NWU Student Life and School of Nursing celebrate nurses

International Nurses and Midwives Day is celebrated annually on 12 May, and this year the North-West University (NWU) paid tribute to all nurses for the key role they play in society, and especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Student Life shows appreciation

The Student Life department on the Mahikeng Campus celebrated the day…

Principals in Northern Cape to benefit from unique diploma

The Faculty of Education of the North-West University (NWU) was selected as the preferred provider for presenting a unique Advanced Diploma in Education to school leaders in the Northern Cape.

The School of Professional Studies in Education in…

South African experts weigh in on Copyright Amendment Bill

The Copyright Amendment Bill has been stalled since December 2020 due to a number of constitutional reservations that were raised by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The President singled out some of the Bill’s provisions, such as guaranteeing remuneration to artists, and expanding…

Don’t miss NWU webinar featuring celebrated economist, Dawie Roodt

The extremely slow pace of economic recovery since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic is clearly evident. However, even as the world is facing dramatic changes due to the pandemic, economic activities have not stopped.  

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) research…

NWU, family and friends celebrate Brandon Moolman

The North-West University (NWU) Vaal Hockey Club recently hosted a small gathering for Brandon Moolman and his family and friends to celebrate his graduation.

Brandon made news headlines last year after breaking his neck in a freak accident that left him paralysed.

NWU’s HART keeps tabs on blood pressure

The Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) is doing its part to promote blood pressure awareness and measurement during the whole of May Measurement Month (MMM) and on World Hypertension Day on 17 May.

HART is…

NWU researchers look to stochastic programming for best marketing results

In an economy where every sale counts, North-West University (NWU) researchers have been looking at ways to help retailers improve the decision-making process in their marketing campaigns. 

Chanel Bisset and her supervisor Prof Fanie Terblanche from the Faculty of Engineering in…

New deputy vice-chancellor appointed at the North-West University

The North-West University (NWU) is delighted to announce that Professor Maphahlaganye Jeffrey Mphahlele will join the NWU family in the position of deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation. His appointment was confirmed by the NWU Council recently.   Prof Mphahlele holds a doctoral degree in Medical Virology (1999), a master’s…

NWU language experts honoured for contributions

Three language experts from the North-West University (NWU) – Prof Daan Wissing, Prof Wannie Carstens and Prof Hennie van Coller – were recently honoured for their contributions to the Afrikaans language.

Prof Wissing, senior researcher at the Centre for Language Technology (CtexT…

The good, the bad and the ugly of online learning

South Africa, like many other countries, quickly went into lockdown last year due to the rapid spread of the Corona virus. A number of people moved from contact schooling and work to virtual learning and remote work.

While this has come with a number of advantages, there are also…