Mahikeng Campus News
How second-hand clothing paved the way for senior lecturer’s career
By Gofaone Motsamai
The road from Kagiso, where she sold second-hand clothing under the scorching Gauteng sun, to the lecture halls of North-West University (NWU) was long, bumpy and deeply personal for Dr Salphinah Vuloyimuni Ubisi.
Now a senior lecturer in the subject group Public Administration and Local Government at the NWU, Dr Ubisi’s story began in hardship and determination. “The money generated from selling old clothes became my main source of income and this provided the core finance for my studies.”.
Her entry into the jumble sale… Read more
Guest lecture unpacks the causes of municipal infrastructure decay
Is the decay of municipal infrastructure in South Africa the result of poor monitoring and evaluation, poor planning, or deeper systemic issues? This was the central question posed by Dr Robert Nkuna during his guest lecture on Friday, 15 August 2025, at the School of Government Studies at the North-West University (NWU).
Dr Nkuna, who…
Dr Rorisang Machailo named finalist in 2025 HEWL Awards
Dr Rorisang Machailo, senior lecturer and deputy director at the School of Nursing at the North-West University (NWU), has been recognised as a top 3 finalist in the Women in Academic Administration category of the 2025 Higher Education Women Leaders (HEWL) Awards.
This honour highlights her outstanding leadership and dedication to…
Voices of empowerment take centre stage at Women’s Month event
By Nikelo Mehlomakulu
The bold march by 20 000 women against apartheid laws in 1956 is still reverberating today. That march was the inspiration behind the Women’s Month event that the North-West University’s School of Governance hosted at the Mahikeng Campus on 21 August.
The event commemorated the 1956…
Supporting student mental health with empathy and intention
“You don’t have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you.” This quote, from American author Dan Millman, has the ring of truth for Dr Khido Ramadie, educational psychologist at the Mahikeng Campus of North-West University (NWU).
She keeps these words in mind as she strives to optimise students’…
Radiation expert wants SA to benefit from his radiological crime scene management training
South Africa’s capacity to deal with incidents involving radioactive materials has received a boost. North-West University (NWU) academic Dr Tebogo Kupi has returned from Austria where he attended a high-level international training course aimed at preparing experts to deliver national workshops on radiological crime scene management.
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Innovative poultry feed research offers hope for sustainable farming
by Gofaone Motsamai
High feed costs and declining meat quality are two of the biggest challenges facing the global poultry industry. For many smallholder farmers in South Africa, these issues are even more pressing, as they struggle to balance production costs with the demand for affordable, nutritious meat.
Against this backdrop, Phethile Emmelina Mabuza…
NWU students step into each other’s shoes for creative learning experience
On 6 August 2025, during a Human Resource Management (HRMA121) class at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University, male and female first-year students exchanged professional roles in a creative learning exercise aimed at building empathy, understanding and workplace diversity awareness.
The event, themed “Walking in different…
Shaping biochemists who think beyond the lab and seek to make an impact
In a quiet laboratory on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, a group of postgraduate students huddle over microscopes and data sheets. At the centre of their work is not only the science they are uncovering, but also the mentor guiding them to think beyond experiments and toward the bigger questions of research and contributing…
Another key international role for Prof Babalola
Internationally renowned microbiologist Prof Olubukola Oluranti Babalola is in the spotlight again. The leader of the Microbial Biotechnology subject group at the North-West University (NWU) has been elected to two strategic committees of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), a global network of science, engineering and medical academies.
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Learners are spelling out the future
by Gofaone Motsamai
and by Oscar Mosiane
The ability to spell is alive and well, as 100 high school learners demonstrated when they participated in a spelling bee at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU).
The event, held on Saturday, 16 August 2025, was a partnership between the NWU and the North West…