Dr Leepile Alfred Sehularo, psychiatry and mental health nursing lecturer in the Nursing Department on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has been appointed to the North West Provincial Mental Health Review Board by the MEC for Health, Dr Magome Masike.

On Friday, 10 March 2017 the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) hosted a Professionalism Seminar at the Mmabatho Palms resort. The seminar, “Decolonising University Education” was aimed at finding possible approaches and solutions to achieving quality decolonised education in higher learning institutions.

If you thought that ‘entrepreneurship’ is just another buzzword of the times we live in, think again! This buzzword implies action and for the members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark branch of ENACTUS South Africa, entrepreneurship is a way of living.

Prof Freddy Samuel Khunou, an associate professor on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), recently published a book - Mountains of Spirit - on the history and culture of the Bakwena ba Mogopa tribe.

If the excitement of the South African rendition of Robofest 2017 was anything to go by, then the stage is set for a stellar international championship in June. On Saturday, 4 March 2017, the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) hosted the South African National Robofest 2017 Championship in collaboration with Trophy Robotics.

On Saturday, 4 March 2017, the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) will play host to the South African National Robofest 2017 Championship. This year’s rendition of the championship serves as a qualifier for the international competition to take place in June in Florida, USA.

Drie PhD-studente van die Optentia-Navorsingsfokusarea op die Vanderbijlparkkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het onlangs rolspelers uit die gemeenskap genooi om saam met hulle om die konferensietafel te sit om die uiters tersaaklike probleem van werkloosheid te bespreek.  

Melinda du Toit, Leoni van der Vaart en Rachele Paver het elkeen die geleentheid gehad om rolspelers op ’n kort reis deur hulle onderskeie dele van die studie te neem.

“Never view challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it is important for you to understand that facing and overcoming difficulty is actually one of your biggest advantages since it teaches you perseverance, resilience and adaptability.” This is the message from Prof Linda du Plessis, acting campus rector of the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) to all members of the campus community.

Three former students from the North-West University (NWU) again underlined why the School of Accounting Sciences is an institute par excellence. 

The following article represents an opinion piece by Dr Ilyayambwa Mwanawina, an expert in regional integration, international law, good governance and human rights from the North-West University (NWU). He explains what he believes the African Union and African universities should learn from this watershed legal ruling – especially with regards to African integration.