After more than a decade, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has announced the implementation of the much talked about carbon tax bill.

A prominent and seasoned Setswana author and academic at the North-West University (NWU), Prof Shole Shole, is involved in a landmark literary translation project.

The North-West University (NWU), in conjunction with the North West provincial Department of Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs (CATA), recently hosted a memorial lecture to celebrate the legacy of Prof Keorapetse “Bra Willie” Kgosietsile, a South African poet laureate, political activist and academic.

The global economy affects South Africa and ultimately also the financial sustainability of individual households. That is why the contribution of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Ravinder Rena at the Conference on Sustainable Economic Transformation, Innovation and Governance in Emerging Economies is invaluable.

Have you ever considered the value of indigenous fruit or the cosmetic potential of indigenous flora? These were two of the topics that researchers from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre discussed at the recent 45^th Annual Congress of the South African Association of Botanists.

His appointment as station manager of NWU FM on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng is a home-coming for Itumeleng Bahetane.

Author Robert A Heinlein wrote: “How we behave towards cats here below determines our status in heaven.” It is in this spirit that students and staff of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng are asked to donate funds to ensure healthy cat colonies.

Letlhogonolo Mafela was born without arms, but refused to let his physical disability stand in the way of realising his dreams.

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

Siyabonga Mhlabane has gone from student to employer and food producer thanks to hard work and the motivation gained from a module in poultry science.