NWU student is one of GradStar top ten achievers

North-West University (NWU) student Lesego Sole has been recognised as one of the Ten Of The Finest GradStar 2019 top 10 achievers during the Grad Star 2019 awards on 19 September 2019.

The GradStar programme recognises the top 100 students across the country based on their leadership qualities and readiness for the workplace. All…

NWU academic boasts TAU fellowship certification

A great lecturer has the potential to influence and inspire not only his students, but also his colleagues to become the best in their fields.

Each year South African public universities nominate two to four candidates to take part in the Teaching Advancement at University (TAU) fellowship. This year the North-West University (NWU)…

NWU students get hands-on experience on the running of a game farm

On 11 September 2019, 16 students from the North-West University (NWU) found themselves sitting on a deck, watching the sunrise over a hill covered in lush vegetation. As the crisp fresh air filled their lungs, Piet Botma, manager of Hillcrest Game Estates, briefed them on their lessons for the day.

Situated in the North West…

NWU hosts gala dinner in honour of LGBTQI+ community

“You Have to be Gay to Know God lends a welcome complexity and authenticity to the narratives of black, queer men in Africa.” This is according to book reviewer Megan Robertson.

Taking its cue from published reviews such as this one, the North-West University (NWU), in conjunction with the Pride Q’NNEXION student movement, hosted a…

NWU hosts Agri Teen Symposium

The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted an Agri Teen Symposium on its campus in Mahikeng.

This symposium, organised by Land Bank and Shekinah Media, was an intergenerational gathering of stakeholders in the agricultural sector, aimed at transferring passion, skills and knowledge from industry experts to young people from…

Repositioning demography and population studies

Understanding the size and structure of populations and the way they are changing is essential for development planning.

Prof Martin Enock Palamuleni from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities stressed this during his inaugural lecture on 13 September at the campus in Mahikeng.

During his lecture…

Getting South Africa ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

South Africa will be part and parcel of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) as the upcoming 6th SA-UNESCO Engineering, Science and Technology Conference (SA-UNESCO-EC) will demonstrate.

The theme of the conference is “Decolonising the 4IR in support of the sustainable development goals”, and it will take place at the North-West…

Nursing North West back to health

The dire state of the North West Province's health systems is being addressed through a new weapon in the healthcare arsenal; focusing on community-oriented primary healthcare.

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences, in partnership with the Unit for Open Distance Learning, has rolled out a two-…

NWU hosts late music legend HHP’s inaugural memorial lecture

“People are equal. Musicians, like cooks and singers and dancers and lovers, are not. That’s just how it is. Most lyricists offer little in the way of new concepts, or new ways of appreciating the world. But some people bring new meaning into the world. They stop, even if for a moment, the squandering of life.”

These were the words…

Of prophecy, fate and glory – the Noble Boys’ rise to brilliance

“This is the greatest moment of my life,” said Sir Alex Ferguson when his side beat Bayern Munich in the summer of ’99, completing their famous Champions League final comeback.

Seeing the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Lindane Nkabinde’s 25-yard cracker of a shot find the back of the net, brought forth the same emotion.

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