The North-West University (NWU) Law Clinic in Mahikeng has been in operation for 33 years. It started as a small advisory office with the assistance of students who participated on a voluntary basis.
The Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is hosting an international symposium on The International Human Right to a Nationality, the Prevention of Statelessness and the Protection of Stateless Individuals in the 21st Century from 31 October until 2 November 2017.
The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a climate change public lecture on its campus in Potchefstroom.
On 11 September 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted renowned practicing advocate, Carol-Ann Myburg, at a jurisprudence dialogue titled “Dynamics of Legal Practice with specific reference to the role of Advocates”.
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Elmarie van der Schyff of the Faculty of Law was appointed to serve as acting judge in the Gauteng division of the High Court of South Africa from 9 October to 17 November 2017.
A team of second-year students from the Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng has broken the winning streak of third-year students by taking first place in the popular annual NWU Juta Mock Trial competition.
The exciting annual mock trials of the North-West University (NWU), hosted by the Faculty of Law on the campus in Potchefstroom with the support of Juta, started with the qualifying rounds on 19 July, with the finals to follow on 15 August.
Prof Melvin Mbao, academic and dean of the Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng will be attending the 6th International Conference on Law, Regulations and Public Policy in Singapore from 5 to 6 June 2017.
Prof Melvin Mbao, academic and dean of the Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng will be attending the 6th International Conference on Law, Regulations and Public Policy in Singapore from 5 to 6 June 2017.
Another student from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus has self-published a book. Gaopalelwe Lesley Mathiba, a third-year law student, published his debut novel titled “The Essence Behind Motherhood: 'Behold your mother' ~John 19:27”.