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…

World applauds NWU student for innovative food security solution

The North-West University (NWU) has done it again! During the World Exhibition for Incentive Travel (IMEX), the NWU’s dedication to research excellence and social justice was reaffirmed when Emilé Coetzee – an honours student within the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences – was crowned as the winner of the 2019 Future Leaders Forum.…

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Marga Cummings, a student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, has her sights set on international success.

As one of South Africa’s top-ranked female hammer throwers, she will soon have the opportunity to prove her mettle against the world’s best when she takes part in the World Student Games and the African…

Observing risk management through the psychological looking glass

Prof Marise Born became the latest addition to the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area’s impressive cadre of extraordinary professors.

She recently delivered her prestige lecture on risk management.

Prof Born is a full professor in industrial psychology at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam in the…

NWU delivers PhD graduates from every corner of Africa

Nelson Mandela once said that he dreams of the realisation of a unified Africa, whereby its leaders combine their efforts to solve the problems of the continent.

At the North-West University’s (NWU’s) recent PhD graduation on its campus in Vanderbijlpark, it was evident that his dream is growing closer to being fulfilled when no less than…

Penn State expert to join Optentia

Prof Sinfree Makoni will be delivering his prestige lecture as extraordinary professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area on the campus in Vanderbijlpark on Monday, 20 May 2019.

Prof Makoni teaches in die Department of Applied Linguistics and Program in African Studies at Penn State University in…

NWU Vanderbijlpark champions local CANSA Relay for Life

The CANSA Relay For Life initiative offers the opportunity to celebrate cancer survivors, to remember those who have left us, and to create awareness about cancer. In short: a community event that speaks to a shared ethic of care.

This year will once again see the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark taking hands with the…