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National Symposium on Biological Invasions
National Symposium on Biological Invasions North-West University, Mahikeng Campus 6 - 9 October 2025 REGISTRATIONS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO 22 SEPTEMBER 2025 We are excited to invite you to attend the 2025 National Symposium on Biological Invasions from 6 to 9 October 2025. This year’s symposium will take place at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/borders-and-jobs-what-march-and-march-debate-means-sas-agricultural-labour-force
Borders and jobs: What the ‘March and March’ debate means for SA’s agricultural labour force
Opinion piece by Ella Mogashoa, a researcher in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University (NWU).As dawn breaks across South Africa each morning, thousands of farm workers are already hard at work. Long before most South Africans begin their day, they are planting, pruning, harvesting and preparing the food that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-look-stochastic-programming-best-marketing-results
NWU researchers look to stochastic programming for best marketing results
In an economy where every sale counts, North-West University (NWU) researchers have been looking at ways to help retailers improve the decision-making process in their marketing campaigns. Chanel Bisset and her supervisor Prof Fanie Terblanche from the Faculty of Engineering in the research field of engineering analytics, recently…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-saps-launch-campus-community-safety-forum-strengthen-campus-safety-and-partnership-policing
NWU and SAPS launch Campus Community Safety Forum to strengthen campus safety and partnership policing
The North-West University (NWU), in partnership with the South African Police Service (SAPS), has launched the Campus Community Safety Forum (CCSF) at the Mahikeng Campus of the NWU, establishing a collaborative platform aimed at strengthening campus safety, crime prevention and coordinated responses to safety challenges affecting students and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/7bigtc2023/gap/workshop
GAP Workshop
Home Venue & Accommodation Speakers GAP Workshop Committees Programme Abstract Submission Registration Important Dates Contact Us The GAP (Groups, Algorithms and Programming) Workshop will be held in conjunction with the 7BIGTC in Potchefstroom. The workshop aims to give the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ai-and-changing-role-university
AI and the changing role of the university
When AI can produce a convincing answer in seconds, what does a university qualification actually certify? Prof. Joseph Sekhampu examines why judgement must become central to a graduate’s value.Universities produce the research, but AI increasingly controls how the public encounters it. What happens when platforms acquire power over knowledge…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-kgosi-jeffrey-montshioa-and-celebrates-living-heritage-barolong-boora-tshidi
NWU honours Kgosi Jeffrey Montshioa and celebrates the living heritage of the Barolong Boora Tshidi
The North-West University (NWU) honoured Kgosi Kgotleng Jeffrey Montshioa, king of the Barolong Boo Ratshidi, for 25 years of traditional leadership and service, while reaffirming the commitment of the university to indigenous knowledge, heritage and meaningful partnerships with traditional communities.The occasion, held on 8 October 2026 at the…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/inaugural-lectures-law-0
Inaugural Lectures: Law
2026Prof. Germarié ViljoenThe covenant of water: Public trusteeship, property, and the tradability of water use entitlements in South Africa...read more×Prof. Germarié ViljoenThe covenant of water: Public trusteeship, property, and the tradability of water use entitlements in South AfricaThe inaugural lecture, “The covenant of water”, examines how…http://www.nwu.ac.za/women-in-leadership
NWU Women in Leadership
In 2023, the North-West University’s (NWU) People and Culture division launched a groundbreaking leadership programme for women at NWU.The Women in Leadership initiative at NWU is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of our female workforce. This initiative focuses on promoting professional development and providing extensive training…http://news.nwu.ac.za/forgotten-cost-food-production-south-africa
The forgotten cost of food production in South Africa
Opinion piece by Ella Mogashoa, a researcher in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University (NWU).South Africans have become all too familiar with rising food prices. Every trip to the supermarket seems to confirm the same reality: the weekly grocery bill is higher than it was only a few months ago.Something as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-stargazer-helps-capture-spectacular-images-magical-cosmic-firework
NWU stargazer helps capture spectacular images of a magical cosmic “firework”
Faster than the blink of an eye, bigger than our entire galaxy and pulsating with unimaginable intensity, it is one of the most energetic cosmic events visible from earth observed and captured on record ― a shock wave that extends for 6,5 million light years. Observing and capturing this magical “firework” in detailed images took expertise and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/last-door-closing-our-schoolchildren
The last door is closing on our schoolchildren
• By Dr Marelize Vergottini, senior lecturer in Social Work at the North-West University (NWU).South Africa is not simply facing a teacher shortage. It is witnessing the erosion of the entire system of care that should surround a school, and teachers are being crushed beneath the weight of everything falling through the gaps. We are losing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-rewards-exceptional-lecturers
NWU rewards exceptional lecturers
The North-West University (NWU) celebrated the torchbearers of its teaching excellence during a virtual event. The best-of-the-best lecturers of 2020 were acknowledged for their work in taking teaching and learning to higher levels during the annual Teaching Excellence Award (TEA) ceremony, which was streamed online on 25 March. The NWU is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-next-tourism-boom-may-begin-its-churches
South Africa's next tourism boom may begin in its churches
For decades South Africa has sold itself to the world through lions, beaches and vineyards. Yet one of its largest untapped tourism assets attracts millions of people every year without featuring prominently in national tourism strategies. It is not wildlife or wine. It is faith.Religious and sacred tourism has quietly become one of the fastest-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/our-countrys-vital-statecraft-missing
Our country’s vital statecraft is missing
Opinion piece by Dr Mabutho Shangase, senior lecturer in Political Studies and International Relations at the North-West University (NWU)Election promises abound, but effective governance remains elusive as political parties chase power without mastering the machinery of the state. As South Africa approaches another electoral cycle, political…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-cannot-survey-its-way-out-unemployment
South Africa cannot survey its way out of unemployment
South Africa already knows which skills its economy needs. Prof. Linda du Plessis says the real failure lies in not using that information to guide university funding, enrolment planning and programme development. With 8.5 million South Africans unemployed, graduate unemployment cannot be blamed on universities alone. The deeper problem is an…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/international-spring-week/panel-members
Panel Members
Theme The role of digital humanities in ensuring technological align- ment for humane, sustainable futures Dr Bryan Carter received his Ph.D. at the University of Missouri-Columbia and is currently the Director of the Center for Digital Humanities and a Professor in Africana Studies, at the University of Arizona. He specializes…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/humanities/community-engagement
Community Engagement
Welcome to the Community Engagement webpage for the Faculty of Humanities at North-West University. Our commitment to community engagement is rooted in the belief that meaningful partnerships and active collaboration with our local and global communities are essential for fostering social impact, enhancing academic excellence, promoting cultural…http://law.nwu.ac.za/node/29639
South Africa Law Deans' Association (SALDA) Statement on Continuing Gender-Based Violence
We, the Law Deans of the South African Law Deans' Association (SALDA), are deeply distressed by the continued perpetration of gender-based violence, including femicide, in South Africa. The recent and brutal killing of Ms Nosicelo Mtebeni, a law student at the University of Fort Hare, is an urgent reminder that without immediate…http://law.nwu.ac.za/postgraduate-programmes/lld