NWU celebrates the works of non-academic authors

On 12 November 2021 the North-West University (NWU) vice-chancellor, Prof Dan Kgwadi, held an event to recognise students, staff and alumni who have authored non-academic works.

Facilitated by the executive director of the Corporate Relations…

NWU joins forces with Black Lawyers Association to deliver market-ready litigators 

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law and the Black Lawyers Association Legal Education Centre (BLA-LEC) has committed to producing market-ready lawyers through a memorandum of agreement signed on 11 November 2021.

 The agreement, signed at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus is for a period of three years.

The primary aim is…

NWU engineers shine bright

The North-West University (NWU) is constantly striving towards academic excellence and producing graduates who are fit and ready to create groundbreaking moves within their respective industries.

Two NWU industrial engineering graduates, Josua Olivier Wesch and Eduan Hugo, recently…

Reflections on the 2021 local government elections

The 2021 local government elections are a story of a democracy in crisis, says Naledi Modise, lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Government Studies.

The elections that took place on 1 November were characterised by low…

Another success for self-directed learning

With participants from as far as the United States, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) fourth International Self-Directed Learning (SDL) Conference was a great success.

Hosted by the NWU’s SDL research unit, the theme for this year’s conference was “Self-Directed Learning: An…

South Africa’s public finances remain in safe hands

“In a measured policy assessment by the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, in his first Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) he confirms that South Africa’s public finances remain in safe hands and that there will be broad continuity in fiscal policy.”

Prof Raymond…

Athletics club celebrates achievements

“This is the first athletics function in two years,” says Terseus Liebenberg – equally relieved and excited – in the athletics clubhouse on the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds.

Terseus, the athletics manager at the athletics club on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom…

Condolences on FW de Klerk passing away

It is with sadness that the North-West University (NWU) has learned of the passing of former President FW de Klerk.

As law student and later as chancellor of the former Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (PU for CHE, now NWU), the late President de Klerk left a huge footprint at the university. His legacy as…

NWU’S Vanderbijlpark Campus hosts a crime summit 

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently hosted a crime summit to discuss the university’s safety initiatives.

The summit, organised by Protection Services, took place in a blended format, and was aptly themed “Act against crime together”.

The event came against the backdrop of the…

Sydwell’s ideas mushroom into commercial success

Universities across the country are producing ground-breaking research with great economic potential, but often the question is how this can be translated into commercial enterprises.

To address this issue, the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a webinar titled “Mushrooming of ideas: Converting a postgraduate study into a…