NWU student campaigning to assist young girls

Carol Olerato Manyaapelo, a final-year political science student and member of the Student Campus Council on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, is running a campaign to empower girls as part of Women’s month.

The campaign, “Bleed free”, aims to provide girls with sanitary products, which Carol strongly believes all…

NWU alumna elected as president of Women in Nuclear South Africa

On 7 August 2020 North-West University (NWU) alumna Tebogo Motlhabane was announced as the newly elected president of Women in Nuclear South Africa (WiNSA).

Tebogo, a scientist from the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute, is taking over the reins from Eskom’s senior quality assurance advisor Nomathemba Radebe, who served as…

Jomo Cosmos signs NWU goalkeeper

Glad Africa Championship team Jomo Cosmos have signed North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute goalkeeper Kagiso Ramadivhane for the remainder of the 2019/20 football season (two months), with an option to extend at the end of the season.

The lanky goalkeeper and Nedbank Ke Yona team search product is the second player from the…

A global assessment of the impact of Covid-19 on the manufacturing sector

“The outlook for the manufacturing sector seems uncertain due to the coronavirus pandemic.”

Prof Danie Meyer, a development economist and director of the TRADE research focus area at the North-West University (NWU), says besides external factors such as international demand, internal factors such as limited electricity supply and…

NWU Student Recruitment embraces the digital revolution

Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, the North-West University (NWU) has adopted a new digital recruitment approach.

With a large part of the world currently practising social distancing and higher education moving online, many face-to-face recruitment events for 2020 have been postponed or cancelled.

Traditionally…

NWU alumna and deputy speaker strives to be a role model for young girls

According to the African Union’s Youth Charter young people between the ages of 15 and 35 make up more than 35% of Africa’s total population.

In countries such as Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria and South Africa young people are rising through the ranks of government, and making history.

These young role models give hope and…

New director takes the helm at SADiLAR

The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources, SADiLaR, on the campus of the North-West University (NWU) in Potchefstroom, has a new centre director. Prof Langa Khumalo will take the reins from 1 August. SADiLar is a research infrastructure funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) as part of the South African…

Quality steers NWU to ranking excellence

The quality subject offerings in the fields of atmospheric science, clinical medicine, education, hospitality and tourism management, and public health at the North-West University (NWU) have elevated the university in global rankings. It is also a great achievement for the NWU to be ranked first in the region for mathematics.

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NWU student housing shortages addressed

The North-West University (NWU) is not allowing the Covid-19 pandemic to interfere with its commitment to dealing with student accommodation. Work on residences with hundreds of beds is under way.

The university recently conducted a site handover and briefed successful contractors on expectations ahead of the start of a two-year…

IMF loan goes wider than just helping the budget

“The welcome special loan facility from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help South Africa deal with the socio-economic impact of Covid-19 goes wider than just helping to balance the budget.”

Prof Raymond Parsons, well-known economist and academic from the NWU Business School, says that – as was widely expected – the IMF has…