The ladies basketball team of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark proved their mettle on the court during the recent University Sport South Africa (USSA) Championships which took place in Stellenbosch. The team enjoyed a good run and achieved the third position overall.

The men’s and ladies football teams of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark flew the campus flag high during the recent University Sport South Africa (USSA) Championships that took place in Johannesburg.

Siboniso Jam-Jam, Sphumelele Ngomane and Kgomotso Mashigo is about to embark on an international adventure of note by attending the annual Golden Key International Summit 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Joné Kruger (19), a pharmacy student from the North West University (NWU) is the new African Heptathlon champion. She won the title at the recent Junior African Games in Tlemcen, Algeria.The Junior African Games are held every two years for African athletes under the age of 20.

It is almost time for the second annual Classic Men Symposium to be hosted on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. This event – which is regarded as one of the highlights of the organised student life calendar – represents a dynamic collaboration between the Campus Student Representative Council (CSRC), affiliated student bodies and the campus’s Alumni Office.

Stephen Moeketsi, a third-year BEd student and avid karateka, has earned himself a spot in the South African student team that will compete in the Karate World Union Championships in Russia later this year.

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enactus chapter on its campus in Mahikeng recently claimed top honours at the Enactus South Africa National Competition held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.

“As a newly-appointed lecturer, you will need someone to advise you on how to set up a paper, how to connect with your students and how to plan a career path for yourself.  We cannot assume that you know these things. That is why we are here.”

Next Thursday, 27 July 2017, will see the start of one of the most anticipated football tournaments yet. The 2017 Varsity football season will kick-off with the North-West University (NWU) taking on the University of Fort Hare in an away game hosted at Fort Hare’s Davidson Stadium in Alice in the Eastern Cape.

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” These words by Roman politician and lawyer, Marcus Tullius Cicero, came to mind during the recent launch of the Green Campus Initiative’s (GCI) Mobile Vegetable Garden Project on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.