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…

NWU expert sheds light on competitive intelligence in sport

Competitive intelligence lends a helping hand to your aspirations by equipping you with information that will assist in the quest to put an athlete on the podium.

This is according to Dr Liandi van den Berg, an expert in sport management at the North-West University (NWU).

Dr Van der Berg recently facilitated a workshop on…

Wendelle is an epitome of academic and football excellence

The normal career span for a soccer player is 10 years, not taking into consideration the nature and extent of injuries sustained.

Often, this is why players invest in their futures beyond football in preparation for the day when they hang up their soccer boots.

Soccer Institute captain Wendelle Martin was among the 250…

Varsity Netball: Must-win for NWU

The North-West University’s Varsity Netball team is looking to end the group stages of this years’ tournament on the same high as how they started. Coach Elsunet du Plessis’ team beat UJ 77-27 in their opening match and have since won four out of their six fixtures.

They currently occupy the fifth position on the overall log with…

NWU bodybuilding fanatic keeps getting better and better

David Tshose, a third-year Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng and avid bodybuilder, recently added another first place title to his growing rack of trophies.

Competing in the men’s category Athletic Physique under 178 cm, David has been selected to form part of…