Most students will tell you that nobody teaches you how to actually handle money. You learn about compound interest in a textbook, maybe, but nobody sits you down and explains what to do when you are drowning in debt, tempted by a flashy investment scheme, or just trying to make a grocery budget stretch to the end of the month. The NWU Student Leadership Academy, working alongside the Student Representative Council, set out to change that and, in the first week of May 2026, it did.

The karate team on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus delivered a thunderous statement of intent ahead of the 2026 University Sport South Africa (USSA) Karate Championships.

They produced a series of commanding performances at the Premier Full Contact Karate League Tournament held at the Mandeville Sports Centre in Bezuidenhout Valley, Gauteng on 9 May 2026.

The School of Communication at the NWU Vanderbijlpark Campus opened its doors recently to 21 aspiring journalists from Vaalpark High School, sparking a day of storytelling, discovery, and digital media in a rapidly changing world.

With notebooks in hand and eyes wide with curiosity, they arrived ready to discover what it truly means to be a communicator in the twenty-first century.

North-West University (NWU) student and artist Alvin Baguma, popularly known as “4LViN”, released his latest single, ‘Tie u Down’ on Friday 26 September. The song is as a letter to his fans, encouraging them to pursue their love interests.

4LViN rose to prominence in 2022 with his debut single ‘Looney Toonz’, which has over 40 thousand plays on Spotify to date.

Sound financial practices alone do not guarantee strong academic results, says a study by North-West University (NWU) postgraduate student Bongani Steven Dhlamini.

His research, titled “The Contribution of Effective Financial School Management to Quality Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools”, examined how financial management influences education outcomes.

When Motlhankane Lesego stood before an audience at Sol Plaatje University’s international conference to present a paper on Mosinete, a new genre of Setswana poetry, he left with more than notes. It sparked an idea that would become Haikaro, a new literary form.

“It was in the exchanges on intercultural creativity that I started thinking about blending forms beyond Africa,” says Motlhankane, a lecturer in the North-West University’s (NWU’s)School of Languages.

The North-West University (NWU) Eagles are through to the 2025 Varsity Netball final after defeating the University of Johannesburg (UJ) 58-28 in a commanding semifinal performance on Monday evening, 22 September.

From the first whistle, the NWU asserted themselves with strong defence and quick transitions into attack. Their intensity forced UJ to work hard for every chance, while the Eagles converted their opportunities efficiently to take a 14-6 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The North-West University (NWU) knows that pool-stage victories count for nothing when it comes to knockout netball. Having already defeated the University of Johannesburg (UJ) earlier in the Varsity Netball tournament, the Eagles are preparing for a rematch that will decide who advances to the final on 22 September.