The extreme pollution in a number of South Africa’s rivers, dams and marine systems is posing a threat to the country’s R52 billion recreational fishing industry.

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Ilani Loubser walked away with the Distinguished Young Women Scientist: Astronomy award during the 2018 South African Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA) ceremony.

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Noble Boys are determined to bounce back from their first 2018 Varsity Football defeat when they play their second away game against Wits University on 23 August 2018 at Wits Stadium.

On 18 August 2018 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Student Representative Council hosted the inaugural Mr and Miss NWU pageant at the NWU’s campus in Mahikeng.

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, in partnership with South African legal publishing entity JUTA, hosted the annual Mock Trial Competition at the Mahikeng High Court.

Prof Ilani Loubser, an associate professor at the Centre for Space Research and also the subject chair of physics at North-West University's (NWU's) campus in Potchefstroom, has been announced as a finalist in the Department of Science and Technology’s (DST’s) South African Women in Science Awards (WISA).

The fall armyworm recently invaded Africa, devastating grain crops and thereby threatened food security. Entomologists of the North-West University's (NWU’s) Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Research Group developed a temperature-based development model that accurately predicted the global spread and establishment of this pest.

The establishment of a Chair on Multimodal Learning and OER at the North-West University (NWU) was recently approved by UNESCO. There are currently only 737 UNESCO chairs worldwide, of which only 10 are in South Africa.

Accessing a number of the historic buildings on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) three campuses has been a problem over the years, since some of the buildings do not have a ramp or a lift to accommodate people living with disabilities.

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) football team, dubbed the noble boys, clinched yet another victory and defended their number-one ranking on the Varsity Football tournament log in a 1-0 victory against the University of Limpopo (UL) at the NWU Stadium.