In another first for the North-West University (NWU), the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently co-hosted the inaugural International Conference on Management and Development Economics with the University of Kuala Lumpur (UniKL).

School accessories such as stationery do not come cheap. Just ask any parent who has to buy stationery at the beginning of every school year. For many parents, especially those in low income groups, this is a daunting task that causes major stress. The same can be said for the learners who subsequently have to make do without these essential materials.

Do you feel that matters pertaining to the country’s economic state are irrelevant for the public and only reserved for trained economists? If so, you are experiencing the negative impact of econocracy.

With the ever increasing prominence of regional economic development in driving global development, a team of experts from the North-West University (NWU) are contributing significantly to the discipline through the introduction of an innovative multi-dimensional regional economic development index (MREDI).

The campus community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently laced up their running shoes and heeded the call to take part in the campus’s first-ever mental health awareness fun run.

The North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark has done it again! The campus has, for the eighth consecutive year, been awarded the Professional Management Review’s (PMR) Diamond Arrow Award for excellence in higher education within the Sedibeng District.

It is safe to say that the state of South Africa’s mental wellbeing is in severe crisis.  Statistics released by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group puts it that as many as one in six South Africans suffers from anxiety, depression or substance-use problems – and this does not include more serious conditions such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.

For The Muffineers success tastes and smells a lot like buttercream, vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.

With both the national Budget Speech and the State of the Nation Address (SONA) having been delivered, it is now time for Everyday Man to come to terms with the socio-economic and political impact of these important national indicators.

The Enactus student chapter of the North-West University (NWU) is making its impact felt nationally, and if their performance in 2018 was anything to go by, then the stage is set for an exciting new year.