Moira Lekalakala wins NWU Faculty of Theology’s Language competition

Moira Lekalakala, a third-year theology student on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, was recently announced the winner of the Faculty of Theology’s Language competition.

The competition formed part of the faculty’s approach to become more inclusive in terms of the NWU’s multilingual Language Policy, and aimed…

Another NWU Soccer Institute player joins professional team

North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute player Banele Hlophe has joined the professional team JDR Stars FC.

JDR Stars is a South African football club based in Pretoria, and plays in the National First Division.

Banele has signed with JDR…

Intellectual superpowers loading …

On Monday, 24 January, the North-West University (NWU) Business School embarked on the first day of their week-long MBA Summer School. No fewer than 125 MBA students showed up in person at the Stonehenge venue outside Parys, and more than 70 students attended online.

During his opening address, Prof Jan van Romburgh, the chief…

NWU scoops another PMR award

The North-West University (NWU) was recently recognised for being the highest rated institution for higher education at the prestigious 2022 PMR.africa Awards.

During the award ceremony at the Ingwe Guest Lodge in Vanderbijlpark, the NWU scooped a Diamond Arrow award for the…

NWU academics join prestigious TAU Fellowship Programme

The academics of the North-West University (NWU) have a well-deserved reputation for expertise, hard work and dedication. This is again evident in two lecturers being selected for the prestigious South African Teaching Advancement at University (TAU) Fellowship Programme.

Dr Misheck…

Heavy rains affect farmers negatively

Hannes Lombard, manager at the North-West University (NWU) farm in Mahikeng, says that the persistent heavy rains since November last year have posed major challenges for farmers, and in particular crop farmers.

He says some farmers in parts of the Free State, Kwazulu Natal,…

Raising of repo rate was inevitable

The further 25 basis-point rise in interest rates by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) on 27 January was widely expected by the markets and economists.

Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the Business School of the North-West University…

Great award for Janneman Malan

The International Cricket Council named opening batsman Janneman Malan and his intimidating bat as that organisation’s Emerging Men’s Player of the Year 2021 for his place at the top of the one-day batting log of the Proteas.  

This 25-year-old, who grew up in Mbombela, is a former…

Eagles prepare for Varsity Cup lift-off

The fuse has been lit and the countdown has begun. On 14 February rugby will explode onto our screens and on our tertiary-education fields again when the 2022 Varsity Cup kicks off.  

It is war in its most pleasurable form. Firing the first salvos will be the NWU Eagles and UCT Ikeys…

Covid-19 tragedy is more than just numbers

Numbers are a part of life. And although we might be getting numb, disconnected and desensitised to all the numbers with which we are bombarded daily, we should not get used to them. We should not lose sight of what they mean, explains Professor Alida Herbst, Director of the School of Psychosocial Health at the North-…