Explore South Africa's unique and intriguing heritage

deur Angeline Marokoane

Have you ever pondered the significance of a monument by the roadside? Perhaps you have stopped in a town on a road trip and wondered where the town's points of interest were. Travellers once used guidebooks and maps, but those days are long gone thanks to apps such as the Road Trip SA app.

By collaborating with Emile Coetzee, a North-…

Faculty hosts succesful international conference

deur Phenyo Mokgothu

The North-West University's (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently played host to the fourth International Conference of the HR Division of the Academy of Management (HRIC2023).

Held at the Sun City Convention Centre, the conference was jointly organised by the NWU’s School of Industrial Psychology and Human…

The importance of sharing STEM possibilities with rural communities

The world of nuclear science is full of possibilities and the Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST) at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) is doing its part to ensure a better life for all.

To mark Youth Month, CARST, in collaboration with the National Nuclear Regulator, headed to Setlagole in…

Discourse explores equal and quality education in rural areas

deur Phenyo Mokgothu

The research unit for Education and Human Rights in Diversity (Edu-HRight) recently organised a significant discourse in collaboration with the Legal Perspectives, Governance and Democracy research subarea and the Education Law subject group at the North-West University (NWU).

The discourse aimed to shed light on the various factors…

Discourse explores equal and quality education in rural areas

deur Phenyo Mokgothu

The research unit for Education and Human Rights in Diversity (Edu-HRight) recently organised a significant discourse in collaboration with the Legal Perspectives, Governance and Democracy research subarea and the Education Law subject group at the North-West University (NWU).

The discourse aimed to shed light on the various factors…

Electoral matters under the spotlight

deur Christopher Motabogi

As next year’s much-anticipated national elections draw closer and election fever starts to build, electoral matters will soon be taking centre stage.

Naledi Modise, a political science lecturer from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, believes the current format of the Electoral Amendment Bill, as well as the legal…

Mental health and disability in the spotlight

By Menziwa Msibi

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing, in collaboration with the North West Department of Basic Education, recently presented a disability workshop at Orion in Rustenburg.

The workshop was attended by employees with disabilities from the department, representing all the…

NWU mourns the passing of indigenous knowledge expert

By Mafumane Tlhapi and Phenyo Mokgothu

The North-West University (NWU) mourns the passing of Mme Grace Masuku, an expert in indigenous knowledge systems. She was honoured with the NWU Chancellor Award in 2013.

Nkoko Grace Masuku was laid to rest on 18 June 2023, in her village of Lekutung near Moruleng…

Former North West MEC obtains PhD

deur Phenyo Mokgothu

Manketsi Emily Tlhape, former member of the executive committee (MEC) of North West and current member of the South African national parliament, received her PhD in economic management science with business administration from the North-West University (NWU) on 21 June 2023.

Manketsi's thesis, titled “Development of a strategic…

NWU professor's wide focus leads to international collaborations and NRF-rating success

deur Phenyo Mokgothu

Prof Elias Munapo from the North-West University (NWU) is a National Research Foundation- (NRF-) rated researcher – not a simple achievement for academics with major teaching and supervisory obligations.

His research interests are the use of mathematics and statistics in business. In 2022 he obtained his first C3 rating as a researcher…