Human Interest News
Building brighter futures: the inaugural SASS programme strives to empower tomorrow’s leaders
The Higher Education and Leadership Management (HELM) organisation launched the Student Affairs and Student Success (SASS) programme earlier this year at the Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre in Benoni, Johannesburg.
SASS is a national leadership capacitation programme for university staff who are engaged in the development, support…
Ladies football team crowned 2023 stream B USSA champions
By: Phenyo Mokgothu and Lerato Tshweu
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus ladies football team has been crowned stream B University Sports South Africa (USSA) champions after they defeated Nelson Mandela University by 1-0 in the final of the tournament hosted at the Cape Peninsula University of…
NRF-iThemba LABS Reaffirms Relationship with NWU
The National Research Foundation’s Vision 2030 articulates its commitment to contribute to the betterment of society through research and development. This entails concerted efforts to facilitate, and contribute to, the transformation of spaces, an intentional focus on impact, an unwavering commitment to excellence, and continued investment in…
Academics gain insight into the internationalisation of higher education
North-West University (NWU) academics Prof Babs Surujlal, executive dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, and Prof Ephrem Redda, from the School of Management Sciences, recently participated in the 6th InterUni 2023 Forum of Internationalisation of Higher Education, organised by the WSB University in Poland.
The forum…
Celebrating Excellence in Occupational Hygiene Research
The Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene (SAIOH) Annual Conference, held from the 23rd until the 26th October 2023, in Cape Town, served as a distinguished platform to recognise and celebrate the outstanding contributions of researchers and postgraduate students from the North-West University’s (NWU) affiliated with the…
NWU vice-chancellor extends warm welcome to 22nd SAUSSA Games participants
The vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Bismark Tyobeka, extended a warm welcome to participants in the 22nd Southern African Universities Staff Sports Association (SAUSSA) Games at the NWU during the official opening that took place at the Great Hall on the Mahikeng Campus on 11 December 2023. The event, promoting…
Pitch Your Business: empowering young entrepreneurs
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences and bhive Enterprise Development Centre collaborated with I AM Youth, Radio Pulpit, Radio Cape Pulpit and TBN Africa to offer an entrepreneurial training and development programme – culminating in a Pitch Your Business competition – to empower young entrepreneurs.…
A season of sharing: NWU supports a Christmas celebration for less fortunate children
Representatives of the North-West University (NWU) supported the Christmas party for underprivileged children hosted by the South African Police Service (SAPS) at the School of Artillery, Klipdrift Military Base on Saturday, 2 December 2023.
Among the distinguished guests were Brigadier Steven Moodley, station commander at the SAPS…
Beyond stigma: insights from experts in a specialised HIV/AIDS online seminar event
On Monday, 4 December 2023, South Africa’s biggest self-administered medical scheme, Bestmed, hosted a webinar in collaboration with the North-West University (NWU) as part of their Tempo health and wellness programme.
The aim of the event, according to Ms Bonita Maboeta, senior wellness specialist at the NWU, was to raise awareness of…
Management accountants claim international body’s top Africa awards
The North-West University (NWU) again distinguished itself as one of the country’s premier accountancy institutions when the NWU’s School of Accountancy and its Management Accountancy programme claimed three prestigious Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) Professional Africa Awards. The awards are powered by the American Institute of…