NWU Master’s students – the best of the best!

Students from the North-West University’s (NWU) Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences recently showed what they are made of when they defeated their peers from other universities.

This happened during the South African Telecommunications, Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC) held in Ballito…

Pharmacen makes strides in third dimension research for a better life for all

For many years the world has attempted to address urgent issues in pharmaceutical research with the help of cultured cells, and the North West University’s (NWU’s) Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacen™) is using a new approach to get these answers.

They are working on advanced cell culture initiatives to grow…

98 minutes of glory is golden

Every community has a sports reporter like this; someone who can be one with the sorrows and joys of sports people.  They become the voice of winning or losing. We listen to them, because they were there. Every weekend, come sunshine, rain or hail, they are armed with notebook and sunscreen.

This description fits the Potchefstroom…

NWU hosts Agri Teen Symposium

The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted an Agri Teen Symposium on its campus in Mahikeng.

This symposium, organised by Land Bank and Shekinah Media, was an intergenerational gathering of stakeholders in the agricultural sector, aimed at transferring passion, skills and knowledge from industry experts to young people from…

Repositioning demography and population studies

Understanding the size and structure of populations and the way they are changing is essential for development planning.

Prof Martin Enock Palamuleni from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities stressed this during his inaugural lecture on 13 September at the campus in Mahikeng.

During his lecture titled…

Getting South Africa ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

South Africa will be part and parcel of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) as the upcoming 6th SA-UNESCO Engineering, Science and Technology Conference (SA-UNESCO-EC) will demonstrate.

The theme of the conference is “Decolonising the 4IR in support of the sustainable development goals”, and it will take place at the North-West…

Nursing North West back to health

The dire state of the North West Province's health systems is being addressed through a new weapon in the healthcare arsenal; focusing on community-oriented primary healthcare.

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences, in partnership with the Unit for Open Distance Learning, has rolled out a two-week…

NWU hosts late music legend HHP’s inaugural memorial lecture

“People are equal. Musicians, like cooks and singers and dancers and lovers, are not. That’s just how it is. Most lyricists offer little in the way of new concepts, or new ways of appreciating the world. But some people bring new meaning into the world. They stop, even if for a moment, the squandering of life.”

These were the words…

A picture is worth a thousand words

North-West University (NWU) alumni Riëtte Drevin, Annica Brink and Elzandré Ayres van der Walt are on a quest to prove with their photography exhibition that a picture is indeed worth a thousand words.

The trio is showcasing their work at the EGLAF Contemporary gallery in Potchefstroom, as part of the *EGLAF Arts Collective.

NWU to host 2019 Varsity Football finals

The North-West University (NWU) will be hosting both the men’s and women’s Varsity Football finals on Thursday, 26 September 2019 at the NWU Mahikeng stadium.

Magic men

The NWU’s Noble Boys will proudly take centre stage in the men’s final against the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT).

The road to the final…