Aspiring social workers promise to do the right thing

“My social worker is my last hope. My social worker will help me get out of a life of abuse.” O, how that last hope would disappear if the social worker in question could not be trusted to do the right thing.

Steering them in the right direction, the second-year social work students on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in…

Cultivating humanity: interdisciplinary research for a better tomorrow

Poverty, unemployment, poor service delivery, lack of economic growth. There are a lot to be done before we will see the African continent truly thriving. The need for interdisciplinary research has never been greater.

The Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently hosted a day…

Students win with ‘peaceful’ atoms

Veronica Gouws, Koketso Kgorinyane and Naomi Mokhine will soon be jetting off to Russia.

These three master’s students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently won a youth video competition.

More than 30 students from Sub-Saharan Africa took part in the contest, ran by Rosatom* in cooperation with…

Career counselling- take a child to work

An 18-year old student enters the university gate with nothing but a brown envelope and hope.

Would she be accepted as a late applicant? She does not know if her dreams of studying graphic design would be thwarted; since applications and selection was already completed the previous year.

This scenario illustrates a common…

His silver tongue advocates for change

“Homosexuality is regarded illegal in 75 countries – and in 10 of them it is punishable by death or imprisonment.”

These words were part of Sibongiseni Nhlapo’s speech during the 2018 Ubuntu Ambassador public speaking competition. Teaching people about diversity in the pursuit for equality, his silver tongue recently earned him…

NWU says NO to gender-based violence

South Africa has seen 291 more women murdered, 117 more boys and 29 more girls.

This is according to the crime statistics for 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018, released by the South African Police Service in September. Clearly the murders of women and children have seen a notable increase.  

Incidents of gender-based violence…

NWU facilitates LED dialogue

If you are interested in Local Economic Development (LED), then diarise 16 and 17 October 2018. On these days, the North-West University (NWU) will host two special lectures on the topic.

The lectures are hosted by the School of Economic Sciences on the campus in Vanderbijlpark, and staff, students and members of the community are invited…

Future awaits graduating class of 2018

For the graduating class of 2018 the exciting world of work awaits. A world which is characterised by unmatched change, rapid technological advancements and a dire need for responsive and strategic leadership. 

In her address at the recent October graduation ceremony of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Linda du Plessis, deputy vice-…

Commodity risk management: students g(r)ain experience

Economic instability has changed the way in which companies operate. Long gone are the days when decisions were made solely with the help of forecasts and projections. Risk management has become an integral part of good management and governance.

This is also true for grain marketing and trading.

Risk management students from the…

Celebrating the nation’s diversity

The North-West University (NWU) ended September – also known as Heritage month – on a high note.

The Student Campus Council (SCC) and the library on the campus in Mahikeng celebrated Heritage Day with music, drama and traditional food. With that they embraced the national theme of, “Reclaiming, restoring and celebrating our living…