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CBMI Prestige Awards celebrate the brightest analytical minds
May 27, 2026 - The Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics (CBMI) at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted its impressive CBMI Prestige Awards, celebrating academic excellence, resilience and innovation among students in the fields of actuarial science, business analytics, quantitative risk management and financial mathematics. The event…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-karate-team-unleashes-dominance-ahead-ussa-championships
Vanderbijlpark Campus karate team unleashes dominance ahead of USSA Championships
May 27, 2026 - The karate team on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus delivered a thunderous statement of intent ahead of the 2026 University Sport South Africa (USSA) Karate Championships. They produced a series of commanding performances at the Premier Full Contact Karate League Tournament held at the Mandeville Sports Centre in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fighting-environmental-justice-beyond-courtroom
Fighting for Environmental Justice beyond the courtroom
May 28, 2026 - At a recent Prestige Lecture hosted on the Potchefstroom Campus, researchers, students and the NWU community were challenged to rethink what it means to fight for the environment and the people who depend on it the most. The Faculty of Law and its National Research Fund (NRF) South African Research Chair in Cities, Law & Environmental…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-calls-stronger-nursing-support-psychiatric-hospitals-ghana
Research calls for stronger nursing support in psychiatric hospitals in Ghana
May 28, 2026 - Patients battling both substance use disorders and mental illness in psychiatric hospitals in Ghana often rely on nurses for long-term care and recovery support. New research by Dr Frederick Nsatimba argues that these nurses need stronger institutional support, clearer care systems and better resources to improve treatment outcomes. Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/real-financial-know-how-reaches-students-across-three-campuses
Real financial know-how reaches students across three campuses
May 28, 2026 - Most students will tell you that nobody teaches you how to actually handle money. You learn about compound interest in a textbook, maybe, but nobody sits you down and explains what to do when you are drowning in debt, tempted by a flashy investment scheme, or just trying to make a grocery budget stretch to the end of the month. The NWU Student…http://news.nwu.ac.za/our-municipal-collapse-not-skills-problem
Our municipal collapse is not a skills problem
May 28, 2026 - Across South Africa, roads crumble, wastewater systems fail, refuse accumulates and infrastructure projects stall midway through completion. Increasingly, many citizens are asking the same question: what is happening to our municipalities? By Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/karate-eagles-secure-multiple-medals-dual-tournament-success
Karate Eagles secure multiple medals in dual tournament success
May 07, 2026 - Twenty-nine medals from two karate tournaments are impressive by anybody’s standards. This is the medal haul that the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus Karate Eagles brought home from tournaments in Mamelodi and Rustenburg. At the Siyakhumbula Memorial Tournament in Mamelodi on 11 April, the Karate Eagles competed in the full-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tourism-growth-places-focus-jobs-trade-and-policy-expert-says
Tourism growth places focus on jobs, trade and policy, expert says
May 07, 2026 - Africa's Travel Indaba 2026 is being held in KwaZulu-Natal from 11 to 14 May, drawing participation from more than 22 African countries. Attention is squarely on tourism’s role in driving jobs, trade and economic growth across South Africa and the continent. Prof. Elmarie Slabbert, research director of Tourism Research in Economics, Environs…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-turns-life-journey-book-purpose-and-faith
Alumnus turns life journey into book on purpose and faith
May 08, 2026 - Pastor Sandiso Likhuleni, an alumnus of the North-West University (NWU), has launched a new book that draws on his experiences as a student leader, social worker and pastor to guide young people searching for purpose and direction. Sandiso, who studied towards a Bachelor of Social Work degree at the university from 2013 to 2016 and graduated in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ranking-places-researcher-third-neuroscience-south-africa
Ranking places researcher third in neuroscience in South Africa
May 08, 2026 - The 2026 edition of the ranking of the Best Scientists in Neuroscience by Research.com places Prof. Brian Harvey from the subject group Pharmacology at the North-West University (NWU) among the three most cited researchers in the field in South Africa. Prof. Harvey says this accolade highlights his decades of work in neuropharmacology and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-appointed-icoph-2026-country-coordinator
Academic appointed ICOPH 2026 country coordinator
May 11, 2026 - The appointment of North-West University (NWU) academic Dr Mpho Chipu as country coordinator for the International Conference on Public Health (ICOPH) 2026 is set to strengthen the presence of South Africa in global public health discussions. Dr Chipu, a senior lecturer in the School of Nursing at the Mahikeng Campus of the NWU, will be…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-examines-digital-political-communication-african-indigenous-languages
Academic examines digital political communication in African indigenous languages
May 12, 2026 - A new book co-edited by Prof. Gilbert Motsaathebe, deputy dean for teaching and learning in the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University (NWU), explores how African indigenous languages are used and represented in political communication on digital platforms. Titled Digital Political Communication and Indigenous Languages in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/visually-impaired-student-graduates-cum-laude
Visually impaired student graduates cum laude
May 12, 2026 - From dropping out of university twice to graduating cum laude, visually impaired student Raphael Sambo has turned a once-fractured academic journey into a story of distinction. Raphael earned his postgraduate diploma in management from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU), achieving a milestone…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gis-outreach-initiative-turns-classrooms-real-world-mapping-labs
GIS outreach initiative turns classrooms into real-world mapping labs
May 12, 2026 - An annual Geographic Information Systems (GIS) outreach programme is transforming how Grade 12 learners understand geography, shifting it from a textbook subject to a hands-on, technology-driven discipline with real-world relevance. Led by senior lecturer Dr Nisa Ayob, the initiative is designed to bridge the gap between theory taught in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nsfas-crisis-when-leadership-ignores-evidence
The NSFAS Crisis: When leadership ignores evidence
May 11, 2026 - The tragedy of the NSFAS story is that it reflects more than an institutional crisis; it reflects a deeper tension in public leadership in South Africa. NSFAS has grown from a support mechanism into the dominant driver of higher education spending. The most disturbing dimension of the NSFAS crisis is the erosion of ethical leadership…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nurselead-groundbreaking-initiative-transform-nursing-leadership-south-africa
NurseLead: A groundbreaking initiative to transform nursing leadership in South Africa
May 11, 2026 - Prof. Siedine Coetzee and Dr Mirriam Matandela A powerful new chapter in South African nursing leadership began on 5 and 6 May 2026, when the National Department of Health and the North-West University (NWU) officially initiated the groundbreaking NurseLead programme – a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to empower current and emerging…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cheerleading-team-secures-double-victory-after-late-competition-entry
Cheerleading team secures double victory after late competition entry
May 13, 2026 - The cheerleading team on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus turned a last-minute opportunity into a major achievement. They secured top honours in both the Pom and Hip-Hop categories at an intervarsity competition held on 1 May. The team received an invitation to participate from the Central University of Technology (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/classroom-boardroom-students-bring-rewards-and-remuneration-life-during-workers-month
From classroom to boardroom: students bring rewards and remuneration to life during Workers’ Month
May 12, 2026 - As South Africa commemorates Workers’ Month, second-year personnel psychology students at the North-West University (NWU) transformed theory into practice through an engaging and thought-provoking classroom initiative focused on the theme: Rewards and Remuneration in the Workplace. The initiative, led by lecturer Kholiswa Mogoeng, created a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/indigenous-livestock-remedies-draw-scientific-backing-north-west-study
Indigenous livestock remedies draw scientific backing in North West study
May 21, 2026 - In villages across North West, livestock owners still turn to roots, bulbs and leaves to treat infections, wounds and reproductive problems in cattle, goats and sheep. A new study now shows that several of those remedies used by Batswana traditional healers and farmers also carry measurable antioxidant properties linked to disease treatment…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-wins-2026-nedbank-cup-durban-city-football-club