NWU PhD student uses permaculture farming to address food security

Zuziwe Nkosi, a PhD student in crop science at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, uses a unique and creative technique called permaculture for food gardening to address food insecurity and nutrition among NWU students and surrounding communities.

Zuziwe is a coordinator of the Siyakhana Food Gardening project,…

Statement on the finalisation of the matter regarding Mr Theo Venter

Following the remarks made by Mr Theo Venter in an interview on RSG on 5 June 2018, the executive dean of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences has engaged with Mr Venter on the matter.

Mr Venter has acknowledged the sensitivity and moral issues associated with any comparisons between…

NWU academic speaks at international conferences in China

Prof Masood Khalique from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng participated in the 12th International Conference on Recent Advances in Applied Dynamical Systems which was held from 8 to 10 June at Chongqing Normal University in China.

More than 600 delegates attended the conference that comprised more than 140…

Private sector, community and NWU join forces to make an impact

A collaborative venture between the North-West University (NWU), the Midvaal Local Municipality and the New Hope Group (NHG) will not only benefit the local community, but also positively impact the future of South Africa’s agricultural industry.

Representatives of the NWU’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, together…

NWU School of Agricultural Sciences has a heart for community development

Over the past years the School of Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng has steadily proved its dedication to community development and education.

Centre for Animal Health

The school’s Centre for Animal Health provides veterinary services to farmers who keep their livestock on…

NWU student to muscle his way up the bodybuilding ladder

A bodybuilding fanatic and final-year student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, David Tshoose is set to take the sport of bodybuilding by storm during this year’s upcoming competitions.

David has been participating in bodybuilding since his first year and competes in the athletic physique category.

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International footprint for NWU's Centre for BMI

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Business, Mathematics and Informatics (BMI) is expanding its global reach in leaps and bounds.

Agreement with Global Credit Data

The centre – which forms part of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences – recently entered into an agreement with Global Credit Data, a non…

BMI: industry directed research prepares students for world of work

Each year master’s students from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences’ Centre for Business, Mathematics and Informatics (BMI) conduct a first semester group research project. This project aims to prepare the students for their second semester individual industry directed research projects.

This year saw a group of BMI…

SA’s banking sector to utilise NWU’s operational risk model

A new methodology for determining economic capital for operational risk was recently proposed by the North-West University’s (NWU’S) Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics (BMI). This model was subsequently successfully introduced to the South African financial services sector and is now being implemented by Absa as part of their…

NWU academic elected as fellow in World Council for Psychotherapy

Prof Erhabor Idemudia, a North-West University (NWU) academic in the Faculty of Humanities in the campus in Mahikeng, has recently been elected into the fellowship of the World Council for Psychotherapy (WCP) for his outstanding services to the science and profession of psychotherapy.

The WCP is a non-governmental organisation with…