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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
The NWU is ready for the Varsity Football tournament
deur Phenyo Mokgothu
Caretaker coach Amos Xabanisa is brimming with confidence that the North-West University (NWU) football team is fully prepared to take on the challenges that lie ahead in the upcoming Varsity Football tournament.
In their bid to gauge their readiness, the team has engaged in a series of friendly matches. The NWU faced tough opponents,…
Exploring African spirituality
deur Phenyo Mokgothu
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Student Life division will be hosting an African Spirituality workshop on 29 July 2023 at its Mahikeng Campus.
Baba Ngwemabala, also known as Thandiwe Prudence Magagula, will be the main speaker.
The purpose of the event is to look into the different dynamics for understanding African…
WaterNet executive manager makes history
deur Phenyo Mokgothu
Prof Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema, executive manager for SADC WaterNet and extraordinary professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, has been elected the secretary-general of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS).
Prof Onema's election, which took place during the…
Renowned scholar to share his vast knowledge in public lecture and seminar series
deur Phenyo Mokgothu
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research entity will be hosting Prof Toyin Omoyeni Falola, the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas in the United States.
This renowned scholar will present a series of seminars and a public lecture on the NWU’s…
Empowering employees to create a safe and conducive environment
deur Phenyo Mokgothu
The North-West University’s (NWU's) Safety, Health and Environment department recently organised a comprehensive two-day training workshop to enhance workplace safety and promote a culture of health and wellbeing.
The workshop’s aim was to equip permanent employees with the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge to qualify as…
Academic receives prestigious botany award
deur Phenyo Mokgothu
North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Oladapo Aremu recently received the Economic Botany Excellence Award (EBEA) at the joint conference of the Society for Economic Botany (SEB) and the Society of Ethnobiology at Emory University Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
The EBEA – also called the Mid-Career Excellence Award – is made…
Alumnus donates thought-provoking artwork to NWU Library
deur Phenyo Mokgothu
Retired professor Jan Buscop donated 4 paintings to NWU and these artworks will be hosted in the library.
More about retired professor Jan Buscop
Prof Buscop was born in the Netherlands and emigrated in 1978 to South Africa. He completed his PhD at UNIBO and was appointed as senior lecturer in 1993 and retired in 2019. Currently…
Lecturers unpack entrepreneurial learning
By Menziwa Msibi
Academics from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Basic Education (DBE), recently participated in an Entrepreneurial Learning Workshop and Employability Task Team (EEETT).
The purpose of the workshop was to contribute to a…
Ntokozo to represent South Africa at Brazilian summer school
deur Phenyo Mokgothu
North-West University PhD candidate Ntokozo Happy Msiza is one of only four young people that have been selected to represent South Africa at an agricultural summer school at the University of São Paulo in Brazil.
The summer school will take place from 21 July to 4 August, and is a joint effort between the board of the National Youth…
Empowering education: bringing technological knowledge to impoverished classrooms
deur Mafumane Tlhapi
In a 4IR world, the North-West University (NWU) is ensuring that learners at disadvantaged schools are not left behind and have the tools and knowledge to meet the challenges of the ever-changing world of work.
To this end, the Faculty of Education at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus has initiated a community project, “A service-learning…