South Africa’s upcoming local government elections could place thousands of first-time voters in a difficult position. As political parties prepare for a heated campaign season ahead of the elections on 4 November, Grade 12 learners may find themselves choosing between the ballot box and the examination room.
In the Moshana community of North West, food security is still tied to the land, wild plants and livestock practices passed down across generations. While food prices rise and rural households face pressure from drought and unemployment, indigenous foods continue to feed families and help communities cope when income falls short.
Six athletes from the North-West University (NWU) returned from the 24th African Senior Athletics Championships in Accra with medals around their necks, giving the university one of its strongest performances on the continental stage in recent years.
Competing against some of the leading athletes from Africa at the championships, hosted in Accra, the NWU contingent collected three gold medals, one silver and two bronze medals for Team South Africa.
The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) hosted at the North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with its Child Language Development node at Stellenbosch University, will host a South African Sign Language (SASL) dissemination event on 29 May 2026.
Communities across South Africa continue to face water shortages and power cuts, but Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke says the reasons behind these failures are simpler than most people think.
Speaking at the Public Financial Management guest lecture, hosted by the School of Government Studies on Monday 11 May, she said that municipalities mainly collapse due to poor financial management, the wasteful use of resources, human behaviour, and procurement failures.
As foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) continues to threaten livestock production across Southern Africa, vaccination efforts along the South Africa-Botswana border are emerging as one of the region’s frontline defences against the spread of the virus.
On 29 April, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus came alive with the sounds and stories of South Africa’s past and present during a special collaborative broadcast between the campus, NWU FM and Motsweding FM.
The programme blended curated struggle songs with rich narration, unpacking their historical significance while drawing direct links to the challenges faced by today’s youth.
The negative unemployment figures for the first quarter of 2026 are another early warning signal of the shock that the global energy crisis is beginning to have on the South African economy and jobs.
Prof. Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says that while the economy has some resilience and economic buffers, these buffers are limited and partial, with – for now – little room to extend them.
Lethabo Sebola is carrying the weight of a mission far bigger than himself – fighting to rescue young men from hopelessness, crime, depression and social neglect.
Lethabo is a student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, where he is currently pursuing an honours degree in industrial psychology. He is also the founder of Pick A Brother Up (PBU), a non-profit organisation established in 2021 with a vision to address the silent struggles faced by young men in South Africa.