NWU part and parcel of the community

The North-West University (NWU) is and will continue to be, an active role-player in the different communities it serves. This is according to Prof Linda du Plessis, deputy vice-chancellor of the NWU’s campus in Vanderbijlpark, who recently had the honour of officiating the opening of the regional CANSA Relay for Life event.

This year saw…

NWU alumnus Jared Naude gets AWS certification

North-West University (NWU) alumnus Jared Naude is currently one of 14 people in the country to have obtained the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Solutions Architect Professional Certification.

The certification validates advanced technical skills and experience in designing distributed applications and systems on the AWS platform.

Campus hosts fifth consecutive CANSA Relay for Life event

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark and the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) recently celebrated a historic milestone by taking hands to host the fifth annual Vanderbijlpark region CANSA Relay for Life event.

The event, which took place on the weekend of 2-3 September, saw participants from across the…

Green Art Competition – taking recycling to the next level

There is more than one way to go green and do your bit to save the environment. In fact, what is old is now considered new and the business of upcycling – that is to reinvent waste by giving it a new purpose as opposed to merely recycling it – has become not only very lucrative, but has also given way to a global green creative movement.

In…

National Library of South Africa honours NWU literary giant

Ms Eileen Pooe, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) very own literary giant and Setswana senior lecturer in the School of Languages on the university’s campus in Mahikeng, recently received an award in recognition of her continued writing and publishing in Setswana from the National Library of South Africa.

As part of recognising and…

NWU IKS Centre celebrates African Traditional Medicine Day

Several Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng made their way to the village of Moshana located 60 km outside Zeerust on 31 August 2017. This is where the North West Dingaka Association (NWDA) had chosen to mark and celebrate African Traditional Medicine (ATM) Day.

The…

NWU gird their loins for encounter with tournament log leaders

Following their much-needed recent win against the University of Johannesburg (UJ) (putting them in third position on the 2017 Varsity Football tournament log), the North-West University’s (NWU’s) varsity football team is preparing to take on the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) on 7 September 2017 in their quest to seal their place in…

NWU Choir secures top honour at regional choir competition

The choir on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng took top honours during the regional competition of the Old Mutual Choir Festival that was held on 3 September 2017 at the Rustenburg Civic Centre.

Not only was the choir crowned the overall winner of the competition, but they also secured first place in the African…

Radical economic change to put a stopper in financial decline

With the South African economy currently grappling with the reality of low economic growth, a below investment grading, diminishing levels of investment confidence and political instability, all is not lost.

This is according to Prof Danie Meyer, lecturer and researcher at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and…

The perfect economic storm: junk status and a recession to boot

A perfect economic storm is brewing in South Africa and as a result business and consumers alike are bracing themselves for the consequent fall-out.

This is according to Prof Danie Meyer, lecturer and researcher within the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences in Vanderbijlpark. At the eye of the storm…