We live in a vast world of knowledge and yet many scientific fields predominantly emphasise the contributions of Western knowledge.

The Student Law Council of Potchefstroom will be hosting an online event with one of South Africa's leading prosecutors, Adv. Gerrie Nel.

All staff and students from across the three campuses are invited to join in and it will be held on the 26th May 2021 at 14:00 pm. 

Adv. Nel will be giving insight into his journey as a prosecutor as well as his challenges and his taking on high-profile cases. He will also touch on state and private prosecution and the aspirant prosecutor programme.

The country’s netball teams are once more infused with NWU spices, with current and former students whose names are found on all the lists of national teams.

Since South Africa went into lockdown last year the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Gallery has been doing its part to keep promoting the arts during the pandemic.

The North-West University (NWU) Enactus team is celebrating two wins after scooping first place in the 2020 Summer Action Challenge and the 2021 Nedbank Ideation Challenge respectively.

According to Lungiswa Mzimba, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enterprising Women Programme awardee for 2018, this programme was the best catalyst to kickstart her business.

The Centre for Health and Human Performance: Care2Kids at the North-West University (NWU) recently got involved in a literacy enhancement programme for young learners. The aim is to create awareness of the importance of family literacy activities for the development of learning, self-regulation, and executive function skills in children.

Prof Raymond Parsons, an economist from the Business School of the North-West University (NWU), says the decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to again leave interest rates unchanged at the level it has been since July 2020 was widely expected.

For many Covid-19 patients who experience breathing problems, the difference between life and death is access to working ventilators. During the Covid-19 pandemic, news reports have often highlighted the shortage of this lifesaving equipment and its related services – not only in South Africa, but also globally. This continues to be an issue of grave concern.