Heartbreak and triumph for NWU Eagles

Heartbreak. Heartbreak of the highest order. Heartbreak akin to being dumped by your true love the morning before your matric farewell.

Pardon the exaggeration, but this is how most NWU Eagles supporters would have felt after the Eagles lost 26–35 to Ikeys from UCT in their opening…

NWU nursing students to take part in national WorldSkills competition

Two nursing students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, Sakhile Ngcobo and Tshiamo Mokgoetsi, have been selected to take part in the Health and Social Care skill category of the WorldSkills South Africa national competition on 28 March 2022.

They will be competing for the chance to represent South Africa at the…

NWU hosts SASCOC indaba

The North-West University (NWU) hosted the SASCOCHigh Performance Indaba at the Sports Village between 9 and 11 February 2022. SASCOC used this strategic planning session to review the performance of the Olympic and other elite teams over the past five years, and finalise a strategic plan for the next few Olympic…

NWU pilots HyFlex teaching and learning

As students return to the campuses of the North-West University (NWU), the university is moving to the next stage of teaching and learning.

This entails piloting a hybrid-flexible (HyFlex) approach that enables simultaneous face-to-face and online teaching and learning. In short, this means that students can participate either in person…

Starry-eyed youths ready for the big leap

More than a thousand maths and science learners from high schools in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark have had a front row seat and experienced – first-hand – the wonders of the universe.

They attended a lecture series presented by extraordinary professor Don Kurtz of the…

Press release following the NWU’s media networking session on 24 February 2022

The North-West University (NWU) today held a successful media networking session to update members of the media fraternity on progress on the commencement of its 2022 academic year.

The institution hosted its official academic opening on Friday, 18 February, while classes commenced this week on Monday, 21 February.

Registrations…

Maximising educational success with Tiger Brands’ Plates4Days

The North-West University (NWU), in conjunction with Tiger Brands’ Plates4Days, launched the 2022 Meal-a-Day programme at its Mahikeng Campus on 22 February.

The Tiger Brands’ Plates4Days programme offers nutritional support for students who do not have access to proper meals. Qualifying students are provided with a nutritious meal each…

Broad Budget speech is positive for business and consumers

“In challenging economic circumstances Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana displayed a safe pair of hands in navigating South Africa’s public finances towards debt stability and fiscal sustainability in the immediate future.”

In commenting on the 2022 Budget, which was presented on 23 February, Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the…

NWU stargazer helps capture spectacular images of a magical cosmic “firework”

Faster than the blink of an eye, bigger than our entire galaxy and pulsating with unimaginable intensity, it is one of the most energetic cosmic events visible from earth observed and captured on record ― a shock wave that extends for 6,5 million light years.

Observing and capturing this magical “firework” in detailed images took…

SONA 2022: Switching gears towards economic reconstruction and recovery?

On 10 February 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his sixth State of the Nation Address (SONA) since he took office in 2018. This was a highly anticipated address, and it is aimed at informing the general public and all relevant stakeholders on the government’s progress in the year that has…