André Pretorius shares his World Cup memories

He has more than 1 500 first-class points to his name, and boasts 31 tests for the Springboks: Yes, André Pretorius is definitely one of South Africa’s great rugby heroes.

André was also one of Jake White’s Springboks who captured the 2007 IRC World Cup in France.

Today his home is in Potchefstroom, where he is chief…

NWU committed to ensuring a bright future for its students

With South Africa’s unemployment rate constantly rising, the North-West University (NWU) is trying to secure its students’ future by bringing job opportunities to them.

On 6 August 2019 the NWU’s Career Centre, together with Department of Mineral Resources, organised a career fair for students on the campus in Potchefstroom.

Lira and the NWU join forces to celebrate Women’s Day

“A charming woman doesn’t follow the crowd; she is herself”. This the mantra of South African singer Lerato Molapo, professionally known as Lira.

Lira was the guest performer at the North West University’s (NWU’s) women’s day celebration on 8 August at the campus in Potchefstroom.

The event was attended by staff and…

Engineers’ community engagement moves into second gear

After many years of commitment to community engagement and development, staff and students of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering will now turbocharge these initiatives as the saying goes.

According to Hannes du Toit, the faculty’s project manager for community engagement, they decided to take their projects…

Artificial intelligence and machine learning ushering in the fourth industrial revolution

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities recently hosted the 19th public lecture at the campus in Potchefstroom.

Dr Vukosi Marivate, who is an ABSA Chair for Data Science and a senior lecturer at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Pretoria, presented the lecture.

The lecture titled “We…

July 2019 Inflation results are released: Quo vadis?

According to Statistics South Africa (2019) the annual year-on-year inflation rate declined from 4,5% in June 2019 to 4,0 % in July 2019, while on a month-on-month basis the inflation increased by 0,4%.

“The inflation rate is therefore within the inflation target range of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) of 3 to 6%,” says Prof…

NWU staff and students excel at SAIP

Students and staff at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Space Research showed their mettle during the annual conference of the South African Institute of Physics (SAIP).

Four students won awards for best student presentations in the astrophysics and space science divisions.

Katlego Moloto and Jabus van den Berg…

Young scientist flies NWU flag high in the USA

At just 24, Anneke Schoeman is already an accomplished and gifted young scientist. Anneke is a Phd student in Environmental at the North West University’s Potchefstroom Campus.

She attended the 94th Annual meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists symposium which took place from the 11th till the 14th July 2019 at the Mayo…

Set to reach their goals

One of the biggest priorities of the North-West University (NWU) is to be involved in our local communities. Yet another such an initiative of the Faculty of Health Sciences is to support and contribute to the sustainable development of the Ten Stars Football Club, based in Potchefstroom.

This new project saw the club members…

Water researchers are on the move

The North-West University (NWU) is not only dedicated to achieving academic excellence and conducting ground-breaking research, but also to creating lasting partnerships.

The NWU’s unit for Environmental Science and Management and Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in Germany have built a rock-solid partnership that has resulted in…