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
Bridging the digital divide one school at a time
The benefits from widespread and equitable access to information and communications technologies (ICTs) in South Africa are touted as having the potential to change the course and trajectory of this country for the better.
Researchers at the North-West University (NWU) share this view and are adamant that schools can serve as a base…
Six km of sanitary pads may score NWU a record
By Phenyo Mokgothu and Mafumane Tlhapi
The North-West University (NWU) GoAllOut and Golden Key student chapters on its Mahikeng Campus attempted the Guinness World Record for the longest line of sanitary pads on 25 March 2023.
Spanning a distance of 6…
NWU alumnus aims to bring Mrs South Africa title home
North-West University (NWU) alumnus Berlina Lekgethwane could very well be the next Mrs South Africa.
She has recently entered the 2023 competition and has advanced to the semi-finals.
Berlina, who was born and bred in Ramokokastad in the Phadi village, graduated from the NWU's Mahikeng Campus with a BA in communications and an…
Young NWU researcher rubs shoulders with Nobel Laureate
North-West University academic and researcher Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane recently attended the 14th HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates from 27 February to 3 March 2023 in Tsukuba City, Japan.
She was nominated by the National Research Foundation (NRF), together with Dr Ncediwe Ndube-Tsolekile from the Cape Peninsula University of…
NWU academic appointed as president of SA Association of Botanists
North-West University (NWU) academic at the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Prof Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, has been inaugurated as the president of the South African Association of Botanists (SAAB) during the annual SAAB conference that took place at the University of Limpopo earlier this year.
He will serve as president from January…
NWU IKS Centre teams up with DSI in developing indigenous knowledge-led smart village
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre has once again teamed up with the Department of Science and Innovation and Prof Mziwoxolo Mzo Sirayi, an adjunct professor from Nelson Mandela University, to develop a one-of-its-kind indigenous knowledge-led smart village in Nyandeni in the Eastern Cape.
The…
NWU students to attempt Guinness World Record
Article by Phenyo Mokgothu and Mafumane Tlhapi
The North-West University (NWU) GoAllOut organisation’s student chapter will attempt a Guinness World Record for the longest line of sanitary pads, spanning a distance of 4 km to 6 km.
The attempt will take place on 25 March at the Great Hall on the NWU’s…
Commemorating International Women’s Day
Women around the globe continue to face challenges in accessing decent work opportunities and gender equality, while contending with gender-based violence and a myriad of other exclusionary practices.
This was the recurring theme during International Women’s Day commemorations on 8 March 2023, hosted by the North-West University (NWU)…
Mahikeng Campus can now house more students
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus can now house more students on campus thanks to the new student housing project.
During registration 1 404 beds were ready for occupation.
This is in addition to 324 beds that were made available at the beginning of the 2022 academic year, which makes a total of 1 788 new beds…
Academic reappointed to Press Council
Prof Mpho Chaka, deputy dean for teaching and learning at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities, has been reappointed as a public representative and adjudicator at the Press Council of South Africa for a period of five years.
The Press Council, the Press Ombud and the Appeals Panel form an independent coregulatory…