No compromise on quality and safety - Prof Dan Kgwadi

The Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) recently welcomed in excess of 1 500 new first year students into the fold during the 2017 Welcome Day.

The Welcome Day saw students being accompanied by their parents, guardians and loved ones to meet the Vice-Chancellor – Prof Dan Kgwadi, and the different management…

NWU advancing interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies within social sciences

The North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus is joining hands with the Social Sciences Research Society in Turkey to host the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS) later this year.

The conference will take place in Durban from 23 – 25 August 2017 and will see delegates from around the world in attendance. ICSS…

A helping hand – student leaders become First Aid smart

v> Whether it's a minor situation or something more serious, first aid knowledge might just be the difference between life and death. In light of this, members of the student leadership fraternity on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University recently underwent first aid training as offered by St Johns.

Heading-up this…

Community Outreach 2017 – first-year students give their time and hearts

For some people, volunteering and community service are an optional extra; something you do when you have time and additional resources at your disposal. This is not the case on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University.

Picture this: approximately 800 first-year students – from all walks of life, singing and smiling whilst…

NWU economist puts fuel price hike in perspective

Motorists are now paying 29c/l extra for 93 and 95 octane petrol. This retail price hike was announced by the Department of Energy, citing oil prices and the Rand/Dollar exchange rate as reasons for the increase. During an interview with RSG, well-known economist – Dr Andre Mellet from the North-West University's Vanderbijlpark Campus – compared…

The eight economic indicators to watch in 2017

Will 2017 be a better year for South Africa’s economy? This is the question on all South Africans’ lips and in an effort to provide answers, Prof Danie Meyer and Dr Andre Mellet – both academic staff members within the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Information Technology at the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus, offer the…

“Water will cost as much as oil one of these days” – Prof Johan Tempelhoff

“South Africa will come to a point where water will become as expensive as oil.”

This is according to Prof Johann Tempelhoff, a researcher and historian at the School of Basic Sciences on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal), who spoke to Die Burger in an interview recently.

Professor Tempelhoff…

River FM up for the challenge to impact lives

River FM 87.6, the campus radio station of the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus (NWU Vaal) is starting the year off on an exciting note by participating in a national human rights campaign.

The station will be joining the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the regional office of the United Nations High Commissioner…

Alumnus Ettienne le Roux to talk money matters

During the recent World Economic Forum meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan was quoted as saying that the whole world economy was in an “interesting space” - a clear indication that South Africans can expect some shift in the economy.

To talk Joe Public through these envisioned changes, the Vanderbijlpark…

We are all active participants in the NWU journey – Prof Dan Kgwadi

“The academic year is about to start and I would like to welcome each and every member of the University community back into the fold as we prepare to actively participate in the NWU journey.” With these words the vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Dan Kgwadi, recently extended his good wishes to staff, students, alumni,…