The horror, the horror. On 26 August, catastrophic flash floods devastated settlements and communities around Rasuwa, close to Nepal’s border with Tibet, high in the Himalayas. The nightmarish scenes, captured by CCTV cameras and witnessed across the globe, showed thousands of tonnes of ice, water, mud and debris surging with fearsome intensity through the Bhotekoshi, Trishuli and Narayani river systems.
Two North-West University (NWU) researchers have received national recognition for work that could contribute to safer water, healthier honeybees and stronger communities.
Rebaone Mofokeng and Nolwandle Khumalo were awarded the DSTI-Prof. Keolebogile Shirley Motaung Fellowships at the 2026 South African Women in Science Awards on 20 August 2026. Rebaone received the Master’s Fellowship, while Nolwandle received the Doctoral Fellowship.
For Rebaone, the award is recognition of a research journey built on perseverance and support.
Small-scale farmers around Mahikeng often have farming experience but lack access to formal training. A skills project at the North-West University (NWU) is helping to close this gap through accredited training that gives farmers skills they can use to improve their farms and build sustainable businesses.
The North-West University (NWU) is celebrating one of its own as Lesego Molema, a final-year student at the Mahikeng Campus, prepares to step onto the national stage for the second consecutive year.
Lesego, who is pursuing a BScHons degree in animal science, has once again been nominated for the prestigious Student of the Year Award at the South African Agricultural Awards, with the ceremony scheduled to take place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 16 October 2026.
The North-West University (NWU) strengthened its commitment to entrepreneurship, innovation and the commercialisation of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) through the CoachLab 2026 Entrepreneurship Programme, held from 3 to 7 August 2026 at the Molelwane Farm at the Mahikeng Campus.
Rural livestock farmers often travel long distances to access animal healthcare. North-West University (NWU) graduate Tshepo Selaledi is working to change that through a private animal health practice that is bringing preventive healthcare, farmer education and professional animal health services closer to communities in North West.
Alumni from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics (CBMI) recently gathered at The Seven Villa Hotel & Spa in Sandton for an evening of reconnection, reflection and thought-provoking discussions.
From the dusty streets of Sharpeville to the boardrooms of the South African financial sector, Molefi Seshabela’s journey is a powerful tale of resilience, failure and triumph. It is a story of defiance – of a young boy who grew up surrounded by poverty but refused to let poverty write the final chapter of his life.
For the North-West University (NWU) alumnus Tsakani Mabena, 2026 has marked a significant chapter in her journey as a young advocate for the preservation, promotion and advancement of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS).
This Women’s Month, the North-West University (NWU) is celebrating females in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Michelle le Roux is studying for an MSc Business Mathematics and Informatics (BMI) at the NWU. She is a Golden Key student and was appointed as the best first-year student at the centre for BMI and the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences in 2022.