By Phenyo Mokgothu and Mzwandile Ndlovu
Momentum is building, the stakes are high. After securing a commanding 1-0 victory over Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) at Mahikeng, the North-West University (NWU) football team are looking to clinch a place in the semi-final.
On Thursday, 11 September, the NWU will take on Durban University of Technology (DUT) in a crucial match at Harry Gwala stadium in Pietermaritzburg.
The North-West University (NWU) Library and Information Service (LIS), in partnership with the Faculty of Humanities, recently hosted a dynamic and thought-provoking virtual celebration of International Literacy Day under the global theme “Promoting literacy in the digital era”.
The event brought together leading academics, practitioners, literacy advocates and students to reflect on the changing nature of literacy in a fast-evolving technological world.
One of South Africa’s most experienced news broadcasters, Tim Modise, returns to the place where his career started, Mahikeng, to deliver a public lecture on how the media have shaped cultural identify in democratic South Africa.
The lecture on 6 October is a collaboration between the Journalism Sub-programme of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research niche area and the Tim Modise Foundation.
By Mzwandile Ndlovu and Gosego Phutieagae
The North-West University (NWU) is moving to close the gap between academic study and workplace demands in agriculture.
The Mahikeng Campus hosted the first Animal Science Symposium and Information Day on 5 September 2025, bringing together students, alumni and industry specialists under the theme “Diverse career paths, industry insights and professional growth in the Animal Science field”.
Professor John Makhene
On Friday, 5 September, staff, students and alumni of the North-West University (NWU) joined forces across all three campuses to walk proudly and boldly in support of students in need.
The spirit of generosity and compassion was evident among those who took part in the NWU Purple Walk, a remarkable initiative that celebrated NWU Giving Week. From Monday, 1 September, to Saturday, 6 September, the NWU dedicated the week to fostering unity and kindness, and to nurturing students’ dreams and creating a pathway for them to inspire others.
The Optentia research unit, in collaboration with the People and Culture department at the North-West University (NWU), recently honoured a group of exceptional academic mentors and mentees who completed the university’s flagship development programmes: Being a Successful Academic Mentor and Being a Successful Academic Mentee.
Between February 2024 and June 2025, several cohorts of the programmes were hosted, collectively training 75 academic mentors and 77 mentees across the NWU’s faculties and campuses.
• Dr Casper Lötter: “Tenderpreneurs only care for their profits and have no regard for the crises in public safety that they have unleashed.”
• “It is imperative that all South Africans resist the revival of this American monster known as the Prison-Industrial-Complex on South African soil.”
• “In this struggle against crime, Groenewald deserves our full support.”
On a bright and sunny Saturday morning, 30 August 2025, the grounds of the Samuel Broadbent House in Potchefstroom became the starting point of a remarkable journey. The TRACTOR Awareness Rally (Together Rallying Across Communities To Overcome Remembrance-loss) began its 1 900-kilometre trip with an emotional departure.
The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted an exclusive alumni reunion at the prestigious Seven Villa Hotel & Spa in Sandton, Johannesburg – a gathering that transcended the traditional notion of reunions to become a powerful think tank on the future of finance, trade and logistics.
Organised by the NWU Alumni Relations Office in partnership with the schools of Accounting and Economic Sciences, the event convened distinguished alumni, top-tier industry executives and academic leaders for an evening of strategic dialogue, insight and high-impact networking.