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‘Lets Grow Together’ sows a seed to help the community
Oct 06, 2017 - A small group of students from the North-West University (NWU) decided that they will not be the victims of the #FeesMustFall movement, but will rather try to take ownership of the problem. These three men, Kumbewe Liwewe, Gabriel Strydom and Jacques Hugo, studied together and because they share privileged backgrounds, they philosophised…
NWU home to fairest of the Vaal The Vaal Triangle region boasts with a new beauty queen, and she is none other than Johané Petzer, a first-year BEd-student from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Johané, who is studying towards
Oct 06, 2017 - The Vanderbijlpark region boasts with a new beauty queen, and she is none other than Johané Petzer, a first-year BEd-student from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Johané, who is studying towards qualifying for a degree in Foundation Phase Education, was crowned as Miss Vaal 2017 during a glitzy ceremony at the…
NWU honours its best of the best
Oct 09, 2017 - The North-West University (NWU) honoured the cream of the crop of its alumni at an awards ceremony on 6 October in Sandton. This year’s awards ceremony included the prestigious NWU Lifetime Achievement Award, and also recognised an NWU alumna who has excelled in the international arena in 2017…
Community to benefit from RAG initiative
Oct 09, 2017 - If you thought varsity was just about studies and socialising, think again! The student community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is on a mission to collect 10 000 tins of canned food before 14 October 2017 to donate to local orphanages. The food drive, which is a RAG 2017 initiative, is headed-up by Thami…
NWU Young Alumni: here’s to the next generation!
Oct 09, 2017 - Since the formal inception of the NWU Young Alumni Homecoming initiative on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, the event has grown in leaps and bounds. This year’s rendition saw more than 300 young alumni come together to party with a purpose: to raise funds to see current students achieve their dreams of graduating…
NWU Prof acting as judge in High Court
Oct 09, 2017 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Elmarie van der Schyff of the Faculty of Law was appointed to serve as acting judge in the Gauteng division of the High Court of South Africa from 9 October to 17 November 2017. This is another outstanding achievement in an already exceptional career, of which she tells more about below: How do you…
NWU expert shares expertise in China on behalf of SA
Oct 09, 2017 - A North-West University (NWU) expert on the fight against desertification recently shared his knowledge and experience in this area with experts from across the globe. Prof Klaus Kellner from the School of Biological Sciences and the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management represented South Africa at the September meeting of the…
New HR manager for NWU’s campus in Mahikeng
Oct 10, 2017 - Mr Pulahela Phillip Mahoko has been appointed as human resource (HR) manager on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng. Pulahela joined the university on 1 September and is responsible for among others, leading and directing HR operational staff on campus, strategic alignment, implementation and delivery of core HR processes,…
NWU Alumni changing the face of tomorrow for all
Oct 10, 2017 - “Welcome home, alumni!” With these words Prof Linda du Plessis, deputy vice-chancellor of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, recently welcomed members of the Young Alumni fraternity back to the campus for the annual NWU Alumni Homecoming event. More than 300 alumni members, affiliated to the Young Alumni Chapter of…
Tough times, but NWU's Naledi remains positive
Oct 10, 2017 - The North-West University's (NWU’s) solar car, Naledi, has done well in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. Cloudy weather and rain today made it necessary for the NWU Solar team, like many other teams, to trailer Naledi to an open control stop on the route to Adelaide, in compliance to the rules of the event. The Bridgestone World Solar…
How does mental health affect babies and toddlers?
Oct 11, 2017 - October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Hanlie Degenaar, a speech and language therapist at the North-West University’s (NWU's) Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing, shares the following article in support of this important campaign. Nobody disagrees about the importance of early-development stimulation for babies and toddlers. It is…
NWU academic presents at international conferences in Turkey and Greece
Oct 11, 2017 - Prof Masood Khalique from the School of Mathematical Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng was an invited speaker at the III International Conference on Symmetries, Differential Equations and Applications (SDEA-III) that was held in August at the Istanbul Technical University in Turkey. He presented a paper…
NWU alumna makes South Africa proud at Miss Wheelchair World pageant
Oct 11, 2017 - Lebogang Monyatsi, an alumna of the North-West University (NWU) made South Africa and the NWU proud when she was crowned first princess during the first ever Miss World Wheelchair pageant that was held on 7 October 2017 in Warsaw, Poland. Lebogang is the first South African woman in a wheelchair to be a runway model and was the first to…
NWU samel 14 ton klere vir ’n goeie doel in
Oct 11, 2017 - Op 9 Oktober het dit onder studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Potchefstroom gegons van opgewondenheid toe hulle kaalvoet op die kampus rondgeloop het om Kaalvoetdag te ondersteun. Kaalvoetdag is ’n jaarlikse gebeurtenis waartydens studente hulle daaglikse aktiwiteite kaalvoet aanpak as simbool van empatie met mense…
Messages to the NWU’s Varsity netball team.
Oct 11, 2017 - Owethu Sityata says: “The tournament was amazing. The NWU netball team had a great fighting spirit throughout the entire competition. It is unfortunate that they lost at the finals, but nonetheless I am still proud.” Hayley Hinds says: “Even though we did not win, I am still 100 %…
Decolonising existing qualitative research methodologies
Oct 12, 2017 - A seasoned scholar has stressed the need to decolonise existing qualitative research methodologies which position the researched as objects in the researcher-researched encounters. This is according to Prof Keyan Tomaselli, a distinguished professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg and emeritus professor at the…
NWU collects 14 tons of clothes for a good cause
Oct 12, 2017 - On 9 October students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom were buzzing with excitement as they wandered around campus shoeless in support of Barefoot Day. Barefoot Day is an annual event day during which students go about their daily activities barefoot as a symbol of empathy for people around the world who do not…
Advocate inspires NWU’s young legal eagles
Oct 13, 2017 - On 11 September 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted renowned practicing advocate, Carol-Ann Myburg, at a jurisprudence dialogue titled “Dynamics of Legal Practice with specific reference to the role of Advocates”. Organised by academic and author, Prof Freddy Khunou, the dialogue is the first of many planned to…
NWU recruiter brings football experience to Swallows
Oct 13, 2017 - Gauteng MEC for Education, Mr Panyaza Lesufi, recently announced his plans to make Swallows FC great again by, among other measures, making shares in the club available to its supporters. Another part of his plan is to bring football mastermind Matome Kganakga on board as team manager. Matome, a recruiter for the North-West University (NWU),…