http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-receives-global-environmental-science-honour
Academic receives global environmental science honour
A North-West University (NWU) researcher has joined a group of scientists recognised for shaping environmental science across the world. Prof. Victor Wepener was named a recipient of the 2026 Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Fellow Award during a recent event in the Netherlands. The award recognises sustained…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-duo-take-ussa-roles-2026-cucsa-games
NWU Soccer Institute duo take on USSA roles for 2026 CUCSA Games
Coach Nkululenko Malgas guided the North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute to the ABC Motsepe League national playoffs. He will now take another step in university football after receiving a national appointment to lead the University Sport South Africa (USSA) football team at the 2026 Confederation of Universities and Colleges Sports…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mpc-raises-rates-precautionary-inflation-guard
MPC raises rates as precautionary inflation guard
As was expected, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised interest rates by 25 basis points on 28 May. Prof. Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says the 4 to 2 vote was a preventative step against future inflation in the economy. “The MPC judged its majority decision to be a precautionary…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-author-explores-trauma-and-youth-experiences-debut-novel
Student author explores trauma and youth experiences in debut novel
Koketso Modisakeng, a fourth-year Bachelor of Education student at the North-West University (NWU), is using storytelling to confront social issues such as gender-based violence (GBV), mental health, corruption and generational trauma while building her profile as a published author. Koketso, who is in her final year of study, recently…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fresh-produce-markets-feel-pressure-revenue-dips-despite-higher-volumes
Fresh produce markets feel pressure as revenue dips despite higher volumes
South Africa’s fresh produce markets moved more goods in April 2026, but earned less money in the process, exposing pressure points in the country’s food distribution system and raising concerns about oversupply, pricing and operational bottlenecks. This is according to a market performance report compiled by Nkateko Mtombeni, a third-year…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-taletso-tvet-college-strengthen-ties-through-strategic-engagement
NWU and Taletso TVET College strengthen ties through strategic engagement
A North-West University (NWU) delegation, led by the deputy vice-chancellor for student life, transformation, people and culture with assigned function of the Mahikeng Campus, Dr Joe Molete, recently held a strategic engagement with the leadership of the Taletso TVET College. This engagement was aimed at strengthening institutional…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rebuilding-south-africas-ailing-public-transport-system
Rebuilding South Africa's ailing public transport system
There was a time when passengers could board a train in Johannesburg, travel through Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg and Zeerust, pass through Mahikeng, Madibogo, Mareetsane and Taung, and continue towards Kimberley before making the return journey. Those trains are gone. So too are many of the rail services that once connected communities,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ai-teaching-us-wrong-lessons-about-happiness
AI is teaching us the wrong lessons about happiness
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming more than a tool. Increasingly, people are turning to AI for advice, companionship and emotional reassurance. Chatbots are helping users navigate personal challenges, offering encouragement and, in many cases, validating their feelings and beliefs. Yet growing evidence suggests that this constant…http://news.nwu.ac.za/africa-day-celebration-puts-african-stories-and-languages-centre
Africa Day celebration puts African stories and languages at the centre
The North-West University (NWU) Mahikeng Campus Library turned into a space of poetry, oral history and reflection when the Library and Information Service (LIS) hosted its Africa Day celebration on 6 May 2026 under the theme “Our Africa, Our Story, Our Legacy”. Students, academics and community members gathered to reflect on African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/living-laboratory-foothold-food-security
‘Living laboratory’ a foothold for food security
The ten-minute drive from the North-West University's (NWU) Potchefstroom Campus to Pienaarskamp, just outside the city, is not scenic in the classical sense of the word. Along the route, new shopping centres and other developments show that Potchefstroom is slowly spreading its commercial wings. Yet once you pass through the farm's gates,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-leads-fight-earlier-cystic-fibrosis-diagnosis-south-africa
NWU leads the fight for earlier cystic fibrosis diagnosis in South Africa
Cystic fibrosis can be a life-altering and potentially fatal disease, but early detection through newborn screening can dramatically improve outcomes. The North-West University (NWU) houses the Centre for Human Metabolomics, a diagnostic laboratory uniquely offering cystic fibrosis newborn screening services to the South African public…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-ttis-hosts-gauteng-technology-transfer-forum
NWU TTIS hosts Gauteng Technology Transfer Forum
The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted the Gauteng Technology Transfer Forum (GTTF), bringing together technology transfer professionals from universities, science councils and research institutions across Gauteng. Organised by the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) office of the NWU, the forum served as a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/career-fairs-connect-nwu-students-industry-across-three-campuses
Career fairs connect NWU students with industry across three campuses
The North-West University (NWU) connected thousands of students with employers during a series of career fairs across its Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark campuses in May 2026. Organised by the Career Services and Alumni Relations office, the fairs gave students direct access to employers, career guidance and valuable networking…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-blum-biologicals-join-forces-build-more-sustainable-future-agriculture
NWU and Blum Biologicals join forces to build a more sustainable future for agriculture
As the demand for safer and more sustainable farming continues to grow, scientists and industry leaders are working together to find better ways to protect crops, support farmers and care for the environment. A new partnership between North-West University and Blum Biologicals aims to do exactly that. The two organisations officially formalised…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-named-finalist-two-prestigious-science-oscar-award-categories
NWU named finalist in two prestigious Science Oscar Award categories
The North-West University (NWU) continues to shine on the national stage, having been named a finalist in two prestigious categories of the 2025/2026 NSTF‑South32 Awards. This recognition underscores the impact of the university in science, engineering, technology and innovation in South Africa. The awards are widely known as South Africa’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-rainbow-kidz-tennis-tournament-draws-energy-renewable-rangers
NWU Rainbow Kidz tennis tournament draws energy from Renewable Rangers
The tennis courts at the North-West University (NWU) Tennis Club became a playground of movement, learning and discovery when young players gathered for the first Rainbow Kidz competition of 2026 on 16 and 17 May. Hosted in partnership with Tennis South Africa, the Rainbow Kidz Programme introduces children aged 12 and younger to tennis…http://news.nwu.ac.za/father-farmer-and-south-africas-energy-future
A father, a farmer and South Africa’s energy future
By Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU). I am the father of six beautiful children. They shape me every day. They shape what I value and how I see the future. I think of them when I walk on my cattle farm in the heart of the North West, where the earth is red and the skies stretch wide. I…http://news.nwu.ac.za/grandfathers-farm-farminist-alumnus-grows-agriculture-business-social-media-roots
From grandfather’s farm to Farminist: Alumnus grows agriculture business from social media roots
Mosa Seshoene still remembers school holidays spent on her grandfather’s farm in Turfloop, Limpopo. Long before she built a business and started supplying vegetables to local markets, her days were filled with picking tomatoes, spraying crops, and feeding chickens and pigs. Those routines, she says, laid the foundation for a career in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-we-need-re-evaluate-stem-education
Why we need to re-evaluate STEM education
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Together they are called STEM fields, and they drive the systems that power modern civilisation, from healthcare and infrastructure to energy, food security and communication. Even our growing dependence on artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. These fields equip societies to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-olubukola-babalola-ranked-among-worlds-leading-plant-scientists