Raking in awards and changing perceptions about academia

One normally reads about the ‘it girl’ in the celebrity world, but in academia, Dr Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe is the woman to watch. The Botswana national with Zimbabwean roots stands head and shoulders above her peers.

The media world cannot get enough of the 24-year-old, who became the youngest person in Africa to be awarded a PhD…

Economics hosts delegation from SA Reserve Bank

Price and currency stability are crucial for financial stability, and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is a key role player in ensuring this. The bank is also a prestigious employer of high-level economics skills, as students realised during a recent SARB visit to the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng.

The team…

NWU students attend University Scholars Leadership Symposium

Students from the North-West University (NWU) recently attended the 8th University Scholars Leadership Symposium in Bangkok, Thailand. 

The theme of the week-long symposium was “Building LIFE, Giving HOPE”, and more than 900 young emerging leaders from 78 United Nations member countries participated in this event.

The…

NWU public lecture examines decolonised education

“The challenge for tertiary institutions in South Africa is to ensure that the curriculum presented is not only based on international best practice, but is also locally relevant and celebrates the research and researchers in South Africa.”

This is according to Dr William Mpofu, an academic and researcher from the University of…

Onward and upward for team NWU

Maintaining its scorching track record and number one position in the 2017 Varsity Football tournament, the North-West University (NWU) drew against their third-round opponents, the University of Pretoria (UP Tuks) in Potchefstroom on 10 August 2017.

The NWU team supporters created an electrifying atmosphere on the chilly evening.…

Another former NWU Soccer Institute player selected for National team

Another former player of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Soccer Institute, Boalefa Pule, has been included in the national Bafana Bafana team.

The team will take part in the African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifier against Botswana on 12 August 2017.

Boalefa follows in the footsteps of Thabo Mnyamane and Luvolwethu…

T.H.I.N.K before you use social media, urges NWU

Not even the cold weather in Mahikeng on Friday, 4 August could deter students, academics and guest speakers from sharing best practices on a hot topic: responsible social media usage.

Media law specialist Emma Sadleir, who has published a book called “Don’t film yourself having sex…and other legal advice for the age of…

NWU professor discusses the struggle to humanise information systems

Prof Nehemia Mavetera, a professor in information systems and director of the School of Economic and Decision Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently delivered his inaugural lecture.

The theme of his lecture was “Computer Information Systems Persistent Struggles for Humanism: An Antithesis”.…

Meal-a-Day campaign gains momentum

Have you ever imagined how it must be to attend lectures on an empty stomach?

Well, students who can’t provide a proper and nutritious meal for themselves every day, are being thrown a life-line thanks to an initiative by several role players.

In the spirit of Mandela Day, staff members from the North-West University (NWU)…

Sandile Mbatha’s genius maintains undisputed reign against UFH

If the electrifying encounter between the North-West University’s (NWU’s) football team and their host University of Fort Hare (UFH) on 27 July 2017 is anything to go by, the NWU has made its presence felt in this year’s Varsity Football tournament.

The boys from the NWU delivered a nicely wrapped and devastating 3-0 beating to UFH…