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 students reach out to those in need
By Menziwa Msibi
On 5 May 2023 students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus showed their hearts are in the right place when they reached out to help fellow students in need with their Feed a Student campaign.
The food was donated to a Meal-A-Day project.
This campaign…
Breaking the silence: Launching a powerful campaign to end gender-based violence
By Mafumane Tlhapi and Menziwa Msibi
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Student Counselling and Development Centre, in conjunction with Protection Services and Student Judicial Services, held a silent awareness campaign against gender-based violence (GBV) on…
Three NWU alumni’s boxing academy aims to uplift the community
Three female alumni of the North-West University (NWU) and former university team boxers – Onalenna Tsae, Goitseone Kgopiso, and Keamogetse Lesole – opened the SK Boxing Academy in 2022 to develop and promote the sport in their community.
The academy, strictly owned and run by women, currently has two branches – one in Uitkyk Village…
Revolutionising maths education: Whartels™ learning programme is helping kids excel
A North-West University (NWU) senior lecturer in the subject group Psychology, Dr Petro Erasmus, developed and designed the mathematics programme Whartels™ – which is exclusively used in Let’s Really Play Maths Centres – to help foundation phase learners excel in maths.
This programme was recently launched at the Technology Innovation…
Best Diplomats Conference opens new doors of opportunity
North-West University (NWU) student Oscar Mosenogi, who has been selected as one of the World Changers Candidates Ambassadors, was given the opportunity to speak at the Best Diplomats Conference that took place in Thailand.
This conference was organised by Best Diplomats, a New York-based international organisation focusing on training…
NWU Soccer Institute player named top North West ABC Motsepe player
The North-West University (NWU) is celebrating the recent announcement that one of their football players, Heaven Prince Julius Sereetsi, has been named the best player of the North West ABC Motsepe league.
Heaven, an NWU Soccer Institute attacking winger, has been recognised for his outstanding performances throughout the league season…
Support and guidance from the NWU community eased rating journey
The subject group Information Systems at the North-West University (NWU) has its first National Research Foundation (NRF) Y2-rated researcher in Prof Joshua Chukwuere.
He is an NWU-grown scholar in information systems, specifically emerging and digital technologies. Prof Chukwuere is an associate professor in the research focus area…
Pad the Way project to benefit the community
The GoAllOut Organisation student chapter at the North-West University (NWU) has initiated a community service project called Pad the Way.
The goals of the Pad the Way project are to increase awareness of the importance of personal hygiene for women, combat period poverty, and to encourage government leaders to make it mandatory for all…
Crop Science students experience real life commercial crop production and processing
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) subject group Crop Science, in partnership with the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture, recently took final-year students on an excursion to Malelane in the Mpumalanga province for intensive physical training on commercial crop production and various crop processing technologies.
The Mpumalanga…
Study explores experiences of the nursing curriculum
A master’s-degree study conducted by North-West University (NWU) student Katlego Botlhoko from the School of Nursing explores the experiences of nurse educators with regard to the new diploma in general nursing (R171) curriculum in North West.
The diploma in general nursing is a three-year programme, leading to registration with the…