Pretty is pure inspiration

Pretty Yende has firmly established herself in the international opera milieu and is one of many South African singers who are enjoying a glittering international opera career.

This 32-year-old from Mkhondo (Piet Retief) in Mpumalanga recently addressed vocal and music students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Music…

German at NWU receives licence to conduct advanced Goethe Institute exam

The subject group German at the North-West University (NWU) has recently obtained a licence to conduct intermediary and advanced exams of the Goethe Institute.

An official certificate from the Goethe Institute in Germany is issued if candidates complete the exam successfully.

Ms Gerda Wittmann from this subject group and…

A roaring NWU Leopards Lair competition

Entrepreneurship continues to be a critical performance area within the South African society and economy.  

The North-West University (NWU) launched a NWU Leopards Lair competition forming part of the NWU SETHI Explosions event. The competition is inspired by the nationally and internationally known Shark Tank and Dragon’s Den…

EWP gala showdown to celebrate female entrepreneurs

A lot can happen in five years, and the coordinators and the participants of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enterprising Women Programme (EWP) can attest to this.

This year marks the fifth anniversary of this flagship entrepreneurial short programme and on 20 September 2017 this milestone will be celebrated with a gala event taking…

Final countdown to annual Alumni Gala Dinner

The official countdown to the 2017 rendition of the North-West University (NWU) Alumni Gala Dinner on the campus in Vanderbijlpark has started!

This annual gala event - which takes place on Friday, 15 September, represents a highlight on the campus’s calendar and it affords alumni and friends of the university the opportunity to not only…

Social workers – giving hope to a broken world

It was Anne Frank who said that a single candle can both defy and define darkness, and in 2017 these words still ring true – especially for social work students and practitioners.

The second-year social work students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently made – in the presence of their peers and family…

Solemn declaration to guide social workers on their professional journey

The second-year social work class of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took part in an oath taking ceremony.

This annual event was attended by amongst others, Prof Alida Herbst from the NWU’s School for Psychosocial Health Sciences, members of the academic fraternity, representatives of the Gauteng…

NWU campus in Vanderbijlpark welcomes new cohort of student leaders

The student community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took to the voting stations and by doing so elected a new Student Campus Council (SCC) for 2017/2018.

On 13 September the new student leaders – which will also include the house committees of the different residences – will be inaugurated into…

Do you want to learn more about what you can do with recyclable material?

Look no further; the North-West University (NWU) invites all students and members of the public to attend the Recycled Material Workshop that will be held on its campus in Potchefstroom on 14 and 15 September 2017.

This workshop can be attended on either 14 or 15 September.

On both days there will be two sessions: the…

Mock trials offer a glimpse in to the lives of professional social workers

“When you enter this courtroom, you are on my turf.” These are the words of Mr Johan van den Berg, addressing the second-year social work students at their annual mock trials where students got a taste of the harsh reality faced by social workers when having to testify in court. 

The second year…