On 19 March 2018 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng unveiled its new secret communication weapon – Mafika the leopard – the new campus mascot.

In her annual Human Rights Day message to students and staff, Prof Linda du Plessis, the deputy vice-chancellor for integrated planning and operations on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, argued that it is every person’s duty to stand up for the rights of others.

The NWU Career Centre is getting ready for the 2018 Career Fair and Bean Counting Days on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, taking place at the end of March.

On 22 March 2018, the minister of Environmental Affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, officially launched the North West University’s (NWU’s) Lekwena Weather Radar, a weather radar network that provides a high-end scientific tool to study and quantify storms and precipitation.

The African Nutrition Leadership Programme (ANLP) has so far left its footprint in 36 of the 52 countries in Africa.

The Student Campus Council (SCC) of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng organised a human rights seminar on 21 March 2018 in partnership with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC).

The student chapter of the Faculty of Education on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a public dialogue on 20 March 2018.

The Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark will be hosting a conference titled “Developing Support for the Learning Needs of ALL learners”, from 9-10 July this year.

Ronnie Phefo, a student on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, is taking part in cross country marathons to fight for a good cause.

Mr Bobby Moroe, an alumnus of the North-West University (NWU), is clearly rising up the “diplomatic ladder” and was appointed to serve for four years as South Africa’s deputy high commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria in December 2017.