Planting a tree may take only a few minutes, but its impact can last for generations. This message took root at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) when staff and students came together to commemorate Arbor Day through a tree-planting initiative.
Students, staff members, university leaders, gender activists and government representatives recently joined forces at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) for a powerful Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Awareness Walk.
The walk came at a time when South Africa continues to grapple with the devastating impact of gender-based violence (GBV), including the killing of women and girls, making the call for greater awareness, reporting, prevention and accountability increasingly urgent.
By Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU).
I remember Friday evenings in Pennsylvania. I was a young South African studying nuclear engineering at Penn State. My wife and I would go to Red Lobster, and I would sit across from her thinking about home.
Tick-tock, tick-tock. The clock is counting down to the start of KwaZulu-Natal’s (KZN’s) summer tourism season. Soon, visitors will be treated to the warm Indian Ocean lapping against the shores of some of the country’s most scenic beaches. Inland, about 200 km of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg escarpment culminates in Mafadi, the province’s highest peak at roughly 3,450 metres. Between coast and mountains lies a landscape rich in culture, nature reserves and year-round outdoor activities.
The North-West University (NWU) bodybuilder Bokang Matsetela is heading to the world stage after winning two national titles at the IFBB South Africa National Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships.
Bokang claimed first place in the junior ladies’ bikini category and followed it with another victory in the senior ladies’ bikini under-172 cm category on 21 August 2026. Her double triumph helped secure her selection for the 2026 IFBB Amateur World Championships in Santa Susanna, Spain.
The North-West University (NWU) Eagles are one victory away from successfully defending their Varsity Netball title after holding their nerve to beat the University of Pretoria (UP-Tuks) 52–50 in a thrilling semi-final in Pretoria on Monday, 21 September.
Hope, open conversations and stronger support systems can help save lives. This was the message as health professionals gathered at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) to mark Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Awareness Day on 10 September 2026.
By the time this goes to print, the number may have changed again. As I write, at least nine, possibly 10, women have been found dead in and around Kempton Park since mid-July, most half-naked, several with visible bruising, left along the same stretch of the R21 and its surrounding veld.
The North-West University (NWU) will host a special Heritage Public Lecture and Celebration on 9 October 2026, bringing together traditional leadership, academia, students and communities to celebrate heritage, leadership and the living cultural legacy of the Barolong Boo Ratshidi.
For generations, millions of people have looked at world maps that make Africa appear smaller than it really is. A recent United Nations (UN) resolution has put that distortion under fresh scrutiny and sparked debate about how the world should be mapped.