NWU to equip the unemployed and graduates

With unemployment on the rise in South Africa, the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) is reaching out to all final-year students, graduates and unemployed graduates across South Africa.

On 22 July the school will be hosting a webinar titled “The realities…

Jo-Ané is going to the Games

She is the cannon arm of 1 NWU Battalion and in a few weeks’ time, she and her fellow citizens are going to start their campaign in the theatre of the Pacific Ocean.  Yes, Jo-Ané van Dyk is going to the Olympic Games.

This 23-year-old javelin thrower of the North-West University…

Using plant growth-promoting microorganisms to address food sustainability

Maize production and mining are essential for the economy of the North West Province, and researchers at the North-West University (NWU) are now looking at how microorganisms can protect maize from climate challenges and mining by-products.

Prof Olubukola Oluranti Babalola and two PhD graduates, Saheed Adekunle Akinola and Dr Ayansina…

NWU whips javelin cream

The scene where the Mooi River winds around the Fanie du Toit sports fields is a well known one. Just below the High Performance Institute there is a stretch of about 100 m that serves as a hazardous no-fly zone to our feathered friends. Javelins fly here.

Another constant here is…

NWU student and poet shines in Setswana

Lesego Motlhankane, a third-year BEd student on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus, recently published an anthology of Setswana poetry titled Pitsana ya Poko.

The book of poetry, a collaboration between Lesego and renowned author Kabelo Kgatea, consists of 40…

CHHP Institute of Sport Science and Development still performs despite lockdown

The North West Academy of Sport (NWAS) has been using the Institute of Sport Science and Development at the Centre of Health and Human Performance (CHHP) as a consultant for over two decades.  The services provided include assessments, exercise programmes, workshops and various other specialist services. Sports codes currently included in these…

A look at SA’s Constitution

For many years the South African Constitution was seen as one of the best-written constitutions and examples of constitutionalism on the African continent.

Prof Koos Malan from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Public Law has challenged this assumption in his book titled: There is no Supreme Constitution – a critique…

NWU and collaborators launch Community E-Skills project

The North-West University's (NWU’s) NWU-CoLab, in collaboration with the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA), the Mahikeng Digital Innovation Hub (MDiHub) and the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), recently launched a Community E-Skills project.

Freedom from fear – NWU celebrates Pride Month

During June, which is Pride Month, LGBT communities and their allies come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves.

Despite recent legal and societal advances, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people across the world…

Cultivating hope despite the despair of Covid-19

The continuing effect of Covid-19 on mental health is felt all over the world, but especially in South Africa now that this pandemic has hit our country with a third wave. We have lost loved ones, financial stability, some of our freedom, social interaction, and a “normal” we were used to. We…