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Een universiteit: een simbool – wat stel u in die vooruitsig?
As deel van die demonstrasie van ons verbintenis om die NWU te transformeer en te posisioneer as ʼn unitêre instansie van hoogstaande akademiese uitnemendheid, met ʼn verbintenis tot maatskaplike geregtigheid, het die NWU-Raad die NWU se Keurkomitee vir Openbare Kunswerke (NWU KKOK) gestig om ʼn proses van stapel te stuur om ʼn nuwe eenheidsimbool te…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-one-university-one-symbol-what-do-you-envision
NWU - One university; one symbol – what do you envision?
As part of demonstrating our commitment to transform and position the NWU as a unitary institution of superior academic excellence, with a commitment to social justice, the NWU Council has established the NWU Public Artwork Selection Committee (NWU PASC) to embark upon a process to find a new unitary symbol in the form of creative artwork. We…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-and-etv-journalist-briefs-students
NWU alumnus and eTV journalist briefs students
By Oldrin Masowa The early bird catches the worm, the rest stay longing. This is exactly what the School of Communication Studies at the North-West University (NWU) aims to achieve after hosting a media career development skills workshop. The objective of this workshop was to align and prepare the honours-degree students for the world of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-people-and-culture-donate-food-parcels-tshwaraganang-day-care-centre
NWU People and Culture donate food parcels to the Tshwaraganang Day Care Centre
By Oldrin Masowa It was an extremely emotional day as the People and Culture Office of the North-West University (NWU) donated food parcels to the Tshwaraganang Day Care Centre for children living with disabilities. This is a community-based centre that is situated in Ikageng and it was established as an initiative to take care of children…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-voices-river-choir-set-perform-overseas
NWU Voices of the River choir set to perform overseas
By Oldrin Masowa The Voices of the River choir from the North-West University (NWU) is set to perform in Mississippi in the United States of America (USA) during the December holidays. This expedition is not only meant for performance but also to learn about and explore the US culture, traditions and values. The choir plans to establish and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-tshiamo-ready-take-worldskills-international-competition
NWU’s Tshiamo is ready to take on the WorldSkills International competition
North-West University (NWU) nursing student and the winner of the WorldSkills South Africa Occupational Standards National competition, Tshiamo Mokgoetsi, is preparing in all earnest for the international WorldSkills competition that will take place in France in October 2022. With the assistance of the Health and Welfare Sector Education and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-seminar-inclusivity-women-legal-profession
NWU hosts seminar on inclusivity of women in the legal profession
By: Phenyo Mokgothu and Fambisa Mabotse The Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus hosted its first-ever cross-campus student seminar aimed at empowering women in the faculty. Refilwe Tsatsimpe was the programme director of the event that took place on 9 September 2022 under the theme “Awakening the ‘imbokodo’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-setswana-students-celebrate-heritage-month
NWU’s Setswana students celebrate heritage month
By Ontiretse Motingwa Fourth-year Setswana students on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus celebrated Heritage Day by embracing the Setswana language as future Setswana educators. The celebration aimed to remind students of their heritage, to encourage them to learn more about other cultures and to recognise the importance of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-law-students-show-their-mettle-annual-public-speaking-competition
NWU law students show their mettle in annual public speaking competition
By Ontiretse Motingwa The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law hosted its annual cross-campus public speaking competition on 23 September. This year marked the fifth Ubuntu Ambassadors Public Speaking Competition, which aims to improve students' public speaking abilities and raise knowledge of Ubuntu and human rights. This year the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-part-sa-council-launched-stop-bullying-body-shaming
NWU students part of SA council launched to stop bullying, body shaming
Four communication studies students from North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus have been inaugurated as part of what will ultimately become South Africa’s first-ever 22-member Youth Online Safety Council (YOSC). The students are Bokamoso Shame, Faith Monaisa, Itumeleng Mohwasa and Ester Kgaje. The inaugural event was held at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/honouring-legacies-and-building-inclusive-future
Honouring legacies and building an inclusive future
When a person dies, the mark the individual leaves on the world represents that individual's legacy. These are the words of Nobel Prize laureate and much celebrated poet Dr Maya Angelou. History is replete with examples of men and women of stature that not only led a life of service, but who also altered history for generations to come. At…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-vanderbijlpark-campus-celebrates-arbor-month
NWU's Vanderbijlpark Campus celebrates Arbor Month
Student leaders and management of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently celebrated Arbor Month by planting 40 trees on campus and outside residences. The campus chose Dias Cotinifolia, also known as the Pompom tree, Basboom in Afrikaans, Intozani in isiXhosa and Intozwane-emnyama in isiZulu. The Pompom tree is also…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-looks-ways-enhance-safety-social-workers
Study looks at ways to enhance safety of social workers
Dr Luce Pretorius, an academic at North-West University’s (NWU’s) Social Work subject group, has recently conducted a study to look at ways to enhance safety of social workers against client violence. The study was titled “A policy framework to enhance the protection of South African social workers against client violence”. “The Bridgman and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/us-ambassador-south-africa-visits-nwu-mahikeng-campus
US ambassador to South Africa visits NWU Mahikeng Campus
The North-West University (NWU) has welcomed the United States Ambassador to South Africa, Reuben E Brigety II, during a function at its Mahikeng Campus on 4 October. The ambassador, who officially arrived in the country eight weeks ago, was accompanied by the US Consul General in Johannesburg, Mr Vincent Spera. NWU principal and vice-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/inaugural-lecture-examines-literary-linguistic-cultural-representations
Inaugural lecture examines literary-linguistic-cultural representations
By Phenyo Mokgothu and Ontiretse Motingwa Prof Muchativugwa Liberty Hove presented his inaugural lecture on the evening of 30 September 2022 to a hall filled with luminaries, friends and family. He started the lecture with what he considers a timeless poem, A Dream Deferred (also known as Harlem), penned by African American poet, Langston…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-career-centre-helps-enrich-students-careers
NWU Career Centre helps enrich students’ careers
Oldrin Masowa Entering the world of work can be challenging particularly in a world which is constantly changing and in demand of new skills and information. Thanks to the North-West University (NWU’s) Career Centre students and alumni are able to reach their full potential through provision of academic developments, CV training…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-inspires-students
NWU alumnus inspires students
Ontiretse Motingwa Joseph Senosi, North-West University (NWU) alumnus and currently a trainee script writer of Skeem Saam, was recently invited by the School of Communication to talk to second- and third-year corporate communication students on the Mahikeng Campus. Joseph, who holds a BA in communication from the NWU, inspired the students…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-education-hosts-literature-week
Faculty of Education hosts literature week
Oldrin Masowa Storytelling is regarded as a form of information sharing and at the Faculty of Education they believe that great stories happen to those that can share them. The Faculty hosted a three day literature workshop on the Potchefstroom campus. The aim of this workshop was to train and develop the Final-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-sisterhood-foundation-launches-breast-cancer-awareness-day
NWU SisterHood Foundation launches Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Oldrin Masowa According to statistics, every day one in 27 South African women is at risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. This particularly affects those between the ages of 15 and 60 as most women – especially those from disadvantaged rural areas – can’t afford mammograms. This is why the North-University University’s (NWU’s)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-donors-beseeched-help-address-current-inadequate-funding-structure-support-postgraduate-studies