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Global Recycling Day: NWU Waste Recycling
2025-03-17 To mark Global Recycling Day, North-West University (NWU) has introduced a waste recycling awareness initiative for its residences. North-West University (NWU) has implemented a recycling program across its three campuses to promote…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/nwu-gallery-floravenus-her-woven-metamorphosis
NWU Gallery: "FloraVenus: Her Woven Metamorphosis"
2025-08-06 The NWU Gallery warmly invites you to the opening of the "FloraVenus: Her Woven Metamorphosis" exhibition, curated by Joy Dayile and co-curated by Sandro Trapani. FloraVenus: Her Woven Metamorphosis is a tapestry of divine archetypes,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-recipient-prestigious-oppenheimer-fellowship
NWU academic is recipient of prestigious Oppenheimer Fellowship
2020-10-09 North-West University (NWU) professor Abiodun Salawu recently received a fellowship under the prestigious Oppenheimer Fund, and will be spending time at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The Oppenheimer Fund awards grants for academic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-put-radiobiology-theory-practice
NWU students put radiobiology theory into practice
2019-11-14 South Africa has only one national facility with a radiobiology laboratory, and it’s not every day that the opportunity arises to visit it. For the BSc honours students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Radiation Science and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/zimbabwe-collaboration-could-bring-formal-early-childhood-education-skills-grannies-and-moms
Zimbabwe collaboration could bring formal early childhood education skills to grannies and moms
2023-03-02 For children up to seven years old to reach their full potential, early childhood education is essential. Across Africa, many caregivers are grannies and mothers without formal qualifications. Filling this gap is one of several areas for fruitful…http://news.nwu.ac.za/science-centre-implements-curriculum-support-programme-learners
Science Centre implements curriculum support programme for learners
2025-01-29 The North-West University (NWU) Science Centre in Mahikeng has launched a programme to support Grade 10 and 12 learners in a bid to tackle challenges faced by schools in the North West Province, especially those with limited resources that struggle to conduct…http://news.nwu.ac.za/voices-river-choir-showcases-their-excellence
Voices of the River Choir showcases their excellence.
2023-11-21 The Voices of the River choir from the North-West University (NWU) recently participated in The Lengau Choral Music Association (LECMA) competition. They came second in the wafa wafa large category. They performed an extract from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-assesses-financial-health-metropolitan-municipalities
TRADE assesses the financial health of metropolitan municipalities
2020-08-21 Most of the assessed group of metropolitan municipalities in South Africa are not financially healthy, with only three of eight of these metros being profitable, even though there has been a general improvement in their revenue and expenditure ratios. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/former-nwu-soccer-institute-player-joins-orlando-pirates
Former NWU Soccer Institute player joins Orlando Pirates
2018-01-31 Midfield maestro Xolani Mlambo, a former player from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Soccer Institute and until recently representing Bidvest Wits, has joined the PSL Soweto giants, Orlando Pirates. Orlando Pirates made this official announcement on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-selected-national-korfball-team
NWU student selected for national Korfball team
2018-02-15 Rudolf François Van Niekerk, an MSc student in agriculture at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, was recently selected to be part of the South African Senior Korfball National team. In preparation for the Korfball World Cup that will…http://news.nwu.ac.za/culture-collaboration-nwu-and-utp-lay-foundations-strategic-partnership
From culture to collaboration, NWU and UTP lay foundations for strategic partnership
2025-06-18 The North-West University (NWU) delegation’s visit to the Universidad Tecnológica del Perú (UTP) on 17 June began with a warm and culturally rich welcome that set the tone for an inspiring day of academic exchange and collaboration. Upon arrival in Lima’s…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/unit-reformed-theology-and-development-sa-society/public-practical-theology-and-civil-society
Public Practical Theology and Civil Society
2021-07-27 Focus: Research and approaches that integrates public theology, practical theology and church/Christian transformational/developmental approaches. It also reflects on how the church could perform a transformational/developmental role as part of civil…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen/contact-us
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2024-06-05 Postal address Internal box 36 Potchefstroom Campus North-West University Private Bag X6001 Potchefstroom 2520 Physical address Building G2, Room 101 Potchefstroom Campus 11 Hoffman Street…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/policy-change
Policy change
2023-12-06 The South African strategic plan to reduce cardiovascular disease includes the target to reduce the population intake of salt to less than 5 g/day. At present, the salt intake is higher than this level, with older reports…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/cen/about-us
Facilities
2023-07-24 Visit the "Contact us" page for an interactive video of all our facilities. Esté Vorster Research Facility The Esté Vorster Research Facility is a ten-bed research facility with a fully equipped research kitchen, cold room, dining room, TV-room…http://news.nwu.ac.za/there-no-excuse-abuse
There is no excuse for abuse
2019-03-14 South Africa is one of the countries with the highest statistics of violence against women and children in the world. Despite progressive laws and policies designed to address these unacceptable levels of gender-based violence (GBV) – it has not yet…http://news.nwu.ac.za/it%25E2%2580%2599s-smooth-sailing-jonker-sailplanes-world-championships
It’s smooth sailing for Jonker Sailplanes at world championships
2018-08-03 Jonker Sailplanes is taking flight in the 35th World Gliding Championships. The first part of the championships took place in Ostrow, Poland from 7 to 22 July. Prof Attie Jonker, an academic from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fih-womens-hockey-junior-world-cup-huge-success
FIH Women’s Hockey Junior World Cup a huge success
2022-04-19 Bertie Jacobs The Netherlands won, but hockey triumphed. When the final whistle blew on Tuesday, 12 April, it was the Dutch fans who cheered and the players clad in orange who celebrated as the Netherlands beat Germany conclusively 3–1 in the final of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/raking-awards-and-changing-perceptions-about-academia