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Kick-offs to final whistles: NWU Staff Wellness games deliver non-stop action
Aug 26, 2025 - There is always something special about seeing colleagues outside the boardroom, offices and lecture halls while swapping shoes for sneakers with whistles blowing instead of the ping of an incoming email. On 15 August 2025, staff members from across all three campuses of the North-West University (NWU) came together for the annual Staff…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-mines-and-mining-engineering-set-future-success
NWU School of Mines and Mining Engineering set for future success
Aug 27, 2025 - The North West province of South Africa sits on a bedrock of riches. From platinum to chrome, vanadium to gold, the region is among the most mineral-endowed in the world. Yet its communities remain scarred by poverty and unemployment, relics of a resource economy too often divorced from local benefit. For a province where mines dominate both…http://news.nwu.ac.za/school-nursing-celebrates-womens-day
School of Nursing celebrates Women’s Day
Aug 27, 2025 - On 8 August 2025, the Sports Village at the Potchefstroom Campus was the setting as the School of Nursing hosted a Women’s Day celebration together with the NuMIQ research entity. The theme, “Be yourself”, encouraged women who balance careers, families and research to embrace their identity. The deputy director of the School of Nursing, Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-local-power-play
South Africa’s local power play
Oct 10, 2025 - South Africa’s municipalities are rediscovering an old habit: generating their own electricity. In a country long dominated by Eskom, the lumbering state utility, the city of eThekwini has announced an ambitious strategy to reduce its reliance on the national grid by 40% by 2030. With Eskom’s ageing infrastructure, crippling debt and load-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/voices-empowerment-take-centre-stage-womens-month-event
Voices of empowerment take centre stage at Women’s Month event
Aug 28, 2025 - By Nikelo Mehlomakulu The bold march by 20 000 women against apartheid laws in 1956 is still reverberating today. That march was the inspiration behind the Women’s Month event that the North-West University’s School of Governance hosted at the Mahikeng Campus on 21 August. The event commemorated the 1956 Women’s March under the theme “Women…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-erica-derbyshire-empowers-small-and-micro-enterprises
Prof Erica Derbyshire empowers small and micro enterprises
Aug 29, 2025 - In celebration of the Women’s Month 2025 theme of the North-West University (NWU), “Empowered to Lead: NWU Women Shaping the Future”, the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) office proudly showcases the achievements of women innovators who are transforming society through practical solutions. Leading this charge is Prof Erica…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-mariaan-wicks-shaping-future-public-health-nutriranktm
Dr Mariaan Wicks shaping the future of public health with NutriRank™
Aug 29, 2025 - The North-West University (NWU) Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) office is proud to celebrate the achievements of Dr Mariaan Wicks, a senior lecturer in Dietetics and a woman innovator whose work is transforming the way South Africans understand their food. Dr Wicks is the developer of NutriRank™, a web-based nutrient profiling…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-nurses-make-difference-witrand-hospital
Young nurses make a difference at Witrand Hospital
Aug 29, 2025 - Patients at Witrand Hospital recently received clothing and bathroom supplies from a group of fourth-year nursing students from the North-West University (NWU). The students, who are completing their clinical hours in mental health care, said the initiative was part of their responsibility to provide care that goes beyond treatment. Dr Khumo…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-rorisang-machailo-named-finalist-2025-hewl-awards
Dr Rorisang Machailo named finalist in 2025 HEWL Awards
Aug 29, 2025 - Dr Rorisang Machailo, senior lecturer and deputy director at the School of Nursing at the North-West University (NWU), has been recognised as a top 3 finalist in the Women in Academic Administration category of the 2025 Higher Education Women Leaders (HEWL) Awards. This honour highlights her outstanding leadership and dedication to advancing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-leaves-it-late-snatch-vital-point-varsity-football-opener
NWU leaves it late to snatch vital point in Varsity Football opener
Aug 12, 2025 - The North-West University (NWU) left it until the 89th minute to earn a valuable away draw against the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in the opening round of the 2025 Varsity Football season. Playing under chilly skies in front of a packed UJ Stadium on 7 August 2025, the home side struck early. UJ’s Thabo Moshikere tapped in from close range…http://news.nwu.ac.za/night-full-punchlines-help-students-need
A night full of punchlines to help students in need
Aug 12, 2025 - The Totius Hall recently came alive with joyous uproars, infectious laughter, clever punchlines, and a sense of excitement. The NWU Comedy Night, a vibrant evening of comedic fire, was not just about telling jokes. It was an evening where humour ignited possibility and laughter played a crucial role in paving the way for students to continue…http://news.nwu.ac.za/two-academics-honoured-nrf-research-excellence-awards
Two academics honoured with NRF Research Excellence Awards
Aug 12, 2025 - North-West University (NWU) academics Prof Kgaugelo Lekota from the School of Biological Sciences and Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane from the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) were recipients of Research Excellence Awards for Early Career/Emerging Researchers at the 2025 National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards. The awards celebrated…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stars-and-circuits-spark-curiosity-ahead-vice-chancellors-science-day
Stars and circuits spark curiosity ahead of Vice-Chancellor’s Science Day
Aug 13, 2025 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) third annual Vice-Chancellor’s Science Day on 6 August in Kuruman once again brought science out of the laboratory and into the community. Kicking off the proceedings, NWU astrophysicist Prof Thebe Rodney Medupe led teachers and learners from local schools in a stargazing workshop. Held on 5 August at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/zulu-cultural-society-donates-clothes-honour-mandela-day
Zulu Cultural Society donates clothes in honour of Mandela Day
Aug 13, 2025 - By Kealeboga Motshabi Plastic bags packed with clothes, blankets and shoes made their way from the North-West University (NWU) Mahikeng Campus to the Unathi Community Orphans Home as the Zulu Cultural Society marked Mandela Day through a student-led donation drive. The NWU Zulu Cultural Society hosted a clothing donation drive on 18 July…http://news.nwu.ac.za/botswana-opens-its-arms-north-west-university
Botswana opens its arms to the North-West University
Aug 13, 2025 - Neighbours share more than fences, and neighbouring countries more than borders. This is especially true for the relationship between South Africa and Botswana. In the theatre of southern African politics, South Africa and Botswana share more than just a 2 000 km border: they share intertwined fates. From 11 to 12 August, a delegation from the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/chantel-mullers-powerful-vision
Chantel Muller’s POWERful vision
Aug 13, 2025 - In a world where innovation meets wellbeing, Chantel Muller is proving that the two can powerfully coexist. A published author and senior lecturer in marketing research and sports marketing at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, Chantel is redefining how technology can transform health — and she’s doing it from right here at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/foreigners-sa-jails-deportation-complicated
Foreigners in SA jails: Deportation is… complicated
Oct 10, 2025 - Correctional Services Minister, Dr Pieter Groenewald, recently stated his intention to deport foreign criminals in South African jails back to their countries of origin. The Minister said that about 26 000 foreigners are either serving sentences in South African prisons or are awaiting sentencing. This places a massive burden on taxpayers,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-lecturer-appointed-chairperson-south-african-heraldry-council
NWU lecturer appointed as chairperson of South African Heraldry Council
Aug 14, 2025 - Appointed by the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, Emile Coetzee, a lecturer in the History department at the North-West University (NWU) Mahikeng Campus, will serve a three-year term as chairperson of the South African Heraldry Council, bringing his expertise in history and heritage to the national stage. “I am one of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/emile-coetzee-joins-south-african-academy-arts-and-sciences
Emile Coetzee joins South African Academy for Arts and Sciences
Aug 14, 2025 - North-West University (NWU) Mahikeng Campus lecturer Emile Coetzee has been accepted into the South African Academy for Arts and Sciences (Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns), an organisation dedicated to supporting and strengthening work in the sciences and arts completed in Afrikaans. “It was a long journey for me to reach a point…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-international-flag-day-colour-pride-and-global-unity