Mini-budget is the President’s own deadline on child stunting, say NWU experts

When the Minister of Finance tables the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement on 21 October, one test will be whether it delivers on a promise made to South Africa’s youngest children.

In February’s State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa set a goal of ending child…

NWU researcher discovers three ancient insects from a 90-million-year-old deposit

Three tiny insects that lived about 90 million years ago have helped a North-West University (NWU) researcher uncover new clues about life on Earth during the age of the dinosaurs. The discovery also sheds light on how insects fed on plants and how some became the crop pests farmers face today.

NWU students take national honours in risk management challenge

Students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Risk Management programme at the Vanderbijlpark Campus have been crowned the 2026 Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) University Risk Management Challenge champions.

From finishing in the top three to being crowned national champions, these students have taken their success…

SADiLaR applauds members elected to the Council of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns

The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) warmly congratulates its members and associates on their election and appointment to leadership and specialist roles in the Council of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for…

Student wins national innovation award for turning mining waste into bricks

The North-West University (NWU) continues to demonstrate how business education, innovation and entrepreneurial thinking can contribute to solving real-world challenges, with one of its students earning national recognition for turning mining waste into a potential resource for sustainable construction.

Lecturer helps teachers turn reading assessment into a tool for learning

A North-West University (NWU) lecturer is helping teachers rethink how they teach and assess reading, urging teachers to use assessment not simply to record learner performance, but to identify what children need to become better readers.

Nomsa Kubheka-Mohosho from the Faculty of…

Humanities Spring School puts human-centred scholarship in the spotlight

The Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University (NWU) has concluded another successful Spring School week, bringing together academics, researchers and emerging scholars for a week of intellectual exchange, debate and collaboration.

Held under the theme “Humanising a fractured…

They endured, yet conquered: the making of a leader by great teachers

Opinion piece by Dr Lehlohonolo Mofokeng, a lecturer in education management and leadership at the NWU

October serves as an important reminder of the transformative impact of teachers in society. This year is no exception. 

Some teachers trend on…

When AI reviews the reviewers: Who is judging our research?

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help researchers write, analyse data and search vast amounts of information. But when the same technology begins to influence whether research deserves publication, a more difficult question emerges: who is actually making the scientific judgement?

Prof…

Study links unemployment to South Africa’s environmental footprint

Dalton Appolis

The health of the environment is seldom mentioned in the same breath as job creation and economic growth. Now this interconnection has been highlighted in research by North-West University (NWU) alumnus Dalton Appolis.

Dalton, a…