Career day empowers alumni

The North-West University (NWU) Alumni Office in partnership with the Career Centre hosted a Career Empowerment seminar on 19 April at the Vanderbijlpark Campus.

The event was well-attended and provided valuable information and resources to alumni seeking advice on their career paths.

Speakers included Silungiso Madondo, career…

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…

Khayakazi dazzles at Playhouse Company’s ’10 South African Sopranos’

Khayakazi Madlala, a final-year BA in music and society student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Music and Conservatory, was part of the stellar ensemble that performed at the famous Playhouse Theatre in Durban on 26 March 2023.

The Playhouse Company’s ’10 South…

René believes that miracles still happen

Giving up has never been an option for 23-year-old René Engelbrecht, who recently graduated with her BEd Foundation Phase degree at the North-West University (NWU). She obtained her degree with cum laude.

She was born without a corpus callosum, which is a band of nerve fibres…

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…

Memory of Prof Dan Kgwadi honoured

On request of the family of the late Prof Dan Kgwadi, former principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), a memorial service to honour him was held on 4 May 2023 at the Mahikeng Campus.

Prof Kgwadi passed away on 30 April 2023.

Many speakers paid tribute to him during the memorial service, describing him as…

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…

Minister appoints NWU’s Research Support director to Water Research Commission

Expert knowledge is needed to protect and manage water, an essential and scarce natural resource. As a relatively dry country, South Africa faces crucial challenges that include insufficient water, water quality problems, inadequate infrastructure and inconsistency in access.

The Water Research Commission (WRC) plays an integral role in…

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…

Academics look at science and faith

Two North-West University (NWU) academics, Prof Frikkie van Niekerk and Prof Nico Vorster, are the proud editors of the transdisciplinary book  titled Science and Faith in Dialogue. It is published in open access format by AOSIS Scholarly Books. 

Prof van Niekerk was the main editor and also contributed a book chapter, and…