Bertie Jacobs

Phenyo Mokgothu

The director of the Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at the North-West University (NWU), Prof Pieter Kruger, applied his knowledge of sport science and performance psychology brilliantly in winning the 20 km points race during the South African Track Cycling Championships at the Bellville Velodrome.  He had a very successful week riding in the masters’ category too and claimed three silver medals (in the individual pursuit, team sprint and te

By Zenoyise John

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities will host Facing Race Week (FRW) 2022, a mixture of virtual and in-person activities in which race and race-related issues will be discussed, from 11-14 April 2022.

Bertie Jacobs

Oh my goodness, it is going to be a very close call. On Monday evening, 4 April the Eagles kept their playoff hopes alive in a sopping wet Bloemfontein by beating the CUT Ixias by 33–14.

Phenyo Mokgothu

North-West University (NWU) academic from the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Prof Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, has been selected to the Global Young Academy (GYA) from June 2022 until May 2027.

Phenyo Mokgothu

Groundbreaking work, demanding years of teaching and learning and specialised research have over the past decade and a half led to the North-West University (NWU) now being described as the South African pioneer in the sophisticated field of nuclear engineering. This follows after the recent completion of the maximum contracted period of 15 years for a research chair at the NWU’s Faculty of Engineering.

Bertie Jacobs

Phenyo Mokgothu

Deaths from Tuberculosis (TB) have increased globally for the first time in over a decade. This is according to the World Health Organisation’s Global TB Report that was released in October 2021. The increase in deaths is due to “reduced access to TB diagnosis and treatment in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic”, the report found.