Faculties News
Our vision for mining innovation gains ground in Latin America
On 10 June 2025, Prof Mzubanzi Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), led a senior academic delegation on a strategic two-week mission to Brazil and Peru. The objective: to deepen global partnerships in higher education and research.
Representing the NWU’s Faculty of Engineering, Prof Kapil…
Young biochemist’s rooibos and broccoli research offers hope for heart disease
Cardiovascular diseases remain among the world’s leading killers, but everyday foods like rooibos tea and broccoli may hold the key to protecting the heart, according to new research from the North-West University (NWU).
This was the core finding of the PhD study of Dr Sinenhlanhla Xoliswa Happiness Mthembu, who explored plant-based…
Science takes centre stage in Kuruman
In the heart of the Northern Cape, science will step out of the classroom and into the community as the North-West University (NWU) brings its third Vice-Chancellor’s Science Day to Mothibistad on 6 August 2025.
The event, to be held at the Thabo Moorosi Multi-Purpose Hall in Kuruman, is part of a growing outreach initiative by the NWU…
NWU vice-chancellor, Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, pleads for aligned academic hospital in North West
NWU vice-chancellor, Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, pleads for aligned academic hospital in North West
Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), has lauded Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s announcement that plans are in place to add to the country’s ten academic hospitals.
Minister…
Musician-turned-professor makes a masterpiece of his inaugural lecture
The concert hall was silent. When the words came, they came almost reluctantly. “Here I am, having to give a lecture,” said Prof Piet Koornhof, a violinist. “I would much rather perform music. So, I shall do both.”
With that, Prof Koornhof from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Music set the tone for an inaugural lecture…
Human Movement Science students contribute to National School Sport Championships
The involvement of students from the North-West University's (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus in the recent National School Sport Championships marks another significant milestone in the university’s growing partnership with the North West Provincial Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.
Six Human Movement Science students provided practical…
Study examines legal frameworks for just energy transition in SA and Zimbabwe
While coal continues to dominate the energy mix of both South Africa and Zimbabwe, the two countries have begun introducing legal frameworks that signal a shift. The question that North-West University (NWU) researcher Tariro Mary Tingini set out to answer is: How ready from a legal and policy perspective are South Africa and Zimbabwe to make…
Ideal Clinic implementation could go more smoothly if practical issues are addressed
By Gofaone Motsamai
In public clinics across the North West Province, healthcare workers share limited resources and juggle growing patient numbers – all while trying to meet the standards of the Ideal Clinic Realisation and Maintenance (ICRM) programme.
Introduced in 2013, the programme is a national…
Indigenous languages are key to boosting breast cancer awareness
By Gofaone Motsamai and Phenyo Mokgothu
Using indigenous languages to communicate health information could significantly improve breast cancer awareness among African women.
“Health information in the local languages not only enhances understanding but also increases trust in the messages being delivered…
Global warming places Africa’s wildlife in peril
Drought, intensified by global warming and compounded by human action, has taken a devastating toll on wildlife across Africa and the Amazon between 2023 and 2025. According to a sobering new United Nations report, animal populations are being ravaged not just by thirst and starvation, but by human intervention as…