Students on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark were recently treated to a public dialogue on service delivery and the role of the media in promoting good governance. The municipalities in the area - Sedibeng District Municipality and Midvaal Local Municipality - were invited to weigh in on the issue.

The past weekend saw top-class basketball action at the Sasol NWU Vanderbijlpark Junior Basketball Tournament. The tournament took place at the Harry Gwala Sport Complex in Zamdela.

The North-West University (NWU) Varsity football team, the 2017 tournament’s underdogs, clinched yet another crucial victory against Wits University in their encounter at the Mahikeng Stadium on Thursday, 3 August 2017.

Did you know that women represent more than half of the 1,2 billion African population? Even more interesting is the fact that more than 50% of these women are under 25 years of age. Young women therefore represent the potential to rewrite the future of the continent.

New mothers at the North-West University (NWU) returning from maternity leave will no longer have to struggle to find a place to express their breastmilk. With August being Breastfeeding Awareness Month, the NWU has officially opened its first breastfeeding room on the campus in Potchefstroom.

Prof Nehemia Mavetera, a professor in information systems and director of the School of Economic and Decision Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently delivered his inaugural lecture.

Have you ever imagined how it must be to attend lectures on an empty stomach?

Well, students who can’t provide a proper and nutritious meal for themselves every day, are being thrown a life-line thanks to an initiative by several role players.

If the electrifying encounter between the North-West University’s (NWU’s) football team and their host University of Fort Hare (UFH) on 27 July 2017 is anything to go by, the NWU has made its presence felt in this year’s Varsity Football tournament.

Members of North-West University (NWU) management, academics, researchers and faculty members paid homage to the legacy of the late Dr Andre Mellet during the annual NWU Spokespersons of the Year awards evening.

Prof Dan Kgwadi, the vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), has once again put the spotlight on students living with disabilities.