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.”.
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Mahikengs well-known journalist is now an NWU graduate
One of Mahikeng’s well-known journalists, Sosty Rammutla, received a BA communication degree during the North-West University (NWU) graduation ceremony on 11 October 2022 at the Mahikeng Campus.
Sosty says he is truly grateful and proud of this achievement.
“I would like to thank God for His grace, and I dedicate this…
NWU Drama Society is going to knock your socks off
The Drama Society on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus will be hosting a theatrical event on 20 October 2022 in the Great Hall.
The aim of this event is to showcase what the NWU Drama Society is all about. The society wants to make a long-term difference in the lives of students by addressing student life issues and…
NWU alumnus’ research looks at commuter transportation challenges
By Ontiretse Motingwa
Dineo Nakedi, a North-West University (NWU) transport economics honours graduate, conducted research on the need to establish efficient public transportation in non-metropolitan areas.
The title of her study is “Identifying the challenges faced by a commuter train in non-…
NWU study looks at the need to revive Mahikeng Airport
According to Statistics South Africa, the demand for air transport has been increasing for the past decade in South Africa. This is due to an increase in physical activity and major economic development in different cities across the country.
North-West University (NWU) transport economics graduate Amantle Gaokgorwe investigated the…
NWU hosts International Water-Climate Summer School
The North-West University (NWU) in collaboration with WATERnet and Baleware (Bridging Africa, Latin America, and Europe on Water and Renewable Energies Applications), is hosting an International Water-Climate Summer School from 4 to 18 October 2022.
The summer school is a hybrid, interactive, transdisciplinary event aimed at…
From the sports field to the stage
By Ontiretse Motingwa
For North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Oreneile Mosupyoe, variety is the spice of life.
Oreneile studied sports science but swopped the sports field for the stage when he got into pageantry. He has since won several titles, with the most recent being Mr Tshwane Regions…
NWU alumnus shines bright at teaching awards
Khululwa Nosipho Shibane, North-West University (NWU) alumnus and an educator at Christinah School for the Blind and Partially Sighted, came second in the category Excellence in Special Needs Teaching in the North West provincial segment of the National Teaching Awards that took place on 7 October 2022.
This was not her first accolade.…
Hard work paves the way to the high court
By Ontiretse Motingwa
Her hard work and perseverance have paid off – Refilwe Tsatsimpe, North-West University (NWU) alumnus and lecturer in the Faculty of Law on the Mahikeng Campus since 2019, was recently admitted to the high court.
Refilwe, who is from Itsoseng, a town near Mahikeng, says she wanted…
North-West University students spell their way to victory
On the 19th and 20th of September 2022, students from different faculties in the North-West University participated in the 1st Annual inter-faculty spelling bee competition.
The purpose of this event was to promote the different languages that are officially recognised in the NWU as well as to also ensure that the NWU brand also…
NWU study explores the need to transport more freight via rail
“To effectively and efficiently transport freight from its point of origin to its desired destination across the country and continent, all modes of transport should be utilised,” says Resego Lentlokane, a North-West University (NWU) transport economics graduate in her honours study.
Her study is titled “The Luxembourg rail protocol and…