Digging deeper into housing needs of miners

Changing migration patterns and the recruitment of women to the mining industry have highlighted the need for more research into the housing needs of black miners in South Africa.

Prof Olebogeng David Daw, an economics professor at the North-West University (NWU), is applying his research skills to dig deeper into the topic.

Polish prof: Better relationships boost small business

The building of long-term relationships is key to the success of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). This is according to Prof Sebastian Kot, one of four extraordinary professors from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.

Prof Kot and his colleagues, Prof Andrzej Sztando, Prof Beata…

NWU trumps Limpopo team to qualify for Nedbank Cup

The North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute outplayed Limpopo-based outfit Kingborn FC by eight goals to zero in the Nedbank Cup Play-offs. They now qualify to play in the last 32 of the Nedbank Cup.

The NWU team went through a series of qualifiers to reach the main draw. They beat the Red Lions by 4-1 in the North West…

NWU hosts stimulating debate on decolonising the curriculum

The student unrests around fee increases and free higher education in recent years created deep fissures in the South African higher education environment.

One of the issues that was raised was a debate around decolonising the curriculum.

With this in mind, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities hosted a…

Student Counselling and Development hosts stakeholder’s appreciation day

The Student Counselling and Development Centre (SCDC) and Health Care Centre on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted its first-ever stakeholder appreciation event on 20 November 2019.

The main purpose of the day was to acknowledge the role and support that different stakeholders in and around Mahikeng play…

NWU and Mahidol University collaborate on research mentorship programme

Prof Karl Peltzer and Prof Supa Pengpid from Mahidol University in Thailand recently visited the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng to provide academic and research mentorship to emerging researchers as part of the University Capacity Development Programme (UCDP) grant.

More than 20 participants from the Indigenous…

Feeding the people and addressing food security challenges in Africa

There is no denying the fact that Nigeria and South Africa are leading the battle for food security and food sovereignty in Africa.

According to the World Health Organisation, approximately 27,4% of the population in Africa was classified as severely food insecure in 2016, which is almost four times as high as any other region.…

NWU students put radiobiology theory into practice

South Africa has only one national facility with a radiobiology laboratory, and it’s not every day that the opportunity arises to visit it.

For the BSc honours students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST), a recent research trip to this facility in Cape Town was a…

NWU inaugural lecture examines interaction between land and water

Prof Lobina Palamuleni presented her inaugural lecture, titled “Building the bridge: The land and water bridge”, on 7 November 2019 at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng.

Prof Palamuleni, a professor in the School of Geo and Spatial Sciences, spoke about the materials and techniques or methods that could…

NWU pro presents paper at BRICS Young Scientist Forum

North-West University (NWU) PhD candidate and staff member at the Centre for Teaching and Learning, Mr Thamie Ndlovu, presented a paper at the 4th BRICS Young Scientist Forum (YSF) In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Thamie, who is currently pursuing a PhD in information systems and computer sciences, was selected by the Academy of Science…