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
Ntokozo to represent South Africa at Brazilian summer school
North-West University PhD candidate Ntokozo Happy Msiza is one of only four young people that have been selected to represent South Africa at an agricultural summer school at the University of São Paulo in Brazil.
The summer school will take place from 21 July to 4 August, and is a joint effort between the board of the National Youth…
Empowering education: bringing technological knowledge to impoverished classrooms
In a 4IR world, the North-West University (NWU) is ensuring that learners at disadvantaged schools are not left behind and have the tools and knowledge to meet the challenges of the ever-changing world of work.
To this end, the Faculty of Education at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus has initiated a community project, “A service-learning…
Explore South Africa's unique and intriguing heritage
Have you ever pondered the significance of a monument by the roadside? Perhaps you have stopped in a town on a road trip and wondered where the town's points of interest were. Travellers once used guidebooks and maps, but those days are long gone thanks to apps such as the Road Trip SA app.
By collaborating with Emile Coetzee, a North-…
Faculty hosts succesful international conference
The North-West University's (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently played host to the fourth International Conference of the HR Division of the Academy of Management (HRIC2023).
Held at the Sun City Convention Centre, the conference was jointly organised by the NWU’s School of Industrial Psychology and Human…
The importance of sharing STEM possibilities with rural communities
The world of nuclear science is full of possibilities and the Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST) at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) is doing its part to ensure a better life for all.
To mark Youth Month, CARST, in collaboration with the National Nuclear Regulator, headed to Setlagole in…
Discourse explores equal and quality education in rural areas
The research unit for Education and Human Rights in Diversity (Edu-HRight) recently organised a significant discourse in collaboration with the Legal Perspectives, Governance and Democracy research subarea and the Education Law subject group at the North-West University (NWU).
The discourse aimed to shed light on the various factors…
Discourse explores equal and quality education in rural areas
The research unit for Education and Human Rights in Diversity (Edu-HRight) recently organised a significant discourse in collaboration with the Legal Perspectives, Governance and Democracy research subarea and the Education Law subject group at the North-West University (NWU).
The discourse aimed to shed light on the various factors…
Electoral matters under the spotlight
As next year’s much-anticipated national elections draw closer and election fever starts to build, electoral matters will soon be taking centre stage.
Naledi Modise, a political science lecturer from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, believes the current format of the Electoral Amendment Bill, as well as the legal…
Mental health and disability in the spotlight
By Menziwa Msibi
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing, in collaboration with the North West Department of Basic Education, recently presented a disability workshop at Orion in Rustenburg.
The workshop was attended by employees with disabilities from the department, representing all the…
NWU mourns the passing of indigenous knowledge expert
By Mafumane Tlhapi and Phenyo Mokgothu
The North-West University (NWU) mourns the passing of Mme Grace Masuku, an expert in indigenous knowledge systems. She was honoured with the NWU Chancellor Award in 2013.
Nkoko Grace Masuku was laid to rest on 18 June 2023, in her village of Lekutung near Moruleng…