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
Lightning does not strike twice in the same place – NWU ready for semis
The North-West University (NWU) hopes to bring the high-flying University of the Western Cape (UWC) down to earth when the two teams meet for the second time in the Varsity Football semi-final double header on Thursday 12 September in Cape Town.
Should the NWU’s Noble Boys manage to end the UWC’s run of wins, this will be their…
NWU Council chair puts focus on nuclear safety
As part of a countrywide celebration to mark the 20th anniversary of the National Nuclear Regulator Act (NNRA), the chief executive officer of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) and chairperson of the North-West University (NWU) Council, Dr Bismark Tyobeka, delivered a public lecture on the campus in Mahikeng.
"There is a nuclear…
NWU and friends stand together to help others
In a continuous drive to lessen the burden on those in need, alumni and friends of the North-West University (NWU) are continuing to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable communities.
Almost 100 learners from the Kagiso Barolong High School in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District are the latest recipients of school shoes and…
Locally developed game to address maths crisis
Poor mathematics achievement at primary school level is a global problem and is often seen as the obstacle to obtaining qualifications in the fields of science, medicine, technology and engineering.
An educational psychologist and academic at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences has now developed a mobile…
NWU launches campaign for victory against UWC
Coming off strong from their previous victory against Central University of Technology (CUT), and thanks to Banele Hlophe’s stunning goal, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Noble Boys will be taking on the University of Western Cape (UWC) in their new position as log leaders on Thursday, 5 September 2019.
UWC also recently…
SA economy needs more policy certainty to make latest economic improvement sustainable and build investor confidence
“The better-than-expected GDP figures in the second quarter of 2019 are good news for the economy, as this at least confirms that South Africa has avoided a 'technical recession' (two successive quarters of negative growth), after the bad growth performance of -3,2% in the first quarter.”
This is according to Prof Raymond…
NWU student is a semi-finalist in Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition
Boitshepo Gopane, a master’s student in Microbiology at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng is one of the central region winners of the Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition.
Entrepreneurship Intervarsity is the brain child of Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) and encourages and supports…
NWU Career Centre hosts Entrepreneurship and Innovation seminar
The North West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre hosted an Entrepreneurship and Innovation seminar fair at its campus in Mahikeng on 29 August 2019.
The main purpose of this seminar was to drive and embrace a culture of entrepreneurship among NWU students and to provide them with a knowledge toolbox that will help them to establish…
Antibiotic resistance: Phages to the rescue
On 30 August 2019 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Collins Ateba from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences delivered his inaugural address titled "Phages to the rescue: A story with a ‘possible’ happy conclusion”.
Prof Ateba explained his current research, which focusses on the development of bacteriophage…
NWU hosts another successful career fair
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted its annual Career Fair on 22 August 2019 at the Campus Student Centre
The aim of the event was to create a suitable and accessible platform for students to explore their career pathways by bringing them in to contact with various companies offering employment in their…