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…

Prof Little is new heavyweight in Optentia’s corner

The Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is adding yet another research heavyweight to their already impressive extraordinary professoriate.

Prof Todd Little will be delivering his prestige lecture at Optentia on 15 April 2019.

He is a professor and director of the Research,…

Muffineers enjoy the sweet smell of entrepreneurial success

For The Muffineers success tastes and smells a lot like buttercream, vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.

Alumnus Tshepiso Maimane and students Mohapi Motaung and Thato Moeng from the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark are living proof that entrepreneurship is a viable career option for university students and graduates.…

Panel to debate SA’s current state of affairs

With both the national Budget Speech and the State of the Nation Address (SONA) having been delivered, it is now time for Everyday Man to come to terms with the socio-economic and political impact of these important national indicators.

On Friday, 8 March 2019, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark will be hosting its…

NWU Enactus runners-up in SA’s 2nd Universities Business Challenge

The Enactus student chapter of the North-West University (NWU) is making its impact felt nationally, and if their performance in 2018 was anything to go by, then the stage is set for an exciting new year.

The chapter ended 2018 on a high after being announced as the runners-up in the Cognity Advisory’s Universities Business Challenge (UBC…

NWU Vanderbijlpark: masters at mind sports

When it comes to mind sports as a competitive sporting code, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is without a doubt leading the charge.

During the recent Gauteng Championships that was hosted in Randburg, the team from Vanderbijlpark not only made their presence felt, but also walked away triumphant in several…

Driehoek tragedy: NWU assists in the healing process

With the events of Friday, 1 February 2019, still fresh in the minds of all South Africans, the community continuously rally around the staff, learners and families affected by the Hoërskool Driehoek tragedy.

In the wake of the tragedy, the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark has joined the legion of caregivers,…

You are never too old to learn something new

Each year the North-West University (NWU) eagerly awaits its intake of new first-year students across the three campuses. This year the university welcome 9 955 first-year contact students of which 1 571 registered at the campus in Vanderbijlpark.

One such a student is Jacob Seboko from Sebokeng. At 79 years of age, he proudly sports his…