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SOWASK gives a voice to the voiceless
Jun 05, 2017 - “Today we will be the voice for the voiceless. Break the silence. Stop the abuse.” These are the words of Princess Mohalanyane, a fourth-year social work student on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, moments before she lead a group of students in a silent protest against the abuse of women and children. The protest…
NWU Optentia hosts VLIR-UOS
Jun 05, 2017 - Optentia, a research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, recently hosted Mr Christophe Goossens, programme officer for the Flemish Inter-university Council for University Development Cooperation (VLIR-UOS) Over the past four years Optentia received funding from VLIR-UOS to run the Experiences in…
NWU students stand up for animals
Jun 05, 2017 - Chocolate, vanilla, caramel, blueberry: all the flavours imaginable! A group of BEd Foundation Phase students on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark took to the kitchen to promote their passion for animals. The group of ladies, under the leadership of third-year student Monique Welgemoed, sold cupcakes on campus in a…
NSG chief director address students on challenges of public service delivery
Jun 05, 2017 - The first-year public management students on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently had the privilege of being addressed by Ms Milly Daweti, chief director at the National School of Government (NSG). Ms Daweti’s visit follows after an invitation from Mr Kagiso Pooe, a lecturer in the School of Basic Sciences, as…
NWU student documents Khoi-San medicinal practices
Jun 05, 2017 - Simangaliso Lesley Mashego from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, documented the indigenous medicinal expertise of the Khoi-San community in the Northern Cape as part of the final-year research component of his Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge Science (BIKS) degree. Simangaliso is part of the research group Seboka that…
NWU one of top five innovative universities in SA
Jun 06, 2017 - A bibliometrical* company, Clarivate Analytics, recently published a report that lists the North-West University (NWU) as one of the top five innovative universities in South Africa. The report, A focus on the top 5 innovative universities in South Africa, examined universities and how their contributions are distributed across the total…
GeeXpo 2017: It’s time to change your attitude about maths and IT
Jun 06, 2017 - Did you know that a bad attitude towards mathematics can literally cost you the opportunity to further your studies after completing high school? Trues bob! Researchers have found that hard work and good study habits were the most important factors in improving your maths ability over time and hence – contrary to popular believe – there are no…
Idea generation: an entrepreneur’s first step towards success
Jun 06, 2017 - Are you dreaming of starting your own business venture? Do you have an idea which you think has business potential? If so, the Idea Generation Workshop – hosted by the bhive Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark – will suit you like a glove. Ask any vested entrepreneur and he/she…
Enterprising Women Programme to be extended to northern Free State
Jun 07, 2017 - Entrepreneurship is more than just a buzzword: it is perceived to be one of the most significant economic and social developments in the world at present. Excitingly enough, more and more women are stepping up to own and run businesses in numbers that would have been hard to imagine a few decades ago. International research estimates that…https://news.nwu.ac.za/political-economy-south-africas-budget-impacts-you
The political economy of South Africa’s budget impacts you
Feb 21, 2025 - By Michelle Meixieira Groenewald Welcome to a budget we need to pass under the Government of National Unity. South Africa’s Budget Speech was scheduled for the 19th of February and has now been postponed to the 12th of March. The Public Finance Management Act requires the annual budget to be tabled before the start of the financial year, but in…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/inaugural-lecture-prof-rodwell-makombe-making-sense-second-republic-zimbabwe-through-laughter