Healthcare, supercharged!

After two successful years of the Starfish project, presented by the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing, some 50 professionals and workers in the healthcare sector recently attended a function in Potchefstroom to reflect on the year that has been, and to share the successes of the project.

Established in collaboration…

Student Counselling and Development hosts stakeholder’s appreciation day

The Student Counselling and Development Centre (SCDC) and Health Care Centre on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted its first-ever stakeholder appreciation event on 20 November 2019.

The main purpose of the day was to acknowledge the role and support that different stakeholders in and around Mahikeng play…

NWU specialist receives prestigious innovation management award

FR Bezuidenhout, a senior commercialisation specialist at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) office, was recently awarded the Early Career Excellence in Innovation Management award by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Southern African Research and Innovation Management…

NWU and Mahidol University collaborate on research mentorship programme

Prof Karl Peltzer and Prof Supa Pengpid from Mahidol University in Thailand recently visited the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng to provide academic and research mentorship to emerging researchers as part of the University Capacity Development Programme (UCDP) grant.

More than 20 participants from the Indigenous…

NWU installs Dr Anna Mokgokong as its third chancellor

The North-West University (NWU) installed Dr Anna Mokgokong, renowned business leader and entrepreneur, as its third chancellor during a prestigious event at the Feather Hill venue in Potchefstroom on 20 November. As chancellor she will serve as titular head of the NWU. All qualifications awarded by the university are formally conferred by…

Feeding the people and addressing food security challenges in Africa

There is no denying the fact that Nigeria and South Africa are leading the battle for food security and food sovereignty in Africa.

According to the World Health Organisation, approximately 27,4% of the population in Africa was classified as severely food insecure in 2016, which is almost four times as high as any other region.…

NWU professor appointed as High Court judge

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Elmarie van der Schyff of the Faculty of Law has been appointed as a judge in the Gauteng Division of the High Court after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed off on her appointment this week.

Prof Van der Schyff served as acting judge in the Gauteng Division of the High Court ,during which time…

NWU puts Common Good First

“Your network is the people who want to help you, and you want to help them, and that’s really what matters.”

This powerful quote by Reid Hoffman perfectly sums up the main idea behind the Common Good First campaign.

This campaign was conceived as a digital network to identify, showcase and connect community-driven social…

The modern way of caring for infants and children – an international perspective

In the professional medical and healthcare industry it goes without saying that local experts are often caught up in their own way of doing things.

It is also a fact that the workload of these professionals is so heavy, or their diaries are so jam-packed, that there is seldom time to make use of opportunities where one can learn from…

NWU Nursing rolling up their own sleeves, yet again …

It is perhaps a bit odd to associate the well-known Hollywood star Brad Pitt with the dire need of proper healthcare for mothers and their babies. But, once you research more about Pitt’s initiatives towards the uplifting of humanity in general, you will get a better picture of his kind-heartedness.   

“Let us be the ones who say we…