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NWU professor appointed as High Court judge

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Elmarie van der Schyff of the Faculty of Law has been appointed as a judge in the Gauteng Division of the High Court after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed off on her appointment this week.

Prof Van der Schyff served as acting judge in the Gauteng Division of the High Court ,during which time…

NWU puts Common Good First

“Your network is the people who want to help you, and you want to help them, and that’s really what matters.”

This powerful quote by Reid Hoffman perfectly sums up the main idea behind the Common Good First campaign.

This campaign was conceived as a digital network to identify, showcase and connect community-driven social…

The modern way of caring for infants and children – an international perspective

In the professional medical and healthcare industry it goes without saying that local experts are often caught up in their own way of doing things.

It is also a fact that the workload of these professionals is so heavy, or their diaries are so jam-packed, that there is seldom time to make use of opportunities where one can learn from…

NWU Nursing rolling up their own sleeves, yet again …

It is perhaps a bit odd to associate the well-known Hollywood star Brad Pitt with the dire need of proper healthcare for mothers and their babies. But, once you research more about Pitt’s initiatives towards the uplifting of humanity in general, you will get a better picture of his kind-heartedness.   

“Let us be the ones who say we…

NWU’s Maggie crowned Mrs Africa International

Competing against 27 women in the Africa Pageant, Maggie Jasson from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education was recently crowned as Mrs Africa International 2020.

The 45-year-old took part in the Mrs Africa pageant which aims to create a platform where the unique qualities of African women can be showcased to the…

NWU students put radiobiology theory into practice

South Africa has only one national facility with a radiobiology laboratory, and it’s not every day that the opportunity arises to visit it.

For the BSc honours students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST), a recent research trip to this facility in Cape Town was a…

Polish delegation to visit NWU

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) is hosting a delegation of Polish experts from 19 to 22 November 2019.

This visit not only speaks to the university’s internationalisation drive but also its vision to be a research home for both national and international experts.

The…

NWU dominates the student category at Pendoring Awards

In the ultra-competitive world of advertising, students of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Graphic Design subject group have once again shown that their creativity and skills are among the best in South Africa. 

The students, who were also standout winners at the Loerie Awards earlier this year, dominated the student category of…

Fempreneurs shine during EWP gala event

It was a night of celebration and accomplishment when the North-West University (NWU) paid homage to the 2019 graduating class of the Enterprising Women Programme (EWP).

This flagship entrepreneurial accelerator programme was introduced seven years ago and empowers women across the NWU’s demographical footprint to become self-sufficient…

NWU inaugural lecture examines interaction between land and water

Prof Lobina Palamuleni presented her inaugural lecture, titled “Building the bridge: The land and water bridge”, on 7 November 2019 at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng.

Prof Palamuleni, a professor in the School of Geo and Spatial Sciences, spoke about the materials and techniques or methods that could…