North West’s learners are robotics champions

Robotics is a fast-growing field worldwide and learners from the North West province are not lagging behind. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Science Centre on the campus in Mahikeng, whose Techno Youth Programme equips learners with computer, communication and problem-solving skills, has been watching with pride as these skills are put…

NWU experts weigh in on Emfuleni’s SOMA

On 11 June 2018 the executive mayor of the Emfuleni Local Municipality will deliver his State of the Municipality Address (SOMA) in Vanderbijlpark. Emfuleni is one of South Africa’s defaulting councils, with the municipality not having had a clean audit in about five years.

The Auditor-general recently stated that Emfuleni was the fourth…

Former NWU Soccer Institute player joins PSL team

Former North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute player, Orebotse “Bobo” Mongae, is making a move to the South African Premier Soccer League’s (PSL) Baroka FC in the coming season.

Tebogo Ramasilo, Bobo’s representative, confirmed that his client is moving from the Botswana Premier League (BPL) outfit, Jwaneng Galaxy FC, to the…

NWU researchers take hands with Polish and German counterparts

A delegation of researchers from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently visited several international universities in Poland and Germany. The aim of the visits was to foster and build collaborative relationships between the institutions of higher learning.

The delegation – that was made up…

Golden Key awards staff with honorary membership

Four staff members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark were recently awarded honorary membership to the Golden Key International Honour Society. These staff members were applauded for their commitment towards academic excellence and the role they play as mentors and guardians to the student populace.

According to…

SA agricultural sector – a political chess piece

The South African agricultural sector has been captured and is subsequently being used as a political chess piece. This is the opinion of Prof Danie Meyer, a senior lecturer and researcher in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.

Prof Meyer, who is an expert in Local Economic Development (LED), is…

NWU academic participates in World Media Economics and Management conference

Prof Ravinder Rena, a North-West University (NWU) academic in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, was invited to be a panel speaker and chairperson of a technical session at the recent World Media Economics and Management Conference (WEMC).

The conference theme was “Media Management in the Age of Tech Giants:…

MBA graduation day: Double gold for the cream of the crop

The North-West University (NWU) Business School had a successful graduation day, and made history this year with two top achievers scoring gold. 

Suretha Griesel, a dentist from Pretoria, and Theshan Govendar, a senior engineer from Anglo American, each received a gold medal for best overall achievers in the MBA programme.ABSA is…

NWU is a pioneer in Africa

The North-West University (NWU) is one of the pioneers in nutrition research in Africa. The leading role the NWU’s Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN) plays in the collaboration with the University of Ghana (UG) and the Nutricia Research Foundation (NRF), can attest to that.

The second phase of this collaboration to establish…

NWU Annual Career fair a huge success

The North West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom recently hosted its Annual Career Fair. The Accounting Fair took place on 8 May, the General Fair on 9 May and the Law Fair on 10 May 2018.

Career fairs benefit students by giving them the opportunity to get first-hand information and have face-to-face interaction with…