The North-West University (NWU) has once again demonstrated consistency in the latest global university rankings. Its position in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings maintains its standing among the leading universities in the world.
Legendary stage and screen actress Sandra Prinsloo’s career has been marked by memorable performances spanning more than five decades.
On 29 September 2026, the North-West University (NWU) recognised her contribution to the arts and South Africa’s cultural heritage by awarding her an honorary doctorate at the university’s Potchefstroom Campus.
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.
A researcher in physiology at the North-West University (NWU) has received one of the highest levels of recognition for excellence in higher education teaching in South Africa. Dr Annemarie Wentzel, senior lecturer and researcher in physiology, is one of only six recipients of the 2026 National Teaching Awards (NUTA).
Mecayla Johnson is ready to step on the world stage. After months of intensive preparation, the North-West University (NWU) nursing student will represent South Africa at the 48th WorldSkills competition in Shanghai, China, from 22 to 27 September 2026.
By: Keabetswe Gopane
North-West University (NWU) alumni in Botswana are exploring a partnership with the Land Cruiser Club of Botswana (LCB) to support the development of the Lefoko Village Library Project, a community initiative aimed at expanding access to education, information and digital resources in rural Botswana.
Protest is a democratic right, but violence and intimidation threaten the very student success activists seek to protect.
South Africa’s post-school education system faces R59 billion in outstanding debt, placing both students and universities under immense pressure.
Plans to bring more taxi and e-hailing operators into South Africa’s tax net could raise state revenue, but they may also increase transport costs and put pressure on operators and cash-strapped commuters.
This is according to Dr Olebogeng Ambrocius Baikgaki, senior lecturer and programme leader in the subject group Transport Economics and Logistics Management at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus.
South Africa’s growing scrutiny of foreign academics may deliver quicker gains in representation while weakening the expertise needed to develop the country’s next generation of scholars.
Refiloe Legodi, a lecturer in the subject group Social Work at the North-West University (NWU), presented her research at the Ubuntu Nursing Colloquium that took place in August at the Groenkloof Campus of the University of Pretoria.