http://news.nwu.ac.za/livestock-farming-under-pressure-sa-balances-food-security-and-emissions
Livestock farming under pressure as SA balances food security and emissions
Livestock farming feeds millions of South Africans, but it also leaves a carbon footprint that cannot be ignored. North-West University (NWU) animal scientist Prof Kenny Mnisi says the challenge is finding the balance between sustaining households and tackling climate change. Many farmers, however, are unaware of this link. Prof Mnisi says…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lulama-mabala-it-time-rethink-retirement
Lulama Mabala: It is time to rethink retirement
South Africans tend to think of retirement in rands and cents. Yet, research by Lulama Mabala suggests that what people do with their time after leaving work is just as critical as how they fund it. Mabala is an expert in leisure, physical activity, wellness, successful ageing and community engagement at the North-West University’s (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-maryke-schoonen-ensuring-rare-diseases-meet-science-not-neglect
Dr Maryke Schoonen is ensuring that rare diseases meet science, not neglect
Genomic medicine promises to revolutionise healthcare, but Africa remains dangerously underrepresented in the data that drives it. This gap leaves thousands of families without answers and, too often, without hope. At the North-West University’s (NWU) Mitochondria Research Laboratory and the National Metabolomics Platform, Dr Maryke Schoonen is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/breaking-barriers-prof-suranie-horn-science-sustainability-and-women-stem
Breaking barriers: Prof Suranie Horn on science, sustainability, and women in STEM
When a research paper leaps from the quiet world of academia into the glare of public debate, it is rarely accidental. For Prof Suranie Horn of the North-West University (NWU), that moment arrived when she and her colleagues revealed that HIV antiretrovirals (ARVs) such as lopinavir and efavirenz were not only saving lives but also seeping into…http://news.nwu.ac.za/itumeleng-bahetane-campus-radio-regional-sabc-leadership
Itumeleng Bahetane – from campus radio to regional SABC leadership
“Let your work speak for you.” This quiet conviction guides Itumeleng Bahetane, an accomplished broadcaster, academic and media strategist and proud North-West University (NWU) alumnus. From his early days behind a radio mic in Mahikeng to leading regional operations for the SABC in North West, Bahetane’s journey is a story of vision,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/captain-sibisi-ready-lead-nwu-eagles-semifinal-battle
Captain Sibisi ready to lead NWU Eagles into semifinal battle
Aphelele Wandile Sibisi’s football journey began on the streets of Mandeni in KwaZulu-Natal, where he spent hours kicking a ball around with friends. Today, the 22-year-old defender leads the North-West University (NWU) Eagles into a decisive moment in the Varsity Football tournament. With one round-robin match left on Thursday, 18 September,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-reflects-world-patient-safety-day
NWU expert reflects on World Patient Safety Day
Globally, World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) is celebrated on 17 September to raise awareness on healthcare safety and quality. This initiative by the World Health Organisation (WHO) inspires healthcare professionals to show their commitment to patient safety. The theme for 2025 is “Safe care for every newborn and every child”, emphasising that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/staff-soccer-team-wins-charity-tournament-and-donates-school-shoes
Staff soccer team wins charity tournament and donates school shoes
By Gofaone Motsamai Fifty learners from a primary school in Mahikeng are putting their best feet forward after the Staff Sports Club on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus donated school shoes. The team won the annual Employee Charity Soccer Tournament hosted by the Badiri Wellness League, in partnership with Sanlam. By…http://news.nwu.ac.za/buying-time-cosmic-clock-south-africas-nexus-challenge
Buying time on the cosmic clock: South Africa’s nexus challenge
Exaggeration is so often used as a tool for disinformation and to instil fear, but it is fair to say that never has the need to understand how our critical resources are interlinked been so important for the current and future welfare of our planet. There is a nexus between energy, water and the environment, and here South Africa, with its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-tyobeka-starlink-should-shine-sas-skies
Prof Bismark Tyobeka: Starlink should shine in SA’s skies
As Starlink’s vast constellation of satellites traverse the sky in low-Earth orbit, they evoke wonder and awe in those gazing up at the night heavens. Science fiction has become technological reality. Yet, for South Africans, the benefits remain as distant as the stars beyond our solar system. Here is why. Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture…http://news.nwu.ac.za/radiation-expert-wants-sa-benefit-his-radiological-crime-scene-management-training
Radiation expert wants SA to benefit from his radiological crime scene management training
South Africa’s capacity to deal with incidents involving radioactive materials has received a boost. North-West University (NWU) academic Dr Tebogo Kupi has returned from Austria where he attended a high-level international training course aimed at preparing experts to deliver national workshops on radiological crime scene management. “This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/supporting-student-mental-health-empathy-and-intention
Supporting student mental health with empathy and intention
“You don’t have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you.” This quote, from American author Dan Millman, has the ring of truth for Dr Khido Ramadie, educational psychologist at the Mahikeng Campus of North-West University (NWU). She keeps these words in mind as she strives to optimise students’ psychological well…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-womens-strength-compassion-and-authenticity
Celebrating women’s strength, compassion and authenticity
“So amazing how this world was made, I wonder if God is a woman. The gift of life astounds me to this day. Give it up for the woman, oh, that woman. With a smile and a style, she’ll protect you like a child, that’s a woman.” These powerful lyrics from Shaggy’s Strength of a Woman perfectly captured the spirit of the Faculty of Humanities at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/kick-offs-final-whistles-nwu-staff-wellness-games-deliver-non-stop-action
Kick-offs to final whistles: NWU Staff Wellness games deliver non-stop action
There is always something special about seeing colleagues outside the boardroom, offices and lecture halls while swapping shoes for sneakers with whistles blowing instead of the ping of an incoming email. On 15 August 2025, staff members from across all three campuses of the North-West University (NWU) came together for the annual Staff…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-mines-and-mining-engineering-set-future-success
NWU School of Mines and Mining Engineering set for future success
The North West province of South Africa sits on a bedrock of riches. From platinum to chrome, vanadium to gold, the region is among the most mineral-endowed in the world. Yet its communities remain scarred by poverty and unemployment, relics of a resource economy too often divorced from local benefit. For a province where mines dominate both…http://news.nwu.ac.za/school-nursing-celebrates-womens-day
School of Nursing celebrates Women’s Day
On 8 August 2025, the Sports Village at the Potchefstroom Campus was the setting as the School of Nursing hosted a Women’s Day celebration together with the NuMIQ research entity. The theme, “Be yourself”, encouraged women who balance careers, families and research to embrace their identity. The deputy director of the School of Nursing, Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-local-power-play
South Africa’s local power play
South Africa’s municipalities are rediscovering an old habit: generating their own electricity. In a country long dominated by Eskom, the lumbering state utility, the city of eThekwini has announced an ambitious strategy to reduce its reliance on the national grid by 40% by 2030. With Eskom’s ageing infrastructure, crippling debt and load-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/voices-empowerment-take-centre-stage-womens-month-event
Voices of empowerment take centre stage at Women’s Month event
By Nikelo Mehlomakulu The bold march by 20 000 women against apartheid laws in 1956 is still reverberating today. That march was the inspiration behind the Women’s Month event that the North-West University’s School of Governance hosted at the Mahikeng Campus on 21 August. The event commemorated the 1956 Women’s March under the theme “Women…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-erica-derbyshire-empowers-small-and-micro-enterprises
Prof Erica Derbyshire empowers small and micro enterprises
In celebration of the Women’s Month 2025 theme of the North-West University (NWU), “Empowered to Lead: NWU Women Shaping the Future”, the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) office proudly showcases the achievements of women innovators who are transforming society through practical solutions. Leading this charge is Prof Erica…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-mariaan-wicks-shaping-future-public-health-nutriranktm