There is more than one way to go green and do your bit to save the environment. In fact, what is old is now considered new and the business of upcycling – that is to reinvent waste by giving it a new purpose as opposed to merely recycling it – has become not only very lucrative, but has also given way to a global green creative movement.

With the South African economy currently grappling with the reality of low economic growth, a below investment grading, diminishing levels of investment confidence and political instability, all is not lost.

A perfect economic storm is brewing in South Africa and as a result business and consumers alike are bracing themselves for the consequent fall-out.

The Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce recently presented the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark with the Arcellor Freedom award for its positive contribution to the community. The campus was nominated by Arcellor Mittal who sponsored the award.

Recording a video has never been this easy. A second One Button Studio was recently opened on the NWU’s campus in Vanderbijlpark, bringing user-friendly yet state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment within reach of every student and staff member.  

Language fascinates Prof Bertus van Rooy, who thrives on the intricacies of human expression through language and, for his efforts, has moved up from B3 to B2 in the National Research Foundation (NRF) rating system. Bertus is a lecturer in languages and director of the research focus area Understanding and Processing Language in Complex Settings (UPSET) at the North-West University's (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.

Creating a better community requires teamwork, partnerships and collaboration, with an army of champions working together to build a better tomorrow. This is the purpose of a partnership between the North-West University (NWU), the Vaal Local Economic Development (LED) Warriors and the community of Sharpeville, according to Prof Danie Meyer, senior lecturer in Economics on the NWU’s campus in Vanderbijlpark.

When it comes to learning and understanding statistics, many students see the subject as a daunting challenge leaving them not only demotivated but also frustrated – sometimes even before starting the module at university.

“We are born without choosing to be. Should we have to die in the same manner? Isn’t it a human glory to refuse to accept a certain fate?” These are the questions that Don DeLillo’s latest novel, Zero K (2016), explores.

The new structure at the North-West University (NWU) is seeing colleagues from all three campuses meeting to get their action plans in order to get back to business: teaching, learning and research.