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Teaching the youth to create their own job opportunities
2017-08-30 During the first quarter of 2017 Stats SA revealed that South Africa’s unemployment rate is currently 27,7%. The North-West University (NWU), together with the Dr Kenneth Kaunda Resource Centre and Enactus NWU - an international non-profit organisation…NWU student develops mobile app that will save lives
2022-08-19 According to the Automobile Association, driver fatigue is one of the leading causes of collisions in South Africa. Although some luxury vehicles are equipped to warn drivers of this danger, not many people can afford them. An engineering student at the…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-sciences/social-anthropology
Social Anthropology
2020-07-29 Social anthropologists seek to understand how people make their lives meaningful, how these everyday lives shape our society and are in turn shaped by the global flow of information through the media, medical discourse, economic policy and historical…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/tjoptjop-app
TjopTjop App
2020-07-08 TjopTjop is a mobile app developed to assist schools, businesses, and other institutions to easily collect and store health screening information from students, pupils, staff and clients. It saves time and effort at the screening stations, makes stored data…https://news.nwu.ac.za/first-kind-study-measures-childrens-utterances
First-of-a-kind study measures children’s utterances
2024-06-25 A study published by the Child Language Development Node of the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) is the first of its kind to measure children’s utterances in isiXhosa, Sesotho, Setswana and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/first-community-engagement-symposium-highlights-socially-conscious-citizenship
First Community Engagement Symposium highlights socially conscious citizenship
2024-10-09 The Faculty of Humanities at the NWU recently hosted its first-ever Community Engagement Symposium, a milestone for its staff and students. Held over two days in Potchefstroom, the event was filled with dynamic presentations and lively discussions. “This is…Finding meaning in life after several losses experienced as a result of Covid-19
2020-05-20 All over the world the coronavirus pandemic has created a new, unknown and challenging reality that is accompanied by various significant losses. Such losses are far more than just the financial impact on individuals – they also include other losses that…https://news.nwu.ac.za/economic-recovery-plan-should-have-said-more-about-implementation-and-timelines
Economic recovery plan should have said more about implementation and timelines
2020-10-16 While there are positive features to the latest economic reconstruction and recovery plan, it needed to say much more about implementation processes and timelines, says North-West University (NWU) Business School economist, Prof Raymond Parsons. “The…https://news.nwu.ac.za/burger-and-bossie-keep-nwu-undefeated
Burger and Bossie keep the NWU undefeated
2022-06-03 Three years and 21 games. That is how long the senior team of the North-West University (NWU) (this is now not the Varsity Cup team) has been undefeated. On Saturday afternoon in Potchefstroom the NWU beat a star-studded Wits by 37–19 to remain undefeated in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/under-19-world-cup-fireworks-ignite-womens-cricket
Under-19 world cup fireworks ignite women’s cricket
2023-01-31 How long will cricket still be known as the “Gentleman’s Game”, or is that nickname already a thing of the past? Women’s cricket has grown by leaps and bounds and this trend has continued in 2023 with the ICC Women’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The event,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/renowned-judge-dennis-davis-present-seminar-small-business-enterprises
Renowned Judge Dennis Davis to present seminar for small business enterprises
2023-03-07 Esteemed Judge Dennis Davis will lead a seminar for small business enterprises on Thursday, 9 March 2023 at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus. The seminar is organised by the Companies Tribunal in partnership with the NWU's Faculty of Law.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/programme-will-boost-female-leadership-higher-education
Programme will boost female leadership in higher education
2023-07-14 The North-West University's (NWU’s) People and Culture division will be launching a Women in Leadership Programme on 25 August 2023 at the Riverside Sun Hotel in Vanderbijlpark. This programme is part of the NWU’s strategic initiatives led by the principal…https://news.nwu.ac.za/residence-champions-67-minutes-animal-rights-spirit-nelson-mandela
Residence champions 67 minutes for animal rights in the spirit of Nelson Mandela
2024-07-22 Commemorating Nelson Mandela Day on 18 July 2024, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Khayelitsha residence on the Mahikeng Campus spent 67 minutes at the Mahikeng Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) centre. “When we think about community…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/virtual-workshop-role-women-traditional-and-minority-governance-structures-southern-africa-and
Virtual Workshop on the Role of Women in Traditional and Minority Governance Structures in Southern Africa and Elsewhere
2022-10-06 You're cordially invited to the Virtual Workshop on the Role of Women in Traditional and Minority Governance Structures in Southern Africa and Elsewhere. Experienced members of the network will communicate information on opportunities for international…Youth day message: You will be known by the choices you make
2017-06-15 As South Africans prepare to celebrate Youth Day on 16 June, it is important to take stock of how far the country has come and how far it still has to go. In her message to the campus community, Prof Linda du Plessis, acting rector of the North-West…NWU Mafikeng Campus kick-starts the 2017 academic year
2022-08-19 The Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) held its official campus opening to kick-start the 2017 academic year on 10February 2017. The Great Hall was the place to be as students, staff, members of the community and management attended the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/developments-mahikeng-campus-north-west-university
Developments at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University
2021-03-20 Management has with sadness and frustration taken note of the way some of our Mahikeng Campus students conduct themselves, especially when there are calls for support and solidarity on matters at national level. We have emphasised countless times that…https://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/inaugural-lectures-humanities-2024
Inaugural Lectures: Humanities 2024
2024-11-29 Prof Menno van Zaanen The Digital Humanities Revolution in South Africa: The Journey from Beginning to Beyond (read more) × The Digital Humanities Revolution in South Africa: The Journey from Beginning to Beyond Prof Menno van…CATSA 2011: Welcome
2017-01-19 Chairperson's welcome On behalf of the organizing committee I would like to invite you to the annual conference of the Catalysis Society of South Africa, CATSA 2011, to be held at the Misty Hills Conference Centre & Spa on the threshold of…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/zoology/study-info