It’s that time of the year when people from across the globe celebrate the late Nelson Mandela’s birthday by spending 67 minutes in giving back to their communities.

The North-West University will present a virtual career fair for the year 2020.  Employers and Students present will have the opportunity to share career related information with each other, in a more innovative way.

With South Africa having been in lockdown for more than 100 days already, people are experiencing a variety of emotions, ranging from sadness, fear, anxiety and loneliness to anger. People experiencing anger came into focus when businessman Vusi Thembekwayo shared an emotion-laden video that went viral on social media a few days ago.

“Heavenly vengeance pursues a crime slowly, but nevertheless catches up with it in the end. In matters of debt the penalty is not halting; it pursues the culprit at a gallop.” (Anon)

In line with a previous commitment by the North-West University to support its students with data and devices during the Covid-19 pandemic, the institution says it is making steady progress.

A beauty pageant is defined as a competition that judges its contestants on their physical beauty. However, over the past few years these pageants have developed a different image.

The North-West University (NWU) continues its good run in international rankings. The university has now also been ranked among the best 101 to 150 universities out of more than 350 universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings.

The North-West University (NWU) is calling on all men to attend the online health and wellness event on 25 June. This virtual event aims to educate men across the country about issues that affect their health and well-being so that they make better life choices.

An initiative from the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) was recently honoured with an international award from the Covid-19 Innovation Challenge of the United Nations (UN) Africa Innovation and Investment Forum 2020.

As the world continues to face the unprecedented challenges meted out by the global Covid-19 pandemic, many countries and institutions around the world are developing new and technological means of maintaining health standards and creating safe environments for people to interact in and go about their usual day-to-day business.