The North-West University (NWU) Eagles were not only crowned the overall winners of the 2026 University Sport South Africa (USSA) Cross Country Championships, after its athletes delivered stellar performances at the CPUT Bellville Campus in Cape Town from 18 to 20 September. They were the top medal contenders in the male, female and overall categories.
The North-West University (NWU) is home to a diverse community of people who speak different languages and come from different cultures. It is an institution that promotes an inclusive environment in which students and staff can communicate, learn, and participate in different languages and cultures.
The 2026 Multilingual Awareness Week, led by the Language Directorate, brought this commitment to life as the NWU celebrated its linguistic and cultural diversity across its three campuses from Monday, 14 September to Friday, 18 September.
“At what point have we moved from supporting learning to replacing the process in which learning develops?” This is a question that became part of Prof. Dorothy Laubscher’s intellectual journey that shaped her academic career.
Prof. Laubscher, acting director of the Research Unit for Self-Directed Learning, spent many years as a Mathematics teacher before she progressed into Mathematics Education at the North-West University (NWU). Her role contributes to research leadership, collaboration and the advancement of self-directed learning.
For the Presence research team from the North-West University’s (NWU) School of Nursing, a 10-day visit to the Netherlands became more than an academic exchange. It was an opportunity to listen, learn and share ideas about what it means to provide care with compassion and genuine human connection.
What do you get when someone refuses to limit herself to just one role in sport? In Elsunet du Plessis’ case, you get a player, sport scientist, lecturer, sport manager and coach who has now added another national role to her growing list of achievements.
She has been appointed as the South African under-19 caretaker assistant coach for the upcoming Region 5 Games, which will take place in Mozambique from 4 to 13 December 2026.
Community engagement remains a core pillar of the mission of the North-West University (NWU) to build stronger, more resilient communities. This year’s Community Engagement Showcase supported this mission by aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union’s Agenda for 2063.
While the communication profession is being remade in real time, the qualifications meant to prepare students for it are not keeping up.
Opinion piece by Prof. Lida Holtzhausen, director of the School of Communication
The NWU Eagles have started their journey to defend the Varsity Netball crown with two wins from two matches, combining a dominant opening performance with a one-goal test of nerve against UP-Tuks.
The defending champions opened their 2026 Varsity Netball campaign with a 74–31 victory over Madibaz on Sunday, 23 August, before edging UP-Tuks 60–59 in Round 2 on Monday, 24 August. Both matches were played at the Maties Coetzenburg Indoor Centre in Stellenbosch.
The opening weekend marked the first steps in the bid by the NWU to retain the title they won in 2025.
For the learners of Ikalafeng Special School in Ikageng, Potchefstroom, Mandela Day was about more than giving back. It was an opportunity to learn, connect and celebrate while being reminded that every child has the right to feel safe, respected and heard.
Research from the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) has been selected as an Editor's Choice article by the international journal Children.