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
NWU's transformative facing race week with deputy vice-chancellor
On 20 July 2023, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus hosted the "Facing Race Week" event to promote meaningful conversations about racial equality and understanding.
Professor Robert Balfour, the deputy vice-chancellor for teaching and learning, was the driving force behind this transformative week at the university. His…
Alumnus honoured for excellence in elementary school teaching
By Nolwazi Xulu
Mapule Sechogo, a former North-West University student and first-time entrant in the National Teachers Awards recently defied the odds when she won the Excellence in Primary School Teaching category at the awards ceremony held at the Naledi Local Education Office of the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati…
The NWU is ready for the Varsity Football tournament
Caretaker coach Amos Xabanisa is brimming with confidence that the North-West University (NWU) football team is fully prepared to take on the challenges that lie ahead in the upcoming Varsity Football tournament.
In their bid to gauge their readiness, the team has engaged in a series of friendly matches. The NWU faced tough opponents,…
Exploring African spirituality
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Student Life division will be hosting an African Spirituality workshop on 29 July 2023 at its Mahikeng Campus.
Baba Ngwemabala, also known as Thandiwe Prudence Magagula, will be the main speaker.
The purpose of the event is to look into the different dynamics for understanding African…
WaterNet executive manager makes history
Prof Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema, executive manager for SADC WaterNet and extraordinary professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, has been elected the secretary-general of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS).
Prof Onema's election, which took place during the…
Renowned scholar to share his vast knowledge in public lecture and seminar series
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research entity will be hosting Prof Toyin Omoyeni Falola, the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas in the United States.
This renowned scholar will present a series of seminars and a public lecture on the NWU’s…
Empowering employees to create a safe and conducive environment
The North-West University’s (NWU's) Safety, Health and Environment department recently organised a comprehensive two-day training workshop to enhance workplace safety and promote a culture of health and wellbeing.
The workshop’s aim was to equip permanent employees with the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge to qualify as…
Academic receives prestigious botany award
North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Oladapo Aremu recently received the Economic Botany Excellence Award (EBEA) at the joint conference of the Society for Economic Botany (SEB) and the Society of Ethnobiology at Emory University Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
The EBEA – also called the Mid-Career Excellence Award – is made…
Alumnus donates thought-provoking artwork to NWU Library
Retired professor Jan Buscop donated 4 paintings to NWU and these artworks will be hosted in the library.
More about retired professor Jan Buscop
Prof Buscop was born in the Netherlands and emigrated in 1978 to South Africa. He completed his PhD at UNIBO and was appointed as senior lecturer in 1993 and retired in 2019. Currently…
Lecturers unpack entrepreneurial learning
By Menziwa Msibi
Academics from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Basic Education (DBE), recently participated in an Entrepreneurial Learning Workshop and Employability Task Team (EEETT).
The purpose of the workshop was to contribute to a…