NWU alumna appointed as CEO of Project Isizwe

What better way to celebrate Women’s Month than to congratulate a young alumna of the North-West University (NWU) on being appointed as the CEO of Project Isizwe – the innovative Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) behind Africa’s most successful, large-scale free Wi-Fi network.

The appointment of Dudu Mkhwanazi was announced on 1 August 2017.…

Classic Men 2017: bowties and life lessons

Being a gentleman isn’t a quirky personality trait. It is not an action you can turn on and off like a light switch. It is a lifestyle.

This was the message during this year’s rendition of the Classic Men Symposium, hosted on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.

The event saw more than 300 male students…

Economics hosts delegation from SA Reserve Bank

Price and currency stability are crucial for financial stability, and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is a key role player in ensuring this. The bank is also a prestigious employer of high-level economics skills, as students realised during a recent SARB visit to the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng.

The team…

NWU students attend University Scholars Leadership Symposium

Students from the North-West University (NWU) recently attended the 8th University Scholars Leadership Symposium in Bangkok, Thailand. 

The theme of the week-long symposium was “Building LIFE, Giving HOPE”, and more than 900 young emerging leaders from 78 United Nations member countries participated in this event.

The…

NWU Puk Choir enchants audiences in Europe

The NWU Puk Choir charmed audiences with their exceptional singing talent during the recent 54th International Choir Competition in Spittal, Austria, and as a result received the prize as the audience’s favourite choir.

This choir also outrivalled choristers from Germany, Ireland, Slovenia and Austria, among other places, in the…

Caster Semenya bags another world championship title

North-West University (NWU) student, Caster Semenya, walked away with a gold medal for her exceptional performance during the women's 800m final at the IAAF World Championships in London.

Caster, an Olympic champion who has won the 800m during the World Championships in 2009 and 2011, scooped the gold medal on 13 August 2017 with a…

NWU public lecture examines decolonised education

“The challenge for tertiary institutions in South Africa is to ensure that the curriculum presented is not only based on international best practice, but is also locally relevant and celebrates the research and researchers in South Africa.”

This is according to Dr William Mpofu, an academic and researcher from the University of…

Onward and upward for team NWU

Maintaining its scorching track record and number one position in the 2017 Varsity Football tournament, the North-West University (NWU) drew against their third-round opponents, the University of Pretoria (UP Tuks) in Potchefstroom on 10 August 2017.

The NWU team supporters created an electrifying atmosphere on the chilly evening.…

Another former NWU Soccer Institute player selected for National team

Another former player of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Soccer Institute, Boalefa Pule, has been included in the national Bafana Bafana team.

The team will take part in the African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifier against Botswana on 12 August 2017.

Boalefa follows in the footsteps of Thabo Mnyamane and Luvolwethu…

T.H.I.N.K before you use social media, urges NWU

Not even the cold weather in Mahikeng on Friday, 4 August could deter students, academics and guest speakers from sharing best practices on a hot topic: responsible social media usage.

Media law specialist Emma Sadleir, who has published a book called “Don’t film yourself having sex…and other legal advice for the age of…