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Uitvoerende dekaan gaan waarnemende regter in die Hoë Hof wees

Om as regter aangestel te word, is die toppunt van prestasie vir enige regskundige, en die hoogste erkenning van ’n persoon se vermoë en verbintenis tot geregtigheid.  Om as regter in die hoër howe van die land te dien, is ’n gesogte eer wat deur die meeste mense in die regsgemeenskap nagestreef word.   

Dr Neo Morei, die uitvoerende dekaan van die Fakulteit Regte by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), het hierdie gesogte aanstelling as ’n waarnemende regter van mnr Ronald Lamola, die voormalige Minister van Justisie en Korrektiewe Dienste, ontvang. Sy sal hierdie rol vanaf 4 November… Read more

NWU student is a Miss Commonwealth SA finalist

Matshidiso Mogotsi, a student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s)  campus in Mahikeng, just added another achievement to her name after recently being selected as one of the finalists for the 2017 Miss Commonwealth South Africa pageant. 

The Miss Commonwealth South Africa pageant is a platform created for women to become…

Advocate inspires NWU’s young legal eagles

On 11 September 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted renowned practicing advocate, Carol-Ann Myburg, at a jurisprudence dialogue titled “Dynamics of Legal Practice with specific reference to the role of Advocates”.

Organised by academic and author, Prof Freddy Khunou, the dialogue is the first of many…

Decolonising existing qualitative research methodologies

A seasoned scholar has stressed the need to decolonise existing qualitative research methodologies which position the researched as objects in the researcher-researched encounters. This is according to Prof Keyan Tomaselli, a distinguished professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg and emeritus professor at the…

NWU alumna makes South Africa proud at Miss Wheelchair World pageant

Lebogang Monyatsi, an alumna of the North-West University (NWU) made South Africa and the NWU proud when she was crowned first princess during the first ever Miss World Wheelchair pageant that was held on 7 October 2017 in Warsaw, Poland.

Lebogang is the first South African woman in a wheelchair to be a runway model and was the…

NWU academic presents at international conferences in Turkey and Greece

Prof Masood Khalique from the School of Mathematical Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng was an invited speaker at the III International Conference on Symmetries, Differential Equations and Applications (SDEA-III) that was held in August at the Istanbul Technical University in Turkey.

He presented a…

New HR manager for NWU’s campus in Mahikeng

Mr Pulahela Phillip Mahoko has been appointed as human resource (HR) manager on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng.

Pulahela joined the university on 1 September and is responsible for among others, leading and directing HR operational staff on campus, strategic alignment, implementation and delivery of core HR…

NWU appoints radio station manager

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently appointed Katlego Ramagaga as manager of its campus radio station, NWUFM.

Katlego joined the NWU from North West FM where she worked as a producer and presenter. Before that, she worked at Motsweding FM and Radio Grahamstown.

She is currently studying towards…

NWU seminar honours language pioneers

On 4 September 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a Setswana-ka-Setswana seminar to honour the contributions made by Prof SE Setshedi and the late Prof RM Malope, both leading Setswana language pioneers.

The seminar, organised by the School for Setswana and led by the executive dean of the Faculty of…

NWU alumna to represent SA at Miss Wheelchair World

North-West University (NWU) alumna Lebogang Monyatsi is set to represent South Africa at the Miss Wheelchair World pageant that will take place on 7 October in Warsaw, Poland.

Lebogang, who has also been a finalist and the only one with a disability in the Face of the Globe 2017 competition, will be competing against 23 other…

NWU hosts successful pre-marital seminar

On 2 October 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Theology at the campus in Mahikeng hosted a successful pre-marital seminar with the theme “Biblical Principles on Marriage Preparation”.

The seminar included presentations by academics from the faculty, including Dr Amanda du Plessis on the Golden Rules in Preparation…