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Use the NWU’s AI course to make your Christmas merrier
Nov 20, 2025 - The North-West University (NWU) and its AI Hub are continuing to strengthen the institution’s digital capacity through an incentive programme aimed at encouraging academic staff to complete the AI and Assessment course. This initiative is a collaborative effort between the office of the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning, the AI…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-centre-prioritises-security-thinking-strategic-stability
New centre prioritises security thinking, strategic stability
Nov 20, 2025 - South Africa’s place in the world is becoming harder to navigate. The geopolitical map is being redrawn by rising authoritarianism, disinformation wars, cyber sabotage, and increasingly complex regional conflicts. For a state that sits at the junction of Africa’s economic ambitions and the pressures of global power politics, understanding these…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-excellence-awards-gee-erkenning-aan-personeel-oor-dissiplines-heen
NWU Excellence Awards gee erkenning aan personeel oor dissiplines heen
Nov 21, 2025 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het sy uitmuntende personeel vereer tydens die jaarlikse seremonie vir die NWU Excellence Awards, wat op 20 November in Potchefstroom gehou is. Meer as 150 personeellede het erkenning vir hulle uitmuntende bydraes tot die universiteit se sleutelfokusareas van onderrig en leer, gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-excellence-awards-acknowledge-staff-excellence-across-disciplines
NWU Excellence Awards acknowledge staff excellence across disciplines
Dec 05, 2025 - The North-West University (NWU) honoured its exceptional staff at the annual NWU Excellence Awards ceremony, held in Potchefstroom on 20 November. More than 150 staff members received recognition for their outstanding contributions to the university’s key focus areas of teaching and learning, community engagement, and research and innovation…http://news.nwu.ac.za/monetary-policy-needs-be-supportive-incipient-economic-upturn
Monetary policy needs to be supportive of the incipient economic upturn
Nov 21, 2025 - The unanimous decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to cut interest rates by another 25 basis points (bps) was the right one. Prof. Raymond Parsons, economist at the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says the MPC decision of 20 November is the result of a number of recent favourable…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-presence-may-be-healthcares-most-radical-skill
Why presence may be healthcare’s most radical skill
Nov 26, 2025 - In an era when healthcare is increasingly shaped by technology, efficiency metrics and digital interfaces, the oldest element of care remains the most radical: the act of being fully present. At North-West University (NWU), Prof Tinda Rabie from the Quality in Nursing and Midwifery (NuMIQ) programme, argues that the future of compassionate care…http://news.nwu.ac.za/colloquium-explores-how-labour-migration-has-shaped-south-africa-and-africa
Colloquium explores how labour migration has shaped South Africa and Africa
Nov 03, 2025 - By Mzwandile Ndlovu Labour migration has featured prominently in South Africa since diamonds and gold were discovered in the 1800s. Migration continues today as people move cross South Africa and Africa in search of new opportunities and a better life. The subject of migration that took centre stage at a colloquium hosted by North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/law-student-triumphs-martin-luther-king-spoken-word-competition-amsterdam
Law student triumphs at Martin Luther King spoken word competition in Amsterdam
Nov 03, 2025 - By Gosego Phutieagae A North-West University (NWU) law student has claimed top honours at the 2025 Martin Luther King Spoken Word Competition held on 9 October at Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam. Thabang Mnculwane, an LLB student currently participating in the NWU Faculty of Law Academic Exchange Programme in Amsterdam, won the contest…http://news.nwu.ac.za/law-student-selected-2025-academic-exchange-amsterdam
Law student selected for 2025 academic exchange in Amsterdam
Nov 03, 2025 - By Gosego Phutieagae Visiting some of the world’s most famous justice system landmarks is high on the itinerary of Thabang Mnculwane, a North-West University (NWU) Faculty of Law student, who is spending five months in Amsterdam on an academic exchange programme. Mnculwane, a final-year LLB student, started his exchange programme at Vrije…http://news.nwu.ac.za/2025-pitch-your-business-finale-showdown-pitches-and-presentations
The 2025 Pitch Your Business finale, a showdown of pitches and presentations
Nov 05, 2025 - In a region grappling with youth unemployment and slow economic growth, the North-West University (NWU) is actively tackling these issues through its robust entrepreneurship development initiatives. Each year, the University’s bhive Enterprise and Development Centre supports sustainable business creation for students, staff and the wider…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-sedibeng-district-drive-health-innovation-through-research-day
NWU and Sedibeng District drive health innovation through research day
Nov 03, 2025 - In a country where quality healthcare and innovation are vital to social progress, health research stands as one of South Africa’s most powerful tools for change. Recognising this, the North-West University’s (NWU) Faculty of Health Sciences partnered with the Sedibeng District Health Services to co-host this year’s Research Day on 24 October 2025…http://news.nwu.ac.za/proteas-you-have-made-us-proud
Proteas, you have made us proud!
Nov 04, 2025 - What a wonderful and historic moment for South African cricket. The Proteas have finished runners-up at the ICC Women’s World Cup after a thrilling final against hosts India on Sunday, 2 November 2025. Although they narrowly missed out on the title, they made history by becoming the first South African senior side ever to reach an ICC Cricket…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-leading-scholars-inducted-academy-science-south-africa
South Africa’s Leading Scholars inducted into the Academy of Science of South Africa
Nov 04, 2025 - 2025 marks another milestone year for the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) as it welcomes a new cohort of distinguished scholars and scientists into its ranks. Forty-five exceptional individuals were formally inaugurated as Members of the Academy at ASSAf’s Annual Awards Ceremony on 30 October 2025. ASSAf, the official…http://news.nwu.ac.za/postgraduates-race-against-clock-research-showcase
Postgraduates race against the clock at research showcase
Nov 05, 2025 - By Mzwandile Ndlovu Three minutes and not a second more – that was the amount of time postgraduate students had to present their master’s or doctoral research in the Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT) that recently took place the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus. Postgraduate students also had the opportunity to participate…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-lecture-halls-will-relieve-pressure-existing-learning-spaces
New lecture halls will relieve pressure on existing learning spaces
Nov 05, 2025 - By Phenyo Mokgothu and Gofaone Motsamai When the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus opens for the 2026 academic year, students will step into two newly built lecture halls designed with advanced digital and acoustic systems to improve teaching and learning experiences. The construction, completed in five months, forms part of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-research-paper-featured-institute-physics-collection
NWU Research Paper featured in Institute of Physics collection
Nov 05, 2025 - After long days of teaching English in South Korea, Marcel van der Westhuizen would often find himself pondering the biggest questions imaginable: How will the universe ultimately end? His persistence and curiosity have now paid off. The Institute of Physics (IOP) has published a special collection of papers featuring the research paper he co-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/professor-honoured-contribution-mental-health-advocacy
Professor honoured for contribution to mental health advocacy
Nov 05, 2025 - Efforts to strengthen mental health awareness and policy in South Africa were in focus as Prof Leepile Sehularo from the North-West University (NWU) received the “Special Impact Mental Health Award” during the first Keturah Mental Health Awards in South Africa. “I am honoured to receive this award,” said Prof Sehularo. “It reflects the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/recognition-prior-learning-indigenous-knowledge-vital-sas-innovation-agenda
Recognition of prior learning in indigenous knowledge is vital for SA’s innovation agenda
Nov 05, 2025 - Recognising prior learning in indigenous knowledge (IK) will ensure that people and communities who have preserved traditional knowledge for generations are included in South Africa’s national innovation agenda. This is the intention of the national Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), which in partnership with the North-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-shows-load-shedding-places-strain-access-sufficient-water
Study shows load-shedding places a strain on access to sufficient water
Nov 06, 2025 - South Africans continue to navigate load-shedding while the right to sufficient water faces strain in vulnerable communities. Recent North-West University (NWU) graduate Miranda Andhile Mkansi conducted research on “The impact of load-shedding on the right to have access to sufficient water”. Her study explores how disruptions in electricity…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-calls-inclusion-yeast-monitoring-south-africas-groundwater-safety-regulations