PENPlay has launched a new portfolio of gamified learning tools developed under licence from the North-West University (NWU), offering learners, educators and training institutions innovative ways to build critical skills through interactive play-based learning.
For Zimri Leuvennink, life has never been about standing still. Whether in a gym, on a stage or in a recording studio, she thrives on movement, energy and connection. This final-year biokinetics student on the Potchefstroom Campus is stepping confidently into the spotlight after landing a recording contract.
- Breastfeeding is a public good – so why are mothers carrying the cost alone?
- South Africa has the policies, but have we counted the cost for mothers to breastfeed?
- Breastfeeding shouldn't be a choice between feeding a baby and feeding a family.
- We tell mothers to breastfeed, but do we make it possible?
A young adult may feel healthy, exercise regularly and have no signs of illness, yet changes taking place inside the body could already be laying the foundation for future high blood pressure and heart disease.
Venomous snakebites affect thousands of people across Africa each year, but help can come too late if antivenom medication or expert assistance is unavailable. A team of researchers in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) is investigating whether medicines already used to treat other conditions could help combat snakebite envenomation.
Their selection places them among student leaders from universities across the country who are committed to advancing the interests of nursing students.
During the World Physiotherapy Africa Region Conference, held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 6 to 9 June 2026, the North-West University (NWU) is celebrating the recognition of one of its distinguished academics and healthcare leaders.
The School of Nursing at the North-West University (NWU) hosted the two-day business meeting of the Forum of University Nursing Deans of South Africa (FUNIDSA) on 28 and 29 May. The meeting brought together the heads of nursing schools from 22 universities across South Africa to discuss issues of critical importance to the nursing profession.
Prof. Ushotanefe Useh, Deputy Dean for Community Engagement and Stakeholder Relations at North-West University's Faculty of Health Sciences, has been appointed Chairperson of the Academic Subcommittee of Universities South Africa's Higher Education Sustainability Community of Practice (HESCoP) and has joined its Executive Committee, effective April 2026.
Mosa Seshoene still remembers school holidays spent on her grandfather’s farm in Turfloop, Limpopo. Long before she built a business and started supplying vegetables to local markets, her days were filled with picking tomatoes, spraying crops, and feeding chickens and pigs. Those routines, she says, laid the foundation for a career in agriculture that now spans from farm fields to digital platforms.