Taking expertise to our people

The North-West University Business School held their first face-to-face Think Tank in front of a live audience in Somerset West where the Minister of Finance’s national budget speech was analysed and unpacked by a panel of experts.

This initiative forms part of a series of roadshows that the school has in the pipeline for 2022. More 150…

NWU reaches out to less privileged learners

Academics in the subject group Business Statistics and Operations Research of the North-West University (NWU) recently donated school shoes to less privileged learners at PHERA Primary School in Tsetse, a village on the outskirts of Mahikeng.

Prof Elias Munapo, Prof Johannes Tsoku,…

Broad Budget speech is positive for business and consumers

“In challenging economic circumstances Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana displayed a safe pair of hands in navigating South Africa’s public finances towards debt stability and fiscal sustainability in the immediate future.”

In commenting on the 2022 Budget, which was presented on 23 February, Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the…

SONA 2022: Switching gears towards economic reconstruction and recovery?

On 10 February 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his sixth State of the Nation Address (SONA) since he took office in 2018. This was a highly anticipated address, and it is aimed at informing the general public and all relevant stakeholders on the government’s progress in the year that has…

NWU’s TRADE publishes book on Africa’s digital future

The World Trade Organization (WTO) Chairs Programme in the TRADE research entity (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences) at the North-West University (NWU) has published a new book on Africa’s digital future.

The book, titled Africa’s digital future: From theory to action, makes an important and timely contribution to the…

In this study the road ahead is accident-free

Have you ever imagined a society that is free of road accidents? A road environment where cars can connect and communicate to aid in your decision-making abilities on the road? Well, this is, among other things, what Dr Thulani Phakathi, a recent PhD graduate at the North-West University (NWU), is envisaging through his doctoral research.…

SONA realistically assessed South Africa’s socioeconomic challenges

“The State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa to Parliament on 10 February was a candid and realistic assessment of the current socioeconomic challenges faced by South Africa and the urgent need to effectively address them.”

In commenting on the…

President Ramaphosa would do well to focus on electricity issues

A North-West University (NWU) professor believes that – should power cuts continue as they have – more people will lose jobs, threatening the livelihoods of many in the country. This is especially true of small, medium and micro enterprises that are currently not coping.

NWU now the MBA home of Adriaan Strauss

He was the 56th Springbok captain. A tenacious workhorse whose blonde head was visible everywhere on the field. A mobile hooker with enough torque to dig up an entire rugby field for a full 80 minutes. A leader.

At the start of the Allister Coetzee era as Springbok coach, Adriaan…

Accounting alumnus shows peers how it’s done

North-West University (NWU) graduate, Mareli Joubert, is beaming with pride after she was awarded a 2021 Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Excellence Award for being the top student in Africa in the Management Case Study exams in November 2020.

CIMA is a global…