Dressed in their new uniforms, countless little learners excitedly reported for their first day of school this week. Dr Stef Esterhuizen from the North-West University (NWU) recently shared advice in the national media for those most traumatised by this big change: mom and dad!

With more than 4 000 women across the country having entered the Clicks Beauty Cover Model Search Competition for 2017, North-West University (NWU) employee Penelope Motshwene was recently crowned the winner – “the fairest of them all”.

The festive season is here, and while many of us look forward to going on leave or at least a quieter time at the office, many occupations are facing the busiest time of the year - especially social workers and members of the SAPS.

As a child growing up in Lusaka, Zambia, school was not something that Prof Ilyayambwa Mwanawina from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark was fond of.

The History subject group at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently hosted a special award ceremony in honour of their top achievers, subject advisors, lecturers and other role players. 

The North-West University (NWU) has been ranked as the best tertiary institution in South Africa when it comes to graphic design training. This is just one of many accolades NWU Graphic Design received at this year’s Pendoring Awards.

Mr Thami Ndlovu, academic advisor for technology at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently attended an International Journal of Arts and Sciences (IJAS) academic conference that was held in Freiburg, Germany.

The North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute and Kaizer Chiefs FC impressed with a 10 goals extravaganza during the McDonald’s Mahikeng football game to commemorate World Aids Day on 1 December.

Two books have just been published on the creation of the North-West University (NWU) in 2004. The first decade of the merged university is also covered.

Caster Semenya can’t stay off a podium. She grabs gold and headlines with almost monotonous regularity and at the recent Sport Awards of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom, it was no different.