NWU academic explores the effect of nuclear material on humans

Since the beginning of mining operations in the Witwatersrand basin, more than six billion tons of tailings have been produced. The average uranium concentration in these tailings is about 100 mg/kg, translating to over 600 000 tons of uranium oxide being exposed to the open environment.

This was highlighted during the inaugural…

NWU staff attend launch of African Institute for Supply Chain Research

Three staff members of the North-West University (NWU) Business School attended the launch of the African Institute for Supply Chain Research (AISCR) on 13 August 2019 at UNISA’s Muckleneuck Campus in Pretoria.

Prof Fulu Netswera, Prof Jan Meyer and Prof Ravinder Rena attended the event.

The purpose of the launch was to…

Another successful Ikateleng project for the NWU

The North-West University (NWU) recently celebrated the achievements of the top performing Grade 10 to 12 learners at the official closing ceremony of the 2019 Ikateleng project in Lichtenburg.

The project, now in its 30th year, is a joint initiative undertaken with Agricultural Group, NWK.

Ikateleng – which means empower…

NWU educates learners on GIS application

The subject group Geography and Environmental Studies on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently hosted 42 learners from Tiegotawana High School.

The purpose of this event was to educate these Grade 10, 11 and 12 learners on the application of Geographic Information System (GIS) software and the practical…

NWU Career Centre appoints liaison officer

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre recently appointed Mphinyana Nemasitoni as liaison officer on the campus in Mahikeng.  

Mphinyana will manage and coordinate all career-related activities for students on the campus. He will also be responsible for engaging with stakeholders to ensure that students’ career needs are…

NWU settles for 1-all draw against challengers UP Tuks

During the North-West University’s (NWU’s) most recent Varsity soccer attempt, I could not help but think about my obsession with soufflés.

My mother, a master baker, would tell me after every failed attempt at making my own soufflé that it needed the right amount of every ingredient, and, most importantly, just the right temperature…

NWU academic is passionate about multivariate analysis

North-West University (NWU) academic and deputy dean in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Prof Ntebo Moroke voiced her intention to contribute to the literature on multivariate analysis methods during her inaugural lecture at the campus in Mahikeng.

Titled “On multivariate analysis of high-dimensional data”, Prof…

NWU gives new meaning to ‘Food for thought’

Reaching out to and supporting its communities is of utmost importance to the North-West University (NWU).

In light of this, Prof Marilyn Setlalentoa, deputy vice-chancellor for community engagement and operations on the NWU’s campus in Mahikeng, has embarked on a food security project at local schools in the district.

Her…

NWU vs TUT: Will the hunter become the prey?

“He had the fighting instincts of a badger trapped by hounds,” Hunter S Thompson wrote in a scathing obituary of former United States president Richard Nixon.

Although small, the badger* is a noble creature with the heart of giant – much like the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Noble Boys, as their history throughout the Varsity…

NWU and UFS share the spoils in Mahikeng

It is almost apt that the recent clash between the North-West University (NWU) and the University of the Free State (UFS), who are both round 1 winners in the Varsity Soccer tournament, ended in a 1-1 stalemate.

Host NWU was confident to have the upper hand, but, the UFS showed that they didn’t score their first win by chance and…