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North-West University medical school named the NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine
The North-West University (NWU) is proud to announce that its soon-to-be-established medical school will be honorifically named the NWU Desmond… Read more
NWU AI Hub: Now it is official!
The groundwork was laid over a year ago, and the foundation has been continuously reinforced through engagement with staff and students, the… Read more
2025 SAICA and ICAN results reaffirm NWU as a leader in accounting education in South Africa
The North-West University (NWU) has again emerged as a leader in accounting education in South Africa. Its candidates achieved an overall pass… Read more
Prof Tyobeka reappointed as member of South African Council for the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) principal and vice-chancellor, Prof Bismark Tyobeka, has been reappointed as a member of the South African… Read more
Unique opportunity offered to elite SA players at Renault Clay Courts Challenge in conjunction with NWU
Tennis players across South Africa will be given a chance to compete on clay courts for the first time on home soil when the inaugural Renault… Read more
Back to the future from North Carolina State University
There is a small brick building on Watauga Club Drive here in Raleigh, North Carolina. There is something different… Read more
About our VC
Prof Bismark Tyobeka, a leading nuclear power expert, started his term as principal and vice-chancellor of the NWU on 1 June 2022. Read more about the man at the helm of the NWU.
No increase in VAT is the right decision
The decision by the National Treasury not to increase value-added tax (VAT) on 1 May is the right one in the current circumstances.
Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North… Read more
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