Being visually impaired does not hold this NWU alumnus and PhD graduate back

Disability is not inability. Advocate Jan Tladi confirmed this statement when he defied the odds and became the first completely blind student to graduate with a PhD from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus. Jan enrolled at the NWU Business School in Mahikeng in 2017, and successfully completed his…

NWU academics investigate why African language newspapers are unstable and unsustainable

Dr Tshepang Molale, an academic in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities, recently published a chapter in the book Development, Economics and Management, investigating the instability and unsustainability of African language newspapers.

This chapter, co-authored…

NWU’s Mahikeng Campus Science Centre receives another mobile lab

The Science Centre on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently received its second state-of-the-art mobile science laboratory, courtesy of the Sasol Foundation.

The mobile lab, which is fitted with science equipment, will be shared by several disadvantaged…

NWU Soccer Institute recreates the fan experience through live streaming

Covid-19 has revolutionised how businesses and other institutions are run. The sports industry is no exception and has been massively affected by the global pandemic. Even though the industry has been broadcasting sports events for more than two decades now, this has been limited to professional…

Government commits to find solutions for unemployed IKS graduates

The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, has expressed government’s commitment to working with relevant stakeholders to find solutions to unemployment for graduates within the indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) sector.

The Minister was speaking at a two-day virtual summit hosted by North-West…

NWU alumnus appointed as assessor for Legal Essay Writing Competition

North-West University (NWU) alumnus Prof Retselisitsoe Phooko was appointed by the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) as one of the assessors for the SALRC Legal Essay Writing Competition.

The competition, is dedicated to the memory of the late Chief Justice Pius…

NWU Mahikeng Library makes studies easier for undergraduate students

On 4 March 2021, the library on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus launched new additions to its undergraduate student commons. 

According to Tiyani Mabunda, the director for open scholarship, the new additions include a 24-hour study area with…

Great things on the horizon for Africa’s science students

The sky is the limit for African students interested in a career in the exciting field of astrophysics, and if Prof Don Kurtz has his way, this will be much sooner than later. Prof Kurtz recently joined the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus as extraordinary professor, and has already hatched a plan alongside another world-class…

NWU study: how indigenous fruit trees can benefit food security

“Indigenous fruits have long been collected from the wild for human consumption and other purposes. This concept of ‘one tree, many uses’ speaks to how indigenous fruit trees are valued for many things other than just their fruits.”

This is…

BEWARE: Conditions are ideal for an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever

The good rains that have fallen over the last month in many areas of South Africa have caused ideal conditions for an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF).

These conditions include flooding and the formation of pans of water in which the Aedes…