A balancing act: passion for sports and academic studies

Is it possible to balance a successful academic career with a passion for sport? In short: yes. The sky is the limit for focused and dedicated athletes, and with the right attitude, a person can achieve great things in more than one area.

Born and bred in Heilbron in the Free State, Moses Radebe, a student at the North-West University…

NWU steamrolls into Varsity Cup play-offs

Not with a whimper, but with a bang. Forgive the reversal of TS Eliot’s immortal words, but that is how the North-West University (NWU) ended the round-robin stages of the Varsity rugby tournament with a runaway 74-15 win over valiant but overmatched Wits on Monday night, 1 April in Potchefstroom.

Wian Conradie, Gideon van der Merwe…

Must-win for NWU against CUT in Bloemfontein

A team reveling in an unprecedented achievement, against one adamant to avenge a humiliating loss. This is the twin narratives when the Central University of Technology (CUT) squares off against the North-West University (NWU) in Bloemfontein on Monday, 25 March 2019.

CUT is coming off a remarkable win against big brother Shimlas…

NWU Boxer ready to take on the world

Another boxer from the North-West University (NWU) boxing team has just turned professional.

Sphiwe Mankosi, one of the most decorated student boxers since joining the team, recently made the switch from amateur boxing to pro.

Sphiwe has participated in various local tournaments, league, provincial and national…

Bodybuilder flies NWU flag high at World Bodybuilding Championship

Bodybuilders spend months-on-end focussing on perfecting their physique through proper training and nutrition.

After many hours of sweating in the gym, their hard work pays off when they step into the international lime light, competing for the whole world to see.

North-West University (NWU) bodybuilder David Tshose is such…

Baroka FC scoops up another NWU Soccer Institute player

South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) Baroka FC signed another North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute player, Tebogo Thato Mokgobo, in January 2019.

Tebogo joins former Soccer Institute player Orebotse Mongae who was also signed by Baroka FC last year.

Tebogo hails from Pampierstad in the Northern Cape and studied…

NWU Rugby Institute: Vanderbijlpark welcomes head coach

Dewald Pieters is a man on a mission. As newly appointed head coach of the North-West University (NWU) Rugby Institute: Vanderbijlpark, 2019 brings with it new opportunities and the promise of success.

Born and bred in the Vanderbijlpark, Dewald (37) is not only familiar with the local rugby scene, but also in the best possible position…

Little cricketers, big aspirations!

If Proteas coach Ottis Gibson had been there to witness the young talent at the annual KFC Mini Cricket Festival, hosted at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, the likes of AB de Villiers, JP Duminy and Kagiso Rabada would surely have had something to worry about.

During this event players as young as six years old…

NWU Rugby Institute kicks off in Vanderbijlpark

As from 2019 the North-West University (NWU) will expand the geographical footprint of its thriving Rugby Institute, situated at the campus in Potchefstroom, to include the Gauteng province. More so, the university’s campus in Vanderbijlpark.

The vesting of an additional site of delivery for the Institute’s programmes and services in…

Administrator scores behind the scenes

The stars of sport are more often than not found on the sports field, but not. He makes his moves behind the scenes.

After being among the first graduates with a Diploma in Sports Science from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Soccer Institute back in 2009, Machesa – as he is affectionately known – has gone on to shine as an…