NWU and community join hands to champion economic development

Are you serious about local economic development? Do you believe that sustainable transformation can be achieved through dynamic partnerships between government, business and civil society? If so, 3 August 2017 should be a red-letter day on your calendar.

On 3 August 2017 the subject group of Economics on the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…

NWU recognises top spokespersons

It pays to share words of wisdom and the North-West University’s (NWU’s) top spokespersons can attest to that. The university held its annual Spokespersons of the Year awards evening for the 2016 period on Thursday, 27 July 2017.

Academics, researchers and other faculty members were acknowledged for their positive contribution to the…

Workshop promotes entrepreneurship as a career

The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), together with the North-West University (NWU), will present a workshop as part of Student Entrepreneur Week from 1 to 7 August 2017.

The week-long workshop, titled SEW2017, will be hosted across the NWU’s campuses and is part of the DHET’s Entrepreneurship Development in Higher…

Joné takes African heptathlon title in her stride

Joné Kruger (19), a pharmacy student from the North West University (NWU) is the new African Heptathlon champion. She won the title at the recent Junior African Games in Tlemcen, Algeria.The Junior African Games are held every two years for African athletes under the age of 20.

Joné, a first-year student on the NWU’s campus in…

Classic Men 2017: How do you define a gentleman?

It is almost time for the second annual Classic Men Symposium to be hosted on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. This event – which is regarded as one of the highlights of the organised student life calendar – represents a dynamic collaboration between the Campus Student Representative Council (CSRC), affiliated…

CCPD spreads Madiba Magic in July

Nelson Mandela would have been smiling and dancing his famous Madiba Jive if he had been at the Nyakallo Home for the Disabled in Sebokeng Zone 3 on Thursday, 20 July.

Staff members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark’s Centre for Continuing Professional Development – or CCPD as they are better known – took up…

Next stop for Stephen: Karate World Union Championships

Stephen Moeketsi, a third-year BEd student and avid karateka, has earned himself a spot in the South African student team that will compete in the Karate World Union Championships in Russia later this year.

As a member of the karate squad on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, Stephen recently won two medals at the…

Alumni get together to discuss Convocation matters

A group of alumni of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently attended an information session on the Convocation, its role and purpose, and how to join.

Prof Marius Stander who has been involved with the campus since 1979 – first as a student and now as lecturer and member of the Convocation Executive Committee…

Social work research duo gives feedback on social worker resilience

Dr Elmien Truter and Prof Ansie Fouché, two lecturers and researchers in social work at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) the campus in Vanderbijlpark, recently invited designated social workers from child protection units across Gauteng to a feedback session on a research project that they conducted.

The topic of their research was “Risk…

NWU gives back to the community in honour of Mandela Day

The team of students from the Reading Lab on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng spent their 67 minutes in honour of Mandela Day on 18 July 2017 by putting smiles on the faces of the less fortunate children of the Legae la Thuto Day Care Centre.

The centre, managed by Ms Mosadiphuthego, is located in Extension 39…