SOWASK celebrates International Social Work Day

“We are embracing human relationships and promoting Ubuntu and diversity in and around the campus.”

This is how Tracy Mkwanazi, junior lecturer in social work and guardian of the Social Work Student Association (SOWASK) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, explains the nature of the student association.

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Empowering the teachers of tomorrow

There are three types of teachers: the teacher who makes things happen, the teacher who watches others make it happen and the teacher who wonders what happened!

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) teachers of the future – who are training to be teachers who make things happen – recently hosted a seminar on education matters on the campus in…

Alumna shines bright on national music stage

With her soothing voice, shining personality and entertainer’s flair, Verona Goslett is fast becoming a South African household name.

This talented young alumna of the North-West University (NWU) is currently taking the national music scene by storm as a participant in The Voice SA (M-Net, season 3), a chart topper with her debut single,…

NWU’s footprint expands to Malaysia

In another first for the North-West University (NWU), the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently co-hosted the inaugural International Conference on Management and Development Economics with the University of Kuala Lumpur (UniKL).

The conference, which took place in Southeast Asia on the island of Langkawi, saw delegates from…

IP Forum stationery donation drive: help us to make a difference

School accessories such as stationery do not come cheap. Just ask any parent who has to buy stationery at the beginning of every school year. For many parents, especially those in low income groups, this is a daunting task that causes major stress. The same can be said for the learners who subsequently have to make do without these essential…

NWU economist – the problematic trend of econocracy

Do you feel that matters pertaining to the country’s economic state are irrelevant for the public and only reserved for trained economists? If so, you are experiencing the negative impact of econocracy.

And econocracy will, ultimately, be the downfall of the South African economy. This is according to Michelle Groenewald, an expert in…

NWU experts’ alternative development index a valuable tool for industry practitioners

With the ever increasing prominence of regional economic development in driving global development, a team of experts from the North-West University (NWU) are contributing significantly to the discipline through the introduction of an innovative multi-dimensional regional economic development index (MREDI).

Unlike existing indexes, which…

NWU community hits the road for mental awareness

The campus community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently laced up their running shoes and heeded the call to take part in the campus’s first-ever mental health awareness fun run.

The event, hosted by the NWU Alumni Office and the campus’s Health Care Centre, saw more than a 100 athletes take to the road…

PMR.africa awards NWU for excellence in higher education

The North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark has done it again! The campus has, for the eighth consecutive year, been awarded the Professional Management Review’s (PMR) Diamond Arrow Award for excellence in higher education within the Sedibeng District.

The award was handed over at a PMR.africa business breakfast in…

Tekkies and teamwork – NWU to walk for mental awareness

It is safe to say that the state of South Africa’s mental wellbeing is in severe crisis.  Statistics released by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group puts it that as many as one in six South Africans suffers from anxiety, depression or substance-use problems – and this does not include more serious conditions such as bipolar disorder…