Mahikeng Campus News
NWU Mahikeng Stadium meets national standards for professional football
The North-West University (NWU) Mahikeng Stadium has been approved to host matches in the Motsepe Foundation Championship, underlining the university’s ability to provide facilities that comply with the requirements for professional football in South Africa.
Motsepe Foundation Championship side Lerumo Lions FC have been using the 3 000 capacity NWU Mahikeng Stadium for some of their home fixtures after the venue met the accreditation standards required for the league. The Championship is the second tier of professional football in South Africa, previously known as the National… Read more
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…
Developing and validating parentage verification tests for lovebirds
The better the pedigree of certain parrots kept as pets, the more popular and expensive they are in the marketplace. As a result, buyers and sellers alike have an interest in knowing the parentage of the birds concerned, and this is especially the case with lovebirds, says Prof Rencia van der Sluis, senior lecturer in the North-West University’…
A fitting farewell for NWU’s Tshiamo on her way to International Worldskills competition
The North West Provincial Department hosted a farewell ceremony for North-West University (NWU) nursing student and winner of the national WorldSkills South Africa Occupational Standards competition, Tshiamo Mokgoetsi, on 7 October 2022.
Tshiamo will represent South Africa at the International WorldSkills competition in Bordeaux,…
Merging prospects and habits for a troubled world: A life balance
By Ontiretse Motingwa and Nolwazi Xulu
North-West University (NWU) Prof Choja Oduaran of the School of Psychosocial Health presented her inaugural lecture on the evening of 7 October 2022.
The lecture, attended by academics, family members, friends and students, explored thoughts and behaviours for the…
NWU academic shares his research findings on SABC TV talk show
By Phenyo Mokgothu and Lerato Molokele
North-West University (NWU) academic in the School of Communication, Ofentse Ngake, was recently invited by Daily Thetha – a daily live television talk show on SABC1 – to share some of his research findings.
Ofentse’s master’s study focused on the Daily Theta show…