Thami Manzi – die hoof van die township se kleinhandelbedryf
Thami Manzi is ’n man met ambisie en ’n duidelike visie. Hierdie alumnus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark het sy stempel afgedruk as suksesvolle en selfgemaakte entrepreneur wat iets weet van terugploeg, en wie se florerende sakeondernemings werkgeleenthede vir mense in sy gemeenskap skep. Hy spog met meer as 18…
Thami Manzi – The don of township retail industry
Thami Manzi is a man with ambition and a clear vision. This alumnus of the North-West University’s (NWU's) campus in Vanderbijlpark, has made his mark as a successful and self-made serial entrepreneur who knows about giving back, and whose thriving businesses are creating job opportunities for people in his community. He boasts more than 18…
NWU off to winning Varsity Cup start
The North-West University (NWU) kicked off its 2018 Varsity Cup campaign with an emphatic 70-7 win over CUT in Potchefstroom on Monday night, 29 January 2018. The home crowd on the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds was treated to nine tries from the NWU who donned their new purple kit for the first time. Wing Dean Gordon and flanker Estehan…
Catch the NWU PUK Choir on kykNET
The NWU PUK Choir is one of the top four university choirs forming part of kykNET’s new programme series about the Kuesta University Choir Festival that took place in Stellenbosch at the end of 2017. This programme will be broadcast on kykNET every Sunday from 4 to 25 February at 14:30. The North-West University (NWU) is one of the…
Try the NWU’s cookbook on traditional Tswana cuisine
Impressing your family and friends with traditional Tswana dishes has just become easier. Dr Nicole Claasen from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), together with 129 women, has compiled a Tswana traditional food cookbook, A Taste of Vaalharts. “While some documentation on…
South Africa’s transforming higher education
Decolonisation and the transformation of education have been hot topics within South Africa’s higher education sector for the past few years. The North-West University (NWU) recently invited Prof Crain Soudien, CEO of the Human Sciences Research Council, to give an in-depth public lecture on “The Long Transition in South African Higher…
NWU research book discusses racism, xenophobia and inequality
Researchers from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Theology recently published a research book, Togetherness in South Africa, discussing religious perspectives on racism, xenophobia and economic inequality. The synopsis on the back page describes the book as a comprehensive critique on racism and its widespread, devastating…
Back to business at the NWU School of Business and Governance
It’s back to the books for students of one of the most sought-after degrees a university has to offer. On Monday 29 January, the North-West University’s School of Business and Governance held its official opening for the MBA academic year, and it was an event unlikely to be forgotten soon. MBA students were treated to an inspiring address by…
NWU students to take part in 26th United Nations of Ju-Jitsu World Championship
Five students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng will form part of the Ju-Jitsu national team that will represent South Africa at the 26th annual United Nations of Ju-Jitsu (UNJJ) world congress and championships. This will take place from 28 September to 1 October 2018 in Gibraltar. The excellent performance of…
NWU beloon vir uitnemendheid in Sedibeng-distrik
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark het die nuwe jaar op ’n hoë noot begin deur vir die sewende agtereenvolgende jaar die Professional Management Review (PMR) se Diamond Arrow-toekenning te ontvang. Die toekenning is by die PMR-sakeontbyt in Vanderbijlpark oorhandig en belangrike besluitnemers, sakelui, lede van die…
NWU awarded for excellence in the Sedibeng District
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark started the new year on a high note by being awarded the Professional Management Review’s (PMR) Diamond Arrow Award for a seventh consecutive year. The award was handed over at a PMR business breakfast in Vanderbijlpark and the event saw top decision makers, businessmen, members of…
NWU Vanderbijlpark: Welkom Eerstejaars!
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark het onlangs meer as 1 500 nuwe eerstejaars in hulle midde verwelkom. Op Saterdag 3 Februarie is die nuwe groep eerstejaarstudente en hulle ouers tydens die 2018 Verwelkomingsdag amptelik by die NWU-familie ingelyf. Die Verwelkomingsdag – soos dit deur die Departement vir Studentelewe…
NWU Vanderbijlpark: Welcome first years!
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently welcomed more than 1 500 new first-year students in its midst. On Saturday, 3 February, the new cohort of first-year students and their parents were officially beckoned into the NWU family during the 2018 Welcome Day. The Welcome Day, coordinated by the Department of Student…
NWU betreur die heengaan van voornemende onderwyser
Die gemeenskap van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark betreur die heengaan van Bathabile Mohopela, ’n student in die Fakulteit Opvoedkunde. Bathabile, ’n finalejaar-Grondslagfase-student, het haar stryd teen kanker op Maandag 5 Februarie 2018 verloor. Sy het nog net vyf modules nodig gehad om haar graad te voltooi.…
NWU mourns the passing of aspiring educator
The campus community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is mourning the passing of Bathabile Mohopela, a student in the Faculty of Education. Bathabile – a final-year Foundation Phase student – lost her battle against cancer on Monday, 5 February 2018. She was five modules away from graduating. After being…
NWU-personeel word bedank vir 410 jaar diens
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark het onlangs sy amptelike opening van die akademiese jaar gehou. Tydens die geleentheid – wat die begin van die akademiese aktiwiteite vir die jaar inlui – het verskeie personeellede langdienstoekennings vir ononderbroke en lojale diens aan die universiteit ontvang. Die saamgevoegde…
NWU staff thanked for 410 service years
The North-West University’s (NWU’S) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently held its Official Opening of the Academic Year. During this event that signals the start of the academic activities for the year, several staff members received long service awards for uninterrupted and loyal service to the university. The accumulated years of service…
NWU academic impresses at international conference
Prof Ushotenefe Useh from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently took part in the 11th West African and Innovation Management Association (WARIMA) international conference and workshops held at the Abidjan’s Félix Houphouët-Boigny University. WARIMA was established in November 2006 as a professional body for research…
Werkswinkel om jou netwerkingsvaardighede te slyp
Daar word gesê dat geen mens ’n eiland is nie, en dit is veral waar ten opsigte van netwerking in besigheid. Daarmee in gedagte is dit vir nuwe sowel as gesoute entrepreneurs belangrik dat hulle netwerkingsvaardighede op peil is om by die voordele van aktiewe besigheidsnetwerke te baat. Op Woensdag 28 Februarie 2018 bied die bhive EDC (…