Human Rights Month is commemorated in March to remind South Africans about the sacrifices that accompanied the struggle for the attainment of democracy in South Africa.

Hosting several events, the North-West University (NWU) recently celebrated international Open Education Week from 2 to 6 March 2020. 

On Thursday, 5 March 2020, the Sasol Foundation donated a mobile science laboratory to the North-West University (NWU) that will deliver practical science education to thousands of learners around the North West Province.

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities in collaboration with the office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and innovation recently hosted a public lecture titled: “An ethic of care: The soft voice in ethics”.

This year the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark welcomed not only a record number of first-year students, but also the cream of the matriculant crop of the South Gauteng region.

North-West University (NWU) students are showcasing their journalistic skills and talent by running a live student news site.

“The worse than expected GDP data for the fourth quarter of 2019 confirms that not only did the South African economy experience a ‘technical recession’ in the second half of 2019, but that growth in 2019 as a whole was also only 0,2%.”

“It is a new decade and with it comes the opportunity to define ourselves as agents of excellence and impact.”

On Wednesday 26 February the World Health Organization indicated that the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak has infected approximately 81 109 people worldwide, and killed 2 762.

“The budget confirms the extent to which the South African economy still finds itself in a bad space, requiring a strong emphasis on measures to boost job-rich growth.”