Many karateka dream of it but very few ever have the opportunity to visit the Land of the Rising Sun. Stephen Moeketsi, a final-year BEd student of the North-West University (NWU) is one of the lucky few who gets to visit the home of karate: Japan.

March is World Social Work Month and during this time the spotlight is not only on the profession, but also on the important contributions these brave professionals make to society.

With the month of March dedicated to professional social workers, the spotlight is on the profession and the important contribution it makes to society.

Natanya Meyer is on a mission: to break new ground for entrepreneurs all over, be it through education, research, mentoring or progressing one of her own start-up ventures.

Thirty years after the inception of the Ikateleng Project, the North-West University (NWU) continues to impact the lives of thousands of learners across central South Africa by means of supplementary teaching.

Within the next 30 years the number of older people in Africa will grow from 46 million to 170 million. This is the problem that the continent will be facing by 2050, said Prof Jaco Hoffman from the Optentia research focus area at a recent Course on Social Gerontology in Southern Africa.

The men’s soccer team of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is having a dream season. Not only is the team on the verge of being promoted to the SAFA Gauteng ABC Motsepe League for the 2018/2019 season, but the team is also currently on top of the log of the SAFA Sedibeng Regional League.

On 12 and 13 July 2018, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, will be hosting its annual Human Capital Summit.

The academic staff at the Social Work Department on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently hosted a training day for a group of practising social workers who will be supervising final-year students during their internships later this year.

The annual Bean Counting Day on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark saw students and prospective employers meet up to discuss industry trends, internships and possible employment opportunities.