Game on for global impact as the 5th WASM Conference heads to Cape Town

When the local and global sport management community gathers in Cape Town for the 5th World Association for Sport Management (WASM) conference from 3 to 6 March 2026, it will represent far more than a prestigious academic meeting. It will be a moment of pride, progress and possibility for sport management in South Africa and Africa. With the…

Eskom and NWU celebrate future engineers

By Gosego Phutieagae

Twenty-five engineering students from North-West University (NWU) were among the 200 national bursary recipients celebrated at the 2026 Eskom Bursary Awards Ceremony in February.

Eskom has consistently invested in skills development through its bursary programme, awarding over 11 000…

The NWU Young Mahikeng Chapter loves to give back time and effort

Matric learners at Tshidi Barolong Secondary School received guidance on academic and career pathways when alumni from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus visited them on 21 February 2026.

The Mahikeng Young Alumni Chapter aimed to prepare learners for their final exams and post-matric life. The session focused on…

Young engineers soar into national spotlight for robotics expertise

By Gosego Phutieagae

A team of young engineers from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus is fine tuning their robot ahead of the National Robotics Competition taking place in Cape Town.

The team, who call themselves the St331 Soarers, qualified for the national event after placing…

Comrades champion Tete Dijana appointed at the NWU

The North-West University (NWU) is proud to announce the appointment of internationally acclaimed marathon champion, Tete Dijana, as a protection officer at its Mahikeng Campus, effective 1 April 2026.

Tete, a three-time Comrades Marathon champion, has become a symbol of endurance, discipline, humility and excellence in South Africa and…

Real heroes wear calculators

In the 2016 Hollywood actioner The Accountant, Ben Affleck plays a forensic accountant who also happens to be a mercenary, devastatingly effective with every manner of weapon in hand.

It sounds like an exaggerated cure for our country’s financial woes.

Award-winning author dedicates award to late professor

By Mzwandile Ndlovu

When North-West University (NWU) senior lecturer Dr Salphinah Vuloyimuni Ubisi reached a new milestone in her career with a publishing award, she was quick to praise her later supervisor.

In December 2025, she was awarded the 2024 Hiddingh-Currie Award at a ceremony hosted by Unisa…

A new era for intra-African trade under the AfCFTA?

Despite having some of the fastest-growing economies in the world, with a combined population of well over 1 billion people, Africa still trades predominantly with the rest of the world rather than with itself. Some estimates place intra-African trade at only about 15%. This is a strikingly low figure compared to other regions, such as Europe…

US-Israel attack on Iran expected to impact oil prices

South Africa must not underestimate the potential negative economic and business implications that could yet unfold for many economies as a result of the United States (US)-Israel attack on Iran.

Prof. Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says although it is still early days in the conflict,…

MENstruation Foundation and Students on the Go programme break barriers

The MENstruation Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to ending period poverty and the stigma surrounding menstruation, recently launched a campus-wide initiative by installing sanitary pad dispensary machines. The initiative, which forms part of the Students on the Go programme and is funded by the Clicks Helping Hands Trust, is…