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
US officials visit NWU School of Agriculture
Officials from the Department of Agriculture of the United States of America (USDA) visited the School of Agriculture on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) on 16 March 2017.
The delegation from the USDA’s Borlaug office in Washington, led by Mr James “Jim” Remcheck, visited the campus to give an overview of their…
NWU economics lecturer set to speak at world’s premier academic conference
Ms Hlompo Panelope Maruping, a lecturer from the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has been invited by the academic selection committee of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) to be one of the speakers at the Annual International Conference on Business, Law and Economics.
The prestigious 4th…
NWU academic appointed to Mental Health Review Board
Dr Leepile Alfred Sehularo, psychiatry and mental health nursing lecturer in the Nursing Department on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has been appointed to the North West Provincial Mental Health Review Board by the MEC for Health, Dr Magome Masike.
This appointment was made in terms of the Mental Health Care…
NWU academic presents inaugural lecture on micro-econometric modelling
Prof Abayomi Samuel Oyekale from the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) kick-started the first of six inaugural lectures for the 2017 academic year on 14 March 2017 with his lecture “Micro-econometric modelling in applied economic research: The pains, pitfalls and paradoxes”.
In this lecture, Prof Oyekale – who’s…
NWU Seminar tackles decolonisation of university education
On Friday, 10 March 2017 the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) hosted a Professionalism Seminar at the Mmabatho Palms resort. The seminar, “Decolonising University Education” was aimed at finding possible approaches and solutions to achieving quality decolonised education in higher learning institutions.
The theme,…
NWU professor documents resilient history of royal Bakwena ba Mogopa tribe
Prof Freddy Samuel Khunou, an associate professor on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), recently published a book - Mountains of Spirit - on the history and culture of the Bakwena ba Mogopa tribe.
The book, published by Rainbird (a division of Bookstorm Publishers), gives an insight into traditional leadership and…
Mafikeng Campus bolsters relations with government
Dr Miranda Mgijima, director for internationalisation on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) recently played host to Mr Richard Ndaba from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) seeking to foster good working relations with the campus.
Mr Ndaba, director for African and Middle Eastern international…
NWU academic to speak at inaugural BRICS Mathematics Conference
Prof Jamshid Moori, NRF B-rated researcher and research professor at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), has been invited by the Chinese Mathematical Society to be a plenary speaker at the very first BRICS Mathematics Conference.
BRICS is an acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies:…
Jomo Cosmos signs NWU Soccer Institute striker
National First Division (NFD), Jomo Cosmos FC now boasts a new addition to their squad – Thapelo Tlabakwe, an alumnus of the Soccer Institute on the North-West University`s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus.
The 23-year old striker hails from Rustenburg, Phokeng Village, Dithabaneng section. The two-time Varsity Football player during the 2014…
NWU to collaborate with the University of Dar es Salaam
Following a recent visit by two officials from the University of Dar es Salaam, the North-West University (NWU) is set to collaborate with this university based in Tanzania.
Dr Lulu Kaaya, director for internationalisation, and Prof John Machiwa, principal of the College of Agricultural Science and Fisheries Technology at the…