NWU foils WannaCry ransomware

It’s been war in the cyber world in the past few days. Cyber criminals tried, and succeeded in some instances, to infiltrate work and home computers all over the world, and in the process destroyed valuable information.

The proactive action taken by the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Information Technology (IT) department prevented…

Radio industry raises a glass to Charonike

She collects awards on a regular basis. No, hearing her name called, asking her to come on stage is nothing new to Charonike Nel, station manager at PukFm 93.6 – the radio station on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom.

At the recent Liberty Radio Awards at the Sandton Convention Centre on 22 April PukFm…

‘The internet never forgets’, social media specialist tells NWU

The NWU’s student discipline and compliance department hosted Emma Sadleir, renowned social media law specialist, as part of the university’s human rights awareness campaign on its campus in Potchefstroom on 16 May.

Emma was the keynote speaker on the legal, disciplinary and reputational risk of social media. Another speaker, Prof…

Enterprise Risk Management model to aid all industries country-wide

During the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark the degree Doctor of Philosophy in risk management was conferred upon Hermie le Roux.

In the appreciation of her study Hermie was lauded by examiners for the development of an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) model and assessment…

Students get CV-smart with the help of alumni

A good resume can sometimes be your one and only chance to capture a potential employer’s attention. This is the message that came out strongly during the CV and Interview Workshop recently held at the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark.

The workshop, aimed at final-year and postgraduate students, was an initiative of a…

Africa Day 2017: promoting unity and regional integration

The Department of Arts and Culture has declared the month of May as Africa Month in an effort to promote African unity, deeper regional integration and to recommit Africa to a common destiny. The North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark will – in support of the initiative – host an Africa Day Celebration on 26 May 2017.

The…

Regard’s perfect score leads to graduation bliss

You could hear a pin drop when Ms Daleen Gerber, director of the School of Information Technology on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, shared the impressive academic record of alumnus Regard du Toit.

Regard, who obtained his Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics  degree with distinction during the recent…

Jan Pieterse – a master of many trades

Jan Melchior Pieterse is a born achiever – and the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark bears testament to this.

On 11 May 2017, Jan not only received a BCom degree in entrepreneurship and business management, but also the coveted Excellent Academic Achievement Award for his overall…

NWU academic to present a paper at international law conference

Prof Melvin Mbao, academic and dean of the Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng  will be attending the 6th International Conference on Law, Regulations and Public Policy in Singapore from 5 to 6 June 2017.

He will also present a paper on “The Changing Face of South Africa's…

The students of the Social Work Student Society (SOWASK) recently visited Bophelong to collect litter. This effort, with the hope of really touching lives within their community, was a celebration in line with the “environmental sustainability” theme of t

The Social Work Student Society (SOWASK) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is adamant to make a difference. They recently embarked on the first of many projects planned for the benefit of the group and their community.

With their first project, “Greening up our Act”, the students – accompanied by the SOWASK…