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.

The North-West University (NWU) Mahikeng Campus dancesport team has cemented its place among the leading university dance teams in South Africa after securing its third consecutive University Sports South Africa (USSA) Dancesport title.

South Africa’s children face increasing risks of abuse and neglect, while the professionals responsible for protecting them often work within systems that limit their ability to respond effectively.

This was the message delivered by North-West University (NWU) academic, Prof. Elmien Crofford from the Faculty of Health Sciences, during her inaugural lecture on 1 July 2026. 

• The Governing Body Foundation national report on the administrative load of public-school principals should force a national conversation about the administrative burden placed on schools and public institutions.
• When did paperwork become more important than educating children? 
• South Africa's principals are becoming administrators when they should be lead

Opinion piece by Ella Mogashoa, a researcher in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University (NWU).