NWU takes the lead with international conference on information literacy

In its endeavor to be known as an international university distinguished for engaged scholarship, the North-West University (NWU) will host the 2019 rendition of the International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL) in September.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Information literacy in all spheres of life”. The event will see…

Alumni Office engages graduates through career development support

True to the North-West University’s (NWU) ethic of care, the Alumni Office on the campus in Vanderbijlpark, together with the Career Centre, will host a Career Empowerment Day for members of the alumni fraternity on Wednesday, 7 August 2019.

The aim of the day will be to afford graduate jobseekers the opportunity to attend a CV writing and…

Hair-raising truth about uranium exposure in South Africa

A novel international research project focusing on human exposure to uranium in South African gold mining areas, has concluded that residents living in and near gold mining areas are exposed to elevated environmental levels of uranium.

The latter eventually finds its way into the human body giving way to adverse health effects.

The…

CANSA Relay for Life 2019: we are all in this together!

On 28 and 29 September 2019 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark will once again play host to the regional CANSA Relay for Life event in the Vanderbijlpark.

This year will see the campus and the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) taking hands for the seventh year running to celebrate cancer survivors,…

Faculty of Education serves up a warm food hug

Winter is here, and as the mercury drops we find ourselves seeking out the comfort of knitted scarves, jackets and snug blankets. And when it comes to the ideal winter foods, a cup of hot soup or a hearty curry are welcomed and appreciated by all.

With this in mind, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education in Vanderbijlpark…

Public lecture calls for Africanisation instead of decolonisation

“Universities have become ‘sons of decolonisation struggles’.” This is how Prof Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni argued during a recent public lecture hosted on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.

This lecture formed part of a series of conversations about the decolonisation of the curriculum.

Prof Ndlovu-Gatsheni…

Top performing trio applauded by international honour society

Three students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took to the stage as Chapter Award winners of the prestigious Golden Key International Honour Society.

Ammaarah Abba, Tendai Mavhungu and Salome Mofokeng each received the highest honour within the Vanderbijlpark Campus Chapter, based on their…

Postgraduate students peek behind the curtain of applied microeconomics

You can’t learn how to ride a bicycle during an academic lecture, hence the need for both practical and professional experience.

This is according to Jacques de Jongh, a lecturer in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. 

Jacques is of the opinion that academic learning…

GeeXpo 2019: give maths, science and IT a try

The countdown to the North-West University’s (NWU’s) GeeXpo has begun, and schools across central South Africa are invited to take part in the annual mathematics, science and information technology expo.

This year’s rendition of GeeXpo will see the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on the NWU’s campus in Vanderbijlpark host the…

POCA not enough to curb gang violence

More should be done to curb the influence of gang activities as anti-gang legislation is not up to the task.

According to Dr Delano van der Linde from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, legislation such as the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA) fails to disrupt the way gangs operate and to distinguish between gang…