Ontiretse Motingwa
The School of Nursing on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently joined the rest of the world in honouring the significant contribution that nurses make in people’s lives by celebrating International Nurses Day.
International Nurses Day is observed annually on 12 May to honour nurses for their hard work and dedication, and for being the backbone of the health care system despite working under stressful conditions.
North-West University (NWU) alumnus and Miss South Africa contestant Mphontle Plaatjie recently paid the Vanderbijlpark Campus a courtesy visit as part of her Miss SA tour, leading up to the selection of the top 10 finalists.
The former NWU law student and Arts and Culture committee member is among the Miss South Africa top 30 vying for the title of Miss South Africa 2022. During the next competition stage the public will be the fifth judge in selecting the top 10 finalists.
North-West University (NWU) Alumnus Siyabonga Mhlabane has been nominated for the FOYA Awards 2022 in the category of the Most Promising Founder of the Year under 30.
Launched in 2016, the annual FOYA Awards recognises and appreciates young founders contributing to the development of the African continent, while creating sustainable jobs through entrepreneurship and inspiring others to start their own businesses.
You will need both hands for this. Ten – count them – ten North-West University (NWU) Eagles from the NWU’s athletics club have been included in the South African team that will compete in the CAA Africa Championships that will be held in Mauritius from 8 to 12 June.
That is excluding long-distance runner Elroy Gelant, who is a staff member of the NWU, but not a member of the athletics club.
In all, 89 South African athletes will compete on the island in the Indian Ocean, the largest contingent from the Republic yet.
Fifteen months ago, the unfathomable happened. In an incident of such malice, such disrespect and cruelty, Carla Mӧller’s life was irrevocably changed.
She was raped, but due to the non-violent nature of the incident, she was dissuaded from laying a formal complaint. According to her, her case was not allowed to be heard by law enforcement, who refused to listen, and justice was not allowed to run its course.
At the tender age of 25, Phemelo Theophilus Magau has completed a daunting challenge: he finished his Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree in just two years.
He was awarded his LLD in mercantile law during an autumn graduation ceremony at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus on 25 May 2022.
Phemelo’s PhD thesis was “A comparative legal analysis of the promotion of financial education for low-income earners in South Africa”.
Misinformation about cannabis use can have serious implications for people facing mental health challenges. Mental healthcare practitioners can counter this by running education campaigns for vulnerable people, including mental healthcare users and especially the youth.
This recommendation comes from Isaac Mokgaola, an academic in the School of Nursing Science, who recently conducted a study on mental healthcare practitioners’ perspectives on the legalisation of cannabis in South Africa.
His study was supervised by Prof Leepile Sehularo and Prof Emmerentia du Plessis.
We wish to extend huge congratulations to the Minister of Land and Water Affairs of the Republic of Botswana, Dr Kefentse C Mzwinila, for graduating with a PhD degree from the NWU Business School on 25 May 2022.
Dr Mzwinila graduated from Lafayette College in the United States of America with a BA degree in Economics and Business Administration, and a BSc degree in Psychology.
It has been a year in which highlight has succeeded highlight, in which one honour bestowed succeeded another. Christa Ramasimong is experiencing a time that will not only shape her future, but her very being. The character of the young woman is being moulded in a furnace fired by her resolve to succeed.
As its digital business strategy begins to gain momentum, the North-West University (NWU) is being recognised for its digitisation progress.
On 20 April 2022 the university received an external award for the successful implementation of Planon, an integrated workplace management system (IWMS). The award was presented by the South African Facilities Management Association for the Technology Implementation of the Year 2022.