NWU academics visit Utrecht University to explore integrating more digital humanities methods
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities management recently visited the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) at Utrecht University, Amsterdam.
The main aim was to explore the possibility of integrating more digital humanities methods within several education tracks at the NWU.
One of Mahikeng’s well-known journalists, Sosty Rammutla, received a BA communication degree during the North-West University (NWU) graduation ceremony on 11 October 2022 at the Mahikeng Campus.
Sosty says he is truly grateful and proud of this achievement.
“I would like to thank God for His grace, and I dedicate this qualification to my wife who stood by me, to my mother who has been my anchor all my life, and thirdly, to the man that gave me this opportunity in the first place – Prof Dan Kgwadi,” says Sosty.
By Ontiretse Motingwa
For North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Oreneile Mosupyoe, variety is the spice of life.
Oreneile studied sports science but swopped the sports field for the stage when he got into pageantry. He has since won several titles, with the most recent being Mr Tshwane Regions Philanthropist 2022.
Born and bred in Garankuwa, Pretoria, he considers himself an optimist and an all-rounder.
“I have always been a performer and I have participated in drama, dance and poetry from pre-school to varsity.
The Spelling Checkers for South African Languages, a spelling and hyphenation checker tool for ten of South Africa’s official languages, excluding English, is now available to download for free from the website of the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR).
By Phenyo Mokgothu and Lerato Molokele
North-West University (NWU) academic in the School of Communication, Ofentse Ngake, was recently invited by Daily Thetha – a daily live television talk show on SABC1 – to share some of his research findings.
Ofentse’s master’s study focused on the Daily Theta show and specifically on the launch of its new season.
His study is titled “The role of TV talk shows in facilitating youth engagements: A case study of Daily Theta”.
Ontiretse Motingwa
Joseph Senosi, North-West University (NWU) alumnus and currently a trainee script writer of Skeem Saam, was recently invited by the School of Communication to talk to second- and third-year corporate communication students on the Mahikeng Campus.
Joseph, who holds a BA in communication from the NWU, inspired the students by sharing his journey and pointing out the hardships and opportunities he experienced along the way.
By Ontiretse Motingwa
Fourth-year Setswana students on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus celebrated Heritage Day by embracing the Setswana language as future Setswana educators.
The celebration aimed to remind students of their heritage, to encourage them to learn more about other cultures and to recognise the importance of languages.
“We celebrate our heritage by embracing our different cultural beliefs and using our different languages,” said Ellen Nkwe, Setswana lecturer.
Four music students from the North-West University (NWU) recently departed for a five-month study trip to Stockholm in Sweden.
This is part of the Linnaeus-Palme Exchange Programme funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), with additional funding from the Hillensberg Trust.
This is the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 that NWU students were able to travel and take part in the exchange programme.