikaanse Taalraad, chairperson of the Suid Afrikaanse Akademie van Kuns en Kultuur…
2023-05-04Louis Kotzé is a research professor of law and teaches international and African regional environmental law in the structured LLM programme at the NWU. He is also a senior professorial fellow in Earth system law at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom.…
2022-08-19I work primarily in the financial field pertaining to investment decisions and more specifically the management of financial portfolios. This research addresses a variety of issues of which the most important include: the effectiveness of the market,…
2022-06-21Lené Graupner is a registered industrial psychologist and deputy director at the School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management on the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus. Her career started in the South African Police Service (SAPS)…
