The North-West University (NWU) reaffirmed its status as one of the leading sports universities in South Africa after securing six of the top honours at the 10th North West Sports Awards event, with its football, athletics and road running programmes all recognised during the ceremony held at the Sun City Superbowl on Saturday.
The historic rise of the North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute into professional football has earned another milestone after captain Aphelele Sibisi was named the 2026 North West Sport Star of the Year at the 10th North West Sports Awards held at the Sun City Superbowl on Saturday, 1 August 2026.
The award, determined through a public vote, was in recognition of his performances and leadership during the first half of the season.
The testimony presented before the Madlanga Commission on 29 July 2026 concerning the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), together with the resignation of its head, Adv. Andrea Johnson, should serve as a watershed moment in South Africa's fight against corruption.
Opinion piece by Dr Nkosingiphile Mkhize, a senior lecturer in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Government Studies
- South Africa’s schools have not collapsed — but “not collapsed” must never become our standard for success.
- A child who cannot read for meaning by Grade 4 is not merely behind at school; that child faces a narrowed future.
- A country cannot build an innovation economy when hundreds of its schools do not even offer Mathematics.
By Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU)
Mount Fuji’s famous peak is hidden behind a blanket of clouds today. It is a wondrous sight, and there is a serenity to it. It feels as though Japan, and specifically Tokyo, where I am, has been transported from the future to the present. The country is a technological marvel of automation and innovation, yet I also find myself carried into the past, to terrible moments more than 80 years ago.
The North-West University (NWU) has emerged as one of the most represented institutions in the 2026 North West Sports Awards, with 10 athletes, three coaches and the NWU Soccer Institute securing nominations across several of the top categories at the event.
The nominations cap a six-month period in which the university celebrated achievements ranging from Olympic and international athletics success to a historic breakthrough in South African professional football.
By Cobus Steenkamp, lecturer and researcher in police practice at the North-West University (NWU).
Cobus Steenkamp
On 5 December, 2013, the world stood still as it mourned the passing of a man who transcended being a statesman.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was that, and so much more. He left a legacy cast in iron and forged in a fire of passion for humanity. No prison cell could restrain his ideals, no sounds of suppression, intimidation or fear could silence his voice.
As mournful as we were on that sorrowful day 16 years ago, so loud we are in celebrating his life on his birthday every 18 July.
Effective communication is essential for organisational success, yet many teams struggle with meaningful engagement, collaboration and problem-solving. This is especially true in increasingly digital workplaces where online interactions often replace face-to-face communication.
For generations, indigenous knowledge holders have preserved African healing systems, cultural practices and ways of understanding the world without formal recognition.
A partnership between the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) and three universities has now completed a pilot project aimed at changing that by formally recognising indigenous knowledge practitioners through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) system.