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DSTI hands over key hydrogen and energy innovation facilities at North-West University

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The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) marked a significant milestone in South Africa's clean energy transition with the official handover of two strategic energy research, development and innovation (RDI) deployments at the North-West University (NWU) Potchefstroom Campus.

The handover forms part of the Department's contribution to South Africa's just energy transition, the hydrogen economy and the country's long-term net-zero carbon ambitions.

Prof. Louis du Preez to receive prestigious Havenga Prize

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His name is synonymous with groundbreaking research and innovation, with many honours over the years acknowledging the impact of his work. Now, another prestigious honour will soon be awarded to Prof. Louis du Preez, amphibian conservationist and amphibian parasite diversity expert of the School of Biological Sciences of the North-West University (NWU).

NWU researcher to be honoured with the Jacques van der Elst Prize

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Prof. Tobie van Dyk will receive the Jacques van der Elst Prize.

South Africa can manage global energy shock without risking fiscal stability

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The magnitude of the global energy price shock to the economy makes an extension of the partial petrol and diesel relief to further mitigate the impact of negative global developments inevitable and desirable.

Fiction is where researchers can find facts

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Civilisations rising and crumbling over eons and across galaxies. Interplanetary conflicts, alien races and worlds as vivid in description as they are difficult to conceive.
For a young Prof. Henk Bouwman, now professor in Zoology at the North-West University (NWU) in South Africa, specialising in ecotoxicology across multiple biological systems, these were the realms in which his imagination roamed during his formative years. And still does.

NWU appoints founding chief director of the Desmond Tutu School of Medicine

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The North-West University (NWU) has reached a significant milestone in its academic and institutional development with the appointment of Prof. Binu Luke as the inaugural chief director of the Desmond Tutu School of Medicine, effective from 1 April 2026.

Why South Africa needs fewer, stronger municipalities

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The South African municipal landscape is not collapsing in a single moment of crisis. It is eroding in slow motion.

Prof. Joseph Sekhampu, chief director of the NWU Business School

Crisis, trauma and how they affect you differently

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Dr Monique de Klerk is a senior counselling psychologist at the NWU's Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP)

Koeberg is the continent’s nuclear backbone

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Koeberg’s latest milestone shows why nuclear power remains central to South Africa’s energy future.

Koeberg’s performance suggests Eskom may be rebuilding the public confidence it once lost.

As the only operational nuclear plant in Africa, Koeberg continues to anchor the continent’s nuclear energy ambitions.

Is a university degree still worth it in South Africa’s changing job market?

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Few questions worry prospective students and their parents more today than whether a university degree is still worth it.

In a country facing crippling unemployment, the rise of artificial intelligence and mounting financial pressures, prospective students and their parents are re-evaluating whether the once-coveted university degree is still worth pursuing.

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